Imprimerie Delort

What Imprimerie Delort does

Imprimerie Delort is a privately held commercial printing company headquartered in Castanet-Tolosan, in the Toulouse metropolitan area of Occitanie, France. It is the core printing brand of Groupe Pôle Impression, a diversified four-entity group that also includes Studio Ogham (graphic design, motion and web design, augmented reality), IPC Numérique (large-format digital printing, signage, textile marking and embroidery, located in Beauzelle), and LDR Diffusion (custom promotional objects and textiles with over 10,000 product references). The firm operates offset and digital presses (Heidelberg 106-4 L offset press and Canon Imagepresse C 10000VP digital press, both installed around 2020), large-format flatbed and UV printing tables (Arizona 1280 GT, O2i), and a complete finishing line (Polar guillotines, Stahl folders, Horizon assembly, Zund cutting table, 3D UV varnish, foil stamping). The machine park is stated to be under two years old, and annual paper throughput is approximately 700 tonnes sourced under PEFC chain-of-custody certification.

The company serves primarily large public and private accounts, local and regional authorities, and dynamic small and medium enterprises in Toulouse, Occitanie, and the Paris region. Named customers include Région Occitanie, Conseils Départementaux of Haute-Garonne and Landes, Banque Populaire, Crédit Agricole Corse, CNES, Sanofi, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Business School, the CCI of Toulouse, the Office de Tourisme de Toulouse, and Pôle Emploi. The company carries Imprim'Vert (since 2000, among the first French printers), ISO 26000 Maturité level, PEFC chain-of-custody, and ISO 14001 environmental management certification. It is co-directed by Christophe Escande and Laurent De Rosa, with a stated team of 34 people (firmographic input reports 11 — an unresolved discrepancy). Note on founding year: firmographic input states 1936, the company history record states 1963, and the company website itself contains conflicting claims ("plus de 60 ans" and "80 années d'expertise"); this analysis treats the dates as ambiguous.

The business model is transaction-based project work: quote-driven pricing with no publicly disclosed price list, a sales-led enterprise field-sales motion with on-site visits and technical advisory, and revenue derived from offset print runs, short-run digital print, large-format and signage, finishing services, graphic design fees, and merchandise sales routed through the group's other entities. The group is presented as a vertically integrated communication-services platform across Toulouse and Paris-region buyers, with cross-referrals between the four subsidiaries enabling one-stop delivery of design, print, signage, and promotional merchandise.

Name

Imprimerie Delort

Legal name

L'imprimerie Delort

Website

https://imprimeriedelort.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Imprimerie Delort is a privately held commercial printer near Toulouse, France, providing offset and digital printing, large-format signage, and finishing services to public authorities, large enterprises, and SMEs across Occitanie and the Paris region, as part of the four-brand Groupe Pôle Impression.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Offset printing services
• Digital printing services
• Large format printing
• Print finishing services
• Commercial printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Castanet-Tolosan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Offset Printing Services: Offset printing for large volumes and formats (catalogs, brochures, posters, flyers) in four-color process and pantone
2. Digital Printing Services: Digital printing for small runs including business cards, flyers, brochures
3. Wide Format Printing: Printing on all substrates and formats: roll-ups, banners, PVC, dibond
4. Finishing Services: Quality finishing including lamination, 3D varnish, gold stamping, cutting, saddle stitching
5. IPC Numerical: Large format digital printing, signage, image walls, textile marking and embroidery
6. LDR Diffusion Promotional Objects: Promotional objects and textile customization (t-shirts, tote bags, caps, pens, mugs, tech items)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Imprimerie Delort is a commercial printing company based in Castanet-Tolosan near Toulouse that provides offset printing for large-volume runs and digital printing for small series, plus wide-format printing on rigid and flexible substrates, finishing services (lamination, 3D varnish, gold stamping, cutting, saddle stitching), and through group subsidiaries graphic design, large format signage, and promotional objects. The machine park is less than two years old and includes Heidelberg and Canon presses with finishing lines for high-quality professional print jobs.

Product overview

Imprimerie Delort is a traditional offset and digital printing company offering comprehensive print services from its facility near Toulouse, France. The company operates as the core brand within Groupe Pole Impression, which encompasses four specialized divisions: Imprimerie Delort (offset and digital printing), Ogham Studio Graphique (graphic design and web), IPC Numérique (large format digital and textile), and LDR Diffusion (promotional objects). The printing operations feature offset presses for high-volume quadrichromie and Pantone work, digital presses for short runs, large format equipment for signage, and finishing services including lamination, 3D varnish, foil stamping, and die-cutting. With over 60 years of history and a machine park under 2 years old, the company serves primarily public and private accounts, local authorities, and dynamic SMEs across Toulouse, Occitanie, and the Paris region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offset Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• 700 tonnes of paper processed annually with sustainable sourcing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Studio OghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraphic design studio within the Pole Impression group. Team of 7 graphic designers provides visual identities, brochures, magazines, books, innovative concepts, motion and web design, and digital services including websites, videos, and augmented reality.
• IPC NumériquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital printing workshop specializing in large format printing, signage, image walls, and textile marking and embroidery. Located in Beauzelle. Part of Pole Impression group enabling comprehensive printing solutions.
• LDR DiffusioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPromotional objects and textile customization company. Offers over 10,000 references including pens, bags, mugs, tech items, t-shirts, caps, and other branded merchandise. Also part of Pole Impression group.
• Région OccitanieminorOthersRegional council that subsidized the machine park investment, demonstrating government support for local industrial development and modernization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Imprimerie Vincent: Toulouse-area commercial printer offering offset and digital print with finishing services to businesses and local government — direct local competitor serving overlapping Occitanie client base.
• Groupe Stipa: Major French commercial printer (Valence/Paris) offering offset, digital and large-format print with finishing services to enterprise and public-sector clients — directly comparable business model and customer mix to Imprimerie Delort.
• Allard Imprimeurs: French regional commercial printer (Mayenne) providing offset printing, finishing and printed communication services to enterprises and local authorities across multiple French regions — comparable regional B2B model.
• Groupe Top (Top Impression): French printing group with multiple regional sites providing offset, digital and finishing services to B2B and government customers; similar scale and full-service offering to Imprimerie Delort.
• Imprimerie Chirat: Independent French commercial printer based in Lyon offering offset and digital print for catalogues, brochures and corporate communications — directly comparable catalogue/offSet trade printing focus.
• Marinetti Imprimeurs: French commercial printing group with multiple production sites providing offset, digital and large-format printing for enterprise and public-sector communication needs — comparable multi-site B2B model.

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress plc (Vistaprint): Global web-to-print platform aggregating small-run SMB printing demand through online ordering — not a direct geographic competitor but competes for commoditized small-run jobs Delort's digital press targets.
• Donnelley (Donnelley Financial Solutions / LSC heritage): Historic US commercial printing incumbent now focused on financial/compliance print with broader printing heritage — comparable trade-printing services serving enterprise/government but at very different scale and geography.
• Quad/Graphics: Large North American commercial printer offering offset, digital and direct-mail at scale — comparable end-customer use cases (catalogues, marketing collateral) but operates at vastly larger scale and different geography.

Regional players

• Maqprint (Groupe Maqprint): Bordeaux-based commercial printer offering offset, digital and finishing for enterprise clients in Nouvelle-Aquitaine — comparable offset/digital/finishing stack but primarily serves the southwest region adjacent to Delort.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imprimerie-delort

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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