Vereinigte Fachverlage

What Vereinigte Fachverlage does

Vereinigte Fachverlage GmbH is a privately held German B2B publishing house headquartered in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, that operates a portfolio of eight specialized industrial trade publications covering drive technology (antriebstechnik), factory operations (MY FACTORY), engineering design (Der Konstrukteur), materials handling and lifting (f+h), industrial automation, fluid power technology (O+P Fluidtechnik), process engineering (Verfahrenstechnik), and a content-marketing–oriented industrial brand (IndustrieMACHER). Each title is delivered as both a print periodical and a dedicated digital E-Paper edition via brand-specific URLs, with additional topical coverage spanning vehicle technology, intralogistics, and environmental technology.

The company monetizes its audience through a multi-channel B2B advertising and services platform: traditional print and online display advertising, sponsored placements in editorial and marketing newsletters, social media services, content marketing solutions, and a proprietary digital database used for direct marketing and lead generation. Beyond media sales, Vereinigte Fachverlage offers Corporate Services including Editorial Media and Corporate Publishing, positioning itself as a custom content partner for industrial advertisers rather than purely a magazine publisher.

With 19 employees and no disclosed funding, parent company, or institutional ownership, the firm operates as an independent, privately held specialty publisher serving industrial professionals and B2B advertisers across the DACH region. Its go-to-market is regional and niche-vertical, its product surface is broadly diversified across eight titles and several service lines, and its technology footprint is centered on standard digital publishing and database-marketing tooling with no disclosed AI/ML capability or platform extensibility beyond its own brand sites.

Name

Vereinigte Fachverlage

Legal name

Vereinigte Fachverlage GmbH

Website

https://engineering-news.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vereinigte Fachverlage GmbH is a German B2B publishing house operating eight specialized industrial trade publications — covering drive technology, automation, fluid power, process engineering, and adjacent verticals — serving industrial professionals and B2B advertisers across the DACH region via print, digital E-Paper, and corporate publishing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• B2B trade publishing
• Industrial trade media
• Digital trade magazines
• Corporate publishing services
• Industrial advertising services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vereinigte Fachverlage GmbH is a German-language B2B publishing house operating a portfolio of specialized trade magazines and E-Paper digital editions covering industrial sectors including drive technology, factory operations, engineering design, materials handling, industrial automation, fluid technology, and process engineering. Beyond publications, the company sells B2B advertising space (print, online, newsletter), corporate publishing services, editorial media, database marketing, direct marketing, social media services, and content marketing solutions targeted at industrial professionals in German-speaking markets.

Product overview

Vereinigte Fachverlage is a B2B publishing house offering a portfolio of German-language trade publications across industrial and engineering sectors. Their core product is the E-Paper digital platform, which delivers electronic editions of their print publications. The portfolio includes eight distinct brands covering drive technology (antriebstechnik), factory operations (MY FACTORY), engineering design (Der Konstrukteur), materials handling (f+h), industrial automation, fluid power technology (O+P Fluidtechnik), process engineering, and industry-focused content marketing (IndustrieMACHER). Additional services include print advertising, online advertising, editorial media, corporate publishing, digital database marketing, direct marketing, social media services, and content marketing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• antriebstechnik: Trade publication covering drive technology
• MY FACTORY
• Der Konstrukteur
• f+h
• Industrielle Automation
• O+P Fluidtechnik
• Verfahrenstechnik
• IndustrieMACHER

Products and services

• antriebstechnik Trade publication covering drive technology topics for industrial professionals, offered in digital E-Paper format and as a print edition.
• MY FACTORY Trade magazine focused on factory operations and manufacturing management, delivered as a digital E-Paper edition for industrial decision-makers.
• Der Konstrukteur Trade publication for engineers covering design, construction, and development topics, available as a digital E-Paper edition.
• f+h (Fördern und Heben) Trade publication covering materials handling, lifting equipment, and intralogistics topics for industrial professionals, delivered as an E-Paper.
• Industrielle Automation Trade publication focused on industrial automation technology and applications, available as a digital E-Paper edition.
• O+P Fluidtechnik Trade publication covering fluid power technology, hydraulics, and pneumatics for industrial engineers, offered as a digital E-Paper edition.
• Verfahrenstechnik Trade publication focused on process engineering, chemical process technology, and related industries, available as a digital E-Paper edition.
• Corporate Publishing Customized corporate publishing service producing branded editorial content, magazines, and media products for industrial enterprise clients.
• Editorial Media Editorial media service producing custom editorial content and branded media for industrial enterprise clients as part of the Corporate Services offering.
• Digital Database Marketing Database-driven B2B marketing service providing access to industrial professional databases for targeted direct marketing and lead generation campaigns.
• Content Marketing Content marketing service producing targeted branded content and campaigns for industrial advertisers to reach technical professionals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• VDE Verlag: Berlin-based German specialist publisher focused on electrical engineering, automation, and information technology trade content. Comparable as a niche German B2B technical publisher with overlapping automation/engineering verticals.
• WEKA Media: German B2B media company publishing trade and professional content across industrial, automotive, electronics, and management verticals. Comparable as a multi-brand German B2B trade publishing house with print, digital, and corporate services.
• Carl Hanser Verlag: Munich-based German technical and trade publisher covering manufacturing, plastics, automation, and engineering topics. Comparable as a long-established German technical/industrial B2B publisher with overlapping subject matter.
• Konradin Medien: Ernst-Mey-Stuttgart-based German B2B media group publishing industrial trade magazines (e.g., MM Maschinenmarkt, INDUSTRIE-Anzeiger). Directly comparable German industrial trade publisher with similar brand portfolio structure.
• Vogel Communications Group: Würzburg-based German B2B media group publishing dozens of trade titles across industrial, automotive, and IT verticals. Directly comparable as a German B2B trade publishing house serving industrial and technical professionals with print, digital, events, and marketing services.
• Hüthig GmbH: Heidelberg-based German B2B publisher specializing in industrial, electronics, and process engineering trade titles (e.g., Elektronik, PROCESS). Comparable as a German industrial trade publisher covering overlapping verticals like automation, fluid technology, and process engineering.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Global academic and professional publisher with a substantial German trade/industrial media portfolio. Comparable as a broader incumbent that also operates German-language B2B/technical publishing properties.
• Wiley: Global research and professional publisher operating across scientific, technical, and B2B media verticals, including industrial/engineering content. Comparable as a large incumbent with professional trade publishing that overlaps in serving technical professionals.
• Informa Markets: Global B2B events, publishing, and intelligence group operating industry brands across manufacturing, automation, and engineering. Comparable as a broad incumbent B2B media operator serving many of the same industrial verticals.

Emerging players

• TeDo Verlag: Smaller German B2B trade publisher producing titles in automation, drives, and industrial technology. Comparable as a German-language specialist in overlapping industrial trade niches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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