Tombow
https://www.tomboweurope.com/en/
The Tombow story: The Japanese family company has supported creative people all over the world since 1913
Tombow is a Japanese family company that manufactures high-quality and reliable writing instruments and therefore supports creative people in their work. Ever since it was founded by pencil manufacturer Harunosuke Ogawa more than 100 years ago, the company has been and remains in family hands and currently employs approximately 2.509 (as of June 2020) employees across the world.
As a family company, Tombow also stands for values such as consistency and tradition. Product lines are developed and maintained with care and new developments planned with a high degree of precision before manufacture is commenced. As a family company, Tombow has a keen eye on the long-term development of the company and long-lasting business relationships as well as the welfare of its employees.
The interest in good pencils in Japan leads to Tombow enjoying huge sales success right from the start. When English becomes a compulsory language on the curriculum, demand increases rapidly. There’s a simple reason for this: traditional brushes are not suited to producing Latin characters.