Elanders is a Swedish
printing
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company doing business in ten countries and directing a number of subsidiaries. Since 1989 the company has been listed on the
OMX
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Historically, the operations were known by the company ...
Nordic Exchange.
History
Elanders was created from a print office founded in 1908 by Otto Elander, Nils Hellner and Emil Ekström in Sweden.
In January 2007 Elanders acquired the ''Sommer Corporate Media'' in
Waiblingen
Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waibli ...
, Germany.
5 years later, in March 2012 the acquisition of the ''fotokasten'' and the ''d, o, m Deutsche Online Medien GmbH'' in
Waiblingen
Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waibli ...
followed.
Elanders continued its strategic enterprise development in the area of
photo finishing
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by acquiring the Berlin-based photobook manufacturer ''myphotobook GmbH'' with business operations throughout Europe in 2013.
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Mass media companies of Sweden
Printing companies
Publishing companies established in 1908
Swedish companies established in 1908