
The most complete history of the Alzamora Group can be found in our company’s centenary book: “Alzamora, la historia de un siglo” (Alzamora, the story of a century).
It was published in May 2020, with the intention of bringing together all the shared experiences, in a single work. Showing the evolution of our company, but always keeping a watchful eye on the changes that have taken place in Spain and, in particular, in our region: Olot, la Garrotxa.
Today they are memories, but the story continues. The one we forge, generation after generation, to keep the magic of our essence alive.


The most complete history of the Alzamora Group can be found in our company’s centenary book: “Alzamora, la historia de un siglo” (Alzamora, the story of a century).
It was published in May 2020, with the intention of bringing together all the shared experiences, in a single work. Showing the evolution of our company, but always keeping a watchful eye on the changes that have taken place in Spain and, in particular, in our region: Olot, la Garrotxa.
Today they are memories, but the story continues. The one we forge, generation after generation, to keep the magic of our essence alive.
TIMELINE OF OUR HISTORY

1900
The company’s beginnings
1910
Imprenta P. Alzamora
Pere Alzamora y Michel helps the business to grow by adapting to the new needs of local commerce and industry with the manufacture of cardboard boxes. Intensifying its industrial activity in an emerging speciality with a great future.


1918
4 March 1918
1925
Pere Alzamora y Michel gets married
On 16 December 1925, Pere marries Agustina Carbonell y Moret. The marriage ceremony was attended by the bride and groom’s respective families, friends and all the workers from the Alzamora workshop.


1932
Birth of Pere Alzamora y Carbonell
1933
A major new development in the workshops
Pere Alzamora y Michel decides to make a leap by purchasing a Miehle vertical press, one of the most advanced machines of that time. “It was considered a machine for life”, the founder explained.


1940
Overcoming some difficult years
1949
“The owner’s boy”
Pere Alzamora y Carbonell, the owner’s son, had begun to do small jobs for the printing house. After finishing his studies at the Pia School in Olot, he continues his studies, learning the lithography trade.


1951
15 June 1951
1956
Alzamora, a pioneering company in various areas of Girona
Alzamora is a pioneer of its time, thanks to its commitment to corrugated cardboard boxes. Even so, it isn’t all good news. On 26 November, a fire caused by an electrical short-circuit causes more than 100,000 pesetas worth of damage to the company.


1957
1 June 1957
1961
New facilities for Alzamora
Alzamora moves to the building on ‘Pou del Glaç’ street, built to be able to meet the needs of its constant growth and to facilitate the hiring of more staff and new machines, many of which are specially designed for cardboard packaging.


1975
75th Anniversary Celebration
1976
Acquisition of Aria S.A.
One year after its 75th anniversary, Alzamora acquires Aria S.A., a Barcelona-based graphic arts company, engaged in paper printing, and through which it expands its market share in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.


1981
Honorary member of the Fire Brigade
1984
Creation of Cartolot S.A.
The pressures of an increasingly demanding market and the company’s own physical growth, in addition to the desire to offer the highest quality in all the group’s business sectors, lead to the implementation of a specialisation strategy according to business activities. Thus, the Cartolot company is set up, focused exclusively on cardboard packaging.


1990
New hires at Alzamora
1995
Alzamora Packaging S.A.
Following the specialisation policy, initiated 10 years previously, they decide to opt for the offset printing system for cases, foldable boxes, stands, POS displays, among other packaging products, all made from cardboard.


1997
Francesc Macià Medal
2000
The Alzamora Group’s centenary year
100 years have passed since a young entrepreneur decided to open that small printing press. Alzamora celebrates the culmination of this period with immense gratitude to its workers and the trust of its customers, as always, with plenty of hopes, dreams and ambitious projects to keep moving forward, to become a leader in packaging and graphic arts.


2001
Creation of Alpack Plastic S.L.
2004
New facilities at Alzamora Packaging S.A.
The new headquarters of the Alzamora Packaging, S.A. company, located in Sant Joan les Fonts, is set up enabling it to tackle the challenges of the 21st century, providing a total guarantee of quality and service for cardboard packaging solutions.


2009
We start the implementation of the Lean Manufacturing and Office process (Continuous Improvement)
2011
Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias and Girona
His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias and Girona inaugurates the Alzamora Group Museum. The museum has gathered together an extensive collection that reflects the general evolution of graphic arts and cardboard packaging throughout history. It is the most complete private collection in Spain, with examples dating back to the 17th century.


2014
Receipt of the Olot Medal
2016
The fifth generation joins the company
We end 2016 with good news for the Alzamora Group, with Patricia Berga Alzamora, the fifth generation of the Alzamora family, joining the group.


2017
Novotipo’s welcome to Alzamora Group
2019
The ‘LatCub’ Solution
The Alzamora Group goes one step further in its commitment to sustainability with the revolutionary LatCub solution, an innovative and effective idea for holding aluminium cans together without generating plastic waste. This environmentally friendly packaging uses a minimal amount of cardboard, allowing the consumer to carry a pack of cans with ease.

