CZECH PRINT CENTER a.s.

What CZECH PRINT CENTER a.s. does

Czech Print Center a.s. is a Czech commercial printing company operating industrial web offset and sheetfed offset production facilities in Prague (Malešice) and Ostrava (Hrabová). It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Czech News Center a.s., the largest media group in the Czech Republic. The company offers four integrated service lines — pre-press preparation, web offset (rotational) printing, sheetfed offset (arch) printing, and post-press processing — producing newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, leaflets, and commercial print for B2B clients.

The company's core technology stack centers on high-volume offset presses including a KBA Rapida 106 sheetfed press certified to ISO 12647-2:2013 and a new Heidelberg KH 66/4 KTL folding machine (installed January 2024) with CO2-neutral certification. It holds FSC chain-of-custody certification and operates reusable MEWATEX PLUS cleaning cloths at its Prague facility, eliminating 8.4 tonnes of hazardous waste per year. Equipment configuration supports both high-speed nightly newspaper production (seven daily titles including Blesk, Sport, AHA!, Hospodářské noviny, and Deník N) and complex commercial work such as catalogs, pharmaceutical leaflets, and premium book projects with specialty finishing.

Czech Print Center runs a B2B, sales-led go-to-market model with multilingual (Czech, English, German) direct sales representatives managing accounts. Revenue is generated through project-based quoting on print runs and finishing, with no public pricing. The customer base is dominated by Czech publishers and media companies — many inside the parent group — supplemented by commercial print clients (catalogs, pharmaceutical inserts, corporate publications) and selective international work, notably recurring production of Austria's Kepler Tribune in broadsheet format. The company has no disclosed external funding, no public listing, and limited pricing transparency.

Name

CZECH PRINT CENTER a.s.

Legal name

Czech Print Center a.s.

Website

https://cpcenter.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Czech Print Center a.s. is a Czech commercial offset printer — a subsidiary of Czech News Center a.s. — operating web and sheetfed offset presses in Prague and Ostrava to produce newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, and commercial print for B2B publishers and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Printing (32311), Books Printing (323117)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF), Printing & Business Forms (continuous forms, checks, tickets) (IMAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing production
• Newspaper printing
• Magazine printing
• Print finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Praha 10

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: Revenue generated from printing newspapers, magazines, catalogs, commercial print products, books, and leaflets for business customers. Services include pre-press, web offset printing, sheetfed offset printing, and post-press processing. Production for major Czech newspapers (Hospodářské noviny, Deník N) and international clients (Austrian Kepler Tribune).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CZECH PRINT CENTER a.s. operates commercial printing plants in Prague and Ostrava, providing integrated offset printing services covering pre-press preparation, web offset (rotational) printing, sheetfed offset (arch) printing, and post-press processing. The company produces newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, brochures, leaflets, and pharmaceutical inserts for Czech and international publishers.

Product overview

CZECH PRINT CENTER a.s. is a commercial printing company offering integrated print production services through four core service lines: Pre-press preparation, Web offset printing (rotational), Sheetfed offset printing (arch), and Post-press processing. The company operates production facilities in Prague and Ostrava, providing offset printing services for newspapers (Blesk, Sport, AHA!, Hospodářské noviny), magazines (Reflex, abc, Magnus, GEO), catalogues, brochures, leaflets, and book publications. The integrated service model allows coordination across all production centers for large-scale print orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.4 tonnes of hazardous waste eliminated per year through MEWATEX PLUS reusable cleaning cloths

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colours of Ostrava FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015Czech Print Center has been an official printer partner of the Colours of Ostrava multi-genre music festival for seven consecutive years. The company provides printing services for festival materials and maintains a presence at the event as a partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Walstead Group: UK and European commercial printing group producing magazines, catalogs, and retail print with multiple plants. Larger-scale incumbent operating in the same broad offset magazine/catalog segment as Czech Print Center.
• Polestar Group: UK-headquartered printing group operating magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and direct mail across multiple sites. Comparable in offering high-volume offset magazine and newspaper production for major publishers, but at significantly larger scale.
• CPI Group: UK-based printing and publishing services group with European operations producing books, newspapers, and magazines. Comparable as a large pan-European printing services provider with a similar publisher customer base, though at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Grafobal Group: Slovak commercial printing group operating web offset and sheetfed presses across multiple plants in Central Europe. Closest geographic and capability peer to Czech Print Center, including newspaper, magazine, catalog, and packaging production.
• Hoffmann Druck: German commercial printer offering offset, digital, and finishing services for publishers and corporate customers. Comparable German-language market printer with similar B2B publisher focus.
• Bonifatius Druck: German commercial and book printer with full pre-press through binding services, focused on publishers and institutional clients. Comparable in serving German-language book and magazine publishers from a regional plant footprint.
• Poligrafia Kielce: Polish commercial and newspaper printing company with web offset and finishing capabilities. Comparable Central European offset printer serving publishers and commercial clients.
• Schleunungdruck: German commercial and book printer based in Marktheidenfeld, serving publishers and corporate clients with offset and finishing services. Comparable mid-sized European offset printer with similar book and magazine capability.
• Drukarnia Sopocka: Polish commercial printing company producing books, magazines, and promotional materials. Comparable regional CEE printer with offset and post-press capabilities serving publishers.
• Graphius: Belgian commercial printer producing books, magazines, and catalogs with offset and digital capabilities. Comparable in offering a full pre-press to post-press workflow for European publishers and serving multilingual European markets.

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

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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