House of Print

What House of Print does

House of Print is a family-owned commercial web printing company founded in 1963 and headquartered in Madelia, Minnesota. It produces catalogs, books, directories, tabloids, and newspapers for publishers and regional businesses, primarily across the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, northern Iowa, eastern South Dakota, and the Twin Cities metro area). The company's core offering is integrated print production, combining pre-press (Kodak Prinergy workflow, Kodak Trendsetter computer-to-plate units, and Kodak InSite online proofing), web press printing (a DGM press line with multiple folders, remote automated inking, and closed-loop registration, capable of 4-color runs up to 40 tab pages per pass), bindery (two saddle stitching lines with 14 pockets across three shifts), mailing (daily postal semitrailers to SCF Eagan, MN for same-day processing), and distribution (own fleet plus LTL/UPS partnerships for regional and national delivery).

The company has begun layering digital services on top of its physical print operation, offering Digital Publishing — interactive page-flip editions with Google Analytics, customizable viewers, search, zoom, PDF download, bookmarks, and iPad/iPhone compatibility. Revenue is generated through quote-based, project-by-project pricing across commercial web printing (one-time), digital publishing (professional services), mailing (professional services), distribution (professional services), and bindery (professional services). GTM is sales-led via two named sales representatives, with a website (4hop.com) and online proofing portal (insite.4hop.net) as supporting channels. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding, M&A, or revenue figures; named customers are not publicly identified.

Name

House of Print

Legal name

House of Print

Website

https://4hop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Short description

House of Print is a family-owned commercial web printing company in Madelia, Minnesota, serving publishers and regional Midwest businesses with integrated catalogs, books, directories, tabloids, newspapers, bindery, mailing, distribution, and digital publishing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madelia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Web Printing Services: One-time printing services for catalogs, books, directories, tabloids, and newspapers. Pricing based on print job specifications including page count, quantity, paper type, and binding requirements.
2. Digital Publishing Services: Creation of digital editions for website hosting or company-hosted platforms, including enhanced features like analytics, customization, and interactive elements
3. Mailing Services: Full service data processing and mail handling from small basic mailings to large automated and carrier route mailings, including postal preparation and same-day processing at SCF in Eagan, MN
4. Distribution Services: Delivery and shipping services including daily pickup/delivery in Twin Cities metro, delivery in northern Iowa and eastern South Dakota, LTL and full truck shipments, and package distribution
5. Bindery Services: Finishing services including saddle stitching, glue applications, post-it applications, scratch-off, and custom inserting for publications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

House of Print is a family-owned commercial web printing company that produces catalogs, books, directories, tabloids, and newspapers using CMYK web printing technology with Kodak CTP (computer-to-plate) systems. The company offers an integrated production stack covering pre-press, press, bindery, mailing, distribution, and digital publishing, enabling customers to handle the entire print-to-deliver workflow with a single vendor.

Product overview

House of Print is a family-owned commercial web printing business offering integrated print production services. The core offering is Commercial Web Printing for catalogs, books, directories, tabloids, and newspapers, complemented by Digital Publishing for creating interactive digital editions. These are supported by a full production stack of service modules: Pre-Press Services (Kodak-based technology and online proofing), Web Press Printing (DGM press line), Bindery Services (saddle stitching and finishing), Mailing Services, and Distribution Services. The integrated model allows customers to handle printing, binding, mailing, and distribution through a single provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Web Printing
• Digital Publishing
• Mailing Services
• Distribution Services
• Bindery Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Same day postal processing through daily semitrailers to SCF in Eagan, MN
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Worzalla Publishing: Family-owned book printing specialist offering web printing, digital printing, and full bindery/fulfillment services. Comparable mid-market family-run operation with similar manufacturer profile, Midwest roots, and integrated production model.
• Brown Industries: Commercial printer offering web offset printing, digital printing, binding, and distribution services to publishers and direct marketers. Comparable integrated service offering and customer base (SMB and mid-market publishers), at a similar regional scale.
• Trend Offset Printing: Large independent commercial web printer producing magazines, catalogs, directories, and books with in-house bindery and distribution. Closely aligns with House of Print's web printing focus on catalogs/tabloids/directories and integrated finishing services.
• Malloy Inc. Mid-sized book and publication printer offering web printing, digital printing, and integrated bindery/fulfillment services. Directly comparable in customer base (publishers producing books and reference materials), technology footprint, and family/independently-operated profile.
• Walsworth Publishing: Family-owned commercial printer specializing in books, yearbooks, and publication printing with web press and full bindery/mailing capabilities. Closely comparable mid-market family-run printer with similar product mix (books, directories, specialty publications) and integrated services.
• Versa Press: Mid-sized commercial printing company producing books, manuals, and publications using web and digital presses with integrated bindery services. Closely comparable in customer base (educational and trade publishers) and integrated service offering.

Broad incumbents

• LSC Communications: Large-scale commercial printer focused on books, directories, and office products (now operated through related entities post-bankruptcy). Historically relevant broad incumbent for catalog, directory, and book printing work that overlaps House of Print's product mix.
• Quad/Graphics: Large publicly-traded commercial printing and marketing services company producing catalogs, magazines, books, and direct mail. Most relevant broad incumbent comparator for House of Print's commercial web printing and integrated distribution model, though significantly larger and more diversified.
• Cenveo (legacy operations): Former large commercial printing conglomerate offering web printing, labels, and packaging. Historically a broad incumbent for catalog, book, and directory printing work; relevant for understanding competitive dynamics even though the entity is largely dissolved.

Regional players

• Newsweb Industrial Group: Chicago-based commercial printer focused on newspapers, directories, and publications with web press capabilities. Comparable regional printing focus and product mix, though concentrated in a different Midwest geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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