Faenza Group

What Faenza Group does

Faenza Group, operating through its legal entity Faenza Holding Srl, is an Italian privately held holding company headquartered in Faenza (Ravenna) that has been active in the global printing, packaging, and publishing markets for over 40 years. The group is structured as a portfolio of six retained sub-brands — PrintingUp (online digital printing), Faenza Publishing (art, pharmaceutical and scientific publishing), Hypefarm (digital communication), Faenza Printing (technical printing), Faenza Packaging (eco-friendly packaging) and Faenza Couture (luxury customized paper products) — positioned as an "ideas development centre" that coordinates integrated communication projects across the brands. The company's operating model is B2B enterprise services with quote-based pricing, supplemented by the PrintingUp e-commerce storefront for online digital printing of small and large runs.

The group maintains seven offices across Italy (Faenza HQ, Milan, Modena, Treviso), the United States (New York), France (Paris) and the United Kingdom (London), and is led by founder and CEO Claudio Rossi. It serves customers in publishing, packaging, and digital marketing segments with a stated focus on 100% eco-sustainable packaging and a sustainability stack comprising ISO 9001, ISO 14001, PEFC and FSC certifications, a Life Gate Sero Impatto award and a Treedom tree-planting partnership. Faenza Couture brand assets dated 2024 indicate continued product-line diversification into luxury cartotecnica. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, funding rounds, or external institutional investors are disclosed in the available data; the only named third-party software is Engview for packaging design. Headcount is reported at 51-100 employees and revenue is not disclosed.

Name

Faenza Group

Legal name

Faenza Holding Srl

Website

https://faenzaholding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Faenza Holding Srl operates Faenza Group, an Italian privately held multi-brand holding offering B2B printing, packaging, publishing, digital communication, and luxury paper products across seven offices in Italy, the US, France, and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing and Integrated Communication Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

B2B/ABM Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAI)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Packaging design solutions
• Editorial publishing services
• Digital marketing agency
• Luxury paper products

Headquarters

HQ city

Faenza

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faenza Group is a multi-brand Italian holding company operating as an "ideas development centre" that delivers integrated communication solutions through six sub-brands. Its offerings span online digital printing (PrintingUp), editorial publishing for art, pharmaceutical and scientific sectors (Faenza Publishing), digital marketing strategies (Hypefarm), high-quality technical printing (Faenza Printing), 100% eco-friendly packaging (Faenza Packaging), and luxury customized paper products (Faenza Couture). The group primarily serves B2B clients with comprehensive, coordinated communication and production services.

Product overview

Faenza Group is a communication and ideas development center that operates as a multi-brand holding company. The portfolio consists of six distinct sub-brands: PrintingUp (online digital printing for all run sizes), Faenza Publishing (editorial services for art, pharmaceutical, and scientific collecting), HypeFarm (digital communication strategies), Faenza Printing (high-quality technical printing), Faenza Packaging (100% eco-friendly packaging solutions), and Faenza Couture (luxury customized paper products). These brands share a common strategic space based on professional collaboration and ideas sharing to deliver innovative communication projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrintingUp: Quality online digital printing for small and large print runs.
• Faenza Publishing
• Hypefarm
• Faenza Printing
• Faenza Packaging
• Faenza Couture

Products and services

• PrintingUp Online digital printing service providing quality printing for small and large print runs, accessible globally via the PrintingUp web platform. Targets businesses needing flexible print volumes.
• Faenza Publishing Publishing services specializing in editorial production for art, pharmaceutical, and scientific collecting sectors. Provides content development and editorial services for specialized publishing clients.
• HypeFarm Digital communication strategies service focused on developing effective digital marketing approaches and communication campaigns for business clients.
• Faenza Printing High-quality technical printing services applying technical expertise to enhance and empower creative thinking in print production. Targets businesses requiring premium technical print output.
• Faenza Packaging Eco-friendly packaging design and production offering 100% green, machinable packaging solutions that are uniform throughout the product range. Uses Engview software for 2D/3D packaging technical drawings.
• Faenza Couture Highly customized paper products featuring luxury shapes and premium finishes (cartotecnica). Targets high-end brands and luxury clients requiring bespoke paper product designs.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TreedomminorOthersTreedom partnership for tree planting and environmental sustainability initiatives as part of Faenza Group's green vision and eco-friendly commitment

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pixartprinting: Italian-headquartered online printing platform serving SMB and enterprise clients across Europe with a similar web-to-print model to PrintingUp. Highly comparable on geography, product category, and B2B go-to-market.
• MOO: Premium online printing platform targeting businesses and creatives with high-end business cards, packaging, and marketing materials. Directly comparable to PrintingUp and Faenza Couture on quality and SMB/professional customer base.
• 4over: Trade printing marketplace offering commercial printing and packaging to resellers and agencies. Comparable to Faenza Printing and Faenza Packaging on B2B print and packaging supply.

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Global advertising and communications group with creative, media, and production capabilities overlapping HypeFarm and Faenza's integrated communications model. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same value chain.
• WPP: World's largest advertising holding company with full-service creative, media, and production capabilities competing for enterprise marketing and communications mandates. Comparable on integrated communications, but at vastly larger scale.
• Publicis Groupe: One of the 'big four' global advertising/communication holding companies, competing for the same enterprise creative and digital marketing briefs that HypeFarm targets. Comparable as a broad incumbent that also bundles production and content capabilities.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global paper-based packaging leader with sustainability-certified product lines. Comparable to Faenza Packaging on FSC/PEFC-certified sustainable packaging supply, though at far larger scale and serving industrial/enterprise customers.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Global mass-customization printing and marketing services platform whose Vistaprint, Printi, and other brands compete head-on with PrintingUp while also offering design and marketing services that overlap with HypeFarm. Comparable on online commercial printing and integrated marketing services.

Emerging players

• Packhelp: European online custom packaging platform with sustainability-focused SKUs. Comparable to Faenza Packaging on eco-friendly packaging positioning and on-demand B2B packaging for SMEs and brands.
• Sticker Mule: Digital-first custom printing and packaging brand built around an online ordering and rapid-delivery model. Comparable to PrintingUp on online ordering UX and to a subset of Faenza Packaging/Faenza Couture on premium custom print products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/faenzagroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faenza-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/faenzagroup
• Pinterestpinterest.it/faenzagroup
• Xx.com/faenzagroup

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 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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