PICTO Mediterranee

What PICTO Mediterranee does

PICTO Mediterranee is a digital printing laboratory headquartered in Marseille, France, that provides large format digital printing and related fabrication services to professional clients in the visual communication and cultural sectors. Founded in 1979 and operating continuously for 45 years, the company is legally registered as SARL BARAKA (RCS Marseille B 315 128 173) with stated capital of €120,900 and operates under the direction of Philippe Denoueix. The business is privately held, with no venture, growth, or institutional equity backing disclosed.

The company's service offering spans the full production chain: prepress and photogravure, large format digital printing (posters, bâches, fine art prints, photo prints), finishing and fabrication (dibond countercollage, plexiglass, framing, laminating), signage production (panels, signs, totems), event and exhibition graphics, stands and oriflammes, merchandising and decoration prints, and on-site installation including vehicle wrapping and fleet graphics. Technical capabilities are anchored in a digital printing equipment park with finishing technologies, enabling vertical control from file preparation to site installation.

PICTO Mediterranee runs a project-based, quote-driven B2B professional services model targeting a single primary vertical — communication and culture professionals — exclusively within France's PACA region. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are directed to request immediate quotes per project. The company is a member of the PICTO Network franchise system, which provides brand affiliation and shared standards. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on the company website with quote-request functionality, direct phone contact, and long-term client relationships, with no online e-commerce or self-service channel.

Name

PICTO Mediterranee

Legal name

SARL BARAKA

Website

https://pictomed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PICTO Mediterranee is a Marseille-based large format digital printing laboratory serving communication and cultural-sector professionals in France's PACA region with a full prepress-to-installation service chain under the PICTO network franchise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Printing (32312)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Reprographics & Large‑Format Printing (Posters, Banners, Blueprints, Signage) (EDAEAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF), Photography & Still Production (Stills, Product, Lifestyle) (MPAAAMAI)

Keywords

• Large format printing
• Digital printing services
• Signage production
• Exhibition graphics
• Vehicle wrapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Large Format Digital Printing Services: Service-based business providing large format digital printing, signage, and installation services for professional clients in communication and cultural sectors. Services range from prepress to final on-site installation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PICTO Mediterranee is a digital printing laboratory in Marseille, France, providing large format digital printing and finishing services for professional clients. The company manages the complete production chain from prepress and photogravure through printing, mounting, laminating, framing, and on-site installation, including vehicle wrapping, serving communication and cultural sector clients in the PACA region since 1979.

Product overview

PICTO Méditerranée operates as a traditional large-format digital printing service provider in the PACA region of France. Founded in 1979, the company offers a comprehensive suite of printing and installation services through its network, including Grand Format et Signalétique for large format signage, Événementiel & Exposition for event graphics, Merchandising & Décoration for retail displays, Stand & Oriflamme for promotional materials, Pose sur site & Véhicule for installation and vehicle wrapping, and Prépresse & Photogravure for prepress preparation. The company manages the complete production chain from prepress to final site installation, serving professional clients in visual communication and cultural sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grand Format et Signalétique Large format digital printing for signage and visual communication applications, including posters, banners, photo prints, fine art prints, dibond mounting, plexiglass, framing, laminating, panels, signs, and totems for professional clients in communication and culture sectors.
• Événementiel & Exposition Printing services for events and exhibitions, providing all visual communication needs for temporary installations including event signage and display materials.
• Merchandising & Décoration Print solutions for merchandising displays and interior/exterior decoration applications serving retail and brand communication needs.
• Stand & Oriflamme Production of promotional stands and advertising flags/oriflammes for event visibility and outdoor advertising campaigns.
• Pose sur site & Véhicule On-site installation services including vehicle wrapping and fleet graphics, providing complete deployment of printed materials at client locations.
• Prépresse & Photogravure Prepress and photogravure services for print preparation and file processing, handling the upstream stage of the production chain before printing.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Le Réseau PICTO (PICTO Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPICTO Mediterranee is part of the PICTO network franchise system, a national/regional network of large format printing specialists. This network affiliation provides brand recognition, shared standards, and potentially shared resources across member locations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Canon Production Printing: Canon Production Printing (formerly Océ) is a global provider of printing equipment, workflow software, and managed print services for commercial and large format applications. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee as an incumbent in the broad commercial and large format printing space, though operating at a much larger scale across hardware, software, and services.
• Vistaprint / Cimpress: Cimpress (parent of Vistaprint and several print brands) is a global printing services platform with broad SMB reach. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee as a much larger incumbent that competes on price and self-service for many of the same signage and event graphics use cases.

Others

• Spandex Group: Spandex is a leading European supplier of materials, sign-making, and digital printing supplies to the signage and display industries. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee as a key upstream provider for the same large-format signage and visual communications customers the company serves.
• Antalis: Antalis is a major European distributor of print media, signage substrates, and packaging materials. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee as an adjacent ecosystem participant supplying substrates and consumables to the same large format and commercial print market.

Direct peers

• Onlineprinters (diedruckerei.de): Onlineprinters is a German-based European online printing service with broad large format and commercial print capabilities. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee in digital print services and pan-SMB customer targeting.
• Solopress: Solopress is a UK-based online print services provider offering large format, signage, and event printing. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee in product mix (banners, signage, event displays) and target SMB/professional customer base.
• Macro Art: Macro Art is a French large format and fine art printing service provider. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee in product mix (large format prints, photo/fine art prints, signage) and serves similar creative, photographic, and cultural clients in France.
• PrintOclock: PrintOclock is a French online printing service offering large format, signage, and event printing. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee in digital print product range and French SMB/professional customer base, though with an online-first delivery model.
• Pixartprinting: Pixartprinting is an Italian-headquartered online printing service offering large format, signage, and digital print products across Europe. Directly comparable to PICTO Mediterranee in core large format digital printing and serves overlapping SMB and creative customer segments.

Regional players

• Imprimerie Chirat: Imprimerie Chirat is a French regional printing company with commercial and large format capabilities. Comparable to PICTO Mediterranee as a French printing service provider targeting professional clients, but operates primarily in a different regional catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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