What Phonix does

Phönix Gesellschaft für Werbung & Druck mbH is a privately held German commercial printing company headquartered in Büttelborn/Klein-Gerau, Hesse, with a branch office in Lautertal/Gadernheim. Founded in March 1995 by Reiner Domes and Mathias Wolf, the company operates under the motto 'Alles unter einem Dach' (everything under one roof), offering an integrated portfolio spanning prepress and design, offset printing, digital large-format printing, textile printing and embroidery, vehicle and signage wrapping, and personalized mass mailing services.

The production stack is anchored by industrial capital equipment: a Heidelberg SM 74 five-color offset press supported by additional Heidelberg GTO machines totaling 13 printing units, three Mimaki wide-format printers capable of up to 180cm web width, Mimaki cutting plotters with a five-category specialty film range, Polar-Mohr/MBO/Theisen & Bonitz finishing systems, Heidelberg exposure and DuPont Chromalin analog proofing for color accuracy, and modern confections/enveloping machines for direct mail. The prepress offering covers concept development, typesetting, typography, scanning, digital photography and color matching via Digitalproofs and DuPont Chromalin A2 analog proofs.

Phönix sells B2B directly via website contact forms, phone and email, with quote-based custom pricing per project. It serves a horizontally diversified enterprise client base including Evonik Industries, Polar, Nike, EDEKA Südwest and Opel, and operates exclusively within the German Hesse/Bergstraße region with no disclosed digital channels, online ordering platform or international footprint. Revenue, funding, ownership and headcount detail beyond the 11-50 employee range and two-Geschäftsführer structure are not publicly disclosed, consistent with a classic Mittelstand GmbH profile.

Name

Phonix

Legal name

Phönix Gesellschaft für Werbung & Druck mbH

Website

https://phoenix-druck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Phönix is a privately held German full-service commercial printing company founded in 1995, offering offset, large-format, textile, signage and direct-mail services from Büttelborn to enterprise B2B clients across the Hesse region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

Keywords

• Offset printing services
• Large format printing
• Textile printing
• Vehicle signage wrapping
• Personalized direct mail

Headquarters

HQ city

Büttelborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offset Printing Services: Traditional offset printing services using Heidelberg presses for medium and small format print jobs including multi-color work, stamping, embossing, and numbering
2. Large Format Digital Printing: Wide format digital printing up to 180cm width on various substrates including fabrics, papers, polyester, PVC materials and canvas
3. Signage and Vehicle Wrapping: Vehicle signage, window signage, signs of all kinds, light boxes, exhibition stand signage, banners and billboards using cutting plotters and various specialty films
4. Textile Printing and Embroidery: Printing, flocking and embroidering textiles including flock printing, textile screen printing, embroidery, flex printing and transfer procedures
5. Mailing Services: Personalized mass printing and mailing services with confections and enveloping machines for high-volume direct mail campaigns
6. Pre-Press and Design Services: Concept development, typesetting, typography design, high-end scanning, digital photography, and color proofing services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Phönix is a full-service commercial printing company that produces the entire print job in-house — from prepress and design through offset, large-format, textile and signage printing to finishing and personalized mass mailing. The company serves business clients (e.g., Evonik, Nike, Opel, EDEKA Südwest, Polar) with customized print, signage and direct-mail campaigns using Heidelberg offset presses, Mimaki large-format printers and specialized finishing equipment.

Product overview

Phönix Gesellschaft für Werbung & Druck mbH is a German full-service printing company offering complete print production under one roof since 1995. The company's integrated service portfolio includes Druckvorstufe (prepress/design), Offsetdruck (offset printing with Heidelberg machines), Großformatdruck (large format digital printing up to 180cm using Mimaki printers), Textildruck (textile printing via screen printing, flock, embroidery, flex/transfer methods), Beschriftung (vehicle and signage wrapping with Mimaki plotters), and Mailing (personalized mass mail fulfillment). The unified offering enables customers to obtain all printing services from concept through final delivery from a single provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• High-volume throughput for mailing projects enabling fast postal delivery within short timeframes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flyeralarm: Germany's largest online commercial printer, offering offset, digital, large format and finishing services to B2B customers. Directly comparable to Phönix as a multi-service German print provider, though at much greater scale and with national/European reach.
• viaprinto (CEWE): Online printing service of CEWE, offering commercial print, photo products, and finishing to B2B customers in Germany and Europe. Comparable to Phönix in B2B print service scope.
• Diedruckerei.de: German online commercial printer (part of the CEWE group) with broad offset, digital, and large format capabilities. Comparable B2B-focused German print service provider.
• wir machen Druck: German-based online commercial printer offering offset and digital printing, large format, and finishing. Directly comparable to Phönix as a multi-service German print shop serving B2B customers.
• SAXOPRINT: Dresden-based commercial printer offering offset, digital, large format and finishing services. Comparable to Phönix in service breadth, with online order management serving B2B customers across Germany and Europe.
• Onlineprinters (now part of group24 / Onlineprinters Group): European online commercial printing platform offering offset, digital, large format and finishing. Directly competes with Phönix for B2B commercial print, especially in the German SME and mid-market segment.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Global mass-customization printing platform serving small businesses and consumers with marketing materials, signage, and promotional products. Comparable in offering breadth though operating at vastly larger scale and across multiple geographies.
• Canon Production Printing: Division of Canon offering production printing hardware, software, and services for commercial print, large format, and publishing. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the commercial print ecosystem, both as a technology supplier and as a competitor for managed print services.

Emerging players

• Sticker Mule: Digital-first custom sticker and label printer with growing signage and apparel offerings. Comparable as an emerging online-native print services brand, though primarily direct-to-consumer and with narrower format scope than Phönix.

Others

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen: Manufacturer of offset printing equipment, including the Heidelberg SM 74 and GTO presses used by Phönix. Comparable as the supplier of core production technology rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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