Specialist Printing Worldwide

Name

Specialist Printing Worldwide

Legal name

Chamond Media Ltd

Website

https://specialistprinting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions / Delivery Retail (CRALAAAH)

Keywords

• Specialist printing publications
• Industrial printing media
• Screen printing industry
• Trade media publishing
• Printing industry news

Headquarters

HQ city

Worthing

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Printconnect Subscription: SPW operates a subscription membership model called printconnect, offering access to over 900 technical articles, digital magazine issues sent directly to members, and special offers. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Advertising Services: SPW generates revenue through advertising opportunities across its platforms, reaching over 100,000 printing industry professionals. Advertisers can boost online profiles and drive traffic to their sites through multiple platforms.
3. News and Event Publishing Services: SPW offers paid publishing services for companies wanting to share news or events with the SPW audience. Submitters pay to have their news items and events featured on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Specialist Printing Worldwide publishes a B2B technical trade magazine and accompanying digital media platform for the specialist printing industry, covering screen and digital printing systems across industrial, graphic, and textile sectors. Its core offerings include the flagship SPW Magazine, an archive of over 900 technical articles, a supplier directory, global industry events listings, a podcast called printconnect, a monthly newsletter, and a Chinese-language edition. Revenue is generated primarily through a printconnect subscription membership, advertising sales, and paid news/event submission services.

Product overview

Specialist Printing Worldwide is a B2B media company operating as a unified platform of content and services for the specialist printing industry. The core offering is the Specialist Printing Worldwide Magazine combined with the digital Articles Archive containing over 900 technical articles. Supporting the magazine are the News Portal for industry updates, the printconnect Podcast featuring interviews with industry leaders, the Supplier Directory for B2B connections, Events Calendar for global industry events, Monthly Newsletter for curated updates, and the Chinese Publication for international reach. The company also offers advertising and news submission services for industry companies. The platform targets printing professionals, business owners, and industry enthusiasts across industrial, graphic, and textile printing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• printconnect: Podcast dedicated to specialist and industrial printing featuring in-depth conversations with industry leaders, innovators and analysts.
• printconnect Podcast

Products and services

• Specialist Printing Worldwide Magazine The company's flagship technical reference publication covering screen and digital printing systems for industrial, graphic, and textile sectors, providing access to over 900 technical articles with intelligent search filters.
• News Portal Online news section providing the latest industry developments, company announcements, product launches, and market trends from across the specialist printing industry.
• Articles Archive Knowledge base of over 900 technical articles covering all aspects of specialist printing techniques and products, accessible through intelligent search filters.
• Supplier Directory B2B directory connecting printing buyers with suppliers in the specialist printing industry, enabling users to find suppliers that meet their specific needs.
• printconnect Podcast Podcast dedicated to specialist and industrial printing featuring in-depth conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and analysts on technologies, market forces, and strategic decisions across packaging, textiles, electronics, and industrial printing.
• Events Calendar Global directory of printing industry events including trade shows, exhibitions, summits, and conferences across Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Monthly Newsletter Monthly email newsletter delivering timely insights, global event coverage, and the latest developments from across the specialist printing industry, including innovations, market trends, product launches, and key industry movements.
• Chinese Publication Chinese-language edition of Specialist Printing Worldwide providing technical articles for users of screen and digital printing systems in industrial, graphic, and textile sectors, with editions published from 2012 to 2025.
• Advertising Services Advertising solutions reaching over 100,000 printing professionals globally, distributed through the SPW platform, industry associations, and multiple digital and print channels.
• News Submission Platform Platform allowing companies to submit news items or event information to be published on SPW and shared with the publication's global audience of over 100,000 printing professionals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESMA (European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerESMA is a European association for specialist printing manufacturers. SPW partners with ESMA as part of its network of industry associations, helping to connect with the European industrial print community.
• PRINTING United AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPRINTING United Alliance is a major industry organization serving the printing industry. SPW partners with this organization to expand its reach and provide value to the printing professional community.
• FESPAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFESPA is a global federation of screen printing associations representing 37 national associations. SPW maintains a partnership with FESPA as part of its industry network.
• SGAIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSGAI (Singapore Graphics and Imaging Association) partnership expands SPW's reach into the Singapore and Southeast Asian printing market.
• NASMAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNASMA partnership contributes to SPW's global industry network coverage.
• CSGIAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCSGIA (China Screen Printing & Imaging Association) partnership expands SPW's connections in the Chinese printing market.
• CSPIAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCSPIA partnership adds to SPW's network of international printing industry associations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• PRINTING United Alliance: PRINTING United Alliance is a major US-headquartered printing industry association providing education, research, events and publications to printing professionals. It is a formal partner of SPW and operates adjacent editorial, training and event products that overlap with SPW's content and audience.
• FESPA (Federation of Screen Printing Associations): FESPA is the global federation of national screen, digital and textile printing associations and runs major industry trade shows, plus its own content channels. It is a partner of SPW and a broader ecosystem player that publishes original content and competes for industry mindshare, though primarily as an association/events body.

Direct peers

• Digital Printing World / Digital Printer (Haymarket): Digital Printer is a UK B2B trade publication focused on digital printing technologies, applications and business strategy. It is a direct UK peer of SPW within the digital-printing sub-vertical, sharing the same trade-magazine-plus-digital model and overlapping industrial and graphic printing audience.
• Ink World (Rodman Media): Ink World is a B2B trade publication covering the printing inks, pigments and related raw materials sector globally. It is a directly comparable niche trade magazine serving a subset of the same specialist printing audience that SPW addresses, with the same advertising-and-subscription model.
• PrintWeek (Haymarket Media Group): PrintWeek is a long-established UK B2B publication serving the commercial printing industry, covering news, technical features, supplier intelligence and industry events. It is a direct UK-headquartered peer of SPW, competing for the same British and European printing-professional audience with broader commercial-printing scope.
• WhatTheyThink: WhatTheyThink is a leading digital B2B media platform covering the printing, packaging and graphic arts industries, offering news, articles, podcasts, webinars and a supplier directory. It competes directly with SPW for the same printing-professional audience and ad dollars, with a broader and more digital-first footprint.
• Labels & Labeling (Messe Düsseldorf / Tarsus): Labels & Labeling is a global B2B media platform covering the label and narrow-web printing industry, with magazines, digital content, events and supplier directories. It overlaps directly with SPW's industrial/specialist printing focus and shares the magazine-plus-digital-plus-events GTM motion.
• Printing Impressions (NAPCO Media): Printing Impressions / Printing Impressions World is a major US-based B2B magazine and digital platform serving commercial printers, in-plant operations and graphic arts professionals. It is directly comparable to SPW in audience (printing professionals), format (magazine + digital) and revenue model (advertising + subscriptions).

Broad incumbents

• Packaging Digest (Informa / UBM): Packaging Digest is a large B2B media brand covering packaging design, materials and printing/production. It is a broader incumbent in an adjacent vertical that overlaps with SPW's industrial and packaging-printing audience and competes for the same packaging-advertiser spend.

Regional players

• Graphic Arts Magazine (Graphics Canada): Graphic Arts Magazine is a Canadian B2B publication serving the printing and graphic arts industries with news, technical content and supplier information. It is a comparable niche trade title but focused on the Canadian market rather than competing directly in SPW's core UK/global English footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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