Mauve Group

What Mauve Group does

Mauve Group is a privately held creative agency headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom, operating under the legal entity Mauve Print Management Limited. Founded in 2012 by two directors (John and Stephen), the company offers an integrated portfolio of print, creative design, web design and development, promotional products, mailing, events and exhibition, signage, video and photography, and social media marketing services. Its core technology platform is a Web2Print cloud-hosted solution that lets existing customers manage accounts and submit print orders online, complemented by standard web, hosting, and domain management services. The firm has no disclosed API, SDK, or AI/ML capability, and the technology stack is primarily oriented toward traditional print production, web build, and design execution rather than software-as-a-service distribution.

Mauve generates revenue through a mix of project-based fees (creative, print, web, events), transaction-based pricing (mailing, print production), and recurring subscription/licence income from Web2Print hosting and website maintenance contracts. The business operates predominantly in the UK with a regional concentration in the West Midlands, executing a sales-led, direct-engagement go-to-market model with no public self-serve e-commerce. Customer acquisition is supported by a content-led digital presence spanning website, blog, case studies, and major social platforms. Named enterprise clients include British Athletics (10+ years), World Athletics (7+ years, including Paris 2024 Olympics), Daish's Holidays (9+ years, 13 hotels, 35-coach fleet), Npower, and QA, alongside a long tail of SMB accounts in real estate, retail, and hospitality.

The firm is founder-owned with no external investment, parent company, or institutional ownership disclosed, and operates with a small in-house team of approximately nine named individuals plus additional roles. There are no recorded funding rounds, mergers, acquisitions, regulatory actions, or restructuring events in the source data, indicating a stable, bootstrapped operating posture over its 12+ year history.

Name

Mauve Group

Legal name

Mauve Print Management Limited

Website

https://mauvegroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mauve Group is a UK-based creative agency offering integrated print, design, web, mailing, events, and promotional services to UK enterprises and SMBs, with retained clients including British Athletics, World Athletics, and Daish's Holidays.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Solihull

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Design Services: Project-based design services including brand identity, logo design, print design, animation, illustration, and creative direction for events and marketing campaigns.
2. Print Production Services: Litho and digital printing, large format printing, label printing, and exhibition materials. Revenue generated through per-project pricing based on specifications, quantities, and finishing requirements.
3. Mailing Services: Direct mail processing including data cleansing, inkjet personalisation, envelope enclosing, and polywrapping. Revenue from per-piece processing fees and data management services.
4. Web2Print Hosted Services: Subscription-based access to the Web2Print platform including maintenance services, support services, and hosted account management during the contract term.
5. Web Design and Development: Website design, build, hosting, domain registration, maintenance, and security services. One-time project fees plus ongoing hosting and maintenance subscriptions.
6. Event and Exhibition Services: Event branding, exhibition stand design, large-scale displays, and event-related print collateral.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mauve Group is a Solihull-based creative agency delivering integrated print, design, digital, web, video, photography, and marketing services to UK businesses. Its services span litho and digital printing, large format and label printing, mailing and door drops, brand identity design, web design and hosting, promotional products, signage, events and exhibition materials, video and photography, and social media campaign management. Customers can also access a Web2Print hosted platform for ongoing online print order management.

Product overview

Mauve Group is a creative agency offering an integrated suite of design, print, and digital services. The portfolio consists of Print Services (litho and digital printing, large format, exhibitions, mailing), Creative Services (brand identity, animation, illustration, event design), Web Design Services (design, build, hosting, maintenance, security), Promotional Products, Mailing Services (direct mail, door drops), Events & Exhibition Services, Signage Services, Video & Photography Services, and Social Media Marketing. These services work together as a comprehensive creative offering where design expertise spans both digital and print mediums, allowing clients to receive cohesive brand experiences across all touchpoints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mauve Promo: Promotional products division of Mauve Group offering branded giveaways and stationery

Products and services

• Print Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced and distributed over 250,000 brochures for Daish's Holidays
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Daish's HolidayscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership began in 2018 with brochure refresh and has grown to year-round creative and logistical support across all print and design needs for their 13 hotels and 35-coach fleet. Over 250,000 brochures produced and distributed.
• British AthleticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMauve has been a proud partner of British Athletics for over a decade, delivering design and print production support across all facets of their organisation from grassroots initiatives to high-profile championships, including parades, major events, official programmes, and internal collateral.
• World AthleticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted creative supplier for over 7 years, delivering bespoke design and print solutions across a wide range of projects including custom-made boxes, enamel pin badges, t-shirts, and printed materials. Notable project was producing items for Paris 2024 Olympics.
• Marsh FarmsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWebsite development and brand refresh project, reviewing existing Shopify site and implementing new design, performance improvements, and user experience enhancements along with comprehensive brand guidelines.
• QAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull creative solutions provider for QA, a leader in digital and technology skills training, including prospectuses, marketing collateral, promotional items, exhibition stands, photography and videography.
• World Land TrustminorOthersEnvironmental partnership for carbon offsetting through initiatives supporting sustainable forest management. Used in conjunction with FSC and PEFC certified papers.
• ISO14001 Accredited SuppliersminorOthersSuppliers holding ISO14001 accreditation or equivalent environmental policies aligned with Mauve's sustainability values. Required to provide environmental data on their products.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hobbs the Printers: Hobbs the Printers is a long-established UK commercial printer offering lithographic, digital, and large-format printing services. Comparable to Mauve as a UK-based commercial print provider serving business customers with high-quality production printing.
• Pureprint Group: Pureprint Group is a UK commercial printing and marketing services company offering integrated print, direct mail, and creative services to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to Mauve's combination of commercial printing and broader creative/digital offerings for UK B2B customers.
• Pensord Press: Pensord Press is a UK commercial printing company providing books, magazines, and marketing collateral printing services. Comparable to Mauve as a UK printer operating across commercial print categories for business clients.
• CPI Group: CPI Group (formerly Loxley Print) is a UK commercial printing and marketing services business providing printing, direct mail, and integrated marketing solutions. Comparable to Mauve in offering print production alongside creative and marketing services to UK clients.

Regional players

• Solopress: Solopress is a UK-based online print services company offering commercial printing through a digital ordering platform. Overlaps with Mauve's Web2Print model and UK print focus, but competes primarily through self-service rather than Mauve's bespoke agency approach.
• instantprint: instantprint is a UK online commercial printing company (part of Cimpress) offering digitally-ordered print products. Overlaps with Mauve in UK commercial printing but competes through self-service online ordering rather than bespoke creative agency services.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Vistaprint, part of Cimpress, is a global large-scale online printing and marketing services platform. Adjacent to Mauve's promotional products and Web2Print offerings but serves a fundamentally different self-service SMB model at much larger scale.
• WPP: WPP is one of the world's largest advertising and marketing services holding companies, spanning creative, media, digital, and print production. Represents the broad incumbent marketing services landscape that Mauve's integrated offering sits adjacent to, though at vastly different scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mauvegroup1
• Facebookfacebook.com/mauvecreate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mauve-print-management
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupmauve

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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