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EXPERIENCE DOES COUNT
The Culmer family has been in the fine writing business
since 1931 when Tierney's grandfather, Charles Culmer
took his flourishing fascination for fountain pens and
joined the Waterman Company in St-Hubert. After 23 years
with Waterman he had more than an "inkling" of what he
was doing and opened his own pen store in 1954.
Joined by his wife Yvette & eventually her sons &
daughters in-law, the Peel Pen Shop Inc. enjoyed more
than 54 years of successful business in the heart of
downtown Montreal.
MAINTAINING A LEGACY AND EMBRACING CHANGE
With a paralleled fascination & keen knowledge of the
writing instrument industry, Robert Culmer took the
family business to another level when he began a
distribution company in 1980. Together with his wife
Barbara, they represented several well known brand names
and were responsible for their sales & distribution
across Canada under the Culmer Distributors Inc. banner.
Today, the distribution business continues to represent
many of the finest brands available to both the retail &
promotional marketplaces.
THE NEXT GENERATION
Finally into the third generation, (on average only 4%
of family businesses survive to the third generation)
Tierney spun the sales of writing instruments into yet
another direction with the creation of Culmer Pen. Aimed
specifically at promotional marketing, the company is
responsible for the design, manufacture, import &
decoration of writing instruments. Today, Culmer Pen
remains focused on what they do best: PENS AND ONLY
PENS. Although the product mix is niche oriented & may
not be as diversified as the competition, one thing is
for sure: from generation to generation the company has
managed to be successful and has remained true to its
promise of producing high-quality, unique writing
instruments that are to be considered for the longest
time....
When you ask Tierney why they are successful as a family
and business, she is quick to say, "We all genuinely
love what we do, and we all share a strong work ethic.
We truly enjoy knowing we've been a part of helping
customers build their brands."
For more
information please email
info@culmerpen.com
905-542-0040. |
