founded 1960 headquarters ahrensburg germany key people per ledermann products office stationery revenue euro 128.9 mi . 2014 1 number of employees 638 2014 website edding.com edding ag is a german company manufacturing writing and marking tools such as felt tip pens and permanent markers . the company s products are immensely popular in germany leading to the brand name edding being widely used as a generic name for permanent markers quite similar to sharpie in the united states . contents 1 history 2 brands and products 2.1 edding 2.2 legamaster 3 awards 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit edding ag was founded in 1960 in hamburg by carl wilhelm edding and volker detlef ledermann . at that time they started with a start up capital of just 500 deutsche mark . in 1965 they established the group brand planmaster and started to sell products for planning and visual communication . by the end of 1970 almost 100 million edding felt and fibre tipped pens had been sold across the world . eight years later the group presented its first ever paint marker with an opaque which is suitable even on darker surfaces . shares have been traded on the stock exchange since 1986 . in the same year edding vertrieb gmbh was founded as a distribution and logistics centre for the german market . it is still based in wunstorf near hannover to this day . in 1992 edding founded v.d. ledermann & co. gmbh in bautzen . since 2005 the company is headed by per ledermann the son of the co founder . in 2008 edding introduces its ecoline range of products . this series includes permanent markers and board markers with at least 90 % of the total plastic used being made from recycled material . brands and products edit edding edit edding sells paint markers of different line thickness and color . these are mostly made in japan . graffiti writers use edding frequently for tagging . legamaster edit legamaster is the visual communication division of edding ag the leading manufacturer of high quality marking and writing instruments . legamaster has been actively adapting its range to the latest communication technology trends and developments for more than 50 years . awards edit 1995 because of his eminently commitment for environment co founder volker detlef ledermann was presented by the b.a.u.m. award . 2000 2010 edding 3000 and edding 2000 permanent markers voted best marker in the world by global consumer index . 2007 the university of st. gallen in switzerland lists edding ag as one of the top 100 employers among germans small and medium businesses sector . 2008 deloitte awarded edding ag by axia award 2008 in small and medium businesses category for its excellent strategic orientation . see also edit list of german companies list of pen types brands and companies references edit financial report 2010 external links edit edding website coordinates 53 41 31.84 n 10 15 27.36 e 53.6921778 n 10.2576000 e 53.6921778 ; 10.2576000 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title edding & oldid 725048234 categories writing implementsgerman brandscompanies based in schleswig holsteincompanies established in 1960distribution companies of germanymanufacturing companies based in hamburg1960 establishments in west germanyoffice supply companies of germanyhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 13 june 2016 at 06 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view