General Binding Corporation (GBC) is a business machines and supplies manufacturer which makes equipment and supplies for binding, lamination, and other presentation products. The company is part of
ACCO Brands
ACCO Brands Corporation is an American multinational company. It was created by the merger of ACCO World from Fortune Brands with General Binding Corporation (GBC).
History
In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a m ...
and is headquartered in
Lake Zurich, Illinois.
GBC was founded in 1947 by
William N. Lane II and
Edgar Uihlein when they purchased a small trade bindery in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005,
Fortune Brands, Inc., spun off its ACCO World Corporation office products unit to be merged with General Binding Corporation (GBC); the merged company was named
ACCO Brands Corporation. In 2009,
Cosmo Films acquired GBC Commercial Print Finishing, the thermal lamination division of ACCO Brands.
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External links
Official website
ACCO Brands
Lake Zurich, Illinois
Companies based in Chicago
Companies based in Lake County, Illinois
Bookbinding
Uihlein family
1947 establishments in Illinois