What Exacompta does

Exacompta is a French manufacturer of filing, organization, and stationery products, operating as a subsidiary of the privately held Exacompta Clairefontaine Group, a diversified industrial collective that also owns paper mills producing raw materials in-house. Founded in 1928 and headquartered in Paris, the company runs 13 European production sites (9 in France, 1 in Norfolk, England), with 80% of products manufactured in France and 90% in Europe. Its portfolio spans filing (folders, ring binders, document wallets, box files), organization (drawer sets, letter trays, desk organizers), desktop accessories, presentation items, business books and pads, personal stationery, hospitality supplies, and Exactive luggage, organized into more than 20 branded collections including Crystal, Forever, Iderama, Guildhall, 1928, BeeBlue, and TEKSTO. The company also operates Kreaman and MyPersoPrint, online customization platforms enabling B2B buyers to personalize products with corporate branding.

The business model is wholesale and retail distribution of branded physical goods through stationery distributors, retail stores, and online retailers across at least 11 European countries plus the USA, with wholly owned regional distribution subsidiaries EXACLAIR Limited (UK) and Exaclair Italia srl (Italy) and an Exaclairshop B2B reseller portal. Exacompta serves three horizontal customer segments — professionals and businesses, schools and education, and home users/individual consumers — with no disclosed anchor enterprise contracts, indicating a distributed volume model across B2B and B2C channels. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of low-unit-price stationery SKUs; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by channel and region.

The company's strategic positioning emphasizes European local manufacturing, vertical integration into paper production through the parent group, and sustainability credentials including FSC, PEFC, Blue Angel, and GRS certifications (covering 54% of products) plus an EcoVadis Bronze Medal in 2024 (top 18% of sector). Operational sustainability metrics include a 22% reduction in waste production since 2019 across all sites and a 17% reduction in energy consumption at French sites, alongside a target that 65% of office furniture products be made from recycled waste by 2024. There are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available source data.

Name

Exacompta

Legal name

EXACOMPTA

Website

https://exacompta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Exacompta is a French manufacturer of filing, organization, and stationery products, part of the privately held Exacompta Clairefontaine Group. Founded in 1928, it operates 13 European production sites and serves professionals, schools, and consumers across 11+ countries via distributors and retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Stationery & Filing Products

NAICS

Stationery Product Manufacturing (322230), Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers (45941)

SIC

Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Stationery & Office Paper Products (notebooks, pads, forms) (IMAMAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paper Products (Notebooks, Copy Paper, Envelopes) Retail (CRALABAC), Stationery, Writing Instruments & Paper Products Distribution (CRAOALAH), Business Forms, Labels & Shipping Supplies Retail (CRALABAI)

Keywords

• Office stationery
• Filing products
• Document organization
• Desk accessories
• Recycled stationery

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Stationery products sales: Exacompta generates revenue through selling filing, organization, and stationery products. Products are sold through distributors, retail stores, and online retailers across Europe and internationally. The company operates B2B and B2C channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Exacompta manufactures and sells filing, organisation, desktop, presentation, and personal stationery products under brands including Guildhall®, Exactive®, Forever®, Iderama®, Crystal, and the 1928 by Exacompta pressboard range, primarily serving professionals, schools, and home users across Europe. The company transforms paper and card (sourced from the Exacompta-Clairefontaine group's own paper mills) into quality stationery at 13 European production sites, with 80% of products made in France and 90% in Europe, and offers online customisation through the Kreaman® and MyPersoPrint® platforms.

Product overview

Exacompta is a European leader in organisational and planning solutions, primarily serving professionals and schools. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio of filing and stationery items, not a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core offerings are organized into branded collections spanning multiple categories: Filing (folders, ring binders, document wallets, box files), Organisation (drawer sets, letter trays, desk organizers), Desktop accessories, Presentation items, Business Books & Pads, and Personal Stationery. Major branded collections include Crystal (transparent PP products), Forever®/Forever® Young (recycled paper/plastic), Iderama® (glossy PP), Exactive® (luggage), Guildhall® (UK business stationery), 1928 (premium pressboard anniversary range), and Kreaman®/MyPersoPrint® (online customisation tools). 80% of products are manufactured in France, 90% in Europe. The company also offers TEKSTO (zero plastic vegetal material range), Eterneco (eco-friendly), and various colour-coordinated collections like BeeBlue, AutentiK, and Aquarel. Products are distributed through stationery distributors, retail stores, and online retailers across multiple European countries and the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guildhall: Premium filing and stationery brand offering professional-quality products like Guildhall Essentials To Do List Pads
• Exactive
• Kreaman
• MyPersoPrint
• 1928 by Exacompta

Products and services

• Exactive® Exactive® is Exacompta's sub-brand of luggage and bags featuring suitcases, backpacks on wheels, backpacks and computer bags designed for professionals who work on the move, with up to 25-year warranties on certain lines.
• Crystal Crystal is a collection of transparent and semi-transparent polypropylene (PP) filing products offering light transparency for crystal-clear organisation, including magazine files, letter trays, wall sorters, ring binders, and elasticated folders in various sizes.
• Forever® / Forever® PP Forever® and Forever® PP are sustainable and ecological office products made from recycled paper and plastics, certified by Blue Angel and GRS, including folders, document wallets, lever arch files, and display books.
• Forever® Young Forever® Young is a responsible and conscious range made from recycled plastic waste for a sustainable future, targeting professional users seeking environmentally certified stationery.
• Iderama® / Iderama® PP Iderama® and Iderama® PP are bright, cheerful polypropylene filing products with a high-gloss semi-transparent sheen, the first range to introduce a glossy finish to the plastic filing market with colours coordinating with Exacompta's card range.
• OpaK OpaK is a basic value-focused PP range of filing products including ring binders, filing boxes, and 3-flap folders, targeted at price-sensitive buyers.
• Super Super is a range of premium-quality folders in pastel colours made from PEFC-certified card from sustainably managed forests, designed to be written on with a pen for easy identification.
• 1928 by Exacompta 1928 by Exacompta is a premium pressboard collection commemorating the company's 90th anniversary, made from FSC-certified pressboard tinted in mass rather than printed, embossed and protected by a thin moisture-resistant film; the MaxiCapacity folder is made of a single piece of pressboard for A4 Maxi documents 24x32cm, designed for everyday and intensive professional, school, or home use.
• Genuine Premium Pressboard Genuine Premium Pressboard is an ecological and long-lasting FSC-certified mottled pressboard material used to make filing products for documents that matter.
• BeeBlue BeeBlue is an eco-friendly filing range with ocean-themed design, certified by Blue Angel for recycled content.
• AutentiK AutentiK is a natural filing range manufactured ecologically from vegetal material, positioned as a zero-plastic product line.
• Pastel Pastel is a colour palette collection in pastel shades for coordinated office organisation across multiple product categories.
• Candy Tidy Candy Tidy is a colourful organising and storage solutions range for desktop and office use.
• Titane Titane is a range of professional-grade organising products for demanding office environments.
• Pop'N Co Pop'N Co is a contemporary, colourful organising range for office and personal use, certified by Blue Angel.
• Office By Me Office By Me is a home and work office solutions range adapted for modern working patterns including hybrid and remote work.
• Skandi Skandi is a Scandinavian-inspired design range for minimalist office organisation, certified by Blue Angel for recycled content.
• NeoDeco NeoDeco is a range of modern decorative filing and organisation products.
• Aquarel Aquarel is a calming watercolour-inspired range designed for serene desk organisation.
• TEKSTO TEKSTO is a local and ecological filing range manufactured from vegetal material, positioned as a zero-plastic product line for environmentally conscious users.
• Guildhall® Guildhall® is a UK sub-brand offering essential, high-quality business stationery including to-do list pads, square cut folders, and document management products.
• Exactive Luggage Warranty Exactive Luggage Warranty is a 2-year warranty program covering Exactive luggage items against material or manufacturing defects, including suitcases, backpacks on wheels, backpacks, and computer bags.
• BIG-BOX BIG-BOX is a stackable drawer set system for modular desk organisation, available in various colours and finishes including the Aquarel collection.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22% reduction in waste production since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KreamancoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline customization tool allowing customers to personalize filing products with their corporate colours, design, and branding. Free customization available for selected products.
• MyPersoPrintcoreTechnology or IntegrationBespoke product customization platform enabling creation of fully customized products online with corporate branding. Simple tool for quick customization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Herlitz: German stationery and filing manufacturer with a comparable product portfolio spanning folders, ring binders, lever arch files, and school stationery. Closely comparable business model targeting similar European B2B and education customers.
• Durable Hunke & Jochheim: German manufacturer of office organization products including folders, literature sorters, and desk accessories. Direct competitor in the European stationery and filing category with overlapping B2B and end-consumer channels.
• Leitz (Esselte / ACCO Brands): Iconic European filing and office organization brand (Leitz, Esselte) now part of ACCO Brands. Directly competes with Exacompta in lever arch files, ring binders, and desktop organization across Europe.
• Hamelin: French-headquartered European manufacturer of stationery and filing products, owner of Oxford and other brands. Closely comparable in vertical integration, B2B/B2C channels, and product portfolio breadth.
• Fellowes: US-based manufacturer of office organization and workspace products including binders, filing solutions, and desk accessories. Comparable in product category and B2B orientation though with stronger North American footprint.
• Soennecken: German office products cooperative and stationery manufacturer serving the trade channel. Direct peer in stationery production and European office supply distribution.
• Helit: German office organization specialist (letter trays, magazine files, desk organizers) part of the Durable group. Comparable in product category, materials, and European B2B customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• ACCO Brands: Large US-listed office products conglomerate owning GBC, Swingline, Kensington, and Leitz/Esselte. Overlaps with Exacompta on filing and organization but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Others

• Lyreco: Major European B2B distributor of office and workplace supplies. Adjacent as a key channel partner for Exacompta's products rather than a manufacturing competitor, but a central reference point for European office product demand.

Emerging players

• Snopake: UK-based stationery and filing brand with comparable product lines (polypropylene folders, document wallets, filing products). Smaller-scale but directly overlapping in product category and channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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