Druckhaus Götz

What Druckhaus Götz does

Druckhaus Götz GmbH is a family-owned German sheet offset printing company founded in 1951 and now in its third generation of family ownership, headquartered in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. The firm employs 60+ people and specializes in large-format sheet offset printing across five end-markets: catalogues, packaging, books, calendars and posters, and maps. It operates a concentrated machine park of three state-of-the-art manroland sheet-fed presses (Format 8, 7b, and 3b) with a combined throughput capacity of up to 360,000 pages per hour, and has developed a proprietary "Götz Colour Profile 4c+" color management standard that anchors its quality positioning.

The business model is project-based B2B manufacturing: customers bring print jobs, the firm quotes, schedules production on the manroland fleet, and delivers finished printed product. Revenue is generated through direct sales to publishers, retailers, brand-owners, and other enterprise customers across Germany and international markets. Production runs out of the Schwieberdinger Straße facility in Ludwigsburg, which has been the main site since 2009, supplemented by on-site renewable energy generation (photovoltaic system installed 2020) and an electric vehicle fleet that materially reduces operating cost per page.

Strategically the firm is in a transition phase: third-generation family members Florian and Sebastian Götz completed the leadership succession in 2021–2022, and operational investments under their tenure have skewed toward sustainability (EcoVadis Bronze 2023, renewed 2026; ClimatePartner; FSC; PEFC; ISO certifications) and reference-customer engagement (Praxis Dialog events with manroland Sheetfed, 2023). There is no public revenue disclosure, no external funding, and no visible AI/ML capability — the firm remains a traditional industrial offset print shop differentiated by capital equipment, color management IP, and a long-tenured operator base rather than by software or data assets.

Name

Druckhaus Götz

Legal name

Druckhaus Götz GmbH

Website

https://druckhaus-goetz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Druckhaus Götz is a family-owned German sheet offset printing firm founded in 1951, operating three manroland presses with 360,000 pages/hour capacity to serve publishers, retailers, and brand-owners in catalogues, packaging, books, calendars, and maps across European and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Books Printing (323117), Paperboard Container Manufacturing (32221)

SIC

Book Printing (2732), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780)

akta.pro primary industry

Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Sheet offset printing
• Large format printing
• Commercial printing services
• Book and catalogue printing
• Prepress and finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sheet-fed Offset Printing Services: Core revenue from printing services using sheet-fed offset technology across multiple format sizes (Format 8, 7b, 3b). Services include prepress, printing, and finishing. Revenue is generated through per-job pricing based on specifications, quantities, and complexity.
2. Prepress Services: Data processing, layout composition, image processing, color management, and proofing services bundled with printing orders or offered separately.
3. Advanced Processing/Finishing: In-house finishing services including cutting, folding, binding, and surface refinement for printed products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Druckhaus Götz is a large-format sheet-fed offset printing company producing catalogues, cardboard packaging, books, calendars and posters, and maps/layout plans on its own manroland presses in formats up to 1850 x 1300 mm. It delivers a full in-house service chain from prepress and color management through printing to advanced finishing, operating from a single facility in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Product overview

Druckhaus Götz is an environmentally focused, family-owned sheet offset printing company operating in its third generation since 1951, based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Its core offering is a portfolio of five main printed product categories — Catalogues, Cardboard Packaging, Books, Calendars & Posters, and Maps & Layout Plans — all produced on large-format sheet offset presses (up to 1850 x 1300 mm) in its own production facility. These products are supported by a suite of five in-house service modules: Prepress Work, Colour Management, Printing (using Manroland sheetfed presses in three size formats), Advanced Processing, and Quality Management. Together, the product portfolio and service modules form a full-service, from-prepress-to-finishing printing operation under one roof, with a stated emphasis on sustainability, alcohol-free printing, and certified quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catalogues (Kataloge) Sheet offset printing services for catalogues and brochures in large formats up to 1850 x 1300 mm, enabling up to 72 A4 pages per print sheet for high-volume production runs, targeted at publishers and brand owners.
• Cardboard Packaging (Kartonagen) Large-format sheet offset printing on cardboard and packaging materials up to 1850 x 1300 mm and substrates up to 600 g/m², including display packaging, multi-coloured bulk packaging, and large-format laminations, for packaging manufacturers and brand owners.
• Books (Bücher) Book printing services covering all formats and finishes, including hard cover and soft cover, thread stitching and adhesive binding, with surface refining and cover design options, for book publishers and self-publishing brands.
• Calendars and Posters (Kalender & Plakate) Large-format calendar and poster printing up to 1850 x 1300 mm, including citylight posters and custom formats, for publishers and brand owners needing maximum visual impact.
• Maps and Layout Plans (Pläne & Landkarten) Printing of large-format maps, street maps, hiking maps, city maps, wall posters, and layout plans in custom formats, for cartographic publishers and mapping agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Alcohol-free printing in large sheet offset formats since 2001
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ClimatePartnercoreOthers · 1 November 2024Climate protection partnership offering climate-neutral printing options. For period 11/2024-10/2026, Druckhaus Götz contributes over 402 metric tons CO₂e to certified climate and nature protection projects.
• manroland SheetfedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2023Joint partnership for Praxis Dialog industry events, where manroland and Druckhaus Götz jointly host industry professionals, printers, and suppliers for networking and behind-the-scenes tours of the production facility. Events showcase the three Druckhaus Götz printing machines in operation.
• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)coreOthersChain of Custody certification partner ensuring sustainable paper sourcing from responsibly managed forests. Products with FSC seal demonstrate wood produced under strict ecological and social standards.
• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)coreOthersChain of Custody certification partner for sustainable forestry, focusing on biodiversity preservation and long-term availability of natural resources.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eberl Print: German commercial printing company producing catalogues, books, and packaging via offset technology. Comparable as a regional German offset printer with similar product mix and B2B customer base.
• Kösel GmbH: German book printing specialist in Altusried-Krugzell producing hardcovers, paperbacks, and specialty books via offset. Comparable as a focused German book printer with similar premium book production capabilities.
• Bonifatius GmbH: German printing and publishing company in Paderborn producing books, catalogues, and packaging via offset processes. Comparable as a mid-sized German commercial printer with integrated book production and similar sustainability profile.
• GGP Media: German book and media printer (part of the Westermann group) with offset production for books and catalogues. Comparable as a specialized book printer with similar customer segments and offset technology.
• Optimal Media: German offset printing company offering book, catalogue, and packaging printing services with in-house prepress, printing, and finishing. Comparable as a mid-sized German commercial offset printer serving publishers and packaging customers with custom production.
• CPI Books (Clemens Praxl): European book printing specialist with German operations, offering hardcover and softcover book production at scale. Comparable as a dedicated book printer operating in Germany with offset production capabilities and large print runs.
• Laserline Druckzentrum Berlin: Berlin-based commercial printing company offering offset and digital printing for catalogues, books, and marketing materials. Comparable as a German commercial printer with a similar mix of large-format catalogue and book work.

Broad incumbents

• Mohn Media: Part of the Bertelsmann group and one of Germany's largest commercial printers, offering offset and digital printing for books, catalogues, and direct mail. Comparable as a large-scale German offset printer, though it operates at significantly greater scale and across a broader product portfolio.
• Clausen & Bosse (Elanders): Historically German book printing company (Clausen & Bosse) now part of Swedish printing group Elanders, offering offset book printing at scale. Comparable as a large-scale book printer operating in the German market with offset technology.

Emerging players

• WIRmachenDRUCK: German online printing platform offering offset and digital printing services with a more transactional, lower-touch model. Comparable as a German printing services provider, though positioned at the opposite end of the spectrum on customer interaction and pricing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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