History

• 1887 - Formation of Saarbach‘s New Exchange by Augustus Saarbach in Mainz. Distribution of „Le Figaro“

• 1912 - Moved to Cologne, name changed to W. E. Saarbach

• 1914 - Distribution of some 100 newspapers

• 1944-45 - Closure during the 2nd World War, nationalization

• 1956 - Takeover by Hachette Distribution Services

• 1976 - DPV invests in 24.9%

• 1997 - Takeover of IP Internationale Presse and Special-Interest!

• 2001 - Implementation of our SDS distribution software

• 2006 - Takeover of HDS shares by DPV Worldwide