The product line was at first limited to index cards and guides, and gradually expanded, with sales covering a larger territory.

[1] Oxford Filing Supply gradually expanded its operations beyond the New York City area, establishing a factory in St. Louis in the 1930s.

[2] Business continued to grow and during the early 1970s, Oxford Pendaflex expanded its New Jersey, Missouri, Georgia, and California facilities.

By 1976, the company had subsidiaries in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela, about 1,200 employees, and a marketing organization supplying approximately 5,500 dealers and 60 wholesalers across the U.S. and Canada.

[1] In 1976, the Swedish office supply firm Esselte AB made an offer to acquire Oxford Pendaflex.

Although Dymo initially resisted the takeover, by July 1978 Oxford Pendaflex controlled 94 per cent of Dymotape's stock.

Oxford took over the Dymo product lines, which included accounting books and the Sten-C-Labl addressing system, in addition to Dymotape.

That year, Esselte Pendaflex also acquired a Los Angeles firm called Universal Paper Goods.

[1] Despite recent changes in the market, the company still saw opportunity for growth and predicted improved profitability over the coming years.

Childs acquisition also brought with it a lean management system philosophy that bases manufacturing runs and procurement on what it sells.

[8] Pendaflex produces a wide range of office supplies including general filing products, labeling systems, report covers, bound books, binders, loose-leaf supplies, plastic office accessories, and document binding systems.

Approximately 90 percent of the company's products are produced in its facilities located in Missouri, Los Angeles, California, and other U.S. cities, as well as in Toronto, Canada.

A small portion of its sales are from exports to the Caribbean, South and Central America, the Middle East, and Asia.

[1] In 1990, Pendaflex introduced Earthwise, a line of recycled filing supplies aimed at reducing environmental impact.

This led to the development of filing system products that would allow workers to keep piling – in an organized fashion.

[13] Pendaflex Learning Centers teaches users office essentials such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and offers in-depth courses on critical topics such as starting, marketing, managing and growing a business.

[9] Members of the I Hate Filing Club communicate with their peers and share organizational ideas in the online community through a community message board, a monthly “Keeping Tabs” newsletter and by interacting with Club President, Sharon Mann in the “Ask Sharon” forum.

[9] In 2005, I Hate Filing Club members were invited to nominate employees, coworkers or friends for the prestigious “Administrative Professional of the Year” title.

[15] On April 30, 2008, Pendaflex announced that it achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI Inc.) fiber sourcing certification across the United States.