Medialis was founded in 1994 by Jochen Schaefer, Michael Schäfer, Jürgen Lucka and Walter Fromm in Berlin-Treptow – a lithographer, a business economist and two process engineers. This unusual merger laid the foundation for the holistic philosophy of Medialis.

Philosophy in 3D
The Medialis-concept has three dimensions: Good printing takes the individual wishes of customers seriously. Good printing uses innovative and economical processes. Good printing creates creatively and technically outstanding products.

So far the theory … but it should succeed. Medialis started with 5 people. After only one and a half years there were already fourteen. In 2015 the company already had 26 permanent employees. Again and again the company has been rebuilt, expanded and invested in order to introduce new product ideas, new technologies and new sales concepts.

Gold in series
With its clearly quality-oriented approach, Medialis quickly established itself in the magazine, book and catalog sectors, focusing on art, photography and architecture.

In 2004 and 2005 Medialis received the gold award at the European Sappi Award, in 2006 the silver award in the magazine category. In 2005 we were additionally awarded with gold and as “International Printer Of The Year“ in Shanghai (elephant statue) … as one of the best printers worldwide. The German Book Art Foundation honored Medialis in 2006, 2007 and 2012 in the competition “The most beautiful books in Germany“. The magazine „Der Wedding“ printed by us also received the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in silver in 2012.

Crisis as a chance
The loss of two founders and shareholders in 2013 presented the company with new challenges. This was a turbulent time for the entire printing industry – and Medialis also had to reposition itself. They were looking for a network that would open up new possibilities.

This step was completed in 2014 with the integration into the Berlin Network Marienburg. This resulted in important synergy effects and the possibility to offer our customers even more service and performance.

Welcome to the Druckhaus
These days are also a challenge for many printers. We have decided to consistently focus on quality. The strategic cooperation with high-quality producers and the systematic expansion of the company with new competences improves our business activities.

By combining offset printing, finishing, bookbinding and digitalprinting under one roof, we create short distances, new economic efficiency, innovative synergies and, above all, unimagined creative possibilities for our discerning customers. This is how we continue for mining gold …

With Druckhaus Sportflieger, we will be breaking new ground from 2020 – and despite all the changes, we will always remain very close to the original Medialis philosophy.