PBS Holding

PBS Holding is an Austrian wholesale company specialising in paper, office and stationery products. Its roots trace back to 1788, when Johannes Haas founded a printing house and later a paper shop at Welser Stadtplatz No. 34 in Wels, Upper Austria. While the printing business eventually became Format Werk, the paper shop evolved into today's PBS Holding. The group is headquartered in Wels and describes itself as "your first class partner for the office." It supplies specialist retailers across Central Europe with paper, office and stationery goods through a network of national subsidiaries and partner companies. The group's wholesale operations are organised through PBS Austria in Wels, ALKA in Lehrte (Germany), and the PBS Deutschland subsidiaries in Unterhaching, Leinfelden and Jüterbog. Beyond Austria and Germany, PBS Holding is present in Poland (PBS Connect Polska), the Czech Republic (PBS Bohemia), Italy (Desktoo Italia Srl), Hungary (PBS-Hungaria), Slovakia (Lamitec s.r.o.) and Slovenia (Biroprodaja d.o.o.). In the B2B segment, small and medium-sized enterprises are served by büroprofi partners on a franchise basis, with logistics and ordering media provided by the system headquarters. More than 150 PBS specialist retailers for office supplies, furniture and machines cooperate under the büroprofi umbrella in Germany and Austria. Large customers are served by Büro Handel GmbH, described as Austria's market leader, with customised solutions based on needs analysis. In the B2C segment, PBS Holding operates the SKRIBO concept, a network of independent entrepreneurs and the SKRIBO system headquarters. The SKRIBO brand is represented by more than 100 partner businesses in Austria and Germany, supplemented by company-owned stores. The büroprofi brand, founded in 2007, is used by more than 140 specialist retailers for office supplies in Germany and Austria. In 2016, PBS Holding acquired the stationery brand Donau from Biella-Neher Holding; Donau traces its origins to Donau-Plastik, founded in Vienna in 1954. The group continues to expand through acquisitions and maintains a strong presence in the Central European office supplies market.

The history of PBS Holding begins in 1788, when Johannes Haas founded a printing house and later a paper shop at Welser Stadtplatz No. 34 in Wels, Austria. Over time, the paper shop developed into what is now PBS Holding, while the printing business became Format Werk, founded in 1976 and today Austria's largest manufacturer of paper goods for school and office. The wholesale operations are conducted through PBS Austria in Wels, ALKA in Lehrte (Germany), and the subsidiaries of PBS Deutschland in Unterhaching, Leinfelden and Jüterbog. In 1977, the first specialist shop opened under the company's own umbrella brand SKRIBO. By 2015, this specialist retail group had grown to over 150 paper specialist retailers in Austria and Germany. The büroprofi umbrella brand, founded in 2007, is used by more than 140 specialist retailers for office supplies in Germany and Austria. In 2016, PBS Holding acquired the stationery brand Donau from Biella-Neher Holding; Donau traces its origins to Donau-Plastik, founded in Vienna in 1954. The group has continued to expand through acquisitions and maintains a strong presence in the Central European office supplies market.

• 2025

  Frank Exslager appointed CEO of PBS Deutschland Gruppe, effective 1 July.

• 2016

  PBS Holding acquires the stationery brand Donau from Biella-Neher Holding.

• 2015

  SKRIBO specialist retail group grows to over 150 paper specialist retailers in Austria and Germany.

• 2007

  büroprofi Deutschland is founded; the büroprofi umbrella brand is created.

• 1982

  büroprofi Gruppe is established in Austria.

• 1977

  First specialist shop opens under the SKRIBO umbrella brand.

• 1976

  Format Werk is founded, becoming Austria's largest manufacturer of paper goods for school and office.

• 1954

  Donau-Plastik is founded in Vienna; the brand is later acquired by PBS Holding.

• 1788

  Johannes Haas founds a printing house and later a paper shop in Wels, Austria.

Wholesale and franchise network for paper, office and stationery products in Central Europe, serving both specialist retailers and end customers through brands like SKRIBO and büroprofi.

• SKRIBO

  Retail brand for paper and stationery, with over 100 partner businesses in Austria and Germany plus company-owned stores.

• büroprofi

  Franchise network for office supplies, furniture and machines, with over 140 specialist retailers in Germany and Austria.

• Donau

  Stationery brand acquired in 2016, originating from Donau-Plastik founded in Vienna in 1954.

• PBS Austria

  Wholesale company in Wels, Austria, supplying specialist retailers.

• PBS Deutschland

  German wholesale subsidiaries in Unterhaching, Leinfelden and Jüterbog.

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