Viennese manufacturer and publisher of playing cards, board games and puzzles with in-house production since 1824
Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne
Vienna (Hütteldorfer Straße 229-231, 1140)New on Amplifa
Committed to good games since 1824
Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne is an Austrian family business in its sixth generation that produces and publishes playing cards, board games, party games and puzzles. At its site on Hütteldorfer Straße in Vienna, purchasing, sales, marketing, development and production are united under one roof; the industrial manufacture of paper and board products is an essential part of the company. Around 25 million packs of playing cards, 3 million games and 1 million puzzles are produced every year. The product range includes own titles such as Activity, Tick Tack Bumm and DKT as well as promotional and contract games and customised card decks. Piatnik operates sales subsidiaries in Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary and supplies 72 countries worldwide. The company predominantly uses raw materials of European origin such as paper, board and FSC-certified wood, sources 100 % green electricity and runs an Ökoprofit programme for waste prevention.
- Site
- Wien
- Processes
- Manufacture of playing cards (industrial production of paper and board products), Production of board games, playing cards and puzzles (in-house production in Vienna), Multi-colour offset printing (since 1951), Custom card production (customer-designed playing cards / Piatnik Individual), Promotional and contract games, Customised playing cards (Piatnik Individual online shop), Spare parts service, Distribution of games from partner publishers (e.g. Scrabble)
- Materials
- Paper, Board, Wood (FSC-certified), Multi-colour offset printing
- Certificates
- FSC, FSC certification, ICTI Code of Business Practices (suppliers Asia)
- Founded
- 1824
- Employees
- 85
- Industries
- Toys and games, Publishing/distribution of board games, playing cards and puzzles
- 01
Development and selection of game concepts
- 02
Purchasing of materials (predominantly European suppliers)
- 03
Printing and industrial production in Vienna
- 04
Assembly and packaging
- 05
Distribution via own sales subsidiaries and to 72 countries worldwide
Materials and processes
Paper
Main material for playing cards and game instructions, predominantly from European suppliers.
Board
Used for game boards, game boxes and puzzles.
Wood (FSC-certified)
FSC certification ensures that only wood from socially and environmentally responsible forestry is used.
Multi-colour offset printing
Printing process used since 1951 for playing cards, game boards and packaging.
Locations
Vienna
ATHeadquarters: purchasing, sales, marketing, development and production
- Materials
- Paper, board, FSC-certified wood
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of playing cards (industrial production of paper and board products)Joining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, Wood (FSC-certified) |
| Production of board games, playing cards and puzzles (in-house production in Vienna)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Paper and board, Wood |
| Multi-colour offset printing (since 1951)Surface | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Custom card production (customer-designed playing cards / Piatnik Individual)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
Additional services
Quality and sustainability
Quality is ensured by the many years of experience of the workforce as well as by high-quality materials predominantly of European origin. FSC certification guarantees the sustainable origin of the wood fibres.
| Evidence | Vienna |
|---|---|
| FSC certification | |
| ICTI Code of Business Practices (suppliers Asia) |
Company history
- 1824
Anton Moser founds a card painting workshop in Vienna's 7th district
- 1842/1843
Ferdinand Piatnik takes over the card workshop after Moser's death
- 1882
Sons Adolf and Rudolf join the company; renamed Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne, Vienna
- 1885
Death of Ferdinand Piatnik; the company is continued by his widow and sons
- 1891
Conversion to industrial production; factory building erected on Hütteldorfer Straße
- 1896
Sister company Piatnik Nándor és Fiai (Hungary) founded
- 1899
Acquisition of Ritter & Cie in Prague
- 1912
Acquisition of the company Josef Glanz
- 1923
State award and right to bear the federal coat of arms
- 1939
Conversion into a family limited partnership
- 1945
Loss of the factories outside Austria; new beginning
- 1951
Introduction of multi-colour offset printing
- 1956
Expansion of the product range to include board games
- 1966
Start of puzzle production
- 1990
Market launch of Activity
- 2008
DKT is published by Piatnik
- 2020
Speedy Roll wins Kinderspiel des Jahres
- 2024
200th anniversary