Rich. Andvord AS was a Norwegian company.

It was established in 1865 by Richard Andvord

Richard Andvord

Sevald Theodor Richard Andvord was a Norwegian businessperson, known for founding the company Rich. Andvord.He was born in Lom as the son of bailiff Paul Thorsteinson Andvord. He moved to Christiania in 1855 to work as an assistant in his uncle's shop. He also spent one year in Germany. In 1865 he...

, who traded with pens, paper and other writing materials through an outlet near Stortorvet

Stortorvet

Stortorvet is a square in Oslo, Norway, located west of Oslo Cathedral.It was officially inaugurated during the autarchic times, in 1736. A town market was held here until 1889. Marketing still exists, but has largely been moved to Youngstorget...

, Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. He soon expanded into a larger company, including book printing and bookbinding in the company portfolio.

In later times it acquired Grieg Kalenderforlag and Emo, among others. In 2005 it was merged with C. Tybring-Gjedde to form the new company Andvord Tybring-Gjedde.