Who owns Daler-Rowney?
Daler-Rowney is owned by F.I.L.A. (Italy, BIT: FILA), which has owned the brand since 3 February 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: F.I.L.A. Group Half-Year Report at June 30, 2026, F.I.L.A. S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- F.I.L.A. - Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Pero
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Founded
- 1783 by Thomas Rowney, Richard Rowney
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Writing instruments & office
- Parent ticker
- BIT: FILA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Daler-Rowney
T. & R. Rowney was founded in London in 1783 by the brothers Thomas and Richard Rowney, first selling perfumes and wig products before turning to artists' tools. In 1983 the Daler and Rowney businesses merged. F.I.L.A. acquired control of the Daler-Rowney Lukas Group on 3 February 2016; the brand now covers more than 40 brands in over 100 countries.
Ownership timeline of Daler-Rowney
Where Daler-Rowney sits in F.I.L.A.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by F.I.L.A.
F.I.L.A. controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in writing instruments & office, and who owns them
F.I.L.A. has more brands in writing instruments & office on Brandtree than any other owner: 15 of 56.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Acroball | Pilot | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Hasbro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Girl | Mattel | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flair | Flair | 🇮🇳 India |
| Éxito | Ledesma | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| LEGO | The LEGO Group | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| C3 | DOMS | 🇮🇳 India |
| Paper Mate | Newell Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: F.I.L.A.
F.I.L.A. is a publicly listed company headquartered in Pero, Italy, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: FILA.
Italian maker of pencils, crayons, modelling clay, art colours and fine-art paper, founded in Florence in 1920 and now registered in Pero, Milan. Its ordinary shares have traded on Euronext Milan (STAR segment) since 12 November 2015. The group grew by acquisition, buying Dixon Ticonderoga (2005), the Lyra group (2008), Daler-Rowney Lukas (2016), Canson (2016), the Pacon group (2018) and Arches (2020). It also holds 19.01% of the Indian stationery maker DOMS Industries, which it does not control and whose brands are not listed here.
🇬🇧 Daler-Rowney and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Daler-Rowney among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Daler-Rowney?
The parent company of Daler-Rowney is F.I.L.A., a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is Daler-Rowney British or Italian?
Daler-Rowney originated in the United Kingdom in 1783, but it is owned today by F.I.L.A., which is headquartered in Italy. So Daler-Rowney is a British-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Since when has F.I.L.A. owned Daler-Rowney?
F.I.L.A. has owned Daler-Rowney since 3 February 2016.
Is Daler-Rowney still owned by F.I.L.A.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Daler-Rowney is still owned by F.I.L.A. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] F.I.L.A. Group Half-Year Report at June 30, 2026 — F.I.L.A. S.p.A., Stock exchange filing; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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