Poligrāfijas Apgāds (PolAp)

Poligrāfijas Apgāds, commonly branded as POLAP, is a Latvian wholesale distributor specialising in materials for the printing and packaging industries. According to its official website, it describes itself as one of the largest and most experienced wholesalers in Latvia's printing sector, offering customers favourable terms, a broad product assortment, reliable availability and strong service. Its stated mission is to help customers grow and reach their business goals, with customer growth positioned as the company's priority. The company's product range covers printing materials, packaging materials, paper and cardboard, VISCOM materials (for visual communication and signage production) and photographic materials. Beyond distribution, POLAP provides a set of value-added services: cutting rolls into sheets, cutting paper and cardboard, cutting offset rubber blankets, Pantone colour mixing, and logistics solutions for printing companies. This combination of stockholding, converting and logistics positions POLAP as a supply-chain partner rather than a pure reseller. POLAP operates from Riga, Latvia, and serves customers across the Baltic states. A notable development reported on its website is a strategic cooperation agreement with The Navigator Company, a leading European paper and pulp producer, to establish a regional Navigator paper stock and logistics platform in POLAP's Riga warehouse. This platform is described as the only Navigator Company paper stock and logistics centre of its kind in the Baltics, serving not only the Latvian market but also IGEPA Group companies and their customers in Lithuania and Estonia. The initiative is intended to shorten delivery times and improve the stability of paper availability across the region. The company runs an e-commerce channel and requires customers to register in order to place orders. Its website also highlights promotional activity, including a large photo-department clearance sale ahead of a planned reconstruction, featuring products from brands such as Goldbuch, Walther, ZEP and Styler, and a Navigator office-paper design competition. POLAP also announced changes to order assembly fees effective from 1 September 2026. Public information about the company's ownership structure, founding year and financial details is limited; Wikidata records it simply as a company based in Latvia.

Poligrāfijas Apgāds, operating under the POLAP brand, is a Latvian company based in Riga that has grown into one of the country's leading wholesale distributors for the printing industry. Its official website presents it as one of the largest and most experienced wholesalers in the Latvian printing sector, a position built on supplying printing houses with a broad range of consumables and materials. The company's historical development is not extensively documented in public sources. Wikidata records it simply as a company based in Latvia, and no founding year or ownership details are provided in the available evidence. What is clear from its current operations is that POLAP has evolved from a traditional printing-materials wholesaler into a broader supply-chain partner for the Baltic print and packaging industries. Its portfolio spans printing materials, packaging materials, paper and cardboard, VISCOM materials for visual communication, and photographic materials, complemented by converting and logistics services such as roll-to-sheet cutting, paper and cardboard cutting, offset rubber blanket cutting, Pantone colour mixing, and logistics solutions tailored to printing companies. A significant recent chapter in POLAP's history is its strategic cooperation with The Navigator Company, a leading European paper and pulp producer. In August 2026, POLAP announced that it had signed an agreement to establish a regional Navigator paper stock and logistics platform in its Riga warehouse. This platform is described as the only The Navigator Company paper stock and logistics centre of its kind in the Baltics. It is designed to hold Navigator paper stocks that can be rapidly directed to the Baltic market, reducing delivery times and improving supply stability. The platform serves not only Latvian customers but also IGEPA Group companies and their clients in Lithuania and Estonia, making Riga a central logistics point for the region. The initial focus is on high-demand products such as Soporset Premium. POLAP also maintains an e-commerce channel requiring customer registration, and it actively communicates with its market through news and promotions. These have included a large clearance sale of more than 900 photo album and frame product lines from brands including Goldbuch, Walther, ZEP and Styler ahead of a photo department reconstruction, a Navigator office paper packaging design competition using artificial intelligence, and the introduction of an order assembly fee from 1 September 2026. While detailed financial and corporate history remains sparse in public sources, POLAP's role as a regional distributor and its Navigator partnership indicate a company focused on deepening its position in the Baltic printing supply chain.

• POLAP announces changes to order assembly costs effective 1 September 2026.

• POLAP launches a large photo clearance sale of over 900 product lines ahead of a photo department reconstruction.

• POLAP signs a strategic cooperation agreement with The Navigator Company to create the only Navigator paper platform in the Baltics at its Riga warehouse.

• POLAP announces a competition for customers to design Navigator packaging using artificial intelligence.

One of the largest and most experienced wholesale distributors in Latvia's printing industry, offering a broad assortment, availability and service, with customer growth as its stated priority.

• Printing materials

  Consumables and materials for printing production.

• Packaging materials

  Materials for packaging production.

• Paper and cardboard

  Paper and cardboard stock, including The Navigator Company products such as Soporset Premium.

• VISCOM materials

  Materials for visual communication and signage production.

• Photographic materials

  Photo albums, frames and related products from brands such as Goldbuch, Walther, ZEP and Styler.

1. 1Poligrāfijas apgāds - Polappolap.lv
2. 2POLAP veido vienīgo The Navigator Company papīra platformu Baltijā! - Polappolap.lv
3. 3Poligrāfijas Apgāds (PolAp) - Wikidatawikidata.org