Styria Print Group

What Styria Print Group does

Styria Print Group is a multi-site commercial printing company founded in 1869 and headquartered in Graz, Austria. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Styria Media Group AG, with three production facilities: Druck Styria (Graz, Austria), Druck Carinthia (St. Veit an der Glan, Austria), and Tiskara Zagreb (Croatia). The company specializes in coldset web offset newspaper printing, supported by a EUR 30 million 2019 capital investment that installed Colorman e:line XXL systems capable of 55,000 copies per hour at 96 pages at the Graz-Messendorf site. Its technology stack includes robotic automation (APL Automatic Plate Loader achieving 4-minute plate changes versus 20 minutes manually; Robot Rosi autonomous paper roll transport at 22 rolls per hour), camera-based inline quality control, 60-line screen raster technology, and a fully digital computer-to-plate prepress workflow. The company is a member of the WAN-IFRA Star Club (Top 10 globally) and ranks 5th worldwide among newspaper printers.

The company's product portfolio spans six core categories: newspapers (daily and weekly, in tabloid and broadsheet formats), magazines and journals (with UV varnish, foil embossing, cellophane lamination finishing), brochures and flyers (with 24-hour express delivery), catalogues (with premium finishing options), and books (softcover/hardcover, multiple binding types). Ancillary services include inkjet addressing, supplement insertion, tip-on cards, MemoSticks, sleeves, banderoles, climate-neutral printing certification via ClimatePartner, and (since the November 2024 merger) integrated media design and layouting services. The company holds Austrian Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and 100% renewable electricity certifications, with up to 90% recycled paper content in main grades.

Styria Print Group generates revenue through quote-based, project-specific B2B contracts priced on circulation, page count, paper grade, format, finishing, and delivery requirements. Go-to-market is enterprise sales-led with dedicated sales managers per site (Josip Novak for Druck Styria and Druck Carinthia; Ognjen Basarić for Tiskara Zagreb), supplemented by inside sales/prepress support and direct outreach to newspaper, magazine, book, and corporate clients across the DACH region and Croatia. Flagship customers include Kleine Zeitung (daily color printing since 2003), Die Presse, 24sata, Večernji list, and Wiener Bezirkszeitungen for newspapers; and Wienerin, Diva, and SportAktiv for magazines. The company does not publish standalone financial results; its metrics are consolidated within parent Styria Media Group AG, which employs approximately 3,000 people group-wide.

Name

Styria Print Group

Legal name

Druck Styria GmbH & Co KG

Website

https://styriaprintgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Styria Print Group is a 150+ year-old Austrian commercial printing company operating three production sites in Graz, St. Veit an der Glan, and Zagreb, serving newspaper, magazine, book, and corporate clients with coldset web offset printing technology and integrated media design services under parent Styria Media Group AG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Books Printing (323117), Printing (32311), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Periodical Publishers (51312), Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Book Printing (2732), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Print-on-Demand Production (Book POD, Short-Run Fulfillment) (MPAJALAG), Print Quality Assurance & Compliance Services (Press Checks, ISO/G7, Accessibility/Standards) (MPAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Newspaper printing
• Magazine printing
• Book printing
• Offset printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Printing Services: Core revenue stream from printing daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers. Coldset process enables rapid production with flexible page variations. Revenue generated through per-job/project pricing based on circulation, pages, and complexity.
2. Magazine and Journal Printing: High-quality magazine printing with various finishing options including UV varnish, foil embossing, and cellophane lamination. Offers perfect binding and staple binding options.
3. Book Printing: Book production with softcover and hardcover options, multiple binding types (perfect binding, thread stitching, spiral binding), and finishing options (embossing, hot foil stamping, cellophane lamination).
4. Catalogue Printing: Product catalogue printing with customization options for format, paper, and finishing including varnishing, foil embossing, punching, perforation, and multiple binding types.
5. Brochure and Flyer Printing: Brochure and flyer production with turnaround times from 24 hours. DIN A2 to DIN A4 formats, multiple paper types, binding and processing options.
6. Media Design Services: In-house media design competence center providing layout, graphic design, image processing, and professional data preparation/revision. Services offered as standalone or bundled with printing orders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Styria Print Group is a commercial printing company that produces newspapers, magazines, journals, books, catalogues, and brochures/flyers using coldset web offset and sheet-fed offset technology. It operates three production sites (Graz, St. Veit an der Glan, Zagreb) and offers end-to-end services from pre-press data preparation and media design through printing, finishing, mailroom handling, and optional delivery.

Product overview

Styria Print Group is a traditional printing company with over 150 years of experience (founded 1869), operating as a multi-site printing services provider with three locations in Graz, St. Veit an der Glan (Austria), and Zagreb (Croatia). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of print products and services: core products include Newspapers (coldset printing), Journals, Brochures/Flyers, Magazines, Catalogues, and Books — each available in multiple formats (Tabloid, Broadsheet, trimmed) with various paper grades and finishing options. Supporting services include Media Design (layout, graphic design, image processing), Express Delivery (24-hour turnaround), Addressing (inkjet), Supplement Insertion, Tip-on Cards, MemoSticks, Sleeves, Banderoles, and Climate-Neutral Printing certification. The company also publishes its own customer magazine 'druckreif' twice yearly. The offering is characterized by state-of-the-art machinery (EUR 30M invested in 2019), WAN-IFRA Star Club membership (Top 10 worldwide), and environmental certifications including Austrian Ecolabel, EU Ecolabel, and 100% green electricity. The group operates as a subsidiary of Styria Media Group AG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• druckreif: Customer magazine published twice yearly featuring news about the printing company and product portfolio, printed inhouse to showcase newspaper printing capabilities
• Rosy

Products and services

• Newspapers (Zeitungen) Daily, weekly, and monthly newspaper printing using coldset web offset process. Features robot-controlled plate exchange for regional page variations and target-group-specific modifications.
• Magazines (Magazine)

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000 newspaper copies printed per hour at Druck Styria
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FERAGcoreTechnology or IntegrationSwiss company that produces the mailroom system used in production facilities. Ferag systems handle transport chains for hundreds of metres through mailrooms, inserting supplements, applying banderoles, printing addresses, and bundling finished newspapers. Druck Styria has 2 FERAG systems; Druck Carinthia has 1 FERAG system.
• König & BauercoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of printing press technology. Historical partnership dating to 1964 with 96-page high-speed press rotation machine. 2019 investment utilized state-of-the-art equipment from this manufacturer for newspaper printing capabilities.
• ClimatePartnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimatePartner provides carbon offset certification for climate-neutral printed products. TÜV Austria-certified process. Customers can compensate greenhouse gases from their printed products through ClimatePartner climate projects, receiving order-specific ID numbers for transparent communication.
• Styria Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and owner of Styria Print Group. Major Austrian media company with focus markets in Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia. Maxim 'one spirit, unlimited ideas' unites around 3,000 employees. Provides internal printing demand and strategic direction.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Westermann Druck: German commercial printing company focused on books, directories, and specialty publications. Comparable as a Central European offset and book printer with similar binding and finishing capabilities, though primarily serving German publishing customers.

Broad incumbents

• Quebecor World: Canadian-based global commercial printing business with European operations. Comparable as a large-scale multi-product commercial printer serving magazine, catalog, and retail customers with heatset and finishing capabilities.
• Toppan Printing: Japanese global printing and information services conglomerate with European operations. Comparable as a large diversified incumbent offering commercial printing, packaging, and digital services to publishers and brand owners.
• RR Donnelley: US-headquartered global commercial printing services provider. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the commercial printing industry serving publishers, retailers, and financial services customers with similar product mix and finishing options.
• TC Transcontinental: Canadian-based global printing and packaging company with European operations through acquired assets. Comparable as a diversified print services incumbent offering magazine, newspaper, and commercial printing at significantly larger scale than Styria.

Direct peers

• Schlott Gruppe: German commercial printing group producing newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and advertising materials across multiple sites. Comparable as a multi-site European offset printer serving publishers and corporate customers with similar coldset and finishing capabilities.
• Vogel Druck und Medienservice: German commercial printing company with coldset and heatset capabilities serving newspaper, magazine, and catalog customers. Comparable as a Central European commercial printer with similar product mix, finishing options, and publisher customer base.
• Roto Smeets: Dutch commercial and newspaper printing group operating multiple production sites in the Netherlands and Belgium. Comparable as a multi-site European newspaper and magazine printer serving publishers with similar offset technology and press partnerships.
• Stark Druck: German newspaper and commercial printer with coldset web offset operations. Directly comparable as a Central European newspaper-focused printer serving regional publisher customers with similar press technology.
• Bertelsmann (Arvato) Printing: German-based global commercial printing and services business under the Bertelsmann group. Directly comparable as a large multi-site European printer serving publishers and brand owners with offset and digital capabilities at significant scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 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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