druckhaus sportflieger

What druckhaus sportflieger does

Druckhaus Sportflieger GmbH is a Berlin-based commercial printing company formed in 2020 through the merger of four predecessor firms — Conrad, Ruksaldruck, Medialis Offsetdruck, and Pro Business — bringing together roughly 130 years of combined heritage. The company employs approximately 120 people and operates a single integrated production site at Sportfliegerstraße 7 in Berlin Johannisthal, comprising offset and digital printing presses, an in-house multi-stage book production line installed in 2020, and a bookbinding/finishing department that combines machine and hand-binding techniques. Service scope spans books, catalogs, magazines, and brochures with finishing options including thread stitching, Swiss brochure, Wire-O, hardcover binding, UV spot varnish, hot foil stamping, blind embossing, die-cutting, lenticular effects, and special-color printing.

The customer base is diversified across book and magazine publishers, cultural institutions (König Galerie, Garage Magazine, SO36), corporate clients (Sparkasse Berlin, Vivantes, Fürst Immobilien), and individual artists requiring bespoke production. GTM is direct enterprise sales through named sales consultants, with the showroom and pressroom serving as a key conversion channel — customers attend press proofs at the facility to make production and finishing decisions directly at the machines. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project, quote-based pricing model with no online ordering or e-commerce; quotes are valid for four months and pricing varies by page count, format, run length, paper, binding method, and finishing steps.

The company holds Blue Angel (Blauer Engel) sustainability certification as one of the first printers in Berlin and Brandenburg, FSC certification (FSC-C104586), and ISO 12647-2:2013 PSO certification. It is part of a regional printing network alongside Pinguin Druck. Ownership is privately held, founder/management-owned with managing directors Dr. Till Tolkemitt and Alexander Mende, and no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment is referenced in source materials.

Name

druckhaus sportflieger

Legal name

Druckhaus Sportflieger GmbH

Website

https://druckhaus-sportflieger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Druckhaus Sportflieger is a Berlin-based commercial printer offering integrated offset and digital printing plus in-house bookbinding and finishing for books, catalogs, magazines, and brochures, serving publishers, cultural institutions, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Security & Specialty Print (Anti-Counterfeit, Secure Docs, Watermarks) (MPAJALAI)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing
• Digital printing
• Bookbinding services
• Print finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offset and digital printing services: The company generates revenue through one-time printing project fees, charging for printing, further processing (finishing), and bookbinding. Pricing is quote-based; prices are subject to change based on order specifications including page count, format, print run, paper type, binding method, and finishing steps. Prices exclude VAT, packaging, freight, postage, insurance and other shipping costs.
2. Bookbinding and finishing services: Additional revenue stream from bookbinding, binding variants (thread stitching, adhesive binding, Swiss brochure, Wire-O, etc.), and finishing services such as UV varnish, hot foil stamping, blind embossing, die-cutting, and special colour printing. These are billed as part of the overall production project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Druckhaus Sportflieger is a Berlin-based printing company that produces books, catalogues, magazines, and brochures through integrated offset and digital printing combined with in-house bookbinding and finishing. It delivers printing, further processing (UV varnish, hot foil stamping, blind embossing, die-cutting, screen printing, special colour), and bookbinding (thread stitching, hardcover, softcover, Swiss brochure, Wire-O, hand binding) under one roof. Customers visit the Berlin showroom and pressroom for consultation, paper and binding sample selection, and press proof approval.

Product overview

Druckhaus Sportflieger is a Berlin-based printing company offering integrated offset and digital printing services, bookbinding, and finishing under one roof. The company specializes in high-quality books, catalogs, magazines, and brochures with comprehensive finishing capabilities including hardcover binding, thread stitching, Swiss brochure, and specialty enhancements like UV varnish, hot foil stamping, and blind embossing. The company was formed in 2020 through the merger of medialis Offsetdruck, Ruksaldruck, Pro Business, and Conrad (130+ years of combined history), now employing 120 people. Key offerings include core printing services (offset and digital), in-house bookbinding with both machine and hand-binding capabilities, prepress services, sustainable Blue Angel certified printing, and finishing/enhancement services including special colors, metallic effects, and screen printing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offset Printing Services High-quality offset printing for books, catalogues, magazines, and brochures, with sheet sizes up to 72 x 102 cm and a maximum press sheet size of 1050 mm x 750 mm. Serves publishers, cultural institutions, corporate clients, and artists requiring premium offset print runs under one roof alongside finishing and bookbinding.
• Digital Printing Services Digital printing for shorter runs and personalised print products, integrated into Druckhaus Sportflieger's one-roof production alongside offset printing, finishing, and bookbinding. Targeted at customers needing smaller print runs, personalised output, or tender-driven digital print work.
• Bookbinding Services Comprehensive bookbinding services including thread stitching, hardcover binding, softcover binding, Swiss brochure, Wire-O, OTA-Bind, French brochure, and hand-binding techniques, performed on an in-house book production line with both machine and artisanal capabilities.
• Finishing and Enhancement Services Post-print finishing services including UV spot varnish, hot foil stamping, blind embossing, die-cutting, lenticular images, screen printing, and special colour printing (metallic and effect colours). Sold as part of integrated print projects rather than as a standalone service.
• Prepress Services Prepress and print data preparation including technical review of print files, colour profile management, and coordination of press proofs to PSO/ISO 12647-2:2013 standards.
• Sustainable Printing (Blue Angel Certified) Environmentally certified printing using FSC-certified papers, CO2 compensation, climate-neutral option, and eco-friendly inks including algae-based inks, meeting Blue Angel environmental standards for magazines, brochures, and books.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity for high print runs with complex finishing (e.g., regular production of Garage Magazine)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pinguin DruckminorOthersDruckhaus Sportflieger is part of a network that includes Pinguin Druck, described as Berlin's largest printing house in the city centre. This is a network affiliation rather than a formal partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• optimal media GmbH: German book, magazine, and catalogue printer offering offset and digital printing with in-house finishing and binding — directly comparable product mix and target customers to Druckhaus Sportflieger.
• Bonifatius Druck GmbH: German book and magazine printing specialist focused on hardcover, softcover, and specialty editions for publishers — comparable in book-printing orientation and finishing depth.
• Pinguin Druck: Berlin-based commercial printer described as the city's largest printing house; networked with Druckhaus Sportflieger and operating overlapping offset, digital, and finishing capabilities for publishers and corporate clients in the same Berlin market.
• Druckhaus Kösel GmbH & Co. KG: Bavarian-based book printer (formerly part of Kösel) specialising in hardcover and paperback production for publishers with integrated binding — comparable book-printing value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Elanders GmbH: German-headquartered global print and packaging group serving publishing, catalogue, and industrial customers — overlapping offset/digital/finishing capabilities with a far broader geographic footprint.
• Onlineprinters (Druckerei Gebr. Hamm GmbH): Major European online commercial printer covering brochures, catalogues, magazines, and books at scale — comparable commercial-printing categories, with online ordering substituting for Druckhaus Sportflieger's quote-driven showroom model.
• Bertelsmann Printing Group (Druckerei Mohn): One of Europe's largest book and magazine printing groups; broad incumbent serving many of the same publisher clients as Druckhaus Sportflieger with offset/digital book production at greater scale.
• Flyeralarm: Large German commercial printer offering offset, digital, and large-format print plus finishing for marketing materials and business customers — overlapping commercial-printing value proposition, though at greater scale and broader scope.
• CPI Books (Ebner & Spiegel / Eberl Print): CPI Books is a global book manufacturer with German operations offering offset and digital book printing plus binding at industrial scale — broader footprint but directly comparable core offering to publishers.

Regional players

• Drukkerij Zwart op Wit / niederländische Buchdruckereien (z.B. Drukkerij Mart Spruijt): Dutch premium book and art-print specialist serving galleries and museums with hand-binding and special finishes — comparable premium-art customer base and artisanal finishing orientation, though serving the Benelux market rather than Berlin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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