What Westprint does

Westprint GmbH & Co. KG, operating through its parent FMC Beteiligungen UG (haftungsbeschränkt), is a German large-format digital printing company founded in 2003 in Leipzig. The company runs an online shop (westprint.de) that sells custom-printed materials—banners (PVC, mesh, blockout, backlit), vinyl films/stickers (including vehicle-wrapping and window graphics), and fabrics (canvas, flag material, decorative textiles)—priced per square meter and produced in a 3,000+ sqm facility housing over 50 large-format solvent-ink printers, with maximum print widths up to 500 cm. Production uses solvent-based inks rated for 2–3 years outdoor durability, extendable via lamination, and is supported by a fully integrated in-house finishing stack: laminators, cutting plotters, HF welding, grommet machines, and a dedicated sewing department for fabric processing.

The business model is product-led e-commerce: customers configure products via an integrated online calculator for instant pricing, upload artwork, and pay through prepayment, PayPal, SEPA direct debit, Sofortüberweisung, or credit card. There are no minimum order quantities, with volume discounts kicking in at 25 and 50 sqm thresholds. Standard production turnaround is 4–5 business days, with German delivery in 1–2 days via UPS/DHL/TNT and Europe-wide shipping. The primary customer base is B2B, segmented horizontally across advertising technology firms, advertising agencies, exhibition construction companies, signage companies, and sign factories—businesses that re-buy in bulk for their own end clients—with secondary direct-purchase business customers.

The company was founded as a social integration project for people with physical disabilities, an identity that persists today with approximately 6 of ~50 group employees identifying as having physical disabilities. There is no disclosed external funding, no venture or private equity ownership, and no M&A activity. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Westprint

Legal name

Westprint GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://westprint.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Westprint is a German large-format digital printing company founded in 2003, selling custom-printed banners, vinyl films, and fabrics to B2B customers across Europe via an online shop with instant-pricing calculator and in-house finishing, production, and shipping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Large Format Digital Printing

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

OOH Production, Printing & Installation Services (MPAAAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Printing Operations (Rotary/Flat/Digital/Sublimation) (IMAOACAC)

Keywords

• Large format printing
• Digital printing services
• Banner printing
• Custom signage
• Exhibition graphics

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Large Format Printing Products: Westprint generates revenue through the production and sale of custom digitally printed materials including foils (stickers, window graphics), banners (PVC, mesh, blockout), fabrics (canvas, flag material, decorative fabric), and signs. Products are priced per square meter with volume discounts available. The company operates an e-commerce model with online ordering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Westprint is a German large-format digital printing company based in the Leipzig/Dresden area that operates an online shop producing custom large-format prints on banners (Planen), self-adhesive films/foils (Folien), and fabrics/textiles (Stoffe) for advertising, signage, exhibition, and retail applications. The company prints per-square-meter on customer-supplied designs and ships the finished physical products across Europe via parcel carriers.

Product overview

Westprint is a large-format digital printing company offering three core product categories: Planen (banners/canvases), Folien (films/stickers), and Stoffe (fabrics). The company operates an online shop with an integrated pricing calculator for direct customer ordering. Products range from short-term vinyl stickers (3-year films) to long-term solutions (10-year cast films), mesh banners for outdoor use with wind permeability, and textile products including Fineart Canvas for art reproductions and TCS Fahnenstoff for flags. The product portfolio also includes specialized materials like Backlit-Plane for illuminated displays, WindowGraphics for perforated window applications, and BubbleFree film for bubble-free application. Finishing services such as cutting, eyelets, hems, welding, and lamination are available as add-on options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banners (Planen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1000 daily customers across Europe
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flyeralarm: One of Europe's largest online print shops, headquartered in Würzburg, Germany, offering a broad portfolio of large-format, commercial, and marketing print products via an e-commerce platform. Direct competitor in online, no-MOQ, fast-turnaround large-format printing for B2B customers.
• wir-machen-Druck: German online printing company offering a broad catalog of large-format and commercial print products with calculator-based ordering. Directly comparable to Westprint in product range, target B2B customers, and e-commerce-led GTM in the German market.
• Saxoprint (Cewe): Online print brand of the Cewe group, based in Dresden, Germany, offering commercial and large-format print via an online shop with instant pricing. Direct competitor in German B2B online printing, including banners and signage products.
• Onlineprinters (Druck- und Handelsgruppe): German-based online printing group operating its own production facilities and serving B2B customers across Europe with a wide range of print products. Closest direct competitor to Westprint in online, product-led, calculator-based ordering of large-format and commercial print.
• Unitedprint.com (print24 / die-Online-Druckerei): European online print network with multiple localized brands, offering large-format, signage, and commercial print via e-commerce. Direct competitor in cross-border B2B online print with comparable product range and calculator-driven ordering.

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress / Vistaprint: Global mass-customization print platform, parent of Vistaprint and several European online print brands, with significant large-format and signage exposure. Broad incumbent competing in adjacent online print categories with substantially greater scale and capital.
• Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA: German listed print group, parent of Saxoprint, with broad print, photo, and large-format capabilities. Broader incumbent competitor with much wider product portfolio and significantly greater scale than Westprint.

Emerging players

• AprintaPro: Mid-sized German online print provider offering large-format, signage, and commercial print products to European B2B customers. Comparable in scale and target customer segment to Westprint, with overlapping e-commerce-led GTM.

Regional players

• Allcop Farbbildservice: German online photo and large-format print company serving European B2B customers with photo products, posters, and signage. Comparable business model and regional focus to Westprint, but with a more photo-centric product mix.
• Druckerei-Online.eu (Druckerei Bachmann): German/Swiss online printing company offering large-format and commercial print products with calculator-based ordering. Comparable online-led B2B print model and regional Central European focus, though with a smaller large-format specialization than Westprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westprint-gmbh

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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