Company

We are optimal media

We are professional manufacturers and distributors of printed material and data carrier. We offer you all the advantages of an excellent network: with our in-house sector5 and press9 studios, the service centres in Berlin, Hamburg and Stockholm and the Edel Group, our range of products and services is as unique as it is diverse. Our passion is evident down to the last detail. For media produced to perfection.

History and development

Get to know us

Our story starts in 1990 with 12 employees passionate about printing T-shirts and producing CDs. We have since grown to over 750 employees and expanded our expertise to the production of books, magazines, media packaging and high-end printed materials, as well as storage media like vinyl records, CDs DVDs and BDs.

1990

The >>optimal<< Tonträger-Produktions-Gesellschaft mbH is founded

1991

Audio CD production commences

1995

Vinyl record production commences in Röbel/Müritz

1997

sector5 in-house audio mastering studio opens

1998

Printing plant & service centre opens: printing plant for multimedia packaging and printed material

1999

DVD production commences and the press9 DVD authoring studio opens

2001

International logistics & fulfilment centre opens

2002

Service centres open in Berlin and Hamburg

2006

Service centre opens in Stockholm and optimal UK London is established

2008

Print & media centre opens and Blu-ray Disc production commences

2011

Rebranding as optimal media GmbH

2012

Expansion of Blu-ray Disc production, printing plant and print processing services

2017

Expansion of print shop, print processing, and logistics and storage capacity

2018

Book production put into operation, making optimal media the largest full-service printing company in Northern Germany

Current awards

Top training company 2020

optimal media has now received the award as „Top training company“ from the Neubrandenburg IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) for the fourth time in a row.

Current awards

Top training company 2019

For the third year in a row, the Neubrandenburg IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) honours the commitment and special achievements of optimal media for a high-quality education of young people.

Current awards

Druck&Medien Awards 2018

Finalist in six categories and winner of the “Packaging Printer of the Year” award.

Current awards

Entrepreneur of the Year

Jörg Hahn | Managing Director

Our managing director, Jörg Hahn, was named “Business Personality of the Year” during the state-wide “2018 Entrepreneur of the Year” awards in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

More about optimal media

Our range of services

Print

Your full-service printing plant for high-quality books, magazines, booklets, catalogues, business reports, printed media materials and media packaging.

Press

Your pressing plant for vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and extensive studio services.

Performance

Your logistics and fulfilment centre for the storage and distribution of a diverse range of media products.