Company Profile
History
Maxell has over 50 years experience of producing industry-leading recordable media and energy products for both the consumer and the professional markets.
Established in 1947, Maxell started in business as a battery manufacturer and formed the company name by taking the first 3 and last 3 letters of it’s first product: Dry Cell Batteries. The name is a shortened version of the phrase:
MAXimum capacity dry cELL
Since its formation, Maxell has built up an international reputation for excellence and reliability.
In 1964, Maxell became a member of the Hitachi group of companies and is listed on the Tokyo Stock exchange as “Hitachi Maxell Limited”.
With a reputation for being a a leading brand for storage media and battery products, Maxell was one of the first companies to develop Alkaline Batteries, and the first company to introduce Blu Ray Camcorder discs.
About Maxell
Now Maxell is pioneering the power supplies and digital recording for today's mobile and multi-media device, with re-writable DVD's, Optical Discs and SD Memory Cards for Laptops, Phones and PDA's.
At Maxell, the key areas of business today are:
Accessories
Batteries
Flash Media
Optical Discs
Computer Tapes
Professional Broadcast Tapes
Functional Materials
Industrial Batteries
Optical Lens
Our Commitment to Europe
Trading in every major area in the global market place, Maxell has been at the forefront of the development and supply of state-of-the-art energy, memory media and sound and vision products for over 30 years. The wide range we offer today has been developed as a direct result of responding to the needs of the marketplace and those of our customers throughout Europe.
The European Headquarters is based in Maidenhead supporting all subsidiaries and distributors throughout Europe.
For details of Maxell's Corporate Social Responsibility, please click here
Telford Manufacturing Plant, UK
Our UK plastic injection moulding factory is located in Telford, UK and benefits from excellent transport links. Our factory operates an extensive OEM moulding shop with equipment to satisfy customer requirements with machines ranging from 20T to 450T.
Maxell is an ISO accredited manufacturer with class-7 and class-8 clean-room facilities and employs a very environmentally friendly working policy. Please visit the following website link to find out more maxellmps.eu.com