Name

Joos Hybrid

Legal name

Group Joos NV

Website

https://groupjoos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial and Security Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Printing & Business Forms (continuous forms, checks, tickets) (IMAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Security printing services
• Offset digital printing
• Data-driven personalization
• Web-to-print platform
• Postal mailing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Heverlee

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Print Production Services: Core revenue generated from high-volume offset and digital inkjet printing services including business documents, security printing, promotional materials, logistics forms, labels, packaging, and finishing/enhancement services. Revenue is project-based and volume-driven, with both one-time print runs and recurring print contracts.
2. Personalized Communication & Data Services: Revenue from data-driven personalization services, direct mail campaigns, transactional communication, and omnichannel communication management through the JOSSH platform. Includes consulting and strategy services for personalized marketing campaigns.
3. Secure Document Solutions: Specialized security printing services for high-value documents including passports, certificates, checks, ballots, lottery tickets, vouchers, and anti-fraud labels, often requiring ISO 14298 compliance.
4. Postal & Logistics Services: Handling and injection of postal mailings, including transactional mail, direct mail, door-to-door campaigns, and parcel shipments, leveraging partnerships with bpost and international postal operators. Revenue per shipment based on volume.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Group Joos is a Belgian family-owned printing and communication company that combines offset and digital inkjet printing to deliver high-volume and on-demand production of business documents, security-printed documents, promotional materials, labels, packaging, and postal mailings. It also offers data-driven personalized communication and its proprietary JOSSH web-to-print communication portal.

Product overview

Group Joos is a fourth-generation Belgian family printing company founded in 1935, operating as a total communication solutions provider with four core pillars: Produce, Personalise, Secure, and Co-create. Its offering spans high-volume offset and digital inkjet printing (Canon ProStream 1800, Canon varioPRINT iX 3200) for business documents, logistics forms, security printing, promotional materials, postal mailings, packaging solutions, labels & stickers, and finishing services (cold foil, varnishing, laminating, die-cutting). The portfolio's centrepiece is JOSSH, a closed web-to-print communication portal with smart templates, on-demand production, stock management, workflow validation, and API connectivity to ERP systems, enabling clients such as Baloise, Toerisme Vlaams-Brabant, and bpost to manage print and digital communications. The Personalise pillar provides data-driven personalisation across print, transactional, and omnichannel campaigns, while the Secure pillar offers document protection via UV fluorescence, holograms, guillochis, microtext, IRIS printing, numbering, and anti-copy effects. Group Joos processes up to 500,000 postal items per day and serves clients across Europe and Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jossh: A communication portal/platform for managing automated communication of printed materials and digital communication, including a secured internal online store, smart templates, and workflow management.
• CMR-Shop

Products and services

• Produce (core printing services) High-volume and print-on-demand printing services spanning business documents, logistics forms, security printing, promotional printing, postal mailings, packaging solutions, labels & stickers, and finishing & enhancement techniques including cold foil, varnishing, and laminating, for enterprise and public sector clients.
• Personalise (data-driven communication) Data-driven personalisation services enabling one-to-one communication across print, transactional, and promotional channels. Includes CRM-based targeting, purchase-behaviour analytics, dynamic pricing strategies, and personalised omnichannel campaigns.
• Secure (security printing) Security printing services and data protection for sensitive documents using techniques such as UV fluorescence, holograms, guillochis, microtext, IRIS printing, digital codes, numbering, thermochromic ink, relief printing, and anti-copy effects.
• Co-create (collaborative innovation) Joint development services where Group Joos collaborates with clients to create innovative graphic communication solutions, from packaging redesign to new technology integration.
• Jossh (communication portal) A closed web-to-print communication portal offering a secure internal online store for managing printed and digital communication materials. Features include smart templates, on-demand production, stock management, user management, workflow validation, track & trace, and API connectivity to ERP or order management systems.
• CMR-Shop An online shop for CMR (Consignment Mentions Routières) transport documents, waybills, and related logistics forms available for direct purchase by small businesses and individual operators.
• Postal Mailings Transactional mail, direct/paper mail, and door-to-door distribution campaigns, with capacity to process up to 500,000 postal items per day, leveraging partnerships with bpost and international postal operators.
• Packaging Solutions Paper-based packaging solutions including instruction leaflets with integrated gloves and paper wraps (paperwraps) as sustainable plastic replacements.
• Labels & Stickers Self-adhesive labels and stickers, including labels with security features, available in rolls, sheets, pads, or integrated on paper, with options for perforation, die-cutting, slitting, and custom barcodes/QR codes.
• Print X Digital (incl. Augmented Reality) Integration of printed materials with digital technologies including augmented reality applications, interactive print, and AI-generated promotional content, where printed images come to life through smartphone-scanned videos, 3D objects, and animations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Group Joos processes up to 500,000 postal items per day
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grafische Groep MatthyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2025Holding family Joos acquired Grafische Groep Matthys in 2025. The company operates as a separate entity from its existing Turnhout location. Grafische Groep Matthys specializes in cold foil printing, offset sheetfed printing on large format (74x106 cm) paper and folding carton, with approximately 20 employees and turnover of over 6.5 million euros. The four Matthys brothers remain on board. Group Joos sees mutual benefits through scale, production cooperation, and market expansion opportunities.
• bpostcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGroup Joos is a preferred partner of bpost, Belgium's national postal operator. The partnership covers all operational aspects of sending administrative mail, direct mailings, Distripost/door-to-door advertising, and parcel shipments. Group Joos leverages this relationship to offer clients the most advantageous conditions and operational support.
• Landmark Global CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGroup Joos collaborates with Landmark Global Communications as an international postal and logistics partner, enabling cross-border mailing solutions across European countries.
• eFORMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup Joos is a member of eFORMA, a global organization of communication service providers active in 19 countries. Members share technological and commercial knowledge, collaborate on common markets through workshops, training seminars, benchmarking, and joint purchasing of specialized consumables and investment projects.
• NSI Group Joos (Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership between Group Joos and NSI Group combines 90+ years of European security printing expertise with NSI Group's strong regional presence in Africa. Together they deliver fraud-resistant secure document solutions for governments, financial institutions, educational organizations, and other sectors across Africa, via securityprint.africa.
• VIGCminorOthersGroup Joos is a founding member of the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication (VIGC), contributing to industry innovation and knowledge sharing.
• FebelgraminorOthersGroup Joos is a member of Febelgra, the Belgian professional federation of the graphic industry, representing its interests and contributing to industry standards and development.
• The ShiftminorOthersGroup Joos is a member of The Shift, a Belgian sustainability network that promotes sustainable business practices and circular economy principles.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• De La Rue: UK-headquartered commercial security printer producing banknotes, passports, identity documents, and tax stamps. Closest global comparable to Group Joos' Secure pillar, competing for government and central bank security print contracts.
• Cenveo: US-based commercial printing and packaging producer serving enterprise customers with marketing materials, labels, and direct mail. Comparable business model in commercial print and direct mail services targeting enterprise clients.
• Bundesdruckerei: German federal security printer producing passports, ID documents, and secure printed materials. Directly comparable in security printing and identity documents, with similar ISO 14298-grade capabilities as Group Joos.
• Veridos: German identity solutions provider (joint venture between Bundesdruckerei and G+D) producing passports, ID cards, and secure government documents. Directly comparable in security printing and government secure document production.
• Roularta Media Group: Belgian media and printing group producing magazines, newspapers, and printed marketing collateral. Direct comparable in the Belgian market, operating in the same media/publishing vertical and sharing customer overlap with Group Joos.

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress: Global mass-customization printing platform (parent of Vistaprint) offering web-to-print, variable data, and on-demand production. Comparable in business model (web-to-print + on-demand) and customization capabilities, though at vastly larger scale than Group Joos.
• IDEMIA: French augmented identity and security document provider producing passports, ID cards, and authentication solutions. Comparable in secure government document production and identity authentication, with broader digital identity capabilities.
• Toppan Holdings: Japanese diversified printing and information communications conglomerate with significant security printing (passports, banknotes) and commercial print operations. Comparable across both Group Joos' Produce and Secure pillars, but at a vastly larger scale.
• Quad/Graphics: US-headquartered commercial printing conglomerate producing marketing materials, packaging, books, and direct mail. Comparable in commercial printing scale and direct mail capabilities, though focused on the North American market.

Emerging players

• Multi-Color Corporation: Global label and packaging converter with security label capabilities. Comparable to Group Joos' labels & stickers and security printing offerings, particularly the anti-fraud label use cases (e.g., MyBike bicycle registration).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupJoosHQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/group-joos
• Xx.com/groupjoos

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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