Fricopy

What Fricopy does

Fricopy Sàrl is a family-owned Swiss managed print services provider headquartered in Le Mouret (administrative offices and distribution center) with the registered address and Print Center in Fribourg, additional sites in Echandens and Lausanne, and operations confined to Western Switzerland. Founded in 2000, Fricopy has been the exclusive Toshiba multifunction printer (MFP) distribution partner for Western Switzerland since 2012 and operates the largest Toshiba MFP sales location in the region. The company's product portfolio spans Toshiba MFP hardware (sale or rental), PaperCut print management software (sub-licensed to customers), consumables (toners, drums, ink), paper in multiple grammages and formats, stationery supplies, and a Print Center offering digital printing, large-format printing, binding, lamination, scanning, and graphic design services.

Fricopy generates revenue across multiple streams: one-time hardware sales, multi-year equipment rental contracts (5-year minimum, CPI-indexed monthly payments, automatic annual renewal), maintenance and service contracts covering repairs, parts, labor, and consumables, PaperCut software licensing (tied to the rental/maintenance contract), consumables and paper sales, and transactional Print Center services. Pricing is quote-based for equipment and contracts, with published unit pricing for print center work; service rates are CHF 180/hour during business hours and CHF 200/hour outside, with remote support billed at CHF 25 per 15-minute block.

The go-to-market is enterprise field sales to B2B businesses (small to large) across Western Switzerland, with a secondary segment serving professional services and education customers via the Print Center. Fricopy's value proposition emphasizes cost reduction (claimed 2–3x savings versus incumbents), automated consumable replenishment via direct meter reading, detailed print cost control through PaperCut, and local French/German-language service. The company bootstrapped, has no external investors or M&A history, and has remained under family ownership since founding, with management reinforced by additional family members in 2020.

Name

Fricopy

Legal name

Fricopy Sàrl

Website

https://fricopy.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fricopy is a family-owned Swiss managed print services provider and exclusive Toshiba multifunction printer distributor for Western Switzerland, offering equipment rental, maintenance, PaperCut software, consumables, and Print Center services to B2B clients since 2000.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Print Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Multifunction Printers (Print/Scan/Copy/Fax) (HDACAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Print Hardware (Fleet/Departmental Printers) (HDACAEAK), Printing & Document Infrastructure (MFP fleets, Print Servers, Managed Print) (EDAEAHAL), Corporate, Promotional & Custom Print Products Distribution (CRAOALAM)

Keywords

• Managed print services
• Multifunction printers
• Print management software
• Office supplies
• Document printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fribourg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Printer and Multifunction Device Sales: Sale of Toshiba multifunction printers and copiers to businesses, with delivery, installation and optional setup services.
2. Equipment Rental/Lease: Rental contracts for printers and multifunction devices with minimum 5-year duration, monthly fees indexed to Swiss CPI, with automatic annual renewal.
3. Maintenance and Service Contracts: Comprehensive maintenance services including repairs, troubleshooting, replacement of defective parts, travel costs, labor, and consumables (toner, drum). Includes automatic meter reading services.
4. Software Licensing (PaperCut): PaperCut print management software licensing, sub-licensed to customers. Automatically terminates if rental or maintenance contract is terminated.
5. Consumables Sales: Sale of consumables including toners, ink cartridges, drums, and other printer accessories. Consumables are supplied as part of maintenance contracts or sold separately.
6. Print Center Services: Digital printing, large format printing, binding, graphic design, and finishing services. Services include photocopying, business cards, posters, flyers, brochures, scanning.
7. Paper and Stationery Sales: Sale of paper in various grammages, colors, and formats. Complete office stationery equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fricopy is a managed print services provider that supplies Toshiba multifunction printers (MFPs) to businesses in Western Switzerland through sale, rental, or lease contracts bundled with multi-year maintenance and consumable management. The offering includes PaperCut print management software (sub-licensed), consumables (toners, drums, ink), paper products, office stationery, and a Print Center providing digital/graphic design, large-format printing, binding, and scanning services.

Product overview

Fricopy is a managed print services provider offering a comprehensive portfolio centered around Toshiba multifunction printers (MFPs) available through sale, rental, or leasing contracts. The core offering includes hardware (Toshiba printers), print management software (PaperCut for print cost control), and complete maintenance/consulting services. The product suite encompasses consumables (toners, drums, ink), paper products in various grades and colors, and stationery supplies. The Print Center provides增值 services including digital printing, large format printing, binding, and graphic design. Fricopy operates as a single unified service model rather than a modular software platform, bundling hardware, software, supplies, and support into comprehensive managed print contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toshiba Multifunction Printers (Imprimantes et multifonctions) High-quality Toshiba multifunction devices (MFPs) for printing, copying, and scanning, offered to businesses through sale, rental, or lease contracts bundled with comprehensive support services.
• PaperCut Print Management Software

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 to 3 times less expensive operation with Toshiba multifunction devices compared to current solutions

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ToshibacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012Fricopy is the exclusive Toshiba MFP (multifunction product) distribution partner for Western Switzerland since 2012. The company is the largest Toshiba MFP sales location in Western Switzerland. They offer Toshiba multifunction devices for sale or rental with comprehensive maintenance services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Konica Minolta Switzerland: Konica Minolta sells and services MFPs and managed print solutions in Switzerland through a direct and partner channel. It directly competes with Fricopy for office printing contracts, especially in the same mid-market and SMB segments in Western Switzerland.
• Xerox (Switzerland): Xerox offers multifunction printers, production printing, and managed document services to Swiss businesses. It competes head-to-head with Fricopy for office MFP deals and rental/maintenance contracts across the same Swiss-French customer pool.
• Ricoh Switzerland: Ricoh Switzerland sells and rents its own multifunction printers, copiers, and managed print services to Swiss businesses, directly competing with Fricopy's Toshiba-based MFP offering for the same B2B customer base across Western Switzerland.

Broad incumbents

• ALSO Group: ALSO is a major European IT and print distribution group active in Switzerland through subsidiaries like ALSO Schweiz. It is comparable to Fricopy as a channel partner and managed services provider serving resellers and end customers with printing and office technology solutions, but at significantly larger scale and breadth.
• Canon Switzerland:
• Bechtle (Switzerland): Bechtle is one of Europe's largest IT/EPP resellers with managed print and document services across DACH including Switzerland. It is comparable to Fricopy because both bundle hardware, software, services, and consumables into managed contracts for B2B customers, though Bechtle operates at a far larger scale and broader IT scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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