JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA

What JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA does

JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA is a privately held Latvian book printing and manufacturing company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Jelgava, with a secondary sales office in Riga. It operates a full-cycle book production workflow under one roof, combining offset and digital printing, more than 35 binding types (hardcover, softcover, flexicover, hybrid), and in-house post-processing services including foil stamping, embossing, UV varnishing, and silkscreen printing. The company employs approximately 190 people, with average tenure of 8.4 years, and runs a 502 kW on-site solar park that supplies roughly a fifth of plant electricity alongside 100% renewable electricity procurement. It holds an unusually dense stack of environmental certifications for a printer of its size: FSC Chain of Custody (the first Latvian printer, since 2007), Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ClimateCalc, Powered by Green, and Zaļā josta EKO.

The company serves publishers as its primary vertical, alongside state and municipal institutions, museums, NGOs and associations, corporate clients, literary agents, and individual authors, with a named customer base spanning Latvia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, and the USA. Its go-to-market is a regionally organized direct sales force with dedicated teams for Finland/Iceland/Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the Baltic States/UK/USA, supplemented by website-based quote requests and project-based consultations. Pricing is quote-based, with a 300-copy minimum run, a 10-15 working-day standard lead time, and 100% advance payment (50% pre-materials, 50% pre-shipment) under Incoterms 2020 DAP. The 2024 acquisition of a Fujifilm Jet Press 750S digital press and 2025 launch of new production IT systems indicate ongoing capital investment in digital capacity and workflow automation. Revenue and ownership are not publicly disclosed; the company is a private Latvian SIA with no parent, subsidiaries, or institutional investors reported.

Name

JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA

Legal name

SIA JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA

Website

https://jt.lv

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA is a privately held Latvian book printer offering full-cycle book manufacturing — offset and digital printing, 35+ binding types, and post-processing — to publishers, institutions, museums, and authors across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Book Printing and Manufacturing

NAICS

Books Printing (323117), Printing (32311), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Book Printing (2732), Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780), Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Book & Magazine Binding Services (Perfect, Case, Saddle Stitch) (MPAJALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF), Bindery & Finishing Services (Binding, Laminating, Cutting, Folding, Collating) (EDAEAJAE)

Keywords

• Book printing services
• Offset printing
• Digital printing
• Book binding
• Post-press finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Jelgava

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Printing Services: Custom printing services with pricing based on project-specific requirements including materials, binding type, print run size, and post-processing needs. Minimum print run is 300 copies. Projects typically take 10-15 working days for standard orders.
2. Prepress and Layout Services: Layout and design preparation services at hourly rate of 35 EUR. Additional fees apply for file preparation when submitted files do not meet printing standards.
3. Post-processing Services: Various post-processing options including binding, foil stamping, UV varnish, embossing, and other finishing services included in project pricing.
4. Delivery Services: Delivery included in cost estimates for single delivery address per INCOTERMS 2020 DAP terms. Additional charges apply for changes to delivery conditions or urgent delivery requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA SIA runs a full-cycle book manufacturing operation: it produces books from paper to finished product using offset and digital printing, offers more than 35 binding types (hardcover, softcover, flexicover, hybrid, and non-standard bindings), and provides post-processing such as foil stamping, embossing, UV varnishing, silkscreen printing, and die-cutting. Supporting services include file preparation (PDF/X-4, ICC color profiles), packaging on certified Euro pallets, and delivery across Latvia and Europe. The minimum print run is 300 copies and standard delivery is 10–15 working days.

Product overview

JELGAVAS TIPOGRĀFIJA is one of the oldest and largest book printing companies in Latvia and the Baltic States, specializing in full-cycle book manufacturing. The core offering is Book Manufacturing (Grāmatu ražošana), which encompasses offset printing, digital printing (Fujifilm Jet Press 750S), over 35 binding types including hardcover, softcover, flexicover, and hybrid bindings, and comprehensive post-processing services (foil stamping, embossing, UV varnishing, silkscreen printing, die-cutting). Supporting services include File Preparation (with ICC color profiles and PDF/X-4 standards) and Packaging and Delivery. The company operates from Jelgava, Latvia, serving publishers, government institutions, NGOs, museums, and authors across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Book Manufacturing (full cycle) End-to-end book manufacturing covering paper sourcing, offset and digital printing, more than 35 binding types, and comprehensive post-processing, delivered to customers in Latvia and across Europe. Sold primarily to publishers and institutional clients, with a minimum print run of 300 copies and standard delivery of 10–15 working days.
• Offset Printing Traditional offset printing for high-quality book production, combined with digital capabilities to support flexible run lengths, used as part of the full book manufacturing service.
• Digital Printing Digital printing service operated on a Fujifilm Jet Press 750S, providing efficient short-run book production with reduced material waste, used for smaller print runs and on-demand titles.
• Hardcover Book Production Hardcover binding with options for flat or round spine, fabric covers, dust jackets, foil stamping, embossing, colored edges, and bookmark ribbons, supplied to publishers and authors as part of the book manufacturing service.
• Softcover Book Production Softcover / perfect-bound books with sewn or glued construction, flaps, dispersion varnish, and silkscreen printing options, supplied to publishers and authors as part of the book manufacturing service.
• Flexicover Book Production Flexicover binding for books that require durability combined with a flexible cover, supplied to publishers and authors as part of the book manufacturing service.
• Hybrid Binding Book Production Combination binding techniques that blend characteristics of different binding styles, used for custom or artistically demanding book projects.
• File Preparation and Prepress Services Standalone prepress and layout services including PDF/X-4 (ISO 15930-1) file preparation, ICC color profiling, softproof approval workflows, and layout work billed at 35 EUR per hour, supplied to publishers and authors who need technical support alongside printing.
• Post-Processing Services Post-processing services including foil stamping, relief embossing, UV varnishing (now done in-house on a Duplo machine), silkscreen printing, die-cutting, and custom finishes applied to books, packaging, and covers.
• Packaging and Delivery Services Packaging of finished books in boxes (up to 8 kg) on certified Euro pallets with labeling, plus direct delivery transport across Latvia and Europe under Incoterms 2020 DAP terms, with transit times ranging from 1 day in the Baltic states to 7–8 days in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19% of total electricity consumed from own solar park
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Graphius: Belgian book and magazine printing group with strong sustainability credentials, producing premium books for European publishers. Comparable as a sustainability-certified, premium book printer serving a similar European publishing customer base.
• Tallinna Raamatutrükikoda: Estonia's main book printing house, producing books and magazines for Baltic publishers. Closest regional peer operating in the same Baltic book-printing market with similar customer profile and product mix.
• Livonia Print: Latvia-based book and commercial printing house serving Baltic and European publishers. Directly comparable as a same-country competitor for high-quality book production with overlapping customer base in the Baltic publishing sector.
• Optimal Media: German book production company specializing in high-quality books, art catalogs, and photo books. Comparable as a premium European book printer with similar focus on art/coffee-table and illustrated books.
• Blanchard: French book printing company serving French and European publishers. Comparable as a quality-focused book printer with overlapping French publisher customers (JT also produces for French houses such as Monsieur Toussaint Louverture).
• Kösel GmbH: German book printing house producing hardcover and softcover books for publishers. Comparable as a European mid-sized book printer offering full binding and finishing services to trade publishers.
• Printforce: Netherlands-based book printing specialist serving publishers across Europe. Comparable as a focused book printer with strong European distribution and similar binding/finishing capabilities targeted at trade publishers.
• Korotan: Slovenian book printing company producing books for European publishers. Comparable as a mid-sized Central European book printer with similar trade-publisher customer profile and book manufacturing capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• CPI Group (CPI Books): Global printing group with a major book printing division serving international publishers across multiple geographies. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent in book printing with overlapping European publisher customers, though operating at much larger scale.
• Elanders: Swedish-headquartered global printing group with significant book and catalog production. Comparable as a Nordic-headquartered incumbent operating in book printing across Europe, though Elanders is much larger and more diversified.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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