What Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa does

Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa, operating as Boccia Industria Grafica S.p.A., is a 72-employee Italian industrial printing company founded in 1961 by Orazio Boccia and headquartered in a 25,000 sqm production complex in Salerno. The company provides rotary offset (web offset) and sheet-fed offset printing services for magazines, catalogues, books, flyers, GDO promotional materials, puzzles, telephone directories, sticker albums, calendars, and security ballot printing. Its equipment base includes a KBA Lithoman 48-page full-color web offset press, a Komori 32-page roto offset press, a Clauberg 32-page 1-2 color book rotary press, a Komori Lithrone S40P sheet offset, two Luscher CTP 260 prepress systems, Muller Martini binding lines, and a Sitma shrink wrapper, supported by a thermal post-combustion emission system being commissioned in 2026 and AIRLITE air-purifying wall coatings.

The business model is B2B enterprise services sold through direct field sales to three primary segments: Publishers, GDO (Large Scale Organized Retail), and Industrial Companies. Revenue is generated on a custom-quotation basis per print run, with competitive pricing from as few as 7,000 copies in roto offset, and includes vertically integrated services spanning pre-press, printing, packaging, shrink-wrapping/cellophaning, customer account paper management across 10,000+ sqm of storage, and logistics delivery across Italy, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. Multi-year contracts and a 90%+ customer retention rate over 10+ years indicate a partnership-oriented, relationship-driven revenue model rather than transactional volume sales.

The company transformed from a patriarchal family business into an institutional S.p.A. in 2025 under CEO Vincenzo Boccia (former president of Confindustria), and has pursued active institutional positioning: Historic Brand of National Interest registration (July 2022), membership in Marchi Storici d'Italia and Museimpresa (2025), a strategic GDO alliance with Promomedia, security ballot printing for government clients, and an ESG roadmap including a planned 1.5 MW photovoltaic installation in H2 2026. It holds ISO 9001 certification, operates its facility 24/7, and emphasizes sustainability, heritage brand equity, and full-cycle process control as its primary differentiators in a structurally competitive European printing market.

Name

Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa

Legal name

Boccia Industria Grafica S.p.A.

Website

https://bocciaindustriagrafica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Boccia Industria Grafica S.p.A. is a Salerno-based Italian industrial printing company founded in 1961, providing rotary and sheet offset printing, binding, storage, and integrated logistics services for publishers, GDO retailers, and industrial companies across Europe and the Mediterranean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Stationery Product Manufacturing (322230)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Offset Printing (Sheetfed/Web) (MPAJALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stationery & Office Paper Products (notebooks, pads, forms) (IMAMAHAG), Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing
• Book printing
• Magazine printing
• Industrial printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Salerno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rotary Offset Printing Services: High-volume printing services using rotary offset (web offset) technology for magazines, catalogues, books, and GDO promotional materials. Pricing from 7,000 copies in roto offset with competitive prices even for small print runs.
2. Sheet Offset Printing Services: Sheet-fed offset printing for specialized applications including security printing (ballot papers), specialty publications, and custom jobs requiring specific finishes.
3. Integrated Logistics and Fulfillment Services: Complete service from printing to logistics including shrink-wrapping, addressing for subscribers, customer account paper management, storage (10,000+ sqm), and integrated logistics for delivery to postal operators or distributors in Italy, Europe, Mediterranean, and Africa.
4. Special Finishing Services: Special treatments including Pantone colors, hot foil stamping, UV varnish, embossing, lamination, and various folding options for covers and promotional materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa is an industrial printing company that provides B2B offset printing services for publishers, GDO (Large Scale Organized Retail), and industrial companies. Core offerings include rotary offset and sheet offset printing for magazines, catalogues, books, flyers, promotional materials, puzzles, telephone directories, sticker albums, calendars, and security printing (ballots). The company operates a vertically integrated production model covering pre-press, printing, packaging, shrink-wrapping, addressing, and integrated logistics for delivery across Italy, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa.

Product overview

Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa operates as an industrial printing services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products through a vertically integrated production model. The company provides offset printing services including magazines/catalogs with special finishes (Pantone, hot foil stamping, UV varnish, embossing), competitive book printing (32-page rotary offset with zero paper waste), GDO promotional flyers, puzzles/Sudoku, telephone directories, sticker albums, calendars, and security printing for ballots. Services include customer paper management with 10,000+ sqm storage, shrink wrapping/cellophaning, and integrated logistics across Europe, Mediterranean, and Africa. The 25,000 sqm facility operates 24/7 with advanced equipment including Komori and Lithoman web offset presses (32-48 pages), Clauberg book presses, Komori Lithrone sheet offset, prepress CTP systems, Muller Martini binding lines, and Sitma shrink wrappers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Magazines and Catalogues Printing Industrial printing services for magazines and catalogues featuring special finishes including Pantone colors, hot foil stamping, UV varnish, gate folds, embossing, inserts, and lamination. Targeted at publishers and corporate clients requiring flexible production runs.
• Books Printing Competitive book printing service for 1-2 color books in format 17x24cm (min 12x16.5cm, max 19x24cm) with zero paper waste, high-speed starts, and paper weights from 28g to 120g. Covers literary, professional, school, and religious texts.
• GDO Flyers and Promotional Materials Printing Roto-offset printing of flyers and promotional materials for Large Scale Organized Distribution (GDO), with strategic alliance with Promomedia for integrated promotional services. Serves large retail chains with high-volume promotional printing.
• Puzzles and Sudoku Printing Specialized printing for logic games, puzzles, crosswords, rebus, and Sudoku with dedicated presses and complete in-house production management.
• Telephone Directories Printing Printing of telephone directories using low grammage papers with optimized plant performance and organizational efficiency.
• Sticker Albums Printing Professional sticker album printing with advanced technology including dripoff varnish finishing, efficient for large print runs.
• Calendars Printing Custom calendar printing with various formats and bindings, combining experience and advanced technologies for high-impact quality products.
• Security Printing (Ballots) Secure ballot printing with advanced technologies and rigorous safety protocols for democratic and institutional process integrity. Serves government institutions and electoral bodies.
• Customer Account Paper Management Storage service with over 10,000 square meters and height exceeding 9m, allowing customers to supply paper directly with constant stock monitoring and optimized raw material management.
• Shrink Wrapping and Cellophaning Service Complete mailing and cellophaning service for magazines and printed materials with advanced software for address printing, automated shrink-wrapping, and distribution coordination to postal centers or distributors.
• Integrated Logistics and Transport Transport and logistics services with national and international courier partnerships, fleet of vans and trucks for deliveries throughout Italy, Europe, Mediterranean, and Africa.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero paper waste for book printing with dedicated machinery
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• I Sentieri del Sacro (Photography Exhibition)minorOthers · 13 September 2025Technical sponsor for the photography exhibition 'I Sentieri del Sacro – Gesti e rituali di fede nella fotografia contemporanea' at Tempio di Pomona, Salerno (September 13 - October 12, 2025).
• MuseimpresaminorOthers · 28 July 2025Cultural institution association of business museums and archives promoted by Confindustria and Assolombarda. The company museum entered Museimpresa in July 2025.
• Associazione Marchi Storici d'ItaliacoreOthers · 27 June 2025Industry association representing historic Italian brands. The company joined as a member in June 2025, recognizing its 64-year heritage and excellence in the printing industry.
• L'Arte della Carta Project (Una Speranza OdV, Fondazione Comunità Salernitana Ets, Natura Solidale)minorOthers · 20 June 2025Social project supporting people with disabilities through creative paper recycling. Partners include Una Speranza OdV (association for people with disabilities), Fondazione Comunità Salernitana Ets, and Natura Solidale.
• Festival Città Impresa – ItalyPostminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 June 2025Partnership in the 'Premio Letteratura d'Impresa 2025' (Business Literature Award) organized by Festival Città Impresa – ItalyPost, promoting business culture and entrepreneurship.
• PromomediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic supply chain alliance representing integration between promotional services and roto-offset printed products for the GDO sector. This partnership enables the company to offer combined products and services with remarkable economic performance.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stora Enso: Major European paper supplier adjacent to the printing value chain — relevant as upstream input supplier rather than direct competitor; comparable industry exposure to print demand trends.

Broad incumbents

• Mohn Media (Bertelsmann Printing Group): Large European commercial printing group serving publishers and retailers across multiple countries — broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities but much larger scale and geographic footprint.
• Roularta Media Group: Belgian media and printing group with magazine printing operations — comparable as European publisher-facing printing incumbent, though with stronger media-publishing integration.
• WALSTEAD Group: European book and magazine printing group with operations in UK, Spain, and Central Europe — broader incumbent comparable to Boccia's book-printing and magazine offerings.

Direct peers

• Tipografia Petruzzi: Italian commercial printing company with similar scale serving publishers and corporate clients in central Italy — comparable regional direct peer.
• Rotolito Lombarda: Major Italian industrial printer serving publishers with web offset and sheet-fed capabilities — directly comparable in technology stack, customer base, and Italian publishing focus.
• Grafiche Antiga: Italian book printing specialist serving European publishers — directly comparable to Boccia's book-printing product line including 1-2 color specialist capacity.
• Pozzoni Grafica: Italian commercial printer with multi-decade heritage offering offset and digital printing for publishing and corporate clients — comparable in scale, geography, and customer mix.
• Grafiche Padovane: Italian commercial printing company specializing in magazines, catalogues, and books with integrated finishing — closely comparable to Boccia's core offering and customer segments.
• Centro Stampa Quotidiani (CSQ): Italian industrial printing specialist focused on newspapers, magazines, and periodicals — directly comparable in web-offset technology and publisher customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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