Merkur Druck

Name

Merkur Druck

Legal name

Merkur Druck AG

Website

https://merkurdruck.ch/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Langenthal

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Production Services: Offset, digital, and coldset printing services for brochures, newspapers, magazines, flyers, business cards, posters, and more. One-time production with per-job pricing.
2. Creative & Design Services: Corporate design, image processing, layout, proofreading, and prepress services. Over 20 specialists in creation alone.
3. Digital Solutions: Website development, web shops, landing pages and content management systems
4. Mailing and Letter Shop: Mailing services including addressing and postal submission
5. Storage and Fulfillment: Storage with call-off orders for business print materials, plus storage with branch shipping for industrial customers
6. Book and Calendar Publishing: Own publishing of books and calendars through shop.merkurdruck.ch

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Merkur Druck is a Swiss commercial printing company providing offset, digital, and coldset roll offset printing services for brochures, business cards, newspapers, magazines, flyers, and posters. The company also offers creative design, web development, mailing/letter shop, and storage/fulfillment services. Based in Langenthal with 8 regional consulting offices across Switzerland.

Product overview

Merkur Druck operates as a full-service printing company offering offset printing (10-color), digital printing, and coldset web offset for newspapers. The company provides creative and design services (corporate design, layout, proofreading, prepress) alongside digital solutions (website development, webshops, WordPress). Their product portfolio spans printed materials (brochures, newspapers, business cards, flyers, posters) and self-published books and calendars from their own publishing house. Additional services include letter shop/mailing, ISO-27001 certified data processing, and a Web2Print customer portal. All production is centralized in Langenthal with regional consulting offices throughout Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• merkur gruppe: The umbrella brand for the printing group including offset, digital, and newspaper printing operations.
• Merkur Buchshop
• Merkur Kalender

Products and services

• Offset Printing Commercial offset printing of brochures, magazines, flyers, posters, business cards, and other marketing collateral for businesses, agencies, and publishers, primarily in Switzerland.
• Digital Printing On-demand digital printing for short runs, personalized pieces, and variable-data jobs for business and consumer customers.
• Coldset Roll Offset Printing (Newspapers) Coldset web offset printing for newspaper production, serving regional newspaper publishers in Switzerland.
• Creative Services Premedia, design, and creative production services for customers' print and digital projects.
• Web Development (Digital Solutions) Website design and development services for business clients needing a digital presence alongside print.
• Letter Shop & Mailing Inserting, enveloping, postal handling, and direct mailing services for completed print products.
• Storage & Call-off Orders (Fulfillment) Warehousing of printed stock and on-demand call-off fulfillment to ship or distribute printed materials as needed.
• Books (Online Shop) Personalized and standard books sold to individual consumers through the online shop.
• Calendars (Online Shop) Personalized and standard calendars sold to individual consumers through the online shop.
• Web2Print Customer Portal Online ordering platform that allows B2B customers to place, manage, and reorder print jobs on demand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% electricity from Swiss hydroelectric power
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSC certification enables Merkur to offer paper from responsible forestry, supporting forest protection, biodiversity and fair working conditions. Customers can use FSC-certified paper for their print products.
• ClimatePartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimatePartner certification allows Merkur to calculate unavoidable CO2 emissions and compensate through verified climate protection projects, enabling climate-conscious production for customers.
• IB Langenthal AGcoreOthersLocal electricity supplier that certifies 100% of Merkur's electricity comes from Swiss hydroelectric power, supporting the company's sustainability commitments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stämpfli Gruppe: Long-established Swiss printing and media services group based in Bern offering offset/digital printing, content management, web solutions and logistics — directly comparable to Merkur's one-stop print + creation + digital positioning in the Swiss market.
• Vögeli Druck: Swiss commercial printer with offset and digital capabilities plus creative and web services — competes head-to-head with Merkur for Swiss SMB, agency, and publisher print jobs.
• Galledia Print: Swiss commercial printing and media services group serving publishers and SMBs across Switzerland with offset and digital print plus fulfillment — comparable customer mix and production model to Merkur.
• Habegger Medien (Vogt-Schild Druck): Swiss commercial printer with coldset roll offset for newspapers and magazines plus offset/digital print, serving publishers and SMBs — directly comparable to Merkur's newspaper and magazine production capabilities.
• Schaer Druck & Medien: Swiss commercial printer offering offset, digital, and large-format printing plus finishing — comparable mid-sized Swiss print competitor for SMB and agency jobs.
• Druckerei Lenzburg: Swiss commercial printer with offset and digital production plus finishing and mailing services — directly comparable scale and service breadth to Merkur in the Swiss SMB market.
• Druckzentrum Zürich (DZZ): Swiss commercial printing operation in Zürich producing newspapers, magazines, and commercial print — overlaps Merkur's coldset roll offset and commercial print offerings for publishers and SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• Onlineprinters (Cimpress subsidiary): Large European volume-based online print platform operating in Switzerland — represents the price-aggressive, impersonal online alternative Merkur explicitly contrasts its advisory model against.
• CEWE Stiftung: Large European printing group with consumer photo and commercial print operations — broader incumbent competing in adjacent print categories (photo books, calendars) where Merkur also sells DTC.
• Ringier Print (Adelrich Druck / Ringier AG): Swiss media and printing group combining newspaper publishing, offset print, and digital media — overlaps Merkur's newspaper/coldset and commercial print segments as a larger, diversified incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/merkurdruckag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/merkur-gruppe
• Instagraminstagram.com/merkurmedien

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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