What Profi Center does

Profi Center Werbeagentur GmbH is a digital printing and advertising technology company headquartered at Friedrich-Engels-Allee 265 in Wuppertal-Unterbarmen, Germany. Founded in 1993 and operating continuously for over 30 years, the company runs a single production facility serving local small and medium-sized businesses, freelancers, and individual consumers in the Wuppertal region. Its commercial posture is that of a full-service local print shop offering walk-in counter service alongside a website-based PDF upload portal for remote order intake.

The company's product portfolio is anchored by modern digital printing equipment that produces runs from a single copy through medium volumes directly from customer-supplied PDF files. Core offerings include large-format digital printing (Digitaldruck Großformat) up to 162 cm width, small-format digital printing from DIN A4 to SRA3, CAD plotting for technical drawings in black-and-white and color, textile printing (T-shirts, sweatshirts, polo shirts, aprons) via transfer, flex, or flock methods, and vinyl foil signage for vehicles, windows, and construction sites. Supporting services cover in-house post-processing (lamination, binding), typesetting and layout design, scanning, and archival. The technology stack is conventional digital print hardware and standard workflow tooling; no proprietary software platform, AI/ML components, or automation framework is disclosed.

Profi Center generates revenue on a one-time, pay-as-you-go basis per print job, with unit pricing varying by format, paper weight (80-350 g/qm), quantity, and finishing options, and a published 2023 price list. A minimum 30-minute turnaround is offered for standard A4 to SRA3 formats. The company has no disclosed subscription contracts, recurring revenue streams, named anchor customers, or enterprise agreements. Distribution is local: a single physical site, a Facebook page, Yelp and GoLocal directory listings, and the company website. There are no disclosed external investors, parent entities, acquisitions, partnerships, or geographic expansion beyond the Wuppertal market.

Name

Profi Center

Legal name

Profi Center Werbeagentur GmbH

Website

https://profi-center.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Profi Center Werbeagentur GmbH is a Wuppertal, Germany digital printing company founded in 1993, serving local SMBs and individuals. It provides large-format printing up to 162 cm, small-format printing, CAD plotting, textile printing, and signage on a pay-per-job basis.

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

Reprographics & Large‑Format Printing (Posters, Banners, Blueprints, Signage) (EDAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Digital printing services
• Large format printing
• Textile printing
• Signage production
• CAD plot printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Services: One-time print job services including digital printing, CAD printing, textile printing, signage, and finishing services. Products range from single copies to small and medium runs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Profi Center Werbeagentur GmbH is a Wuppertal-based commercial digital printing shop offering end-to-end graphic reproduction services. Its core offering covers digital printing from DIN A4 up to large-format 162 cm width directly from customer PDF files, CAD plotting, textile printing (transfer/flex/flock), vinyl foil signage for vehicles and windows, and post-processing including lamination and binding. Production runs start at a single piece, with minimum 30-minute turnaround for standard A4–SRA3 jobs.

Product overview

Profi Center Werbeagentur GmbH is a digital printing and advertising technology company based in Wuppertal, Germany, with over 30 years of experience. The company operates as a single unified service offering centered on digital printing technology, encompassing large format printing (up to 162 cm width), small format printing (DIN A4 to SRA3), CAD printing, textile printing, and foil signage services. The product portfolio includes the core digital printing services (Digitaldruck Großformat, CAD-Druck, Digitaldruck Kleinformat), supported by complementary post-processing capabilities (Weiterverarbeitung with lamination and binding), textile printing (Textildruck), and signage solutions (Folienbeschriftungen for vehicle and window graphics). Additional services include typesetting/layout, scanning, archiving, and a direct PDF upload system for print job submission. The company serves individual, small, and medium-volume customers with production starting from single copies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Large Format Digital Printing (Digitaldruck Großformat) Large-format digital printing service producing prints up to 162 cm width directly from customer PDF files, used for banners, posters, roll-ups, canvases, SK films, citylights, construction signs, and other wide-format signage.
• CAD Printing (CAD-Druck) CAD (Computer-Aided Design) plot and print service for technical drawings and architectural plans in black-and-white and color.
• Small Format Digital Printing (Digitaldruck Kleinformat) Small-format digital printing for standard paper sizes from DIN A4 to SRA3 (45 x 32 cm) in black-and-white and color, used for business cards, letterhead, flyers, brochures, thesis papers, stickers, blocks, and similar stationery.
• Textile Printing (Textildruck) Custom textile printing service for T-shirts, sweatshirts, polo shirts, and aprons using transfer printing, flex, or flock methods.
• Foil Signage (Folienbeschriftungen) Vinyl lettering and adhesive film signage service for vehicle graphics (KFZ-Beschriftung), window/shopfront displays (Schaufenster-Beschriftung), construction site signs, banners, acrylic glass signs, and magnetic signs.
• Post-Processing and Finishing (Weiterverarbeitung) Print finishing services including lamination (Laminierungen) and binding (Bindearbeiten) for printed materials.
• Typesetting, Layout, Scanning and Archiving (Satz-/Layout – Scans/Archivierung) Design and document services including typesetting, layout, presentation preparation, color and B/W scanning, quantity scanning, print monitoring, and archiving.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• FLYERALARM: Germany's largest online commercial printer offering digital, offset, large-format, and promotional products. Comparable to Profi Center in core services (digital print, large-format, signage, textile) but operating at national/international scale versus Profi Center's local Wuppertal focus.
• WIRmachenDRUCK: German online printing company offering offset, digital, large-format, and finishing services. Comparable product mix to Profi Center (digital print, finishing, signage), but with a national online platform rather than a single walk-in location.
• Vistaprint: Global online print and marketing services company with a strong German presence (vistaprint.de), offering business cards, flyers, signage, and promotional products. Competes with Profi Center on SMB stationery, signage, and promotional print categories via self-service online ordering.
• CEWE: German printing and photo services group with commercial print, large-format, and photo product lines. Comparable to Profi Center in commercial print and signage but operating a national retail and online network.
• PRINT24: Online commercial printer (part of the Onlineprinters group) offering digital, offset, large-format, and promotional products. Comparable core offering to Profi Center but with pan-European online reach.
• Saxoprint: German online commercial printer providing digital and offset printing, finishing, and large-format work. Overlaps directly with Profi Center's digital print, finishing, and large-format services, but accessed via an online platform.
• Onlineprinters: Major German online commercial printer (parent of PRINT24 and Saxoprint) offering offset, digital, large-format, and promotional printing. Direct overlap with Profi Center's product categories but at industrial scale with self-service online ordering.

Regional players

• Druck.at: Austrian-based online commercial printer offering digital, offset, and large-format print services. Comparable product categories to Profi Center (digital print, finishing, signage) but serving the Austrian/German-speaking market online rather than a single walk-in shop.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profi.center.gmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/profi-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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