ZVVZ

What ZVVZ does

ZVVZ GROUP, a.s. is a privately-held Czech industrial holding company, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Milevsko, that designs, manufactures, and services environmental protection equipment for power generation, metallurgy, mining, nuclear energy, and infrastructure clients. The group's core technology portfolio spans industrial fans, fabric (bag) filters with pulse-jet regeneration, dry horizontal electrostatic precipitators, and integrated multi-stage flue gas cleaning systems covering dust, SO2, NOx, HCl, HF, PCDD/F, and mercury removal, plus industrial HVAC, pneumatic bulk material transport, silos and tankers, pressure vessels, and civil protection shelters. ZVVZ delivers turnkey solutions from feasibility studies and engineering through manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and after-sales service, with claimed performance benchmarks of up to 99.5% dust capture and SO2 reduction below 400 mg/m³ at client sites including Kazchrome (Aksu, Kazakhstan), ČEZ (Prunéřov), PGE Energia Ciepła (Siekierki, Gdańsk), ArcelorMittal Ostrava, and Prague Metro.

The group operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries ZVVZ ENGINEERING (project delivery), ZVVZ MACHINERY (manufacturing of fans, conveyors, silos, tankers), ZVVZ ENERGO (district heating in Milevsko), and EVECO (advanced air protection and odor elimination), plus regional market entities in Poland (ELWO Engineering, Pszczyna), Kazakhstan, and Ukraine, and a 2026 joint venture in Astana (ZVVZ-KZ with TeploSnab-NS). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time project sales and equipment licensing, with a smaller recurring stream from ZVVZ ENERGO's regulated district heating operations and managed services for installed equipment. ZVVZ GROUP is a subsidiary of GES GROUP and, per 2018 disclosures, reported 1.233 billion CZK in consolidated revenue with 60.7 million CZK EBITDA and approximately 600-670 employees across 11 group companies.

Name

ZVVZ

Legal name

ZVVZ GROUP, a.s.

Website

https://zvvz.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ZVVZ GROUP is a Czech industrial holding company (founded 1948) that designs, manufactures, and services flue gas cleaning, filtration, ventilation, and HVAC equipment for power plants, metallurgical facilities, nuclear projects, and infrastructure clients across Central Europe, Central Asia, and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milevsko

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Design, manufacture, and supply of custom industrial equipment including bag filters, electrostatic precipitators, fans, silos, tankers, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers. Revenue from turnkey project deliveries and standalone equipment sales.
2. Engineering and Project Services: Feasibility studies, permit documentation, project engineering, installation, commissioning, and after-sales service for environmental and industrial equipment.
3. Thermal Energy Distribution: ZVVZ ENERGO subsidiary generates revenue through production and distribution of thermal energy for district heating in Milevsko area.
4. Assembly and Service: Installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance services for supplied equipment and systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ZVVZ GROUP designs, manufactures, and delivers industrial environmental protection equipment — including pulse-jet fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, complete multi-stage flue gas cleaning systems, industrial fans, nuclear power ventilation, HVAC, silos and tankers, and pneumatic bulk material transport systems — as turnkey projects for power generation, metallurgy, mining, cement, glass, and chemical facilities across Central Europe and export markets.

Product overview

ZVVZ GROUP is an engineering and machinery holding company providing comprehensive solutions for industrial and power generation operations. The product portfolio includes industrial fans, filtration systems (fabric filters and electric precipitators), complete flue gas cleaning systems with multiple technologies (cyclones, scrubbers, SCR/SNCR for NOx, adsorption systems), HVAC systems, nuclear power ventilation equipment, silos and tanker trailers, pneumatic transport systems, civil protection shelters, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and custom manufacturing. The company operates through subsidiaries: ZVVZ ENGINEERING (engineering and project delivery), ZVVZ MACHINERY (manufacturing of fans, conveyors, silos, cistigns), ZVVZ ENERGO (thermal energy production and distribution), and EVECO (advanced air protection technologies). The offering is organized as integrated engineering solutions from design through manufacturing to installation and service, serving power generation, waste-to-energy, metallurgy, cement, glass, and mining industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Fans (Ventilátory) Industrial fans engineered for power generation, heavy industry and metallurgy, tunnel and metro ventilation, aerodynamic tunnels, and mining ventilation applications.
• Separation and Filtration (Odlučování a filtrace) Fabric filters with pulse-jet regeneration and dry horizontal electrostatic precipitators used to capture solid particles from flue gases and technological gases in power plants, metallurgy, and other industrial facilities.
• Complete Flue Gas Cleaning (Komplexní čištění spalin) End-to-end multi-stage flue gas cleaning systems that integrate cyclones, multicyclones, dry horizontal electrostatic precipitators, hybrid filters, fabric filters, dry sorption, semi-dry cleaning with fluid absorber, wet scrubbers, SCR/SNCR for NOx removal, and adsorption technologies for dioxins, mercury, and heavy metals.
• Industrial HVAC (Průmyslová vzduchotechnika) Industrial ventilation and air conditioning systems designed for demanding technological operations, industrial buildings, and infrastructure projects.
• Nuclear Power Equipment (Jaderná energetika) Equipment for air conditioning and ventilation of nuclear power plants, including containment ventilation and safety-related systems, supplied to nuclear operators and reactor vendors.
• Silos and Tankers (Sila a cisterny) Non-tipping and tipping silo trailers, silo superstructures and trailers, and slurry tankers for agricultural and industrial bulk material transport.
• Pneumatic Transport (Pneumatická doprava) Equipment for pneumatic transport of bulk materials, typically integrated with filtration and processing equipment for industrial customers.
• Security Infrastructure - Civil Protection Shelters Civil protection shelters supplied as security infrastructure for government, municipal, and industrial customers.
• Contract Manufacturing (Zakázková výroba) Custom manufacturing service delivering smoke ducts and air ducts, pressure vessels, silos and reservoirs, heat exchangers, conveyors, and components for fire extinguishing equipment.
• Assembly and Service (Montáže a servis) Installation, commissioning, and ongoing servicing of ZVVZ-supplied equipment and systems for industrial and power customers.
• Machine Technology Cooperation (Strojní kooperace) Machinery subcontracting services leveraging ZVVZ MACHINERY's manufacturing capabilities for third-party customers.
• EVECO Advanced Air Protection Advanced technologies for air protection and waste gas cleaning delivered via subsidiary EVECO, s.r.o., covering harmful gas and odor removal, biological air cleaning, and pollutant separation.
• Thermal Energy Distribution (ZVVZ ENERGO) Production and distribution of thermal energy, electric power supply, water supply, technical gases distribution, and compressed air production operated by ZVVZ ENERGO, s.r.o. for the Milevsko area district heating network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dust capture efficiency up to 99.5% at metallurgical facilities
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TeploSnab-NScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Kazakhstan partner for joint venture ZVVZ-KZ established June 2026. Joint production facility in Astana focuses on flue gas cleaning and industrial filtration equipment for Kazakhstan and Central Asian markets. Enables local manufacturing to reduce delivery times and logistics costs.
• Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2022Memorandum of cooperation covering Dukovany nuclear project and additional nuclear energy projects in various countries. Strategic positioning for nuclear power sector expansion.
• V4 EnergyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 May 2022Turkish company providing brokerage services as extended presence in Turkish market. Framework agreement signed during Energy Mission to Turkey 2022 to develop business activities locally.
• Westinghouse Electric CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2022Memorandum of strategic cooperation signed for AP1000 reactor construction at Dukovany nuclear power plant project. ZVVZ GROUP positioned as potential supplier for nuclear power ventilation and air handling systems.
• Dürr Systems AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation (30 years) with Dürr Systems AG and former MEGTEC companies for drying lines for lithium battery electrode production. Expanded into gigafactory sector with two large drying line orders for automotive leaders.
• MShieldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturing of two radioactive radiation shielding tunnels for FRM II research nuclear reactor at Technical University of Munich. Pilot project for potential further cooperation on nuclear shielding projects.
• ČEZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing cooperation for power plant projects including electrostatic precipitator repairs at Prunéřov 2, and new flue gas cleaning system for Prunéřov biomass boiler (DT Energie Tech as boiler supplier, ČEZ ESL as main contractor).
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on 15 million USD Kazchrome Aksu project for air cleaning system at ferroalloy plant. Siemens partnership provides system integration and automation for ZVVZ equipment.
• Eurasian Resources Group (Kazchrome)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor metallurgical client for which ZVVZ delivered 99.5% efficiency dust removal system. Repeat customer with six installations totaling over 500 million CZK since 2010.
• ELWO EngineeringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish subsidiary (Pszczyna) providing local sales and service for Polish market. Key for delivering Siekierki and Gdańsk power plant contracts. Polish brand ELWO with technical know-how for electrostatic precipitators.
• EVECOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary specializing in advanced air protection and waste gas treatment technologies: odor elimination, biological air cleaning, pollutant separation. Extends ZVVZ GROUP portfolio for demanding emission reduction requirements.
• ALAGRUPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish mining sector partner for Minex İzmir exhibition and market development activities in Turkey.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KC Cottrell: Korean air pollution control specialist with electrostatic precipitators, bag filters, and desulfurization systems sold into Asian power, steel, and cement markets. Comparable to ZVVZ in product range and in serving metallurgical and power customers outside of the home market.
• Babcock & Wilcox: US-based power and emissions technology provider with strong installed base in coal-fired utility flue gas cleaning and environmental systems. Comparable to ZVVZ in targeting coal, biomass, and waste-to-energy plants for SO2, NOx, and particulate emission control retrofits.
• CECO Environmental: US-listed air pollution and industrial ventilation specialist offering fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, and wet/dry scrubbers to power, steel, and metallurgical customers. Closely comparable in product mix and project-based B2B delivery model to ZVVZ's flue gas cleaning and filtration business.
• Hamon: Belgian-headquartered air pollution control and cooling systems supplier serving power plants and heavy industry worldwide. Overlaps with ZVVZ on flue gas treatment and industrial cooling, with similar reference customers in European power generation and similar mid-cap European industrial profile.

Broad incumbents

• FLSmidth: Danish engineering group supplying equipment and air pollution control systems to cement, mining, and metals plants. Overlaps with ZVVZ on filtration and gas treatment for heavy industry and shares the European industrial engineering heritage.
• Donaldson Company: Global industrial filtration leader with broad portfolio of dust collectors, bag filters, and gas-phase filtration systems serving power, metals, and OEM customers. Larger and more diversified than ZVVZ, but directly overlapping in fabric filtration and industrial dust capture.
• ANDRITZ: Austrian industrial machinery and environmental solutions group with separation, drying, and air pollution control technologies. Comparable to ZVVZ in serving power, metals, and pulp/paper customers with custom-engineered process equipment.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish specialist in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling with industrial equipment for power, metals, and process industries. Overlaps with ZVVZ's pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and separation equipment product lines.
• Atlas Copco: Swedish industrial group with a substantial compressor and industrial air division producing fans, blowers, and gas treatment equipment. Comparable in core industrial fan technology and in serving heavy industry, mining, and power customers.
• GEA Group: German process engineering group covering separation, drying, and air treatment technologies for food, chemical, and industrial customers. Relevant as a broader European incumbent with overlapping thermal and gas-handling equipment competencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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