STF, a family group member of French Fab, has built its success on rigor and territorial anchoring. A new stage begins today with the transfer of the company from Jean-Paul Leveaux to his daughter Carole.

In 2000, in the digital age, Jean-Paul Leveaux chose printing. After a career in auditing, this chartered accountant from a family of textile manufacturers decided to become an entrepreneur. He bought two companies in difficulty and put them back on track. This will be the starting point for a group built through external growth, with a clear guideline: financial requirements, optimization of productivity and respect for territories and teams.

“We are not printers, we are managers” he likes to summarize.

This culture of rigor allowed STF to grow steadily, and to withstand the energy crisis, which saw the price of electricity multiplied by four. The reserves accumulated in fifteen years were decisive:

“What saved us was the balance sheet”highlights Jean-Paul Leveaux.

Today, STF has five factories in France, 400 employees and €95 million in turnover and, for the last four years, the first profitability in the sector. Magazines, catalogs, games, packaging: the company has established itself as a key player in the premium sector.

A transmission from father to daughter

The future is now being written with the second generation. Carole Leveaux, Central Engineer and business graduate, joined the company in 2021 as a project manager after an experience in consulting. Deputy CEO, she is now preparing to take the reins, alongside her brother, technical director. The family retains 70% of the capital and Bpifrance, a reference shareholder, is supporting this generational transition.

Jean-Paul Leveaux has always made financial solidity a cardinal principle, with a clear objective: to have sufficient EBITDA to continuously finance the modernization of a very capitalistic business. This discipline will remain a benchmark for the future. For Carole, the challenge is clear: to make STF consistent with its founding values — respect, loyalty, humility — while maintaining the agility necessary to face a changing market. This combination of family stability and strategic openness gives the group the means to look to the future with confidence.

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CSR integrated into the company

“CSR is a subject that is close to my heart”, says Carole Leveaux, who is part of the Community of Directors launched by Bpifrance, Le Coq Vert. In fact, STF carried out its carbon assessment with the support of Bpifrance. “In five years, we reduced our carbon footprint by 32%. Our main emission factor is paper, we are now guiding our customers towards less emissive choices. But CSR is also social. We are committed to ensuring job security and fair remuneration, protecting the health and safety of our teams, and making the territories work.”

People at the heart of the group

At STF, respect for employees starts with a simple rule: each year, salaries are increased according to inflation, without negotiation or exception. The involvement is the same during restructuring: management teams follow each employee personally, whether it is a question of proposing an internal transfer or looking for a new job. This way of “doing things on a case-by-case basis” explains that transitions take place without litigation or tension.

Nexia S&A: shared values

Nexia S&A supports STF as co-auditor, with a technical and pragmatic approach. Support is not limited to certification: it is also a question of anticipating accounting reforms, alerting early on their impacts, and avoiding discovering changes at the last moment. “We speak the same language, explains Jean-Paul Leveaux. What we value above all are shared values: humility, technicality and a sense of responsibility.”

STF Imprimerie in a few figures:

• 5 factories In 2025
• 400 employees
• €95 million in turnover