News

Here are previously published news, chronologically sorted from most recent to oldest.

TM-Rubber announces a cooperation with BrainCool

TM-Rubber, which is part of the Garpco Group, announces a cooperation with BrainCool, an innovative medical device company.

Read more about the cooperation in Pressrelease BrainCool.

Garpco launches new website

Welcome to our new website! We hope you will find it appealing, easy to navigate and informative.

New company acquisition

UW-ELAST AB, which is part of the Garpco group, has bought Sonoform AB.

New company acquisition

Glimakra of Sweden AB, which is part of the Garpco group, has bought Qbena AB

September 2021

Our annual reports, quarterly reports and notices of general meetings are available on our Swedish website.

May 2021

New company acquisition
UW-ELAST AB, which is part of the Garpco group, has bought Loxitec AB.

February 2020

Read our annual report 2019 in Swedish on our Swedish website

December 2019

New company acquisition
Glimakra of Sweden AB, which is part of the Garpco group, has bought TreCe AB.

January 2017

UW-ELAST AB, which is part of the Garpco Group, is growing by acquisitions in Poland, Pressrelease_UW_TM-Rubber eng

June 2016

New company acquisition
Glimakra of Sweden AB, which is part of the Garpco group, has bought Fanerami Sweden AB. Pressrelease_Fanerami_eng.

April 2016

Our annual reports, quarterly reports and notices of general meetings are available on our Swedish website. Financial information in Swedish.

October 2014

The Salén family increases its ownership in the Garpco Group, click here for more information.

September 2014

The Garpco Group signs a 3-year supplier contract with Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions AB, click here for more information.

January 2014

Lars Andersson is elected as the new chairman of the board.

September 2013

A planned dissemination and changes in ownership in Garpco, see Pressrelease (in Swedish)

July 2013

A planned dissemination and changes in ownership in Garpco, see pressrelease (in Swedish)

November 2012

Garpco has acquired Wallsystem from Spectra Collection in Ljungby, see press release: Pressrelease Glimakra Wall (in Swedish).

May 2012

New company acquisition
Gotlands Gummifabrik AB has been acquired by the Garpco subsidary UW-ELAST AB. The acquisition strengthens the business area of Industrial components in polymer materials.

May 2011

New CEO – the 6th of May Markus Strand was elected to become CEO of the Garpco group. The previous CEO Leif Garpheden now operates as working chairman of the board.

January 2011

Garpco acquires Awal AB. The acquisition strengthens the business area of Interior design and furnishings. For further information see ”Pressrelease Awal” and visit the webpage: www.awal.se.

June 2010

Diamantprofil AB has been acquired by Garpco’s subsidiary Swedex AB. The acquisition strengthens the business area of Industrial tools since the customers now can be offered diamond electroplated tools. For further information see the news letter “Acquisition Diamantprofil” and visit the webpage www.diamantprofil.com.

January 2010

As per 1 January 2010, the operations of our subsidary, Trekollan AB, have been transferred to UW-ELAST AB. Our Traryd production unit remains under the name “UW south”. UW-ELAST is now organised in three production units, two of which are in Mariestad. For further information visit the page our companies.

September 2008

New company acquisition.
Vistträsk Slipservice AB has been acquired by the Garpco subsidary Swedex AB.

August 2008

Financier Sten K Johnson, through his wholly-owned company Tibia Konsult AB, becomes Garpco:s largest minority shareholder, acquiring 25% of our share capital and the corresponding 8% voting power.

May 2008

Garpco will undertake a share issue targeted at Garpco employees, adding 39 new shareholders owning some 5% of the company’s share capital.

March 2008

The Garpco Newsletter no. 1/2008 has been distributed to all our employees and many external interested parties.

December 2007

The Garpco Newsletter no. 5/2007 has been distributed to all our employees and many external interested parties.

September 2007

The Garpco Newsletter no. 4/2007 has information about the Group’s half-yearly report which shows a financial result on par with budget. We are also pleased to report that all our subsidiaries maintain a strong order intake. The Newsletter has been distributed to all our employees and many external interested parties.

August 2007

Ronny Englund has been appointed new Managing Director of our subsidiary Glimakra Akvamatik AB. His most recent position has been that of Financial Manager including overall IT and systems responsibilities at the AP Sten Group parent company.

June 2007

Trekollán AB – a manufacturer and subcontractor of polyurethane products – has been acquired by the Garpco subsidiary, UW-ELAST AB.
This acquisition is a substantial addition to our present business area “Industrial components in polymeric materials”, strengthening the area’s position and increasing its turnover to some 70 MSEK.
Henrik Jungert, sales manager at UW-ELAST, will assume the position as hired Managing Director of Trekollán AB, dividing his time between Trekollán and UW-ELAST.

May 2007

2006 was a very positive year for the Garpco Group which exceeded its budgeted sales as well as its financial result. Read more in the Garpco Newsletter, no. 2/2007.

February 2007

New company acquisition – Glimakra Akvamatik AB
Glimakra Akvamatik AB, which was recently incorporated into the Garpco Group, develops and manufactures customised sub-systems for interior design in public environments.

February 2007

Garpco AB relocates to new offices in Jönköping.

January 2007

Markus Strand, Managing Director of our subsidiary Swedex AB, has been appointed deputy Managing Director of the Group’s parent company, Garpco AB. From January, he will be dividing his time between Garpco AB (20 %) and Swedex AB (80%).