MAKING IDEAS
A commitment thatmakes creativity last.
We believe in the power of innovative and creative thinking. But we believe even more in the long-term cultivation of ideas and businesses. By renewing ourselves and adapting to new markets, we create the best possible conditions for our businesses to thrive, grow and evolve.
We are a family owned business group with 7 companies in 4 countries. At Gepe Group, we are proud of our long heritage in successfully industrializing complex ideas. We have been around since 1955, but we’re just getting started.
From slide mountsto skin care
Photographic slide mounts made the Gepe brand known. But the world keeps turning, and technologies with it. When the digital revolution came, we diversified. Today, our group’s companies offer products that range from skin care to medical devices and animal identification.
OccupationalSkincare
Sterisol designs, manufactures and markets unique skin care and eye cleansing products for people at work. The products are used in areas such as heavy industry, healthcare, food industry and hotels.
Medicaldevices
Cenova takes on demanding projects that require ingenuity and precision, and develops/produces innovative plastic devices and packaging solutions for businesses with high regulatory requirements, such as medical devices, food and pharmaceutical.
Plasticcomponents
Gepe Geimuplast develops, manufactures and markets the Q-flex animal ear tags and RFID transponders as well as complex, high volume industrial plastic components for automotive and other demanding industrial areas.
Our business isa family matter
As a family-owned group of companies, business is part of our heritage. That’s why we have a long-term perspective and strive for our companies to be self-financed and autonomously run. At Gepe Group, we are creative, curious, and open-minded to new opportunities. Our companies are what make us proud.
1955
AB BIWEX IS FOUNDED IN SWEDEN
AB Biwex in Sweden is founded by Göran Pettersson and the production of slide changer's starts.
1962
GEPE A-SLIDE MOUNT IS INVENTED
The successful Gepe A-slide mount is invented which marks the commercial break-through of Gepe slide mounts and the first injection molding machine is bought.
1970
FIRST PRODUCTION FACILITY OUTSIDE OF SWEDEN
The first production facility, Biwex NV, outside of Sweden is set up in the Netherlands. Biwex NV produces slide mounts and other photo accessories for the central European markets.
1975 – 1990
ESTABLISHMENT OF PHOTO DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN MAJOR MARKETS
Gepe establishes daughter companies in the Netherlands, Germany, USA, UK and Norway. All these companies distribute the Gepe photo accessories as well as third party photo products.
Latest news
NEXT GENERATION CLEANING PROCESS AT CENOVA
May 2019
In order to expand their offerings and offer a cleaning process that meet high regulatory demands, Cenova has invested both in new infrastructure, including new clean rooms, and in new equipment such as several new ultrasonic cleaners. Some of these...
MEANINGFUL REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSION AT STERISOL
May 2019
At Sterisol we have invested in a more environmentally friendly way to produce our heating for both the production process and our facilities. In the course of 2018, we installed a heating system using renewable wooden pellets instead of fossil...
Cenova AB is expanding its clean room facilities by 600 m2
November 2018
To be able to meet the growing demand from its customers, Cenova AB in Mjölby is expanding its facility. The construction of a new 350 m2 injection molding area (clean room – class 8), a 200 m2 warehouse and tooling...