Ryman Stationery
In the October of 1893, a young Henry Ryman flipped over the ‘Open’ sign to his brand new shop on Great Portland Street, London. Ryman Stationery was officially born. From then to now, we’ve had over 128 years’ experience in providing essential stationery items, and expert product knowledge.
Ryman at a glance
Ryman is proud to be the leading stationery specialist on the high street and since opening our doors in 1893, product innovation and customer service has always been at the heart of what we do.
We have a strong high street presence with over 190 stores spanning the UK and an extensive website offering a wide range of products.
Our core product range and multi-channel approach is further enhanced by our in-store services such as DHL, Western Unions and a variety of other services including photocopying, printing and binding.
Ryman is part of the Theo Paphitis Retail group that encompasses Boux Avenue, Robert Dyas, London Graphic Centre and ourselves. We are a family of multi-channel brands that are passionate about retail and are focussed on delivering fantastic customer service and first-class product knowledge.
Ryman is synonymous with quality, value and reliability. We are proud to be famous for customer service, we are the market-leading stationery specialists on the high street, offering expertise and value for money online at ryman.co.uk and via our nationwide chain of stores.
History
1893: Henry J Ryman opens his first store on Great Portland Street, London.
1970s: The family business is sold. Over the next 20 years its owners included Burton Group, Terence Conran, Jennifer d’Abo and Pentos.
1995: Ryman is acquired by Chancerealm Ltd (later known as Ryman Group Ltd), in which Theo Paphitis is the controlling shareholder.
2001: Ryman acquires Partners the Stationers, comprising 86 stores.
2007: Ryman acquires 61 Stationery Box stores, which are rebranded to Ryman by October 2008.
2009: Ryman partners with Red Nose Day, raising more than £500,000 for Comic Relief through colleague fundraising and the sale of exclusive products.
2014: Ryman becomes headline sponsors of the National Enterprise Challenge (a challenge designed to help children to leave school ‘work ready’.
2016: Ryman acquires London Graphic Centre.
2020: Ryman relaunches ryman.co.uk with an extended range of products and improved shopability
2021: Ryman launches its new ‘business’ specific website rymanbusiness.com enabling business and education account customers to shop online.
Office & School Supplies, Furniture and Services from Ryman Business
We realise that office supplies are not top priority for your business. That's why we make them ours.
For over 130 years Ryman has been supporting businesses across the UK, fulfilling all their stationery needs and office essentials with our unrivalled range, expertise, service and value.
Over 35,000 products from the top brands
Save your favourite items to a list for quick ordering
Save your order history and place re-orders
Fast reliable delivery to the home or office
10% off in store for stationery top ups
More than 20 employees? Find out about our Enterprise Account
Charity & Partnerships
Ryman helped raise over 4.7 Million for Comic Relief and Sports Relief between 2012 - 2018
Ryman have worked with Manchester Children’s Hospital for over 12 years and have raised over £139,944 for their ‘Many Hands’ Campaign
The Theo Paphitis Charitable Trust was launched 15 years ago, with the aim of helping as many charities across the UK as possible an has so far raised 1 million in charity donations
Ryman was the headline sponsor for The National Enterprise Challenge, the UK’s largest school enterprise day, for five years until 2019. It is a nationwide competition with the aim of finding Britain’s next generation of budding entrepreneurs. Over 60,000 young people from more than 200 schools have already taken part.
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Quality
We take pride in providing quality products at the right price that meet our customers needs
Reliability
You can trust us. We keep our promises and are committed to doing business the right way
Value
have access to the best quality products at the right time and for the right price
Service
We provide exceptional customer service & our customers are at the heaRt of all we do
RYMAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
NEWS AND MEDIA
On Wednesday 30th October 2024, Theo Paphitis and colleagues across the business attended the Starlight Health Play Awards.