What Turmec does

Turmec Teoranta is an Irish-headquartered engineering company that designs, manufactures, installs, and services bespoke turnkey waste processing and recycling plants for enterprise waste-management operators, local authorities, and industrial customers. Established in 1972 and operating from a 66,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Rathcairn (Athboy, Co. Meath), the company employs approximately 100 people and exports globally from offices in London and Melbourne. Turmec's customer base includes Rino Recycling, Biffa, Suez, Powerday, BINGO Industries, Thorntons Recycling, Levenseat, IGF Iceland, Indaver, AES, and Glasgow City Council, with contract values ranging from €1.6 million to €30 million.

Turmec's product platform spans an end-to-end recycling plant lifecycle: design and engineering, fabrication, site installation and commissioning, plus aftermarket spare parts, preventative maintenance, onsite services, and training. Core processing equipment includes primary sizers, trommel screens, overband magnets, eddy current separators, optical sorting systems, air density separators, and industrial shredders. The company operates across multiple waste streams: Construction & Demolition (C&D), Commercial & Industrial (C&I), Mixed Dry Recyclables (MDR), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) / Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), Waste-to-Energy, biomass handling, bottom ash processing, and specialist applications such as tyre recycling. A first-of-its-kind hybrid dry and wet recycling plant was delivered for BINGO Industries in 2019, and the 2022 €30 million Rino Recycling facility in Brisbane (475 tph, 99% landfill diversion target) is described as the largest state-of-the-art construction waste processing facility globally. Certifications include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO EN1090, and CE marking.

The business model is project-based enterprise sales with quote-driven pricing on bespoke turnkey solutions, complemented by recurring aftermarket services, spare parts supply, and used equipment sales. Turmec pursues large contracts through competitive tenders and direct engagement with major waste-management firms, supported by an Australian channel partner (Environmental Group Limited) and a March 2025 strategic partnership with Viably (formerly Komptech Americas) for the North American C&D market. The company is a portfolio company of Causeway Capital, an Irish private equity firm, with indirect state investment via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) through Causeway. Geoff Bailey serves as CEO (2025), succeeding Brian Thornton, with John Connor as COO and Robert Thornton as AfterSales Director and shareholder.

Name

Turmec

Legal name

Turmec Teoranta

Website

https://turmec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Turmec is an Irish-headquartered engineering firm, founded in 1972 and employing ~100 people, that designs, manufactures, and installs bespoke turnkey waste processing and recycling plants (€1.6M-€30M contracts) for enterprise waste-management operators, local authorities, and industrial customers across Ireland, UK, Australia, Iceland, and New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycling Plant Manufacturing

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

C&D Transfer Stations & C&D Material Handling (EUAIAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concrete, Asphalt & Masonry Recycling (Crushing & Aggregate Production) (EUAIAHAD), Subtitle: Waste Treatment & Disposal — Sub-industries (L4) (EUAIACAA)

Keywords

• Recycling plant engineering
• Waste processing systems
• Material recovery facilities
• C&D waste recycling
• MRF plant design

Headquarters

HQ city

Athboy

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Plant Design, Build & Installation: Turmec generates primary revenue through large-scale turnkey recycling plant contracts, designing, manufacturing, and installing bespoke waste processing systems. Projects range from €1.6 million to €30 million contracts for customers including waste management companies, local authorities, and industrial facilities.
2. Equipment & Spare Parts Supply: Supply of recycling equipment components, spare parts, and used equipment to existing customers and new projects. The company maintains a spares and service division with dedicated UK management.
3. Aftermarket Services & Support: Ongoing support services including preventative maintenance inspection, onsite services, aftersales support, and training programs for customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Turmec designs, manufactures, installs, and supports bespoke turnkey waste processing and recycling plants covering Construction and Demolition (C&D), Commercial and Industrial (C&I), Mixed Dry Recyclables (MDR), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF/RDF), and Waste-to-Energy applications. The company combines hybrid dry and wet processing technologies in custom-engineered plants produced from its 66,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Ireland, exporting globally to waste management operators, local authorities, and industrial customers.

Product overview

Turmec is a world-leading provider of waste processing and recycling solutions with over 50 years of experience. The company operates a single integrated platform model offering end-to-end recycling plant solutions comprising: Recycling Solutions (covering C&D, C&I, MDR, MSW, SRF/RDF, and Waste to Energy applications), supported by Design & Engineering, Fabrication, Site Installation, and Aftersales Support services. The product portfolio includes bespoke processing plants and equipment such as primary sizers, trommel screens, magnetic and eddy current separators, optical sorting systems, air density separators, and industrial shredders. Turmec designs, manufactures, installs, and supports turnkey recycling facilities that enable customers to efficiently recover high-quality materials from various waste streams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycling Solutions (Turnkey Plants) Bespoke turnkey waste processing and recycling plants tailored to customer waste streams, engineered and manufactured to deliver high recovery rates for operators of recycling facilities.
• Design & Engineering
• Fabrication Manufacturing services carried out in Turmec's 66,000 sq. ft. facility in Ireland, producing the structural and mechanical components of each recycling plant.
• Site Installation & Commissioning On-site installation, commissioning, and handover services for delivered recycling plants, performed at the customer's facility.
• Spare Parts & Aftersales Support Replacement parts and ongoing aftersales support for installed recycling plants, helping operators maintain uptime and throughput.
• Training Operator training programmes covering safe and effective use of Turmec-delivered recycling plant equipment.
• Preventative Maintenance Inspection Scheduled preventative maintenance inspections for installed recycling plants to detect wear and avoid unplanned downtime.
• Used Equipment Pre-owned recycling plant equipment offered for resale to customers seeking lower-cost alternatives to new builds.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% landfill diversion and recovery rates achieved at Rino Recycling facility
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Viably (formerly Komptech Americas)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2025Strategic partnership to provide integrated waste processing and recycling solutions for the North American C&D recycling market. Combining Turmec's engineering and system integration expertise with Viably's equipment portfolio. Viably customers gain access to Turmec's comprehensive recycling system design, engineering, installation, and post-installation support services. Both companies will showcase their collaboration at the 2025 C&D World Conference in Dallas, Texas.
• Environmental Group Limited (EGL)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian sales partners who promote Turmec products and services and support the delivery of turnkey solutions including aftersales services. EGL has been instrumental in Turmec's expansion in the Australian market including the Rino Recycling and BINGO Industries projects.
• CDEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Northern Ireland group CDE for wet processing elements of projects. Turmec worked with CDE on the Rino Recycling project, with CDE providing the materials wet processing elements. Together they engineered an interconnected system combining dry and wet processing technologies.
• London IrishminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElite Partner sponsorship with London Irish rugby club. Turmec logo appears on the back of players' match shorts. Multi-year deal providing brand visibility in important UK and Irish markets where Turmec has customers, suppliers, and business interests.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Komptech: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of waste processing and recycling machinery (shredders, screens, turners), now part of Viably in North America. Direct competitor to Turmec in designing and supplying mechanical recycling plant equipment for C&D, MSW, and biowaste applications.
• CDE: Northern Ireland-based provider of wet processing equipment for sand, aggregates, and recycling. Co-partnered with Turmec on the Rino Recycling flagship project; competes in wet processing and aggregate recycling plant design.
• Eggersmann Group (RETTEW): German engineering group specializing in turnkey mechanical-biological waste treatment plants, MRFs, and recycling facility design. Direct competitor in turnkey C&D and MSW recycling plant delivery across Europe.
• Lindner-Recyclingtech: Austrian manufacturer of shredders and complete recycling systems for waste, plastics, and wood. Direct competitor in turnkey plant equipment for C&D, C&I, and MSW recycling applications.
• Vecoplan: German-headquartered manufacturer of shredders, screens, and material handling systems for recycling and waste processing. Competes with Turmec in shredding, screening, and complete plant equipment supply for recycling facilities.
• Shred-Tech: Canadian manufacturer of shredders and size-reduction equipment for solid waste, recycling, and secure destruction. Direct competitor in shredding equipment that complements Turmec's plant integration offerings, with strong North American presence relevant to Viably partnership expansion.

Broad incumbents

• Terex Environmental Equipment (CBI / Terex Ecotec): Terex Corporation's environmental equipment division manufacturing shredders, trommels, and material separators globally. A much larger incumbent offering overlapping recycling plant equipment as part of a broad industrial portfolio, competing with Turmec on C&I and MSW projects.

Emerging players

• UNTHA Shredding Technology: Austrian manufacturer of industrial shredders for waste, wood, and recycling applications. Competes in the size-reduction equipment layer that Turmec integrates into its plants; emerging as a more complete turnkey provider.
• Backhus (Eggersmann): Manufacturer of windrow turners and composting/biowaste processing equipment, part of Eggersmann group. Adjacent competitor for organic and mixed waste recycling projects where Turmec also competes.

Regional players

• EDGE Innovate: Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of shredders, screens, and material processing equipment. Regional peer focused on the UK and Ireland markets that directly competes with Turmec in C&D and C&I processing equipment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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