Founded in 1971, ELVE is a European group based in Kavala (in northern Greece) specialized in the commercialization of uniforms, corporate garments, accessories and PPE. It is the first company in this industry that entered the Athens Stock Exchange, in 1995. (ELBE: ATH) ELVE started by offering Make-to-Order (MTO) clothing services, and ended up producing and owning its own branded clothes, collections of Greek and international design such as ARTE MAXIMA by Makis Tselios, OAKS by Liana Camba, My Way by Anja Seidl, Verdosa by Daphne Valente and O.K.S by Nicole Simard, in more than 320 points of sale in Greece. Since 1995, ELVE created the "ELVE - Uniforms" brand, providing tailor-made services to clients such as the German and Greek Army & Police, the Deutsche-Bahn, the Louvres Museum, oil & telecommunication companies, national governments, etc, by providing them with functional garments, uniforms, working clothes, personal protective equipment and accessories. Since 2015, ELVE has been investing in renewable energy sources (RES), accumulating a total of 5.2MW of solar power in numerous locations across Greece.