We are honored to welcome Pelikan Polska, as a new member of the Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility, and to bestow upon Pelikan our Foundation’s Gold Seal of Approval as a Socially Responsible Company. 

Pelikan is one of the market leaders and pioneers in writing instruments and stationery worldwide, and is globally renowned for the diversity of its stationery supplies and high quality products from high-valued writing instruments to hobby paints.  Its products are used by children, students, parents, teachers, office workers and pen collectors.  Pelikan strives to maintain a solid reputation for high quality, innovation, reliability, diversity and creativity in its product offerings.  Pelikan is proud of its German tradition, heritage, technology and craftsmanship dating back to its founding as a color and ink factory in April, 1838.

Pelikan was founded by a chemist Carl Hornemann and taken over by Hornemann’s plant manager, Gunther Wagner in 1871.  The company logo is actually based on the Wagner’s family crest.  Pelikan grew to offer office products for copying, stamping, sticking and erasing and the introduction of Indian Ink.  Rapid growth saw the turnover reaching 2 million Gold Marks at the turn of the century.

Pelikan’s trademark fountain pens were developed in 1929.  In the 1930’s Pelikan released its first watercolor paint box making opaque colors available to school children for the first time.  Pelikan celebrated its centennial celebrations with 3,700 employees from its operations in Hanover, Vienna, Danzig, Milan, Barcelona, Bucharest, Sofia, Warsaw, Budapest, Zagreb, Buenos Aireses, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile.

Pelikan aims to continuously improve on its quality standards across all of its product categories.  Pelikan is especially proud of its fast-growing assortment of printer supplies, including inkjet cartridges and its assortment of laser toners. 

Writing instruments by Pelikan are the ideal solution for all writing requirements.  Their standard range includes more than 30 series of writing instruments, ensuring that everyone can fin the perfect writing instrument to meet his or her needs.  Pelikan has created an array of award-winning painting products to unleash the unlimited creativity of children.  They have always worked in cooperation with educators to develop products especially to the ergonomic needs of the young.  Anyone who has been accustomed to Pelikan quality since childhood tends to remain loyal to the brand that include wax crayons, fiber-tip pens, opaque paints, brushes, and erasers.

We couldn’t be happier knowing that we will be working closely with a company that really cares about children.  In addition to its normal commitment to the Foundation over the next three years, Pelikan has volunteered to provide specialty school supplies to our Promise Kids with the beginning of the new school year in September, 2007.