
Manufacturer of high-quality printed folding cartons, labels, multipacks and refined printed products at five production sites

H.O.Persiehl (GmbH & Co.) KG
Norderstedt · Wanfried · Versmold · Bremen · Gostyń (Czachorowo, PL) · France (sales)New on Amplifa
About H.O.Persiehl
H.O.Persiehl is a Hanseatic family business with 175 years of tradition and develops and produces customized packaging solutions: folding cartons, labels and multipacks for the tobacco, food, cosmetics, consumer goods and beverage industries. Production encompasses prepress with PDF workflow, color management and an in-house plate setter as well as printing processes such as sheet-fed offset (up to 8 colors plus coatings), sheet-fed gravure, UV sheet-fed offset, flexographic printing, screen printing, digital printing and web label printing. Materials are board, paper and plastic; finishing options include hot and cold foil, embossing, scent and UV coatings as well as lenticular technology with up to 17 image phases. At the sites in Norderstedt, Versmold, Wanfried and Gostyń (Poland), there are a total of 140 printing units in large and medium format; converting is performed by die-cutting and folding with a die-cutting and folding tolerance of 1.0 mm. The range of services is complemented by the subsidiaries Kolbe-Coloco (specialty printing, promotional materials, PoS) and WB Verpackungen (beverage packaging, multipacks).
- Site
- Norderstedt
- Processes
- Sheet-fed offset printing, Offset printing (max. 8 printing inks, plus max. 3 x coating conventional or UV with primer), Sheet-fed gravure printing, Gravure printing (max. 3 printing inks), Digital printing, UV sheet-fed offset, Flexographic printing, Web label printing (including digital web label printing)
- Materials
- Board, Paper, Plastic
- Certificates
- Certifications (specific standards not published)
- Founded
- 175 years
- Industries
- Tobacco industry, Food industry, Consumer goods industry, Cosmetics industry, Beverage industry (multipacks)
- 01
Prepress (reprographics, PDF workflow, color management, plate exposure)
- 02
Printing (offset, gravure, flexo, screen, digital)
- 03
Finishing (foil, embossing, coating, lenticular)
- 04
Converting (die-cutting, folding)
- 05
Logistics
Materials & Processes
Board
Main material for folding cartons, multipacks and PoS materials.
Paper
Used for labels, printed products and web label printing.
Plastic
Used for promotional items, PoS articles and lenticular lenses.
Locations

Norderstedt
DEHeadquarters; production of folding cartons and labels
- Materials
- Board, paper
- Printing presses (large and medium format)
- Plate setters
- Die-cutting machines
Wanfried
DEProduction site
- Materials
- Board, paper
- Printing presses (large and medium format)
- Die-cutting machines

Versmold
DEKolbe-Coloco Spezialdruck GmbH – specialty printing, promotional materials, PoS, lenticular
- Materials
- Board, paper, plastic
- Printing presses (large and medium format)
- Die-cutting machines
Bremen
DEWB Verpackungen GmbH – folding cartons, beverage packaging, multipacks
- Materials
- Board
Gostyń (Czachorowo)
PLProduction site H.O.Persiehl Polska
- Materials
- Board, paper
- Printing presses (large and medium format)
Products





Inside the production




Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet-fed offset printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Offset printing (max. 8 printing inks, plus max. 3 x coating conventional or UV with primer)Printing | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Sheet-fed gravure printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Gravure printing (max. 3 printing inks)Printing | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| UV sheet-fed offsetPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Flexographic printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier, Folie |
| Web label printing (including digital web label printing)Printing | – | – | – | – | Papier, Folie |
| Screen printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier, Kunststoff |
| Hot foil stamping (hot foil)Surface | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Cold foil stamping (cold foil)Surface | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| EmbossingSurface | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Coating (scent coating, conventional coating, UV coating, primer)Surface | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Lenticular technology (flip images/3D, standard 8 image phases, up to 17 image phases possible)Printing | – | – | – | – | Plastic (lenticular lens), Karton |
| Die-cutting and folding (folding cartons)Converting | Die-cutting and folding tolerance 1.0 mm | – | – | – | Karton |
| Manufacture of folding cartons, labels and multipacksConverting | – | – | – | – | Karton, Papier |
| Prepress (reprographics, image retouching, composing, PDF workflow, color management,Printing | – | – | – | – | Paper (proof) |
| Converting and logisticsConverting | – | – | – | – | – |
| PoS materials and promotional items (window adhesives, ceiling hangers, floor adhesives, shelfPrinting | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Karton |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing press | – | – | Large and medium format (a total of 140 printing units at the sites Norderstedt, Versmold, Wanfried | – | Norderstedt, Versmold, Wanfried, Gostyń (Poland) |
| Plate setter | – | – | – | – | – |
| Die-cutting machine | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
H.O.Persiehl pursues a zero-defect strategy with central quality management and site-specific QA departments. Optical, physical and chemical properties are tested using the latest measuring technology; all steps are documented for seamless traceability, and proofs are measured spectrophotometrically and certified.
| Evidence | Norderstedt | Wanfried | Versmold | Bremen | Gostyń (Czachorowo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certifications (specific standards not published) |
History
- ~1849
Company founded; the Hanseatic family business has existed for 175 years (as of approx. 2024).
- 2018
Acquisition of the printing house Kolbe-Coloco in May 2018 – expansion into scent coating, lenticular technology and specialty printing.
- 2019
PacDay at HanseRepro and H.O. Persiehl on 28 March 2019 in Hamburg.
- 2022
Retroactively effective 1 January 2022, takeover of the folding carton manufacturer WB Verpackungen in Bremen.