Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt

What Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt does

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt is a Hungarian book manufacturing company founded in 1882 by Izidor Kner and headquartered in Gyomaendrőd, Békés County, Hungary. The company operates as a closed joint-stock company within the ANY Security Printing Company group, a Budapest Stock Exchange-listed organization with 1,000+ employees across Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Moldova. Gyomai Kner Nyomda serves Hungarian and international book publishers with offset and digital book production, supplemented by edge printing, binding and finishing, and logistics/fulfillment services, operating Heidelberg sheet-fed offset presses (CD-102-4+L, SM-102-2, SM-74-5) and a digital printing park capable of producing books profitably from a single copy.

The company's technological core is a Heidelberg pre-press-to-print ecosystem, including a 2020-overhauled CTP workflow using the Suprasetter 106 scanner (up to 35 plates/hour at 2,540 dpi) and Prinect Cockpit and Signa software. A dedicated innovation in edge printing (Élnyomtatás) allows patterns, graphics, lettering, or full illustrations to be printed onto the trimmed edges of book pages, used for premium limited editions, gift books, and art albums. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 certifications and has won multiple Best Print Hungary awards (2023-2025) and Beautiful Hungarian Book awards (2020, 2022).

Gyomai Kner Nyomda generates revenue primarily through quote-based project pricing for book manufacturing (offset and digital), with recurring revenue from logistics and fulfillment contracts. The company operates exclusively through direct B2B sales targeting publishing houses, supported by a multilingual export customer service team (English, German, French) and commercial representatives. The customer base is concentrated in Hungarian publishing (Libri, Móra, Líra, Kossuth, Pécsi, Tessloff Babilon, BOOOK, Interpress) with selected international accounts (Wunderlich Productions, werteART Verlag, Bahoe Books, Achter Verlag), with some relationships spanning 30-70+ years. Stated production capacity exceeds 2,000,000 books per year for major partners.

Name

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt

Legal name

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt

Website

https://gyomaikner.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt is a 140-year-old Hungarian book manufacturer serving domestic and international publishers with offset and digital printing, edge printing, binding, and integrated logistics services under the ANY Security Printing Company group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gyomaendrőd

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offset Book Manufacturing: Large-scale offset printing services for book publishers, producing high-quality hardback and paperback books with various binding options, surface treatments, and finishing effects. Revenue generated through per-job/project pricing based on print run size, paper quality, binding type, and finishing complexity.
2. Digital Book Manufacturing: Short-run digital printing enabling production from as few as 1 copy economically. Used for small print runs, on-demand printing, and digital-first publishing workflows.
3. Logistics and Fulfillment Services: Comprehensive logistics services including storage, order fulfillment, inventory management, shipping and returns handling for publishing partners. Provides recurring service revenue through ongoing operational contracts.
4. Edge Printing Services: Premium edge printing decoration service for limited editions, gift books, art albums and exclusive series. Adds aesthetic value and exclusivity branding for publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt is a B2B book manufacturer that produces hardback and paperback books through offset and digital printing, complemented by in-house prepress (CTP, color management), binding and finishing (perfect binding, thread sewing, hardcover, softcover, flexo cover, rounded corners, foiling, embossing, UV varnish), digital edge printing (Élnyomtatás) for premium editions, and end-to-end logistics and fulfillment services. It serves Hungarian and international publishing houses on a contract-manufacturing basis with project-based quoting.

Product overview

Gyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt is a traditional book manufacturing company offering offset and digital book production services as its core products, supplemented by edge printing decoration, pre-press services, binding and finishing, and logistics/fulfillment solutions. The company operates Heidelberg offset printing presses and digital printing equipment, providing comprehensive book production from pre-press through printing, binding, and delivery. Additional offerings include color management services, various binding methods (perfect, thread sewing, hardcover), special effects (embossing, foil stamping, UV varnish), and a printing museum (Kner Collection). The company was founded in 1882 and operates as part of the ANY Security Printing Company group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offset Book Manufacturing (Ofszet könyvgyártás) High-quality offset printing and dispersion varnishing of books to ISO standards using Heidelberg sheet-fed presses, targeting book publishers for large production runs.
• Digital Book Manufacturing (Digitális könyvgyártás) Cost-effective digital printing of softcover books from a single copy upward, using book-optimized digital presses and a digital binding line for fast turnaround.
• Edge Printing (Élnyomtatás / Élfestés) Digital edge printing service that decorates the trimmed edges of book pages with patterns, graphics, lettering, or full illustrations, ideal for limited editions, gift books, art albums, and exclusive series.
• Logistics and Fulfillment Services End-to-end outsourced logistics including storage, order picking/commissioning, inventory management, shipping, and returns processing for publishing clients.
• Pre-Press and CTP Services Digital file reception, inspection, editing, proofing, and CTP plate making within the Heidelberg ecosystem, including the rare capability to process traditional film materials.
• Binding and Finishing Services Multiple binding methods — perfect binding, thread sealing, thread sewing, hardcover, softcover, flexo cover — plus special finishes including embossing, foil embossing, UV spot varnish, and rounded corner binding for children's books, agendas, and calendars.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity exceeding 2,000,000 books per year for major partners
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANY Security Printing Company GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGyomai Kner Nyomda Zrt. is a member of the ANY Security Printing Company group, which employs more than 1,000 people across branches in Hungary (3), Romania (2), Slovakia (1), and Moldova (1). The group is one of the largest security and business form printing companies in the Central and Eastern European region by turnover. Since 2005, the company's shares have been listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange in the Premium category.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ingram Content Group (Lightning Source): Global leader in print-on-demand and short-run book manufacturing, serving publishers and self-publishing authors. Directly comparable to Kner's digital book manufacturing line that produces economically down to a single copy.
• CPI Group: One of Europe's largest book printing groups (UK-based), producing hardcovers, paperbacks and trade books for major publishers. Comparable in core book-printing capability though significantly larger in scale than Kner.
• Alföldi Nyomda Zrt. Hungarian commercial and book printer offering offset and digital printing, binding and finishing. Closely comparable in geography, customer base (Hungarian publishers) and product mix to Gyomai Kner Nyomda.
• Dürer Print Kft. Hungarian printing house providing offset and digital printing, book manufacturing and related services. Comparable mid-market book and commercial printer serving Hungarian publishers.

Regional players

• Rotolito Lombarda S.p.A. Italian book and commercial printer with strong European publisher client base. Comparable in book manufacturing services but primarily serves Southern European publishers, not directly competing for Hungarian accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Japan-headquartered global printing conglomerate with significant book, commercial and security printing operations. Comparable in book manufacturing capability but vastly larger and more diversified than Kner.
• Bertelsmann Printing Group (Mohn Media): Part of Bertelsmann, one of Europe's largest print groups covering books, magazines and digital services. Overlaps with Kner in book printing but operates at significantly larger scale and across broader media.
• Quad/Graphics: Large US-based commercial printing platform serving retailers, publishers and brands. Tangentially comparable in offset and digital book/catalog production but operates at much larger scale across multiple end-markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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