Waldis Group

What Waldis Group does

Waldis Printing Solutions AG (founded 1948, subsidiary of Bürokonzept Schaller AG since 2023) is a Swiss office printing solutions specialist headquartered in Kriens with a branch in Baar, serving Central Switzerland and, via the Bürokonzept group, the Aargau, Zürich, Basel, and Zug regions. The company resells and integrates multifunction printers and large-format plotters from Canon (Platinum Partner), Konica Minolta, Lexmark, and Kyocera, layered with a managed services stack including Managed Print Services, Follow-Me-Printing, Cloud Printing, Document Management Systems, and third-party software integrations with PaperCut, uniFLOW, Printfleet, and Genius Bytes.

The business model combines transactional hardware sales (priced in CHF with both purchase and rental/lease options via NPK Finanz), recurring managed services and service contracts (including an 8-hour response time commitment), and automated consumables supply through Printfleet. Go-to-market runs through a direct showroom, inside sales, an e-commerce online shop, and channel partnerships — most notably the Bürokonzept family and NPK Finanz financing — targeting SMB, mid-market, enterprise, and public-sector customers across verticals such as government, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and tourism.

Waldis serves a diverse reference base that includes Stadt Luzern (600+ devices deployed), Victorinox, Campus Sursee, SGV AG, Luzern Tourismus, Spitex Luzern, Seven-Air Gebr. Meyer AG, Gemeinde Sins, and Truninger-Plot24 AG. The company employs 14 staff across consulting, IT, technical service, delivery, and administration functions, and has earned Canon's Professional Printing Award 2024 and Imaging Supplies Award 2024. No AI/ML capabilities, venture funding, or public-market signals are present in the source data; growth is organic and via group-level partnership rather than external capital.

Name

Waldis Group

Legal name

Waldis Printing Solutions AG

Website

https://waldis-ag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Waldis Printing Solutions AG is a Swiss Canon Platinum Partner and subsidiary of Bürokonzept Schaller AG, selling and servicing office MFPs and large-format printers from Canon, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, and Kyocera alongside Managed Print Services and document workflow solutions for SMB, enterprise, and public-sector customers across Central and German-speaking Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Printing Solutions and Managed Print Services

NAICS

Printing (32311), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Support Activities for Printing (323120), Printing and Related Support Activities (323)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Print Hardware (Fleet/Departmental Printers) (HDACAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Printing & Document Infrastructure (MFP fleets, Print Servers, Managed Print) (EDAEAHAL), Digital Printing (Short-Run, Variable Data) (MPAJALAC)

Keywords

• Managed print services
• Office printing solutions
• Multifunction printers
• Document management services
• Print fleet management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kriens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of office printers and multifunction systems from Canon, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, and Kyocera brands. Products range from compact black-and-white laser printers to high-end multifunction systems.
2. Managed Print Services: Ongoing managed print services contracts providing centralized control of print environment, cost reduction, and maintenance support.
3. Service Contracts: Service and maintenance contracts including 8-hour response time guarantee, on-site support, and regular maintenance.
4. Consumables: Sale of toner cartridges, ink, paper, and other printer supplies. Printfleet service provides automated supply replenishment.
5. Financing Solutions: Flexible financing options including rental and leasing solutions for printer acquisitions through their own financing company.
6. Online Shop Sales: Direct e-commerce sales through their online shop for printers and supplies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waldis Printing Solutions AG sells and services office printing hardware (multifunction and large-format printers from Canon, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, and Kyocera) and delivers recurring managed services including Managed Print Services (MPS/MDS), Follow-Me-Printing, Document Management System (DMS), Cloud Printing, and automated consumables replenishment. Offerings are sold, rented, or leased to businesses and institutions with professional installation, on-site training, remote support, and an 8-hour service response guarantee.

Product overview

Waldis Printing Solutions AG is a printing solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of office printers and document management services. The core offering includes multifunction systems from Canon (imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX, imagePROGRAF TX), Konica Minolta (bizhub i-Series), and Lexmark (XC, XM, M/C series) brands. These are complemented by managed services including Managed Print Services (MPS), Follow-Me-Printing, Cloud Printing, and Document Management System (DMS). Additional services include Printfleet for automated consumables supply, PaperCut for print management, and professional repair/maintenance services. The company operates on a model where hardware products are sold/rented alongside software add-ons (Follow-Me-Printing, DMS, PaperCut, Genius Bytes) that enhance the core printing functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Office Printers (Bürodrucker)

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ devices successfully delivered and networked for single large customer (Stadt Luzern)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Bürokonzept Schaller AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Since 2023, Waldis Printing Solutions AG has been a member of the Bürokonzept family, a family-owned company that has offered printing solutions and office furnishings for over 33 years. Together they form the largest Canon specialist dealer in Switzerland in the MFP segment, enabling best conditions, direct access to technical know-how, and support services with years of experience.
• CanoncoreTechnology or IntegrationCanon is a major vendor partner. Waldis Printing Solutions holds Canon Platinum Partner status, the highest certification level. They offer the full range of Canon print systems from compact devices to multifunction systems.
• Konica MinoltacoreTechnology or IntegrationKonica Minolta is a key vendor partner offering a complete range of office printing solutions from compact multifunction printers to digital office solutions.
• LexmarkcoreTechnology or IntegrationLexmark is a key vendor partner providing innovative printing solutions for efficient working. Offers a wide range from compact to high-performance systems.
• KyoceracoreTechnology or IntegrationKyocera is a key vendor partner offering innovative printing solutions for businesses. Known for long-life components and eco-friendly technology.
• PaperCutsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPaperCut provides print management software integrated into Waldis printing solutions for tracking, reporting, and controlling print activities.
• PrintfleetsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPrintfleet is a smart print service that automatically handles consumables supply replenishment for customer print systems.
• uniFLOWsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationuniFLOW provides document workflow solutions integrated into Waldis printing infrastructure for efficient document handling.
• Genius BytessecondaryTechnology or IntegrationGenius Bytes provides additional print-related technology solutions integrated into Waldis product offerings.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bechtle AG: Major European IT services and managed print provider with significant Swiss operations. Offers multi-vendor hardware reselling and MPS at national scale, overlapping Waldis's enterprise and government segments with a much broader portfolio.
• ALSO Group: Swiss-headquartered IT distributor and services provider that resells printing hardware and offers MPS-style services to resellers and enterprises. Overlaps with Waldis on multi-vendor printer distribution and managed services, but at significantly larger scale across Europe.
• Xerox (Switzerland) AG: Global printer and managed document services vendor with Swiss direct sales. Competes with Waldis on enterprise MPS and document workflow, particularly in regulated and high-volume segments.
• Konica Minolta Business Solutions Switzerland: Vendor of Waldis's bizhub lineup and direct competitor in Swiss enterprise print. Sells hardware, MPS, and document workflow services to overlapping government, healthcare, and education segments.
• Canon (Schweiz) AG: OEM and primary vendor partner of Waldis. Competes directly through its own direct sales force for large enterprise and government accounts, but also enables Waldis's Platinum-partner-led channel business.

Emerging players

• Brother (Schweiz) AG: Printer OEM with a strong SMB channel presence in Switzerland. Competes with Waldis on the lower-end office printer segment and increasingly in managed services for smaller accounts.
• Sharp Electronics Switzerland: Multi-function printer and managed print services provider active in Swiss enterprise and SMB markets. Comparable in target customer profile and MPS offering depth.
• Kyocera Document Solutions Switzerland: Vendor of Waldis's eco-friendly printer line, particularly relevant in public-sector sustainability-driven wins like Stadt Luzern. Competes on hardware and increasingly on direct MPS offerings.
• Ricoh (Switzerland) AG: OEM competitor selling direct and via channel partners into Swiss enterprises and government. Competes with Waldis on the same MFP hardware category and increasingly on managed document services, but lacks Waldis's Canon Platinum specialization.

Direct peers

• Bürokonzept Schaller AG: Parent company and sister entity under the same Swiss family ownership since 2023. Bürokonzept sells the same Canon/Konica Minolta/Lexmark/Kyocera printer lines plus office furnishings out of Lenzburg, making it the most directly comparable peer and the natural benchmark for channel overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/waldisag
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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