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Jean Baumgarten, Chairman
In 1940 the Baumgarten family emigrated from Austria to find the freedom and opportunity of America to be just the environment to re-form Baumgarten's. It was then that a tradition of innovation, loyalty, honesty and partnership began that has been the trademark of the company ever since.
Whether it is the original PlastiklipÅ®, hand held pencil sharpeners, wall panel clips, identification accessories or innovative merchandising, Baumgarten's prides itself on close collaboration with customers to bring the right merchandise to the market at the right time.
Jean Baumgarten, creative leader of the company, strives to support management with an unfailing 'Can-Do' attitude, always believing that anything is possible when we set our mind to it. In all areas of business Jean purports excellence in product development, customer service and relationships between people within the company. "Employees fulfillment is important to me personally and if I see things are not working between people it takes precedence over all else. This is a family business and people are first."
Along with being a Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise, Baumgarten's offers complete educational scholarships for their employees. "People are either growing or slowly dying and offering an education is one way to encourage a lively workplace."
Concerned about the environment, Baumgarten's developed a re-use program: "We will even issue a call tag on many of our retail displays, refurbish them when possible and send them out again. Anything to keep them out of the landfills." In 1997 Baumgarten's began a transition away from Blister-carded items to an innovative recycled bag, leading the industry in reducing packaging waste. The new bag is less than half the weight and volume of a blister-card.
"Manufacturer of the Year Award", a coveted acknowledgement, was given to Baumgarten's after decades of hard work. They earned this recognition from industry wholesalers, topping 400 other makers of office products for bringing new ideas, quality, customer satisfaction and service to the field.