Berol
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Privately held company (1856–1995) Subsidiary (1995–2010) Brand (2010–present) |
| Industry | Stationery |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Founder | Daniel Berolzheimer |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Company acquired by Newell Rubbermaid in 1995, then closed in 2010. Berol survived as a brand. |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Writing implements, art materials |
| Owner | Newell Brands (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Osmiroid International |
Berol (stylised as Bẽrol) is a British stationery brand of Newell Brands and former stationery manufacturing company, based in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The company was established in 1856 and manufactured a wide range of products including writing implements and art materials. It was acquired by Sanford L.P. in 1995, a division of Newell Brands, becoming a subsidiary of it until the last factory closed in 2010. Since then, Berol has survived as a brand of imported products, though the head office remains in Lichfield.
Berol's product lines included art materials such as acrylics, pastels, oil pastels, inks, crayons, adhesives, and other mediums; while the writing instruments line composed of pencils, colored pencils, pens, and markers, plus accessories.