Bonn media house for offset and digital printing, publishing, finishing, fulfilment and digital solutions.
Köllen Druck+Verlag GmbH
Bonn-Buschdorf (headquarters, print shop, publisher) · Berlin (sales office)New on Amplifa
About Köllen Druck+Verlag
Köllen Druck+Verlag GmbH is a Bonn media house, established in 1887, that produces print and digital media products from a single source. The printing operation comprises offset printing as a 3B offset print shop as well as digital printing, from the smallest print runs to millions of copies. Following printing, finishing services are provided (booklets, brochures, Swiss binding, bound books, calendars, loose-leaf and ring binder works), embellishment through embossing, varnishing techniques and film lamination, as well as lettershop and worldwide shipping. These are complemented by prepress, media design, colour management and digital solutions such as web design, workflow systems, editorial systems and database publishing. The company's own publishing house manages more than 30 magazine titles, among others as official publishing partner of the German Golf Association. Customers come from associations, sports, healthcare, culture and mid-sized companies. Production takes place in the Bonn Buschdorf industrial estate, supplemented by a sales office in Berlin.
- Site
- Bonn
- Processes
- Offset printing (3B offset print shop), Digital printing, Finishing processes (booklets, brochures, Swiss binding, book binding with hard cover, calendars,, Embellishment (embossing, varnishing techniques, film lamination), Lettershop / shipping processing, Warehousing & fulfilment (high-bay warehouse, picking, scheduled delivery), Prepress / media design (layout, image editing, colour management, typesetting, artwork,, PSO-certified offset printing (ProcessStandard Offset, since 2010)
- Materials
- Coated paper, Uncoated paper, Cover paper/board 200 g, Inner paper 135 g, Cover paper/board, Offset printing (3B), Digital printing
- Certificates
- PSO (ProcessStandard Offset)
- Founded
- 1887
- Employees
- around 50 (Bonn
- Industries
- Associations, Golf sport, Healthcare, Chemicals, Engineering, Horticulture
- 01
Media consulting
- 02
Conception & Creation
- 03
Prepress (typesetting, image editing, colour management)
- 04
Printing (offset, digital printing)
- 05
Finishing (embossing, varnishing, film lamination)
- 06
Finishing processes (binding, converting)
- 07
Lettershop & Shipping
- 08
Warehousing & Fulfilment
Materials and Processes
Coated paper
Used for offset printing according to the PSO Coated v3 colour profile, e.g. inner paper 135 g/m².
Uncoated paper
Used for offset printing according to the PSO Uncoated v3 colour profile (FOGRA52).
Cover paper/board
Used for covers of brochures and magazines.
Offset printing (3B)
Process for the smallest to millions of copies; one of the last 3B offset print shops in the Cologne/Bonn region.
Digital printing
Process for small and variable print runs.
Locations
Bonn
DEHeadquarters, print shop, publisher, warehousing & fulfilment
- Lot size
- smallest print run to millions of copies
- Materials
- coated/uncoated paper, board
- Offset printing presses (3B)
- Digital printing
- High-bay warehouse
- Shipping processing
Berlin
DESales office
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset printing (3B offset print shop)Printing | – | – | – | smallest print run – millions of copies | Paper (coated, uncoated), Board |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Finishing processes (booklets, brochures, Swiss binding, book binding with hard cover, calendars,Finishing processes | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, Bookbinding material |
| Embellishment (embossing, varnishing techniques, film lamination)Surface | – | – | – | – | Paper, Cardboard, Films |
| Lettershop / shipping processingFinishing processes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Warehousing & fulfilment (high-bay warehouse, picking, scheduled delivery)Logistics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prepress / media design (layout, image editing, colour management, typesetting, artwork,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| PSO-certified offset printing (ProcessStandard Offset, since 2010)Printing | – | – | – | – | coated paper (PSO Coated v3), uncoated paper (PSO Uncoated v3 FOGRA52) |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-bay warehouse | – | – | – | – | Bonn-Buschdorf |
| Offset printing presses (3B offset print shop, machine fleet renewed in 2018) | – | – | – | 2018 | Bonn |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Köllen has been certified according to the ProcessStandard Offset (PSO) since 2010; colour separation is carried out using the PSO Coated v3 and PSO Uncoated v3 profiles (FOGRA52).
| Evidence | Bonn |
|---|---|
| PSO (ProcessStandard Offset) |
History
- 1887
Gerhard Köllen founds a print shop in Duisburg-Ruhrort, later publisher of the 'Ruhrorter Volkszeitung'
- 1927
Heinrich Köllen sells the company and moves to Bonn
- 1933
Purchase of two publishing houses in Bonn, among others 'Deutsche Reichszeitung'; publishing activity terminated by National Socialism
- 1946
Heinz-Gert Köllen rebuilds the print shop
- 1971
Peter Cöllen takes over after the death of his father
- 1982
Cöllen is to head the automotive supplier Vorwerk & Sohn; family searches for a partner for the printing house
- 1983
Klaus-Jürgen Bleeck takes over management, later half of the shares
- 1994
Relocation to the Bonn Buschdorf industrial estate
- 2002
Dieter Brandenburg and Bastian Bleeck take over the management
- 2009
Official publishing partner of the German Golf Association
- 2010
PSO certification
- 2012
125th company anniversary
- 2018
Renewal of the machine fleet; one of the last 3B offset print shops in the Cologne/Bonn region