PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin

What PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin does

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin GmbH is a privately held, founder-led commercial printing company headquartered in Berlin-Marienfelde, Germany, operating from a 2,500 m² owned property with approximately 55-60 employees working three shifts, five days a week. The company offers a full in-house production chain spanning prepress, offset printing (4- to 8-color manroland and Roland presses, ten presses total), digital printing (Konica Minolta, runs from one copy), in-house bookbinding (Müller Martini Pantera and Prinova), finishing (lamination, foil stamping, die-cutting), lettershop and confectioning, and logistics via two owned 7.5-tonne trucks plus a partner network.

The business model is B2B project-based: pricing is quote-based and varies by run length, paper, color count, and finishing, with most revenue from one-time project work; a recurring revenue layer exists through customized closed-shop ordering portals built for multi-branch retail customers such as Schäfer's Backwaren (700+ stores). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by inside sales, with a combined team of about ten customer consultants.

Customers span corporate and retail chains (ADAC, Schäfer's Backwaren), cultural institutions (Oper Leipzig), mid-market industrial firms, regional publishers, and local SMBs. Differentiation rests on (i) complete in-house vertical integration, (ii) proprietary process and color standards (PIEREG Prozess-Standard / living PPS based on ISO 12647-3), (iii) double equipment and staffing redundancy yielding ~30-minute recovery versus ~8 hours for competitors, (iv) proprietary house paper brands (PIEREG Gloss, Silk, Natural, Recycling, ECO3), and (v) a dense stack of third-party sustainability and credit certifications (Blauer Engel, FSC, ISO 14001, ClimatePartner, ESG B3, eight consecutive CrefoZert). The photovoltaic system supplies up to 50% of machine electricity. Ownership remains with co-founder and sole managing director Sven Regen following the 2018 death of co-founder Erhard Pietsch, alongside shareholder Wolfgang Mücher and operations manager Sebastian Preißler; the company has grown organically with no external equity funding.

Name

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin

Legal name

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin GmbH

Website

https://piereg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin is a privately held, founder-led commercial printing company in Berlin-Marienfelde operating a fully in-house offset and digital print, bookbinding, finishing, and logistics workflow for B2B customers including corporate, retail-chain, cultural, and mid-market clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing production
• Digital printing services
• Bookbinding and finishing
• Direct mail fulfillment

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin-Marienfelde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offsetdruck-Aufträge: Traditional offset printing for high-volume runs including brochures, catalogs, magazines, books, posters, promotional materials. This is the core revenue driver with multi-color printing (4- to 8-color) on modern manroland presses.
2. Digitaldruck-Aufträge: Digital printing for short runs starting from 1 copy, personalized printing, print-on-demand, and 'Schnellschüsse'. Also supports hybrid printing combining offset and digital.
3. Buchbinderei und Weiterverarbeitung: In-house bookbinding including PUR and HOTMELT gluing, folding, collating, labeling, packaging, and finishing (lacquering, laminating, die-cutting, foil stamping).
4. Lettershop und Konfektionierung: Personalized mailings, packaging, and distribution services including collation, labeling, wrapping, shipping preparation, and direct delivery to post or retail locations.
5. Closed-Shop-Systeme: Customized closed online ordering systems for multi-branch customers (especially retail chains) to order printed promotional materials quickly and simply, with integrated warehousing and logistics.
6. Veredelungsleistungen: Finishing services including coating, laminating, die-cutting, blind and hot foil stamping for premium print products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin is a full-service commercial printing company operating an end-to-end in-house production chain in Berlin-Marienfelde, spanning prepress, 4- to 8-color offset printing (manroland 708 Evolution, Roland 704/705), digital printing (Konica Minolta), in-house bookbinding (Müller Martini), finishing/veredelung, lettershop/direct mail, confectioning, and logistics. The company serves B2B clients with a team of 10 field and inside sales consultants, offering personalized project-based printing, house paper brands (PIEREG Gloss, Silk, Natural, Recycling, ECO3), proprietary color management (PIEREG Prozess-Standard / living PPS), and Closed-Shop ordering systems for multi-branch retail customers.

Product overview

PIEREG Druckcenter Berlin is a full-service printing company offering comprehensive print production from prepress through finishing and logistics, all performed in-house at their Berlin-Marienfelde facility. The core portfolio consists of offset printing (using manroland and Roland presses with 4-8 color capability) and digital printing (using Konica Minolta equipment for runs from 1 copy). Supporting services include letterpress/mailing, in-house bookbinding (Müller Martini equipment), finishing (lamination, foil stamping, die-cutting), and fulfillment/packaging. They offer proprietary paper brands (PIEREG Gloss, Silk, Natural, Recycling), their own process certification (PIEREG Prozess-Standard based on ISO 12647-3), and the ECO3 sustainability package combining ISO 14001, ClimatePartner offset printing, and ESG rating. Additional services include custom closed-shop ordering systems for retail chains and comprehensive logistics including company-owned delivery trucks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PaPIEREG: House paper brand offering various paper products including PIEREG Natural, PIEREG Recycling, PIEREG Gloss, and PIEREG Silk.
• PIEREG ECO3
• PIEREG Natural
• PIEREG Recycling
• PIEREG Gloss
• PIEREG Silk

Products and services

• Offsetdruck (Bogenoffset) High-volume offset printing using 4- to 8-color presses (manroland 708 Evolution, Roland 704/705) on the company's Berlin-Marienfelde site, producing catalogs, brochures, magazines, books, flyers, posters, and corporate communications materials for B2B customers.
• Digitaldruck Digital printing for short runs, personalized prints, and on-demand production starting from quantities of 1, using Konica Minolta equipment including Bizhub Press C1100, AccurioPress C14000, and AccurioPress 6120, with hybrid printing capabilities combining offset and digital. Targets B2B customers needing small quantities or personalized runs.
• Buchbinderei & Weiterverarbeitung (Bookbinding and Finishing) In-house bookbinding and finishing using Müller Martini equipment (Pantera glue binder, Prinova gathering machine) for hardcover, softcover, PUR/HOTMELT binding, collating, folding, and cutting operations. Targets publishers, cultural institutions, and corporate customers needing bound print products.
• Veredelung (Premium Finishing) Premium finishing services including lamination, varnishing, die-cutting, blind and hot foil stamping, and spot UV coating for enhanced visual appearance of printed materials. Targets corporate customers and cultural institutions needing high-end presentation products.
• Lettershop & Mailing Personalized mailings, direct marketing, and distribution services including postcards, folding cards (Klappkarten), self-mailers, flyers, and tickets with personalization capabilities, plus direct postal delivery and post office submission. Targets B2B customers running direct-marketing campaigns.
• Konfektionierung (Packaging and Fulfillment) Packaging, assembly, and fulfillment services including advertising boxes, labeling, shrink-wrapping, banding, and custom packaging for retail store marketing materials and multi-component shipments. Targets retail chains and multi-branch customers needing point-of-delivery packaging.
• Marketingbox / Closed-Shop-System Custom closed-shop ordering systems for retail chains and multi-location businesses, enabling easy online ordering of branded marketing materials with integrated production, warehousing, and logistics to individual store locations. Targets enterprise retail chains requiring centralized marketing material management.
• PIEREG ECO3 Nachhaltigkeitskonzept (Sustainability Package) Comprehensive sustainability package combining environmental management (ISO 14001), climate-neutral printing options via ClimatePartner (since 2016), and ESG rating B3 by Creditreform, enabling print products with documented reduced environmental impact for sustainability-conscious B2B customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Photovoltaik system generates up to 50% of electricity for the machine fleet; 429.24 MWh total production, saving 168,263.82 kg CO₂, equivalent to 5,022 planted trees
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Charta Grüner Hirsch (Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024PIEREG is a signatory of the 'Grüner Hirsch' future charter, a voluntary local alliance of Tempelhof-Schöneberg businesses and the district office to promote ecological economics and innovative future projects.
• Berliner ForstenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021PIEREG collaborates with Berliner Forsten on a tree-planting initiative in the Grunewald forest. For every order completed in August and September, PIEREG plants a tree. The forest apprentices (Forst-Azubis) and PIEREG trainees jointly plant seedlings in autumn, protected by a wild boar fence.
• ClimatePartnercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016PIEREG works with ClimatePartner to offer climate-neutral printing. PIEREG reduces production emissions as much as possible, calculates remaining emissions, and pays a financial climate contribution to ClimatePartner to fund certified climate protection projects. Customers can make their printed products climate-neutral with a QR code tracking system.
• LebensWerkGemeinschaft gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifeWerkGemeinschaft is a workshop for people with special needs. PIEREG delegates sophisticated bookbinding and fine manufacturing work to this partner when PIEREG's own capacities are stretched. The partners deliver top-quality craftsmanship.
• 1. VfL Potsdam (Handball)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG sponsors the 1st handball team of VfL Potsdam, having helped them successfully advance from the 3rd league to the 1st Bundesliga. Also provides individual sponsorship for young player Tim Freihöfer.
• SV Lokomotive RangsdorfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG sponsors the women's handball team (1st Frauen Brandenburgliga) and the female youth A team of SV Lokomotive Rangsdorf. Also sponsors the annual PIEREG Cup international youth tournament.
• Kienbaum Olympisches TrainingszentrumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG sponsored the Olympic and Paralympic training center by equipping athlete rooms with canvas prints featuring sports motifs – all designed and produced by PIEREG.
• Rocktreff MariendorfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG is the main sponsor (Hauptsponsor) of the annual Rocktreff music event and the accompanying Spielefest in Volkspark Mariendorf. These are community events in PIEREG's home neighborhood of Mariendorf.
• Elisabethstift Evangelisches Kinderheim BerlinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG employees collect bi-annual donations for this children's home and produced a retro calendar featuring historical photos of the 200-year-old institution.
• Hilfswaisen e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG supports the Hilfswaisen e.V. charity, which provides orphans in Ethiopia with safe homes, schooling, and healthcare. PIEREG contributes donations to support the association's work.
• Volkspark Lichtenrade / Trägerverein Lichtenrader Volkspark e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIEREG supports the citizens' initiative Lichtenrader Volkspark e.V., which has been developing approximately 46,000 m² of green space since 1979 for fresh air and community space.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WIRmachenDRUCK: German online commercial printer offering offset, digital, and large-format printing with a focus on B2B customers and competitive pricing. Comparable offering breadth and customer segments.
• Flyeralarm: One of Germany's largest commercial printing companies with offset, digital, and large-format capabilities, plus online ordering. Directly comparable to PIEREG in offering breadth, though operating at substantially larger scale (~4,000 employees).
• Strenger Druck: Mid-size German commercial printer with full-service offset and digital printing plus finishing. Comparable to PIEREG in size, geographic focus, and full-service value proposition.
• Saxoprint: German online commercial printer (part of the Cimpress group) offering offset and digital printing to B2B customers across Europe. Similar B2B/mid-market customer overlap as PIEREG.
• DieDruckerei.de (CMP GmbH / print24): German online printing platform covering offset, digital, and large-format printing for B2B customers. Direct competitor in commercial print with broader online ordering model.
• Onlineprinters (Unitedprint SE): Major German online commercial printer offering offset and digital printing with strong B2B focus and pan-European delivery. Comparable to PIEREG in core offset/digital offering and B2B customer base.

Others

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: Global manufacturer of offset printing presses and related equipment. Adjacent to PIEREG as a key supplier of capital equipment and industry ecosystem participant, though not a direct competitor.
• Müller Martini: Swiss/German manufacturer of bookbinding and finishing equipment (Pantera, Prinova lines used by PIEREG). Equipment supplier to PIEREG and adjacent ecosystem participant in commercial print finishing.

Broad incumbents

• arvato (Bertelsmann Printing Group): Large printing incumbent within Bertelsmann Group offering commercial printing, marketing services, and supply-chain solutions. Overlapping commercial printing capabilities at much greater scale and broader service portfolio.
• CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA: Large German printing conglomerate best known for CEWE photo books but operating broader commercial print operations. Comparable industry and printing technology but at significantly larger scale and with consumer-photo focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PIEREG.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/piereg-druckcenter-berlin-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/piereg.de

Compliance6 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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