The international media service provider Sonopress celebrates its 65th company birthday this weekend. On 22 April 1958, the starting signal was given in Gütersloh for a company that has been one of the most innovative replication service providers worldwide for decades. The celebration will take place with the entire staff and numerous guests from Germany, France, Great Britain and the USA at the Klosterpforte in Marienfeld.

In August 1982, the introduction of the CD ushered in the digitization of the music world. In 1984, Bertelsmann’s subsidiary Sonopress in Gütersloh also began producing CDs and quickly developed into one of Europe’s biggest CD producers. Sometime this year, Sonopress will pass the gargantuan mark of eight billion CDs produced.

The popular cartoon “Micky Maus” from the publisher Egmont Ehapa is now available in Ukrainian for the first time. With help from Mohn Media, a free special was produced for refugee children from Ukraine in Germany. The special has 36 pages and a print run of 5,000 copies. It is distributed at schools and social institutions.

Thuringia’s Minister President Bodo Ramelow visited the BPG printing company GGP Media in Pößneck. While there, he learned about a special relief campaign for Ukrainian refugees organized by the GGP workforce. At the beginning of March, a coach had brought donations to the Polish-Ukrainian border, and from there 45 refugees to Pößneck.

Letting go of the old and daring to try something new: Innovative medium-sized companies such as the BPG subsidiary Topac are not afraid of change, but see it as an opportunity. With exactly this attitude and equally creative and sustainable packaging solutions, the Gütersloh-based company has now convinced the jury in the 27th round of the renowned TOP 100 innovation competition.

Replication specialists from Sonopress and packaging experts from Topac have combined their know-how and developed their own face shield. The result of the collaboration is a reusable protective mask consisting of a clear polyester film, a spacer and an adjustable strap that can be used to fix the construction to the head.

Sustainable Packaging Solutions for the Food Industry

Ten million UHD production mark exceeded.

Eight years ago, the print and media services provider Mohn Media rebuilt its advertising brochure product line. Today, Dirk Kemmerer, CEO of Mohn Media and Digital Marketing of the Bertelsmann Printing Group, sees the brochure business as one of the company’s most important mainstays.

GGP Media printed the German edition of Michelle Obama’s memoir “Becoming.” During the production phase, the strictest safety precautions were in force at the Pößneck site. In the U.S., the home market, printing was also handled by Bertelsmann Printing Group companies: Coral Graphics and Berryville Graphics.

Books by Mohn Media are now available in the U.S. as well. The Gütersloh-based printing house produced the memoirs of the “Beastie Boys,” for Spiegel & Grau, a Penguin Random House imprint. This is its first major contract in the United States and at the same time a testament to good internal collaboration at Bertelsmann.

The Bertelsmann Printing Group and Arvato present the full bandwidth of their services for the publishing industry at a joint booth in Frankfurt. “Book Base”, an innovation of Mohn Media, is being met with great interest.

Sales and Marketing expert succeeds Axel Hentrei as head of the major printing company

Historic company wins renowned prize for successful brand management in the “Industry Excellence in Branding” category.

Next stop:successful contemporary customer approach

International provider of media services celebrates anniversary

Sony Music, one of the top three music majors, has signed a long-term partnership agreement with the international media service provider Sonopress, to exclusively manufacture CDs for the Asian market in Hong Kong. The new contract significantly expands the companies’ successful partnership. After the European and Mexican markets, the Asian economic region is now also supplied with storage media “made by Sonopress”.

Storage media manufacturer signs strategic partnership with Solutions 2 GO Inc.

Expanded inline production

Guillaume de Posch steps down from GMC

The 7th Media Day will take place on March 1st, 2018, at the Bertelsmann representative office in Berlin.

Immerse yourself in the world of one of Europe’s largest printing service provider!

Just in time for IFA: UHD production tops five million

Sonopress GmbH is one of this year’s leading innovators among German SMEs. The Guetersloh-based company was awarded the TOP 100 seal, which was given out for the 24th time by Ranga Yogeshwar, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke and compamedia last firday. In the independent selection process, the company especially impressed the judges with its innovative success.

Sonopress subsidiary produces packaging for anniversary editions of "Sgt. Pepper" album

Three million Ultra HD Blu-ray discs in a single year.

First augmented reality magazine for clients combines print products and virtual content

Spotlight On Successful Print Marketing

The 900,000 copies of the German edition of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are made in Pößneck

Co-CEO Bertram Stausberg leaves on best of terms

Bertelsmann Printing Group subsidiary in the U.S. prints movie tie-in media

- Group merges its print operations to form Bertelsmann Printing Group, with revenues of €1.7 billion and nearly 9,000 employees

- New corporate division comprises Bertelsmann’s worldwide offset and gravure activities

- Axel Hentrei and Bertram Stausberg new Co-CEOs, Ulrich Cordes CFO