Advertisement of Talens, from The Style, 6th edition, number 8 (1924).
Royal Talens is a company in Apeldoorn that specializes in the needs of art painters and hobby paint. In the past, fountain pen, writing machines, carbon paper and other office supplies were also manufactured.
The company was founded in 1899 by former banker Marten Talens, as Talens & amp; Co., a Dutch paint, paint and ink factory. Although initially, only office supplies were made, the manufacturing of Rembrandt oil paint began in the early 20th century. In 1904, the name changed in Talens & amp; Son, where son Hildebrand Talens became a companion. Exports to the United States and to Russia took place since 1905. A sales office was established in the United States in 1912. The factory also expanded and in 1920 it went on steam power. A local ink factory was also taken over and a custom canned factory was used. A new headquarters was built in 1927, of which P.W. van den Belt was the architect. It is now an industrial monument.
Starting in 1932, the typewriter began to conquer the office, and the stencil machine also came in swang. Talens went to supply carbon paper, writing machines, stencils and stencil ink. Also the brand Gluton, the glue in the famous pot-with-brush, became a concept. The Second World War caused scarcity, while the plant suffered damage caused by a fallen bomb. After the liberation, the factory was restarted. In 1949 the predicate was granted to Talens. The company now went to Talens & amp; To name a son In the following years, strong growth of the company took place, and agencies were set up in more than 50 countries. Brands
Royal Talens is a manufacturer primarily active in the fine art segment with the following brands: Sikkens an AKZO Talens building in Apeldoorn from 1927
In 1963 Talens was taken over by the Sikkens group, which eventually ended in AKZO. Within this group, Talens continued, in 1970 acrylic paint was marketed, and since 1974 it began to build an art collection. In the following years new brands were introduced and in 1989 a modern new factory was opened.
In 1991 Talens was sold by AKZO and since then it was part of Sakura Color Products Corporation, a privately owned private company in Osaka with 1,500 employees who had a product range that was better suited to Talens. Subsequently, a factory for shields and springs was established in 1996 at Lesko in Poland. Finally, a new distribution center was built in Apeldoorn in 1999. Since then, many new brands and products have been added to the assortment. Externe link
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