Media house with daily newspaper publisher, offset rotary printing, and distribution center in Nordhorn
Grafschafter Nachrichten GmbH
Nordhorn (DE)New on Amplifa
About us
Grafschafter Nachrichten GmbH is a media house in Nordhorn with 160 employees. The company publishes and circulates the daily newspaper “Grafschafter Nachrichten” and other regional titles, and operates its own printing and distribution center. There, its own print products and commissioned prints for external customers—including all daily newspapers and advertising sheets of the Ostfriesland Newspaper Group—are produced using offset rotary printing. Value creation includes plate making, post-processing, and automated shipping; around 150,000 printed items are manufactured daily. In addition to its publishing business, the subsidiary organization PXLWERK offers services in print design, web design, video production, 3D walkthroughs, and podcast production. The publishing building is located in MEDIAPARK Nordhorn, Coesfelder Hof 2.
- Site
- Nordhorn
- Processes
- Newspaper printing (Offset rotary printing), Plate making, Post-processing and shipping of print products (Distribution center), Printing of external customer products (Commissioned printing), Local quality journalism, Newspaper printing (Rotary printing), Printing and distribution center as a service provider for external customers, Print design (Business cards, ads, brochures, corporate identity)
- Materials
- Offset rotary printing, MAN GEOMAN Rotary printing machine, UNIMAN 4/2 Offset rotary machine (32-page)
- Employees
- 160
- Industries
- Media/Publishing, Printing service, Advertising/Marketing, Advertising/Marketing (B2B and B2C), Book printing/Printing service
- 01
Editorial and publishing work
- 02
Plate making
- 03
Offset rotary printing
- 04
Post-processing
- 05
Automated shipping
Processes and printing technology
Offset rotary printing
Process for newspaper printing and external commissioned prints, multi-color production.
MAN GEOMAN Rotary printing machine
Printing machine for newspaper production in the Nordhorn printing center.
UNIMAN 4/2 Offset rotary machine (32-page)
The historic first rotary machine of the publishing house.
Sites
Nordhorn
DEPublisher, editorial office, printing and distribution center
- Materials
- Paper/Print products
- UNIMAN 4/2 Offset rotary machine (32-page)
- MAN GEOMAN Rotary printing machine
- FERAG Shipping system
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper printing (Offset rotary printing)Printing/Post-processing (not a classic manufacturing process) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plate makingPrinting/Post-processing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Post-processing and shipping of print products (Distribution center)Assembly/Finishing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing of external customer products (Commissioned printing)Printing/Post-processing | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset rotary printing machine | UNIMAN UNIMAN 4/2 (32-page) | – | – | – | Nordhorn |
| Rotary printing machine | MAN GEOMAN | – | – | – | Nordhorn |
| Shipping system | FERAG | – | – | – | Nordhorn |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
Heinrich Kip establishes “Newspaper and Advertising Sheet” in Neuenhaus
August Hellendoorn publishes the first issue “Neue Bentheimer Zeitung”
First joint issue of “Grafschafter Nachrichten” by publishers Kip and Hellendoorn
Move to the new publishing building in Coesfelder Hof 2
Commissioning of the first UNIMAN 4/2 Offset rotary machine (32-page)
Construction and extension of the publishing building, automation of the shipping process
Commissioning of the MAN GEOMAN printing machine
Commissioning of the FERAG shipping system
Acquisition of the expanded administrative building in MEDIAPARK Nordhorn
Expansion of the shipping system, modernization of the printing machine and plate making
GN prints all newspapers and advertising sheets of the Ostfriesland Newspaper Group
Steffen Burkert becomes Digital Editor-in-Chief
First outdoor media boxes in the Nordhorn city center
Opening of the company daycare center “GIPfelstürmer”
André Kröse becomes Head of IT and Organization and a member of the management board
Opening of the GN-Lounge in the Mediapark
- 2023
GN-Newsletter receives the media award “Medienspiegel 2023” for transparent journalism