Julius Maske
Encyclopedia
Julius Maske AS, branded as Maske is a former Norwegian
industrial
company with a focus on paper products and other commercial consumption goods. In 2006 it merged with S-Gruppen to create Maske Gruppen
. The company had its headquarters in Trondheim
, Norway
and had 385 employees. The company has produced within the areas of healthcare, packaging, cleaning, office supplies
, computer
s and paper
. In addition it owns five stores under the name Maske Marked as well as owning a number of other wholesale
companies in Norway.
, expanding to also make box
es in 1910. Since the 1980s the company has expanded beyond Trondheim, opening in 1988 in Bodø
and going into new products and markets. In the 1990s the corporation started with Maske Marked.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
company with a focus on paper products and other commercial consumption goods. In 2006 it merged with S-Gruppen to create Maske Gruppen
Maske Gruppen
Maske Gruppen is a Norwegian wholesaler that distributes office supplies and healthcare products throughout the country. Based in Trondheim, it was created in 2006 after the merger between Julius Maske and S-Gruppen, with a heritage dating back to 1858...
. The company had its headquarters in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and had 385 employees. The company has produced within the areas of healthcare, packaging, cleaning, office supplies
Office supplies
Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who work with the collection, refinement, and output of information .The term includes small, expendable, daily use items such as...
, computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s and paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
. In addition it owns five stores under the name Maske Marked as well as owning a number of other wholesale
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
companies in Norway.
History
The company was founded in 1858 as a bookbinderyBookbinding
Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. It usually involves attaching covers to the resulting text-block.-Origins of the book:...
, expanding to also make box
Box
Box describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος , "box, boxwood"....
es in 1910. Since the 1980s the company has expanded beyond Trondheim, opening in 1988 in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
and going into new products and markets. In the 1990s the corporation started with Maske Marked.