GPV France

What GPV France does

GPV France SAS, founded in 1872 and headquartered in Saint-Amarin (Alsace), is a French manufacturer of envelopes and light packaging products. The company operates a manufacturing site at its Saint-Amarin headquarters, a direct-sales office in Strasbourg/Schiltigheim, and a B2B e-commerce platform at my.gpvfrance.fr. It is a member of Mayer Kuvert Network, the entity that acquired it in 2015 and is described as Europe's leading envelope group. GPV France employs between 251 and 500 people and has share capital of €3,750,000.

Its product portfolio is organized around several registered sub-brands targeting distinct use cases: GPV Premier (envelopes for printing professionals), GPV Everyday (daily business correspondence), GPV Saint-Louis (handwritten correspondence), GPV Green (recycled and ecological envelopes), GPV Envel'Matic (mass-mailing and automatic-insertion envelopes, including the 7%-lighter Envel'Matic Flat), and GPV Pack'n Post (parcel packaging up to 2kg/3cm). The company's flagship recent innovation is ECOPACK+ by GPV®, launched in January 2025 and awarded the Pap'Award 2025 for best packaging innovation, which eliminates traditional bubble wrap in automatic-insertion contexts. The airpoc® air-bubble padded envelope line (2021) and a 100% recycled bubble wrap (2024) extend the offering into e-commerce shipping. Underlying technology centers on paper-based materials engineering, postal-standard compliance, automatic-insertion optimization, and carbon-neutral manufacturing certified through ClimatePartner reforestation projects in Mozambique and Brazil.

The business model combines one-time product sales of standard and customized envelopes with professional services revenue from custom printing, MDD (private-label) manufacturing for distributors, and merchandising/communication support for direct-marketing clients. GTM is hybrid: a sales-led motion through the Strasbourg office targeting printers, distributors, and direct-marketing companies, paired with a self-serve B2B e-commerce storefront for SMB customers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base spans SMBs (via MDD distributor programs), enterprises (direct marketing and mail-order), and individual/professional buyers (self-serve). The company also expanded via the January 2016 acquisition of envelope business SEDIC, and pursues ESG differentiation via its EcoVadis 2026 distinction and full carbon-neutral manufacturing for GPV brand products.

Name

GPV France

Legal name

GPV France SAS

Website

https://gpvfrance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

GPV France SAS is a 1872-founded French manufacturer of envelopes and light packaging, serving printers, distributors, direct-marketing firms, and SMBs across France through its Saint-Amarin production site, Strasbourg sales office, and B2B e-commerce platform, as a member of Mayer Kuvert Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Envelope and Light Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Stationery Product Manufacturing (32223), Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222), Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220)

SIC

Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper-Based Packaging & Single-Use Paper Products (Paper Bags, Wraps, Cartons) (CRADALAL)

Keywords

• Envelope manufacturing
• Light packaging solutions
• Postal packaging products
• Custom envelope printing
• Private label envelopes

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-amarin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Envelopes & Packaging): Sale of standard and customized envelopes, correspondence products, and light packaging solutions directly to businesses and professionals.
2. Custom Manufacturing & MDD Solutions: Customization and creation services, overprinting, special production for direct marketing and mail order, as well as MDD (Manufacturer's Own Brand) solutions for distributors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GPV France manufactures and supplies envelopes and light packaging products, offering both a standard catalog range (sub-brands GPV Premier, Everyday, Saint-Louis, Green, Envel'Matic, Pack'n Post) and custom-manufactured solutions including overprinting, personalized design, special production for direct marketing and mail order, and MDD (Distributor Own Brand / private label) programs for distributors. Flagship innovation ECOPACK+ by GPV is a next-generation packaging for automatic insertion systems.

Product overview

GPV France is a manufacturer and supplier of envelopes and light packaging, operating as part of the Mayer Kuvert Network group (Europe's No. 1 for envelopes). Founded in 1872, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized around sub-brands: GPV Premier (professional printing), GPV Everyday (daily correspondence), GPV Saint-Louis (writing pleasure), GPV Green (ecological options), GPV Envel'Matic (mass mailing/insertion), and GPV Pack'n Post (parcel packaging). The flagship innovation is ECOPACK+ by GPV® for automatic insertion. Additional offerings include airpoc® padded envelopes, custom printing/overprinting services, MDD (private label) solutions, and merchandising support. The company maintains manufacturing in Saint-Amarin, Alsace, with carbon-neutral production across its GPV brand products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GPV Premier Premium envelope range targeting printing professionals, offering high-quality envelopes for professional print applications.
• GPV Everyday Daily correspondence envelope range designed for routine business and personal mailing needs.
• GPV Saint-Louis Writing-focused envelope brand emphasizing the pleasure of handwritten correspondence.
• GPV Green Ecological envelope line making sustainable packaging accessible to all, featuring environmentally responsible materials.
• GPV Envel'Matic Specialized envelope solution for mass mailing and automatic insertion systems, featuring the Envel'Matic Flat C4 envelope which is 7% lighter than market alternatives.
• GPV Pack'n Post Packaging brand offering parcel and package solutions for optimizing postage costs, covering items up to 2kg and 3cm thickness.
• ECOPACK+ by GPV® Next-generation packaging solution for automatic insertion (mise sous pli automatique), providing better-protected envelopes with less packaging material than traditional bubble wrap solutions.
• airpoc® air bubble padded envelopes Air bubble padded envelopes in brown kraft offering protective packaging with ecological benefits, made from 100% recyclable and 100% recycled materials as a bubble wrap alternative.
• MDD (Distributor Own Brand / Private Label) Solutions Custom manufacturer solutions for distributor own brands, offering tailored envelope and packaging products under retailer or distributor brands.
• Custom Printing and Overprinting Services Overprinting, customization and creation services for envelopes, including special production for direct marketing and mail order services.
• Bags and Flexible Packaging Custom bag and flexible packaging solutions for various industrial and commercial applications.
• Merchandising and Communication Support Assistance services helping clients optimize their correspondence offerings and improve competitiveness through marketing and merchandising support.

Quantifiable outcome

• ECOPACK+ validated by 100% of insertion professionals who tested it
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mayer Kuvert NetworkcoreOthers · 1 January 2015GPV France is a member of the Mayer Kuvert Network group, which is Europe's No. 1 for envelopes. This parent company relationship provides strategic backing and scale advantages.
• ClimatePartnercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership for carbon offset programs. GPV France offsets CO2 emissions of all GPV brand products through reforestation programs in Mozambique (Sofala) and Brazil (Santa Maria).
• FEPE (Fédération Européenne des Producteurs d'Enveloppes)minorOthersEuropean Federation of Envelope Manufacturers, of which GPV France is a member. GPV France signed the Keep Me Posted EU manifesto supporting citizens' right to choose paper or digital communication.
• Carton Ondulé de FranceminorOthersIndustry association for corrugated board. GPV France supports initiatives promoting paper and cardboard packaging sustainability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• HEIDELBERG Druckmaschinen: HEIDELBERG is a German printing equipment manufacturer that owns Bong (one of GPV France's direct envelope competitors). It is thematically related as the parent of a major peer and an indirect competitor through its envelope-production subsidiary.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: Smurfit Kappa is one of the world's largest paper-based packaging manufacturers, with leading positions in corrugated packaging, containerboard, and protective packaging. It is a broad incumbent in the same paper-packaging value chain as GPV France.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air is a global packaging company known for protective and food packaging, including bubble wrap (which GPV France's airpoc® product explicitly positions against). It is a broad incumbent competing across the same shipping/light packaging categories as GPV France.
• DS Smith: DS Smith is an international packaging company specializing in corrugated packaging, e-commerce packaging solutions, and recycled paper. It is a broad incumbent serving similar end markets to GPV France, especially in sustainable shipping and protective packaging.
• International Paper: International Paper is a global leader in renewable fiber-based packaging (corrugated, containerboard, paper) and operates at massive scale across multiple continents. It is a broad incumbent whose paper packaging portfolio overlaps with GPV France's converted paper products business.
• Stora Enso: Stora Enso is a Nordic paper and biomaterials producer with a major packaging segment, producing renewable, recyclable packaging materials for consumer goods and industrial applications. It competes broadly with GPV France in sustainable paper-based packaging.
• Mondi: Mondi is a global paper and packaging conglomerate producing containerboard, corrugated packaging, kraft paper, and uncoated fine paper across Europe and emerging markets. It competes broadly with GPV France in paper-based packaging and offers a wider portfolio at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Ranpak: Ranpak is a global provider of paper-based protective packaging solutions (cushioning, wrapping, void fill) for e-commerce and industrial shipping. It directly competes with GPV France's airpoc® and ECOPACK+ lines in the sustainable, paper-based shipping packaging category.
• Bong: Bong is one of Europe's largest envelope manufacturers, offering a broad portfolio of envelopes and light packaging across multiple European countries. It is the most direct competitor to GPV France in the same product category, with similar customer segments (printers, mailing houses, MDD programs) and overlapping geographic markets.

Emerging players

• noissue: noissue is a sustainable packaging startup offering custom-printed, eco-friendly mailers, tissue paper, and shipping supplies to small and mid-sized businesses. It is an emerging player in the sustainable, paper-based packaging category where GPV France is also innovating.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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