this title see taking care of business film . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message filofax uk type personal organisers founded 1921 headquarters burgess hill west sussex parent letts filofax group ltd website www.filofax.co.uk filofax is a company based in the uk that produces a range of well known personal organiser wallets . the organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six ring loose leaf binder system . the design originated at lefax a united states company based in philadelphia who exported products into the uk . the company also markets a range of personal leather goods and luggage under the filofax brand . example of a filofax organiser these organisers are available in over fifteen countries in the following sizes a4 a5 slimline personal pocket mini compact and pocket slimline . the name originates from an abbreviation of the phrase file of facts . this name for the product was first coined when the uk company was founded in 1921 . the popularity of the filofax personal organiser grew enormously during the early 1980s due to its association with yuppie culture where it was regarded as a must have accessory in the days before electronic organisers . the company was known as norman & hill until the mid 1980s when it renamed itself after its most popular product . for much of its life it was based in south woodford east london . in the early 1980s it moved to barkingside essex . it was bought by david collischon . in the early 1990s it moved its offices back to london and subcontracted its warehouse operation to crick in northamptonshire . famous devotees of the filofax products include lord lichfield and len deighton . filofax is part of the uk based letts group . in 2006 phoenix equity partners led a secondary buy out of the business . the deal provided an exit for private equity firm dunedin capital partners . in 2012 the company was acquired by hsgp investments . 1 in popular culture edit the filofax played a prominent role in the movie taking care of business 1990 . references edit http www.filofax.co.uk about filofax external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title filofax & oldid 726174481 categories office equipmentpersonal information managershidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 aisitalianomagyarnorsk bokm lsvenska edit links this page was last modified on 20 june 2016 at 14 29 . 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