As the Bankers Box Company continued to emerge from a regional to national company that supported thousands of dealers across the US, it became apparent that far-reaching customers could best be served through a local presence. A vision of building 5 regional plants and sales offices across the nation began to take shape which created stronger customer relationships and enhanced, quicker services.

The original Liberty Box was also relaunched in the 1960s with a design that enabled more efficient manufacturing and included features to meet the needs of the emerging work environment.

Following the sudden and heartbreaking death of his older brother Folger, John became the company's third President and primary shareholder at the start of the decade. With his son, Jamie, now alongside him in the business, a new horizon and vision for the business began, international expansion. With stability and an established brand in the office products industry, Canada and the United Kingdom became Bankers Box's first international subsidiaries. Led by the father and son team, two local entrepreneurs were selected, and new teams were created to operate local factories and build capabilities which could serve these different market landscapes. Back home, the Bankers Box Company had outgrown its Franklin Park headquarters and built a new state-of-the-art facility 25 miles outside of Chicago in Itasca, Illinois.

In 1983 Harry's grandson, Jamie, became the company's fourth President. Observing trends in offices, it became clear that workspaces were taking new shape around the prevalence of personal computers and the management of paper records. A vision was cast to reach the existing Bankers Box users and customers with complimentary products around this emerging workspace. Feeling that the Bankers Box brand was limiting in its connection to paper storage, the company introduced a new brand that could be positioned broader, Fellowes®. Throughout the decade shredders, media storage, computer accessories, ergonomic products, and other categories were added to the company's offering under the Fellowes brand. As the business continued to grow in scale and complexity, Jamie turned to his older brother to help lead the business. In 1989, Peter Fellowes joined the company.

Jamie and Peter worked as a team, with Jamie focusing on building the global marketplace and Peter concentrating most of his efforts on internal operations. The Fellowes brand continued to expand through acquisition, but its most significant growth came from a new internally developed invention: the personal shredder. Leveraging its manufacturing and product development know-how, Fellowes designed and created the first shredder which retailed under $100. Making the product more accessible, the application of shredders moved from multi-user machines to a convenient extension of the individual workspace. Meanwhile, Peter led a new transformational initiative called “Advantage Fellowes”. This internal process brought meaningful enhancements to Fellowes' competitiveness through the framework of LEAN operations and Kaizen processes. With a broader base, Fellowes gained more attention from the global industry. Business partners across Europe, Asia, and Australia were formed as Fellowes' presence expanded from 3 to 9 countries.

Fellowes's success in shredders presented a new opportunity for global leadership in a growing category. Further fueling the category, identity theft emerged as a household term and shredders became one of the first lines of defense. With a far-reaching product line, Fellowes identified its shredder category as its lead product to shape its new brand equity. Joining the business in 2001, John Fellowes II, joined his father, Jamie, and they partnered to bring strong leadership in this emerging category. Adopting the bulldog as the symbol of protection and trust, the brand took a new shape around technical innovation and differentiating quality, ultimately introducing the first jam-proof shredder.

By 2010, technology had transformed the way people worked and bought office products - reshaping workplaces and work behavior. With John Fellowes II becoming its next President and CEO, it was a natural time to determine a generational vision for the business. Throughout the decade, Fellowes expand into new categories and recast the positioning of its brand from shredders to include vibrant and emerging professional categories like air purification and furniture solutions which promoted health and productivity in new ways. New expansionary products were developed through expanding Fellowes internal teams and building new capabilities. Fellowes also acquired 4 companies that provided access to new contract and service channels.