WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG

What WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG does

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned commercial printing company headquartered in Essen-Kettwig, Germany, founded in 1932 and currently operated in its second and third generation by Doris Behrendt and Jorg Behrendt. The company runs a single-site, full-service offset printing operation that covers prepress (layout, certified color management, plate production), 6-color offset production on a HEIDELBERG press in III B format with spectrophotometric color control, in-house finishing (PUR adhesive binding, automated folding, gathering, collating, Swiss brochure, open thread binding), and downstream lettershop/mailing services backed by an own truck fleet for delivery. A distinct capability layer is advanced print finishing — filigree laser cutting, hot foil stamping, blind embossing, letterpress, screen printing, spot and relief varnish, matte film lamination, UV varnish, soft-touch varnish, and drip-off coating — much of it applied inline during the print pass.

The business is positioned as a high-end, project-based commercial printer specializing in premium annual reports and corporate communications for large German enterprises. The public reference portfolio includes MorphoSys AG, GESCO AG, Brenntag AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, REWE Group, Norma Group SE, NATIONAL-BANK AG, and Messe Düsseldorf, with each engagement showcasing combinations of sophisticated finishing (open thread binding in custom thread colors, UV spot coating, register die-cutting, hot-foil stamping, soft-touch lamination, filigree laser cutouts). Quality assurance is anchored by PSO ISO certification, and the company holds FSC chain-of-custody certification and a ClimatePartner partnership for CO2-compensated production. Recognized as a finalist at the Druck & Medien Awards and a Sonderpreis GREEN PRINTING recipient at the PrintStart-Award, the company leverages these credentials in B2B sales.

The revenue model is one-time, project-based commercial printing billed per job against specifications (format, color count, paper, finishing, volume), with quotes issued on request and no public pricing. Distribution is direct enterprise sales with a single named point of contact guiding the customer through all production stages; there is no channel partner, marketplace, or self-service model. The company sells primarily into the German market, with a stated but not substantiated international reach. There are no public funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no parent company, and no external investors; the firm operates as a privately held GmbH & Co. KG.

Name

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://woeste.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG is a family-owned German commercial printing company (founded 1932, Essen-Kettwig) specializing in premium offset-printed annual reports and corporate communications for large enterprises, using a 6-color Heidelberg press with advanced in-house finishing and direct B2B sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJALAB

Commercial & Offset Printing (Sheetfed/Web)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print Production Services (Printing, Binding, Prepress)

SECONDARYMPAJALAA

Prepress & Composition Services (Typesetting, Layout, Color Management, Proofing)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print Production Services (Printing, Binding, Prepress)

SECONDARYMPAJALAF

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print Production Services (Printing, Binding, Prepress)

SECONDARYMPAJALAH

Mailing, Inserting & Distribution Services (Addressing, Direct Mail, Kitting)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Print Production Services (Printing, Binding, Prepress)

Keywords

• Offset printing services
• Print finishing services
• Annual report printing
• Commercial printing
• Prepress and binding

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen-Kettwig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: One-time project-based revenue from offset printing, prepress, finishing, and fulfillment services. Customers pay per print job based on specifications including format, colors, paper, finishing options, and volume.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG delivers full-service commercial offset printing from prepress through finishing and fulfillment as a single-source provider. Its core offering is 6-color offset printing on a Heidelberg III B-format press with spectrofotometric color control, combined with specialized finishing (PUR adhesive binding, open thread binding, hot-foil stamping, embossing, filigree laser cutting, drip-off varnish, soft-touch varnish, die-cutting) and direct mail/letter-shop services. The company particularly focuses on premium corporate annual reports and high-quality print products for large enterprises in Germany.

Product overview

WOESTE DRUCK + VERLAG GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned printing company founded in 1932, now in its second and third generation under Doris Behrendt and Jorg Behrendt. The company offers a comprehensive single-source printing solution spanning from pre-press (Druckvorstufe) through offset printing (Offsetdruck), finishing (Weiterverarbeitung), print finishing (Druckveredelung), mailing (Lettershop & Versand), and quality assurance (Qualitätssicherung). The core offering is offset printing using a 6-color Heidelberg press in III B format with spectrophometric control, complemented by advanced finishing techniques including open thread binding, spot relief varnish, hot foil stamping, filigree laser cutting, blind embossing, and soft-touch varnish. The company specializes in high-end annual reports and premium print products, with notable finishing capabilities like Swiss brochure binding, PUR adhesive binding, and specialty coatings. A climate-compensated printing option is available as a service add-on.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Druckvorstufe (Pre-Press) Pre-press services including layout, typesetting, lithography, certified color management, digital printing plate production, digital printing for previews or small runs, and personalized printing, delivered to corporate clients preparing print projects.
• Offsetdruck (Offset Printing) 6-color offset printing on a Heidelberg III B-format press with spectrofotometric production control, including inline application of dispersion varnish, drip-off varnish, and soft-touch varnish for corporate print products.
• Weiterverarbeitung (Finishing / Binding) In-house finishing including collating, folding, gathering, PUR adhesive binding, and custom finishing work performed on fully automated MBO folding machines, eliminating external dependencies and securing quality.
• Lettershop & Versand (Mailing & Shipping) Personalization, addressing, address data quality verification, shipping and postage optimization, plus delivery via the company's own truck fleet for corporate clients running direct mail and personalized print campaigns.
• Qualitätssicherung (Quality Assurance) Quality assurance delivered through Process Standard Offsetdruck (PSO) certification, with standardized workflows and binding quality criteria from data acceptance through to the finished print product to ensure reliable and reproducible print quality.
• Druckveredelung (Print Finishing) Advanced print finishing covering filigree laser cutting, hot foil stamping, embossing, die-cutting, letterpress, screen printing, spot and effect varnishes, matte foil lamination, UV varnish, Swiss brochure binding, and open thread binding for premium corporate print products.
• Geschäftsberichte (Annual Reports) High-end annual report printing service combining 6-color offset printing, sophisticated covers, and specialized finishing (open thread binding, hot-foil stamping, embossing, die-cutting) with original typography and creative integration of financial data and image sections for listed corporations and large enterprises.
• Klimakompensiertes Drucken (Climate-Compensated Printing) Carbon compensation service add-on that calculates CO2 emissions from paper production, printing process, and transport and offsets them through the purchase of CO2 certificates funding environmental projects, available to clients alongside any print order.

Quantifiable outcome

• Color consistency guaranteed even for reprints years later through PSO certification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heenemann Druck GmbH: Berlin-based premium commercial printer specializing in high-quality four-color offset print products and corporate publications — comparable in offset capability and enterprise focus.
• Beisner Druck GmbH & Co. KG: German offset printing shop offering prepress, 6-color printing, finishing, and lettershop/mailing — comparable in single-source vertical stack and enterprise customer focus.
• rolandrehm offsetdruck GmbH: German sheetfed offset printer (II B / III B format) serving enterprise customers with prepress through finishing — directly comparable on press format, customer segment, and product mix.
• StieberDruck GmbH & Co. KG: German premium commercial printer specializing in high-end annual reports with sophisticated finishing — direct functional parallel to WOESTE in target customers (DAX/MDAX corporates) and product mix (luxury-feel covers, thread binding, foil stamping).
• Optimal Medien & Service GmbH: German premium commercial and packaging printer with offset and inline finishing capabilities targeting enterprise customers — comparable in equipment class, product mix, and customer profile (annual reports, corporate communications).
• Brend'amour und Partner GmbH: Specialist German printer for high-quality corporate publications and annual reports with sophisticated finishing techniques — directly competing for the same blue-chip annual-report work WOESTE targets.

Broad incumbents

• Bonifatius GmbH, Druck – Buch – Verlag: Large traditional German commercial printer and publisher offering commercial offset, books, and periodicals — overlaps with WOESTE on corporate publication printing but operates at a larger scale and broader product scope.
• Mohn Media GmbH: Major German commercial printer (part of Bertelsmann subgroup) with offset, digital, finishing, and lettershop services — competes for enterprise print contracts at far greater scale than WOESTE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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