<?php 
// .. other PHP code... 

$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "xxx");

mysql_select_db("receptionen",$conn);

$sql = "select * from emosms";

$result = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ) or die(mysql_error()); 

// initialise $foretag 
$foretag = NULL; 

while( $newArray = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) 
{ 
$namn = $newArray['namn']; 
$emsms = $newArray['emsms']; 
/* we don't really need this line anymore... -> $foretag = $newArray['foretag']; */ 

// on each WHILE loop, check to see if $foretag and $newArray['foretag'] is NOT identical 
if( $foretag != $newArray['foretag'] ) 
{ 
echo"<br>\t<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n". 
"\t\t<tr>\r\n". 
// added a style attribute to control the display of the $foretag 
"\t\t\t<td width=\"390\">$foretag</td>\r\n". 
"\t\t</tr>\r\n". 
"\t</table>\r\n"; 
// we add the COMPANY name to the $foretag so if it's in the next loop, the test will fail and none of this 
// will be echo'ed. 
$foretag = $newArray['foretag']; 
} 

echo"\t<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n". 
"\t\t<tr>\r\n". 
"\t\t\t<td width=\"170\">$namn</td>\r\n". 
// 'mailto:' for a phone number? 
"\t\t\t<td width=\"220\"><a href=\"mailto:$emsms\">$emsms</a></td>\r\n". 
"\t\t</tr>\r\n". 
"\t</table>\r\n"; 
} 

// .. other PHP code... 
?>

if( $foretag != $newArray['foretag'] ) 
{ 
$foretag = $newArray['foretag'];