ACCO Brands (NYSE: ABD) is an umbrella company, created by the purchase of ACCO from Fortune Brands by General Binding Corporation (GBC). New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... Fortune Brands, (NYSE: FO) is a holding company founded in 1969 as American Brands and later re-named in 1997. ... General Binding Corporation (NASDAQ: GBND) was an office supplies manufacturer with many highly recognized global brands for binding, lamination, and display. ...

History

In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a maker of paper clips) in Long Island, New York. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Metal paperclip A paperclip is a device which holds several sheets of paper together by means of pressure: it leaves the paper intact and can be easily removed. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ...

In 1910 the company became the American Clip Company, and first used the name "ACCO" as an initialism, which became the company's formal name in 1922.-1... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1925, the creation of Swingline launched the company into the staple market. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Swingline is a brand of the American Clip Company (ACCO) that specializes in manufacturing staplers and hole punchers and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. ... A packet of staples commonly used in the home or office A staple is a type of two-pronged, usually metal fastener for joining or binding materials together. ...

After many acquisitions, ACCO went public in 1983, and was acquired in 1987 by American Brands (later Fortune Brands). 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fortune Brands, (NYSE: FO) is a holding company founded in 1969 as American Brands and later re-named in 1997. ...

In 2005 ACCO was spun off from Fortune Brands and through the merger with the General Binding Corporation, ACCO Brands was formed. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• ACCO Brands home.