Printing company for offset and digital printing, custom products, finishing and prepress in Eastern Switzerland
Appenzeller Druckerei AG
Herisau · Appenzell · WattwilNew on Amplifa
About Appenzeller Druckerei AG
Appenzeller Druckerei AG (ADAG), headquartered in Herisau, was formed on 1 April 2015 from the merger of the commercial printing operations of several traditional companies, including the Druckerei Appenzeller Volksfreund founded in 1875 in Appenzell and the Appenzeller Medienhaus established in 1837 in Herisau. The company is a 100% subsidiary of the Genossenschaft Druckerei Appenzeller Volksfreund cooperative and employs around 80 staff. It produces printed matter in offset printing including LE UV specialties and deckle-edged white, as well as digital and large-format digital printing (Printlounge), on papers, cardboard and plastic materials up to 0.8 mm thick, matt or high-gloss, and on film. The portfolio includes custom products such as wrapping paper, labels, lettering, packaging, die-cut flyers, folders, folding cartons and carrier bags, complemented by die-cutting, folding, gluing, finishing, laser cutting as well as finishing and logistics. Locations are Herisau (headquarters and offset printing), Appenzell (Druckerei Appenzeller Volksfreund including publishing house) and Wattwil (Toggenburger Druckerei with sales, consulting, prepress and digital printing). Customers come from the printing and media industry, publishing and the advertising sector.
- Site
- Herisau
- Processes
- Offset printing (including LE UV specialties / deckle-edged white), Digital printing, Large-format digital printing (Printlounge), Printing on papers and plastic materials of all colours and thicknesses up to 0.8 mm, matt or, Custom products (wrapping paper, labels, lettering, packaging, die-cut flyers, folders,, Die-cutting, Folding, Gluing
- Materials
- Paper, Cardboard, Plastic, Film
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 2015 (1.
- Employees
- ca. 80
- Industries
- Printing and media industry, Publishing/Newspapers, Advertising industry
- 01
Design / Graphics
- 02
Prepress
- 03
Offset printing / Digital printing
- 04
Finishing
- 05
Die-cutting / Folding / Gluing
- 06
Finishing and Logistics
Materials and Processes
Paper
Printing substrate for offset and digital printing products such as newspapers, magazines, books, flyers and wrapping paper.
Cardboard
Material for packaging, folders, folding cartons and carrier bags.
Plastic
Printable in all colours and thicknesses up to 0.8 mm, matt or high-gloss, for labels, lettering and specialties.
Film
Flexible material for special printing applications and bonded products.
Locations
Herisau
CHHeadquarters, printing plant and offset printing
- Materials
- Paper, Cardboard, Plastic, Film
- Offset printing
- Digital printing
- Large-format digital printing (Printlounge)
- Laser cutting
Appenzell
CHLocation of Druckerei Appenzeller Volksfreund including publishing house
- Materials
- Paper
Wattwil
CHBranch of Toggenburger Druckerei: sales, consulting, prepress, digital printing
- Materials
- Paper
- Digital printing
Print Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset printing (including LE UV specialties / deckle-edged white)Printing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard |
| Large-format digital printing (Printlounge)Printing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing on papers and plastic materials of all colours and thicknesses up to 0.8 mm, matt orPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper, Plastic, Film |
| Custom products (wrapping paper, labels, lettering, packaging, die-cut flyers, folders,Printing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard, Plastic |
| Die-cuttingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard |
| FoldingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard |
| GluingJoining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard, Film |
| FinishingSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard |
| Laser cuttingCutting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Finishing and logisticsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design / Graphics and editorial service (K4 editorial system, media database)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Address service (data preparation, duplicate removal, pre-sorting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Quality management is certified to ISO 9001 and environmental management to ISO 14001. On request, Appenzeller Druckerei finances certified climate protection projects per order in the amount of the CO2 footprint of the respective product.
| Evidence | Herisau |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1837
Foundation of the Appenzeller Medienhaus in Herisau
- 1875
Foundation of the Druckerei Appenzeller Volksfreund (DAV) in Appenzell
- 1876
First publication of the Appenzeller Volksfreund as an independent newspaper (December)
- 1929
Foundation of Buchdruckerei Wattwil AG (BUWAG)
- 2006
Bischofberger Druck AG from Oberegg becomes part of the DAV
- 2007
BUWAG renamed Toggenburg Medien AG
- 2009
Kunz-Druck & Co. AG from Teufen becomes part of the DAV
- 2013
Division of the business units of Toggenburg Medien AG; printing plant/publishing house attached to the Appenzeller Medienhaus in Herisau
- 2015
Foundation of Appenzeller Druckerei AG on 1 April; Toggenburger Druckerei becomes a fully integrated part