We care so that you dare to be who you are. The company was founded in 1960 by Carl-Wilhelm Edding and Volker Detlef Ledermann. The very first product - the legendary Allround Marker No.1 - became a model for generations of markers. In the meantime, what was once a two-man operation has become a globally active company with around 700 employees and Group sales of 149 million Euros (2021). The group's products are now sold in around 100 countries around the world.