Schleunungdruck GmbH

What Schleunungdruck GmbH does

Schleunungdruck GmbH is a German offset printing and book production company headquartered in Marktheidenfeld, Lower Franconia, founded in 1949 by Willy Schleunung and currently operating as a subsidiary of FLYERALARM. The company runs one of the largest offset printing operations in southern Germany, with approximately 190 employees and 66 printing and coating units including XL-format sheet-fed presses up to 75x106 cm with up to 8 colors. Core production is built on LED-UV technology, Kodak Prinergy-based Computer-to-Plate prepress, a world-first digital foil stamping capability in A1 format, and specialized folding machines capable of up to 18 folds in a single pass. The company is PSO-certified (ISO 12647-2) since 2008 and holds Blauer Engel UZ 195, FSC, PEFC, and ISO 50001 certifications, which together function as procurement criteria for sustainability-conscious enterprise and public-sector customers.

The company's product portfolio spans offset printing, hardcover and softcover book production (adhesive binding and thread sewing), inline and offline finishing (UV varnish, hot foil stamping, digital foil embossing, lamination, drip-off coatings), special folding, in-house media design, prepress, post-press automation (BaumannPerfecta cutting, MBO CoBo-Stack robotic palletizing), and a specialty ballot-printing vertical for German municipal and state elections. The business model is project-based B2B services with custom quotes per specification, sold through a dedicated field sales team, inside sales order management, and a Kundenberater (customer consultant) model in which each customer has a single point of contact from initial inquiry through delivery. End-to-end scope extends to storage and lettershop logistics with up to 1,500 pallet spaces.

Customers are concentrated in publishing (Red Bull Media House / Benevento, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Meisenbach Verlag, LOEWE, AV Edition), general B2B/corporate (EDEKA, Musterring, Bosch Rexroth, Kombiverkehr, allmilmö), educational institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and German municipalities (notably Bavarian ballot contracts). Channels rely on direct enterprise sales with supporting content marketing via the in-house Schleunung Magazin, social media, and earned media coverage; the company does not use resellers or distributors. In 2024 Christoph Schleunung retired after nearly 35 years as managing director, with Ulrich Stetter continuing as Geschäftsführer. The post-transition executive bench has been expanded in 2025 with new roles in plant management, quality management, and strategic corporate development.

Name

Schleunungdruck GmbH

Legal name

Schleunungdruck GmbH

Website

https://schleunung.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Schleunungdruck GmbH is a 75-year-old German offset printing and book production company in Marktheidenfeld, a FLYERALARM subsidiary serving publishers, enterprises, and municipalities with LED-UV printing, finishing, special folding, and ballot printing from a ~190-employee operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Books Printing (323117), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732)

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), Bindery & Finishing Services (Binding, Laminating, Cutting, Folding, Collating) (EDAEAJAE)

Keywords

• Offset printing services
• Book production printing
• Print finishing services
• Commercial printing
• Ballot printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Marktheidenfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offset Printing Services: Core offset printing services including sheet-fed offset in XL format up to 75 x 106 cm with up to 8 colors. Offers both conventional and LED-UV printing, HKS/Pantone spot colors, and various coating options.
2. Book Production: Complete book manufacturing including softcover, hardcover, adhesive binding, and thread sewing. Includes consultation on paper, printing and binding methods.
3. Finishing and Enhancement Services: Offline and inline finishing including partial UV varnish (flat and relief), hot foil stamping, digital foil stamping, full UV coating, foil lamination, dispersion coating, and drip-off coating.
4. Special Folding Services: Specialized folding services including up to 18 folds in one pass, zigzag folding, mini-folding, and multi-up folding. Manual assembly services also available.
5. Media Design Services: Complete media design services including layout, image processing, and full-service solutions.
6. Complete Service including Storage: Complete service including editorial system management, web platform programming, address preparation, lettershop services, logistics, and storage of semi-finished and finished goods up to 1,500 pallet spaces.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schleunungdruck GmbH is a German offset printing company that produces high-quality printed materials through sheet-fed offset printing (up to 8 colors), book manufacturing, and comprehensive post-press finishing. The company serves B2B customers including publishers, municipalities, pharmaceutical companies, and corporate clients with end-to-end services spanning prepress, LED-UV printing, special folding, foil stamping, binding, media design, and storage/logistics. Specialized offerings include ballot printing for democratic elections and environmentally certified print production.

Product overview

Schleunungdruck GmbH is a traditional offset printing company founded in 1949, operating as a single unified printing services operation rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of print-related products and services centered around offset printing (Offset), book production (Buchproduktion), finishing (Veredelung), special folding (Spezialfalzungen), and media design (Mediendesign). Additional services include prepress preparation (Druckvorstufe), post-press finishing (Druckweiterverarbeitung), the Mitdenkgarantie consulting service, and specialized ballot printing for elections (Stimmzetteldruck). The company also operates a University of Printing educational resource and publishes the SD Magazin as a showcase of their capabilities. Together, these services provide end-to-end print production from design through delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offset Printing Sheet-fed offset printing services using up to 8 colors in a single pass, with raster between 70-120 lpi and FM screening. Offers both conventional and LED-UV printing, HKS/Pantone spot colors, and various coating options. Targets publishers and B2B customers requiring high-quality print runs.
• Book Production (Buchproduktion) Complete book manufacturing services including softcover, hardcover, adhesive binding, and thread sewing, with consultation on paper, printing, and binding methods. Serves publishers producing books, art publications, and premium editions.
• Finishing and Enhancement (Veredelung) Post-press finishing services including partial UV varnish (flat and relief), hot foil stamping, digital foil stamping in A1 format, full UV coating, foil lamination, dispersion coating, and drip-off coating. Targets customers seeking premium print finishes.
• Special Folding Services (Spezialfalzungen) Specialized folding services including up to 18 folds in one pass, up to 14 zigzag folds, miniature folds down to 3.5 cm edge length, and multi-up nesting capabilities. Manual assembly services also available for complex folding requirements.
• Media Design Services (Mediendesign) In-house media design and graphic services for print production, including layout, image processing, color management, and prepress preparation. Targets customers needing design support for their print projects.
• Ballot Printing (Stimmzetteldruck) Specialized ballot printing services for democratic elections, producing millions of ballots for municipal and state elections. Produced 5 million ballots for Bavarian municipal elections across 76 municipalities, cities, and districts.
• Prepress Services (Druckvorstufe) Prepress services including data checking, plate plotting, and plate production using Kodak Prinergy workflow and Magnus 800 systems. Foundation step for all offset printing orders.
• Print Finishing and Binding (Druckweiterverarbeitung) Post-press finishing including cutting, folding, gathering, stitching, and binding using automated systems including BaumannPerfecta fully automated shake-and-cut system and MBO CoBo-Stack robotic pallet stacking.
• Complete Service with Storage (Mitdenkgarantie) Comprehensive end-to-end service including editorial system management, web platform programming, address preparation, lettershop services, logistics, and storage of semi-finished and finished goods up to 1,500 pallet spaces. Targets customers needing full-service print solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 million ballots produced for Bavarian municipal elections across 76 municipalities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SpessartbaumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership since 2020 with Spessartbaum organization for local forest conservation. The company participates annually in tree planting days, with around 60 volunteers planting various tree species suited to local conditions. This reflects the company's environmental commitment and regional responsibility.
• FLYERALARM Kids FoundationminorOthersCharitable partnership through the Black Friday 'Giveback-Friday' initiative where the company donates part of its orders to the foundation supporting children.
• Hochschule der Medien StuttgartminorOthersUlrich Stetter serves on the advisory board of the Print-Media-Management program. Collaboration with leading universities for print and media technology education.
• IntergrafminorOthersUlrich Stetter serves on the board of the European Association for the Printing Industry (Intergraf) based in Brussels, contributing to industry advocacy and policy development.
• Bundesverband Druck & Medien (bvdm)minorOthersUlrich Stetter served on the Committee for Technology and Research of the Federal Association of Printing and Media (bvdm) in Berlin.
• Lebenshilfe MarktheidenfeldminorOthersLong-term charitable support with donations (2,500 EUR) to Lebenshilfe Marktheidenfeld, an organization supporting people with disabilities in the region.
• Haus Hirtenhof PartensteinminorOthersCharitable partner receiving donations through the Black Friday Giveback-Friday initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Druckhaus Berlin-Mitte GmbH: Berlin-based commercial offset printer serving publishers, government, and corporate clients with PSO-certified production. Comparable to Schleunung as a similarly-positioned German regional commercial offset house competing for the same publisher and government print contracts.
• optimal media GmbH: German book and commercial printing company based in Röbel/Müritz offering hardcover, softcover, and special-effect finishing for publishers. Directly comparable to Schleunung across book production scope, premium-job positioning, and B2B publisher customer base.
• Mohn Media Mohndruck GmbH (Bertelsmann): Major German commercial and book printer within Bertelsmann's printing group, headquartered in Gütersloh. Comparable offset and finishing scale serving publisher and corporate clients; broader parent (Bertelsmann) and larger revenue base make it a larger-but-adjacent reference point for Schleunung's premium offset operations.
• Bonifatius GmbH Druck-Buch-Verlag: Paderborn-based book printing and binding specialist serving German publishers, church publishers, and trade houses. Closely comparable in scale, customer mix (publishers + institutions), and binding/finishing capability profile to Schleunung's Buchproduktion line.
• Stark Druck GmbH + Co. KG: Ettenheim-based commercial printer offering offset, digital, finishing, and large-format to publishers and corporate customers. Comparable to Schleunung in mid-size German commercial offset positioning with strong regional and DACH-wide publisher clientele.
• Weiss-Druck GmbH & Co. KG: German full-service printing company in Monschau offering offset, digital, finishing, and binding for publishers and corporate customers. Comparable to Schleunung across the integrated offset + finishing + binding stack targeting publishers and enterprise B2B.
• GGP Media GmbH: Pößneck-based book printer and FLYERALARM group company. Sister entity within the same parent group, providing the closest book-production capability comparison and serving as the natural internal benchmark for Schleunung's Buchproduktion economics.
• Kösel GmbH & Co. KG: Altusried-based book printer offering hardcover, softcover, and specialized finishing for publishers in the DACH region. Directly comparable to Schleunung in book production scope and target customer (premium trade and art publishers), at similar mid-size scale.

Broad incumbents

• Elanders AB: Sweden-headquartered global printing and packaging group with significant German operations. Comparable to Schleunung in book and commercial offset print, but operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies with broader packaging and supply-chain services.
• CPI Group (UK) / CPI Books: UK-headquartered book printing group (formerly part of Clays/CPI) operating across Europe with major book production capacity. Comparable in book-printing focus and publisher customer base to Schleunung, though at considerably larger scale with broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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