It’s been a little over a year since Pelikan International announced the sale of its stationery division to the French-based Hamelin stationery group. The transaction was completed on December 13th, marking the transition of Pelikan’s fine writing division to new management. Mergers and acquisitions often lead to personnel changes, with many positions becoming redundant. This can result in reassignments or layoffs for affected employees. While the past six months have appeared to be business as usual under the new ownership, we are starting to see the moves Hamelin plans to make in order to streamline its business model. Today, it was announced that Hamelin will take over the distribution of the Pelikan brand starting on January 1, 2025, and as a result, the sales and distribution locations in Hannover and Falkensee under Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft (PVG) will be closed.