ColorDruck Solutions GmbH

What ColorDruck Solutions GmbH does

ColorDruck Solutions GmbH is a German commercial printing company headquartered in Leimen, Baden-Württemberg, operating as a subsidiary of the family-owned Print Media Group GmbH. The company specializes in high-quality sheet-fed offset printing (Bogendruck) and digital printing (Digitaldruck) for industrial customers, publishers, and trade associations, producing annual reports, magazines, journals, catalogs, and brochures. With approximately 70 employees at the Leimen production facility and over 60 years of industry experience, ColorDruck positions itself as a premium mid-market printer serving the German Mittelstand and European publishing ecosystem.

The company operates as a fully integrated print production facility with five interconnected service pillars: sheet-fed offset printing using modern 8-color presses with inline dispersion coating; digital printing including sheet-fed and roll-fed systems (Ricoh Pro 7200e, Ricoh Pro C9210, and Canon ColorStream 6700) capable of thin-paper production from 36 g/m² up to 240 g/m²; prepress services backed by the affiliated PMGi media agency (30 media professionals) for layout, image editing, and ICC color management; finishing services including UV coating, foil lamination, hot foil stamping, embossing, and multiple binding styles; and integrated logistics and fulfillment with two finished goods warehouses and over 400 pallet storage positions. Quality and sustainability credentials include ISO 12647 ProzessStandard Offset certification, FSC-COC and PEFC Chain-of-Custody certifications (since 2009), and climate-neutral printing through Climate Partner and Deutsche Post GOGREEN.

The business model is primarily project-based, generating revenue through one-time commercial print orders priced on edition size, paper selection, finishing options, and complexity, supplemented by transaction fees for fulfillment and professional services for prepress work. Go-to-market relies on consultative enterprise field sales with assigned personal customer advisors (including Key Account Management, Sales Leadership, regional coverage through a Frankfurt office, and dedicated order management in Hamm), complemented by an online print inquiry portal. The company is privately held with no public funding rounds, no disclosed revenue, and serves primarily the German market within the broader Print Media Group which has approximately 500 employees across multiple subsidiaries.

Name

ColorDruck Solutions GmbH

Legal name

Print Media Group GmbH

Website

https://colordruck.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ColorDruck Solutions GmbH is a German commercial printing company specializing in high-quality sheet-fed offset and digital printing for industrial customers, publishers, and associations, with integrated prepress, finishing, and fulfillment capabilities as part of the Print Media Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Papers & Allied Products (2600), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Prepress & Composition Services (Typesetting, Layout, Color Management, Proofing) (MPAJALAA), Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM), Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Commercial offset printing
• Digital printing services
• Print finishing services
• Prepress media services
• Fulfillment logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leimen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sheet-fed Offset Printing Services: High-quality sheet-fed offset printing for magazines, catalogs, brochures, annual reports, and other premium print products. Revenue generated through one-time project-based orders with pricing based on edition size, paper selection, finishing options, and complexity.
2. Digital Printing Services: Digital printing services including personalized and customized products, short-run production, and roll-fed digital printing for thin papers. Just-in-time production capability with flexible quantities from small to medium runs.
3. Fulfillment and Logistics Services: Integrated fulfillment and logistics services including warehousing, pick-and-pack, individualized shipping, tracking, and distribution management for printed materials.
4. Prepress and Media Services: Prepress services including image processing, data preparation, layout creation, PDF production, soft-proofs, contract-proofs, and advance samples through internal media agency PMGi.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ColorDruck Solutions is a B2B commercial printing company that produces high-quality sheet-fed offset and digital printed materials — including annual reports, magazines, journals, catalogs, and brochures — for industrial customers, publishers, and associations. The company operates as a fully integrated print production facility offering five interconnected service pillars: sheet-fed offset printing, digital printing (including specialized roll-fed printing from 36 g/m²), prepress and creative media agency services, finishing/processing, and logistics/fulfillment.

Product overview

ColorDruck Solutions is a full-service printing company operating as a fully integrated print production facility (vollstufige Druckerei). The portfolio consists of five interconnected service pillars: (1) Bogendruck — sheet-fed offset printing for high-volume, high-quality runs; (2) Digitaldruck — digital printing including specialized roll digital printing for thin papers from 36 g/m²; (3) Vorstufe und Medienagentur — prepress services and the affiliated PMGi creative agency; (4) Veredelung und Verarbeitung — finishing, binding, and specialty coatings; and (5) Logistik und Fullfilment — warehousing, konfektionierung, and distribution. The company accompanies clients from concept through delivery, serving industrial customers, publishers, and associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bogendruck (Sheet-fed Offset Printing)

Quantifiable outcome

• Paper storage costs reduced by approximately 50%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2009FSC certification since 2009 for responsible forestry practices. ColorDruck is certified to define and implement FSC-COC (Chain-of-Custody) requirements, enabling customers to label their products as FSC certified.
• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2009PEFC certification since 2009 for sustainable forest management. ColorDruck follows PEFC standards for tracking the ecological path of print products and can offer customers PEFC-certified labeling.
• Climate PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for climate-neutral printing services. Climate Partner enables customers to offset CO2 emissions from printing through certified climate protection projects (Gold Standard). ColorDruck can calculate climate-neutral production as an add-on to any print order, with 100% of the additional cost going to certified climate protection projects.
• Deutsche Post GOGREENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOGREEN partnership for climate-neutral shipping of printed materials. As a certified GOGREEN partner, ColorDruck can send shipments climate-neutrally, with CO2 emissions from shipping offset through Deutsche Post's registered climate protection projects worldwide.
• RicohcoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment partnership for sheet-fed digital printing. ColorDruck operates Ricoh Pro 7200e and Pro C9210 digital presses for high-quality offset-near digital printing with color brilliance.
• CanoncoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment partnership for roll-fed digital printing. ColorDruck operates Canon ColorStream 6700 inkjet roll-fed system for thin paper production (from 36 g/m²) with high speed and accuracy.
• PMGi (Print Media Group Interactive)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal creative agency of the Print Media Group with 30 media professionals specializing in graphics, IT, editorial work, and consulting. Provides comprehensive media services including design, layout, programming, and typesetting to supplement ColorDruck's printing capabilities.
• Premium Logistics PartnersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with multiple logistics firms for premium delivery services. ColorDruck is a Premium Partner of various logistics companies enabling short delivery times and just-in-time requirements fulfillment.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Druckhaus Götz GmbH: German commercial offset and digital printer serving publishers, associations, and industrial customers with integrated finishing and logistics — highly comparable mid-sized Mittelstand print profile to ColorDruck's Leimen operation.
• Optimal Media GmbH: German full-service printer specializing in books, catalogs, and high-quality commercial print for publishers and industrial clients — comparable offering across sheet-fed offset, digital, finishing, and prepress, similar mid-sized scale.
• FLYERALARM: German commercial and online printer with a broad catalog of offset, digital, and large-format products serving agencies, publishers, and industrial customers — comparable service mix (offset + digital + finishing + fulfillment) and B2B vertical mix to ColorDruck.
• Onlineprinters GmbH: One of Europe's largest online commercial printers offering offset and digital printing services to B2B customers across catalogs, magazines, and marketing collateral — directly comparable to ColorDruck's offset + digital commercial-print core, but at significantly larger scale.
• WKS Group (Westerhold + Sander + Kretschmer): German print group with shared leadership overlap to ColorDruck (Dr. Ralph Dittmann); commercial print, packaging, and digital services — comparable Mittelstand print platform with similar B2B vertical exposure.
• Schlott Group GmbH: German commercial and catalog printing group with offset and digital capabilities serving publishers and retail/industrial customers — directly comparable product portfolio, vertical mix, and integrated finishing/fulfillment model.

Broad incumbents

• Elanders AB: Swedish-headquartered global printing group with offset, digital, and supply-chain solutions serving publishers, industrial, and e-commerce customers. Comparable B2B commercial-print customer base and integrated fulfillment offering, but at pan-European scale.
• CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA: Largest European photo and commercial printing group; operates commercial print operations alongside consumer photo products. Comparable on printing technology and prepress/finishing capabilities, though far broader in scope and scale than ColorDruck.
• Bertelsmann Printing Group (Arvato): Division of Bertelsmann operating large-scale commercial print, fulfillment, and media services across multiple European sites. Comparable integrated print-to-fulfillment service model, but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint than ColorDruck.

Regional players

• Kösel GmbH & Co. KG: German book and commercial printer based in Bavaria, serving publishers and industrial customers with offset and digital production — comparable printing technology and vertical customer mix, with a stronger book-publishing tilt and regional southwestern Germany overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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