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Elfa International

Swedish shelving company1

Elfa is a storage solution company that is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. The company was founded in 1948 by the Swedish engineer Arne Lydmar. The Elfa corporate group consists of three manufacturing entities and seven sales companies in Europe.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
  • HeadquartersMalmö1
  • Websitewww.elfa.com
  • Legal formaktiebolag1
  • LEI549300EYPX77JH2ICQ483
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressLilla Nygatan 7, 211 38 Malmö, Sweden3
  • Registered withSwedish Companies Registration Office, 556516-20123

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Elfa is a storage solution company that is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. The company was founded in 1948 by the Swedish engineer Arne Lydmar. The Elfa corporate group consists of three manufacturing entities and seven sales companies in Europe. The group employs about 501 people and the turnover is approximately SEK 1 203 M (FY2019).2

Corporate structure

Elfa International is part of a group headed by The Container Store. 13 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Container Store Coppell, Texas, United States
    • Elfa International Malmö, Sweden
    • C Studio Manufacturing Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Elfa Danmark A/S Subsidiary · Denmark
    • Elfa Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Elfa Doors AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Elfa Finland OY Subsidiary · Finland
    • Elfa Manufacturing Poland Sp. Zo.o Subsidiary · Poland
    • Elfa Manufacturing Sweden AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • Elfa Norge A/S Subsidiary · Norway
    • Elfa Sverige AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • TCS Gift Card Services, LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • THE CONTAINER STORE, INC. Subsidiary · Coppell, Texas, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Elfa markets its products under the brand Elfa. The product assortment includes drawer-, shelving systems in steel and made-to-measure sliding doors. The product assortment is sold mainly through retailers within the DIY, builders’ merchants and furniture/specialty segment in about 20 markets via subsidiaries or independent distributors.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elfa International, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 4, 2023Parent Directly consolidated by The Container Store3
  2. 1948Founded Founded1

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