Gugler Medien GmbH

About gugler* DruckSinn

Under the brand gugler* DruckSinn, Gugler Medien GmbH operates a printing company in Melk/Donau in Lower Austria. Products manufactured include books (non-fiction, children's and art books), publications such as annual reports, sustainability reports, magazines, newspapers and municipal newspapers, as well as packaging, classic printed matter, direct mailings including lettershop services and promotional gifts such as calendars and notebooks. In addition, the company offers prepress with colour management, proof service and data checks, web2print portals, and — through its sister brand gugler* MarkenSinn — accessible web design and agency services. Production takes place on sheet-fed offset and digital printing presses; small print runs are possible; special finishing and assembly work is carried out in the company's own manufacturing workshop. Materials used are coated and uncoated papers as well as natural papers, optionally with FSC- and PEFC-certified materials. Customers include publishers, companies, municipalities, agencies and public institutions.

Site

Melk/Donau, Austria

Processes

Sheet-fed offset printing, Digital printing, Bookbinding (softcover/hardcover, special bindings), Print finishing (among others hot foil stamping, die-cutting, spot colours), Prepress/colour management (proof service, ICC profiles, CAD die-cut drawings), Lettershop (direct addressing, shrink-wrapping, postage-optimised dispatch), Book printing (non-fiction, children's, art books) with bookbinding, Publications (annual and sustainability reports, magazines, newspapers, municipal newspapers)

Materials

Paper (coated), Paper (uncoated), Natural papers, Coated paper, Uncoated paper

Certificates

Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold (printed products, Full Scope V3.1), Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver (printed products), Austrian Ecolabel, FSC and PEFC (06-39-224), V-Label (vegan printed products), CSR seal of approval for printing companies, Printed in Austria, Druck und Klima (Print and Climate), ISO 12647 (standardised printing quality), Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold/Silver V3.1, ISO 12647, FSC / PEFC (06-39-224), V-Label (vegan printing)

Industries

Publishers, Companies (corporate publishing), Municipalities and cities, Agencies, Public institutions, Artists

1. 01

   Consulting and material selection

2. 02

   Prepress with colour management and data check

3. 03

   Sheet-fed offset/digital printing

4. 04

   Finishing (hot foil stamping, die-cutting, spot colours)

5. 05

   Bookbinding and assembly in in-house manufacturing workshop

6. 06

   Lettershop and postage-optimised dispatch

Papers and processes

Site

Melk/Donau

AT

Headquarters, print shop with showroom (approx. 500 paper, binding and material samples)

Lot size

Small print runs (digital printing) up to production runs (sheet-fed offset)

Materials

Coated and uncoated papers, natural papers

• Sheet-fed offset printing
• Digital printing
• In-house manufacturing workshop for assembly
• Colour kitchen for spot colours

Print products

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Certificates and quality

Production follows externally audited standards such as Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold/Silver V3.1, the Austrian Ecolabel, ISO 12647 (standardised printing quality), FSC and PEFC. Packaging inks are tested for deinkability according to the EPRC scorecard.