Grafitec

Name

Grafitec

Legal name

Grafitec Ltd

Website

https://grafitec.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Used Printing and Bindery Equipment Resale

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Form-Fill-Seal (Vertical & Horizontal) Machines (IMALAOAA)

Keywords

• Used printing machinery
• Bindery equipment reseller
• Reconditioned sheetfed presses
• Packaging machinery supply
• Print finishing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Normanton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Grafitec generates revenue through one-time sales of used, pre-owned, and reconditioned printing machines and bindery equipment. Payment terms are 10% with order and 90% on delivery for UK customers, and 90% via irrevocable letter of credit confirmed by a UK bank for international customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Grafitec sources, reconditions, and resells used and pre-owned printing, bindery, finishing, sheetfed, label, and packaging machinery, typically holding over 100 machines in stock at its Wakefield facility. Customers browse the online stocklist and purchase individual machines or full turnkey setups, with the company providing its own engineers for installation, commissioning, operator training, and ongoing after-sales support. Equipment from OEMs such as Muller Martini, Heidelberg, Kolbus, Polar, Stahl, MBO, Horizon, Duplo, and Hunkeler is exported to buyers in over 50 countries.

Product overview

Grafitec is the UK's largest stockist of top quality used, pre-owned, and reconditioned printing machines and bindery equipment. The company operates across three divisions: Grafitec Bindery (specializing in finishing and binding machinery), Grafitec Sheetfed (supplying sheetfed printing presses), and Grafitec Labels (label-specific equipment). Their product portfolio includes bindery equipment such as saddlestitchers, booklet makers, folders, perfect binders, three knife trimmers, case binding equipment, book sewers, guillotines, wire stitchers, laminating and coating equipment, and wire-O binding; sheetfed presses ranging from single colour to twelve colour configurations with coating, laminating, and CTP equipment; and packaging machinery including carton gluers, die cutters, window patchers, packing machines, creasers/slitters/scorers/perforators, and foil blockers. The company supplies equipment from manufacturers including Muller Martini, Heidelberg, Stahl, Kolbus, Wohlenberg, Polar, Aster, Sitma, MBO, Duplo, Horizon, Hunkeler, Harris, Kugler, Bielomatik, Meccanotechnica, and Polygraph. Services include installation, commissioning, operator training, and export to over 50 countries, with over 100 machines typically in stock at their Wakefield facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grafitec Labels: Label machinery division of Grafitec

Products and services

• Bindery Equipment
• Sheetfed Presses
• Packaging Equipment
• Installation, Commissioning and Training Services
• International Export Services
• After-Sales Support

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KD Capital Equipment: Specializes in used packaging and converting machinery including carton gluers, die cutters, and slitters; directly comparable to Grafitec's packaging equipment division.
• Pacific Northwest Equipment: US-based reseller of used printing, bindery, and packaging machinery serving commercial printers and packaging converters; same used-equipment stocklist model with installation services.
• Pressdeals: UK-based used sheetfed and bindery equipment dealer with similar stocklist-based model and international reach; directly competes with Grafitec in the same geography and product categories.
• Perfection Global: Dealer of used printing and packaging machinery with global sourcing and turnkey project capability; comparable business model focused on large-format and commercial printing equipment resales.
• Excel Machinery: Used printing and converting equipment dealer with international export capability; similar stocklist-led model and reconditioning services.
• ProPrint Equipment: Reseller of used Heidelberg, Muller Martini, and other OEM printing and bindery equipment; competes directly in the same secondary market channels.

Emerging players

• Polygon Press Brokers: Smaller niche broker of used finishing and converting equipment; comparable in function but with thinner inventory and limited turnkey export capability.

Broad incumbents

• Heidelberg Used Equipment: OEM that operates certified pre-owned and reconditioned programs for its own printing and finishing equipment; competes for used-equipment buyers via factory-backed warranty and financing.
• Muller Martini Used Equipment: Bindery and finishing OEM that also remarkets its own used machinery through certified programs; competes with Grafitec for buyers of premium-bindery brands.

Regional players

• Pressdeals International: European used printing equipment broker operating in continental markets where Grafitec exports; overlaps in product scope but serves a different geographic base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Grafitec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grafitec-plc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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