Comments on: Staedtler Australia ceases pencil production

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:29:37 +0000

I am still buying Made in Australia Staedtler Tradition 2B in 5 packs at my local K Mart style retailer – “BIG W”. The cardboard packaging is starting to yellow slightly so they have obviously been sitting in a warehouse somewhere for quite some time.

By: alan price

alan price — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:28:30 +0000

Sorry I need to make a correction the Johannesburg factory was owned by Staedtler and Royal Sovereign
pencils were exported to it in the 1970′s.
This factory did make 430 stick pens and erasers and when production ended the machinery was sent to the u.k.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:35:45 +0000

Alan, I’m sure many of us would love to know more. I’ve not heard of either Staedtler or Royal Sovereign producing pencils in South Africa.

By: alan price

alan price — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:58:08 +0000

what about Staedtler South Africa an ex Royal Sovereign factory in Johannesburg.

By: Staedtler UK » Bleistift

Staedtler UK » Bleistift — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:08:32 +0000

[...] when Staedtler took over they bought both factories. Unfortunately, the one in Dee Why (Sydney) closed down nearly 40 years after it opened, around the same time as the one in Pontyclun. Another Staedtler [...]

By: alan price

alan price — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:13:59 +0000

I did indeed work for Staedtler [U.K.] for many years.The last pencils made on that day a Friday
were coloured pencils Light Blue and finally Black.

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:26:08 +0000

That’s some precise knowledge, Alan. Were you involved with Staedtler in some way?

By: alan price

alan price — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:27:28 +0000

Staedtler UK Ltd made it,s last pencils on 26/09 08

By: Staedtler tradition 110 » Bleistift

Staedtler tradition 110 » Bleistift — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:52:02 +0000

[...] Staedtler stopped producing pencils in Australia and Great Britain, but some shops still have stock left that was produced in these two countries. [...]

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:51 +0000

Thank you for the report, Matthias.

By: Matthias Meckel

Matthias Meckel — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:31:29 +0000

According to the Business Times (Malaysia) Staedtler will also shut its only Malaysian factory in Temerloh, Pahang, by April 2010. The plant had an annual production capacity of more than 60 million pencils. Pencil production will go to the plant in Indonesia, pen production to the plant in Thailand.

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:08:11 +0000

Moving to Asia because it’s cheaper to do it there. Germany still makes a lot of pencils.