kay - Print. Medien. Logistik. | Druckhaus Kay GmbH

What kay - Print. Medien. Logistik. | Druckhaus Kay GmbH does

Druckhaus Kay GmbH, trading as 'kay – Print. Medien. Logistik.', is a family-owned German commercial printing and media logistics company headquartered in Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1974 and led by managing shareholders Michael Kay and Thomas Kay, the company operates a single production facility and employs between 11 and 50 staff covering technical operations, field and inside sales, campaign consulting, lettershop, and media design.

The company's core product is full-service offset and digital print production with ISO 12647-2 (PSO) color management, augmented by finishing services (UV coating, foil stamping, embossing, lamination), lettershop mailing operations, campaign development, graphic design, and warehouse-based media logistics with multi-location fulfillment. Differentiated offerings include the Mailingmoments hyper-personalized direct mail brand, the kay.werbemanager digital inventory and ordering platform, and customer-specific Visitenkartenshops that embed customers in self-service replenishment workflows.

Revenue is generated on a project-based quote model across three primary segments — industrial companies, marketing and creative agencies, and consultants/coaches — with named enterprise customers spanning Assa Abloy, Rittal, Vitra, SMS Group, Krombacher, BabyOne, and WWF. Geographic scope is regional, concentrated in the Siegerland and adjacent NRW/Hesse markets served via a dedicated field sales force, inside sales, and city-targeted SEO. The company holds FSC and CO2-neutral certifications and operates without external investors, M&A activity, or public capital markets exposure.

Name

kay - Print. Medien. Logistik. | Druckhaus Kay GmbH

Legal name

Druckhaus Kay GmbH

Website

https://kay.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Druckhaus Kay GmbH is a family-owned regional German commercial printing and media logistics company in Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia, providing offset/digital print, finishing, lettershop mailing, campaign development, and multi-location media fulfillment to industrial enterprises, agencies, and consultants across the Siegerland region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191), Support Activities for Printing (32312)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

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), Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset digital printing
• Direct mail services
• Media logistics
• Trade show logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Kreuztal, Nordrhein-Westfalen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Production Services: One-time production of customized print products including brochures, flyers, business cards, calendars, posters, catalogs, and direct mail pieces using offset and digital printing technologies. Revenue generated per job/order based on specifications, quantities, paper quality, and finishing requirements.
2. Creative & Prepress Services: Campaign development, graphic design, typesetting and layout services, website programming, and prepress data preparation bundled with print production.
3. Mailings & Lettershop: End-to-end mailing services including personalized print production, addressing, collation, and postal dispatch of direct mail campaigns.
4. Media Logistics (Einlagerung & Versand): Storage and fulfillment services for print and promotional materials, including digital ordering systems and multi-location distribution for franchise and retail operations.
5. Trade Show Services (Messeservice): Comprehensive support for trade show participation including invitation campaigns, printing and shipping of materials to exhibition stands, and post-show lead follow-up mailing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Druckhaus Kay GmbH is a full-service commercial printing and media company offering offset and digital printing with finishing (UV varnish, embossing, foil stamping), mailings and lettershop services, campaign development, graphic design and typesetting, web programming, media logistics (storage and multi-location distribution), and trade show logistics. The company bundles campaign conception through production to warehousing and shipping of print and promotional materials for B2B customers across the Siegerland and North Rhine-Westphalia region, supported by proprietary platforms (Mailingmoments, mypaige) and digital ordering systems.

Product overview

Druckhaus Kay operates as a full-service print and media company offering integrated services from concept through production to logistics. The core portfolio spans five primary service areas: printing and finishing (offset and digital), mailings/lettershop operations, campaign development, design services, and media logistics. Two branded sub-products extend the offering—mypaige for hyper-personalized print and Mailingmoments for marketing automation. Supporting features include inventory management (Lagermanagement) and custom business card shops. The company tailors solutions to three vertical segments: agencies, consultants/coaches, and industrial companies. Print products include flyers, calendars, and business cards with various finishing options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mailingmoments: Marketing automation platform for hyper-personalized print mailings that create memorable customer moments.
• mypaige
• kay.werbemanager
• Visitenkartenshop
• Mappenprofi.com
• LexiKay

Products and services

• Druck & Veredelung (Printing & Finishing) Offset and digital printing services with finishing techniques including UV coating, embossing, foil stamping, and lamination, for brochures, flyers, business cards, posters, catalogs, and direct mail pieces. For B2B customers requiring high-quality print production.
• Mailings & Lettershop Personalized mailing production and distribution including addressing, sorting, collation, and postal delivery management of direct mail campaigns. For B2B customers running direct mail marketing.
• Kampagnenentwicklung (Campaign Development) Strategic campaign development for print-based marketing initiatives aligned with client brand messaging. For B2B customers seeking campaign conception support.
• Design, Satz & Layout Professional graphic design, typesetting, and layout services for print products with brand consistency. For B2B customers needing creative execution for print collateral.
• Websites & Programmierung Web development and programming services including landing pages and web-based services. For B2B customers needing web support as part of integrated campaigns.
• Medienlogistik (Media Logistics) Storage, inventory management, and fulfillment services for print materials and promotional items across multiple locations, branches, and franchise groups. For B2B customers with distributed operations needing centralized print inventory management.
• Messeservice (Trade Show Service) Trade show logistics including invitation campaigns, printing, and shipping of materials directly to exhibition stands, plus post-show lead follow-up mailing. For B2B customers exhibiting at trade shows.
• mypaige Hyper-personalized print products platform offering individualized print materials for targeted marketing campaigns. For B2B marketers and agencies seeking mass customization of print.
• Mailingmoments
• Flyer Custom printed flyers in various formats and finishes for marketing campaigns, produced via offset or digital printing. For B2B marketing teams needing promotional flyers.
• Kalender (Calendars) Custom printed calendars including wall calendars, desk calendars, and pocket calendars with various binding options. For B2B customers for promotional or corporate gifting.
• Visitenkarten (Business Cards) Business cards printed on various paper stocks with premium finishing options including foil lamination and embossing. For B2B customers needing professional business cards.
• Mappenprofi.com

Quantifiable outcome

• Print products achieve the highest level of trust among all media types, with high dwell time and attention among recipients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flyeralarm: Largest German online commercial printer with broad offset/digital capabilities, finishing, and direct mail services. Directly competes with Druckhaus Kay in commercial print production for German SMB and enterprise customers, but at vastly greater scale and with a more standardized platform.
• Saxoprint: German online commercial printer offering offset and digital printing with finishing services. Direct competitor targeting the same B2B customer base with similar product categories (brochures, flyers, business cards), differentiated by online-first ordering and larger production scale.
• Mailingwork / Stute: German provider of lettershop, direct mail production, and personalized print services. Direct competitor in the mailings/lettershop segment where Druckhaus Kay competes with Ralf Nitschke's lettershop operations.
• Onlineprinters (Diedruckerei.de): One of the largest online commercial printers in Europe, offering offset and digital printing, finishing, and mailing services to B2B customers. Directly comparable to Druckhaus Kay in core commercial printing capability, though at significantly larger scale and with national rather than regional reach.
• Wirtz Druck: German mid-sized commercial printer based in NRW offering offset, digital, and large-format printing, plus mailing and logistics services. Closely comparable in scale, regional focus, and full-service model to Druckhaus Kay.
• viaprinto: German online commercial printer providing offset and digital printing, finishing, and mailing services. Direct competitor in commercial print with comparable product offerings and B2B focus.
• aprinto / print24: European online commercial printer offering offset, digital, and large-format printing plus finishing services. Direct competitor serving similar B2B customers with similar product categories, differentiated by national scale and online ordering platform.

Regional players

• Druckhaus Duisburg: Regional commercial printer in the Ruhr area offering offset and digital printing, finishing, and direct mail services. Comparable regional competitor operating in an adjacent geography to Druckhaus Kay within NRW, though with different city-level customer concentration.

Broad incumbents

• CEWE Stiftung: Large German printing group with commercial print, photo products, and retail printing operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in German commercial print, though CEWE is publicly listed and operates at substantially larger scale across multiple print verticals.

Others

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen: Global leader in printing press manufacturing and a major supplier to commercial printers. Not a direct competitor but a critical ecosystem participant: Druckhaus Kay's equipment base (offset presses) and Process Standard Offset (PSO) certification both originate from the Heidelberg ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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