Royal Jongbloed
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| Founded | 1862 |
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| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Headquarters location | Heerenveen |
| Official website | www |
Royal Jongbloed is a Dutch printing company specializing in the production of Bibles and hymn books on ultra-thin paper. Founded in 1862 by Auke Jongbloed the company has a history that spans over a century. Since 2022, the graphics branch has become independent and has entered into a partnership with printing company Wilco. The publishing house then became part of Eisma Media Group and bears the name Jongbloed Media.
Printing & Binding
Royal Jongbloed specializes in thin print, with a printing expertise extending to ultra-thin paper as light as 22 grams. This specialization arose because Bibles were very thick books due to the large number of pages, making them difficult to carry around. Printing on ultra-thin paper allows the reduction of the bulk of a book block of 2,200 pages to a thickness of about 2 cm. This enhances portability and has led to slim and readable books, as most Bibles are known today.
History
Royal Jongbloed has a rich and storied history that spans over a century. In 1862 Auke Jongbloed opened an office and writing supplies shop in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. In that year, he placed a newspaper advertisement offering to supply high-quality products (made by Belgian and French manufacturers). At this point, there was no sign yet of a printing press, although as a former printing apprentice it is something that Jongbloed had in mind. However, that changed in 1868. Jongbloed took over a printing press and registered himself as a book printer. Exactly what went through the printing press in those early years has been lost in the sands of time. What's known is that ‘newsheets’ were printed there and some ad-hoc printing work. However, in 1873, Jongbloed printed his first psalm book together with a certain widow, Mrs De Lange. In 1880, the small company produced its own edition on the presses. This was the start of what Jongbloed has now become, namely a printing- and binding firm specialized in Bibles, and hymn books.[1]
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jongbloed became an LLC. And as of September 1, 2009, Medema Publishers became part of Jongbloed Publishers. The activities were moved from Vaassen to Heerenveen; Medema's publications kept appearing under its own label. In mid-2011, the activities of Inspirit Media, which was declared bankrupt that year, were also acquired by Jongbloed.[2] In November 2017, Jongbloed took over the publishing house Ark Media[3] On 2 July 2013, the more than 150-year-old Jongbloed company was awarded the designation 'Royal'. Since then the group has called itself Royal Jongbloed.[4][5] Since the company was founded, it has been owned by the Jongbloed family until 2016. Members of the family have been part of the board until the early twenty-first century. In 2016, the Jongbloed family sold (part of) its shares to a Frisian foundation, Landgoed Oranjewoud Participaties BV. This is a subsidiary of FB Oranjewoud, a private equity firm whose aim is to promote the economic climate and especially employment.[6] Since 2022, the printing branch has become independent and has entered into a partnership with printing company Wilco.[7][8] The publishing house then became part of Eisma Media Group and bears the name Jongbloed Media.[9]
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