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Alexander Husebye

In memory of Lars Lallerstedt

Lars Lallerstedt, industrial designer and former head of Konstfack, has passed away at the age of 87. He played a significant role for us, in developing not just our graphic identity but also designining our premises.
10 Mar. 2026
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Sara Johansson

Boliden 100 years – We share the mining giant’s heritage

Two years work has reached its culmination: We tell metal company Boliden's 100-year history in four magazines, packaged in an anniversary box.
2 Mar. 2026
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Sara Johansson

New book: “I bildningens tjänst”

The Society for the Promotion of Public Education (SFUB) has worked for more than 200 years to promote learning. In this new anthology, nine historical snapshots are taken of the society's history.
26 Feb. 2026
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Margarita Feldman

New book about the woman behind H&M

The book "Team Maggan – H&M's design chief and the team on fashion, people, and opportunities" portrays H&M's first design chief, Margareta van den Bosch, and the team. It is based, among other things, on material from H&M's archives at the Center for B...
25 Feb. 2026
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Benito Peix Geldart

50 years of research in Sweden’s largest business archive

Research needs archives – but archives also need research. Without research, archives would be like sealed graves, forgotten and irrelevant in the present. This is a basic thesis in “50 Years of Research in Sweden’s Largest Business Archive&...
23 Feb. 2026
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Margarita Feldman

Swedish Cultural Canon in focus when the Minister of Culture visited

Exciting visit to the archive: On Thursday, October 9, Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand visited us at the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.
9 Oct. 2025
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Anders Sjöman
Sara Johansson

History Marketing in Five Steps

Five steps for companies that want to use their history as a strategic asset to drive business.
7 Aug. 2025
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Anders Sjöman new CEO at the Centre for Business History

When Alexander Husebye retires after 35 years at the Center for Business History, of which 29 years as CEO, the board has appointed Anders Sjöman as the new CEO. Anders has been Head of Communications and Assignments at the Center for Business History s...
25 Mar. 2025
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Anders Sjöman

”Digital reading room”, new webservice for access to digital archive material

We have built a digital reading room - for online searches directly into digital corporate archives.
7 May. 2024
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Anders Sjöman

We made a film about cement and concrete

On assignment from Heidelberg Materials Cement Sweden, we have made a film about the history of the Swedish cement industry.
26 Feb. 2024
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Anders Sjöman

Företagshistoria and BizStories awarded Industrial Heritage Publications of the Year!

Our quarterly magasin Företagshistoria and its sister site has been awarded Industrial Heritage Publication of the Year 2023 by the Swedish Industrial Heritage Association. Thank you! The jury’s motivation reads (in our translation from Swedish):...
22 Feb. 2024
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Anders Sjöman

Anders Houltz, editor for issue 85/2023 of Nordic Journal of Settlement History and Built Heritage

Our head of research, Anders Houltz, is editor for the latest issue of the Nordic Journal of Settlement History and Built Heritage (Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift)
27 Jan. 2024
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