What Royal Apollo Group does

Royal Apollo Group is a Dutch family-owned industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1847 in Coevorden, Netherlands, by the Van den Pol family and now in its sixth generation of family leadership. The company designs, manufactures, and sells vertical material handling systems — primarily spiral conveyors and bucket elevators — together with baling and debaling systems and pallet-based logistic systems. Its core technology is a proprietary modular spiral conveyor architecture featuring bolt-and-nut (weld-free) construction, a slat-overlap product handling surface, a central chain drive, and a single-motor layout, with configurations capable of speeds up to 60 m/min, throughput up to 2,000 bottles or cans per minute, and load capacity up to 1,450 kg total per unit. Group operations are organized into four divisions — Apollo VTS (vertical transport), Apollo ISC (baling/debaling), Apollo LS (logistics), and Apollo Service — supported by three manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, Thailand, and the USA (the latter via wholly-owned subsidiary Ryson International) and six global service centres reaching customers in 175 countries.

The company monetizes through custom, build-to-order equipment sales on a quote basis — customers submit RFQs in English, German, Chinese, and Hindi and receive tailored configurations — complemented by an aftermarket service, spare parts, and training business (Apollo Academy). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with regionally specialized area sales managers covering Europe (Benelux/UK, DACH, France, Iberia, Italy, Central/Eastern Europe), the Americas (USA, Latin America/Mexico), and APAC (India, Thailand/Vietnam, China, Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore/Philippines/Oceania). Target verticals are Food and Beverage, Warehousing and Logistics, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Industrial Manufacturing, with reference customers including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Heineken, DHL, FedEx, Nike, and Ford. In late 2025–early 2026, Royal Apollo Group was acquired by Interroll Holding AG (Swiss-listed, ticker IRTN) and now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary while retaining its brand identity, product divisions, and six-generation heritage.

Name

Royal Apollo Group

Legal name

Apollo Group B.V.

Website

https://apollobv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1847

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Royal Apollo Group is a Dutch family-owned industrial OEM (founded 1847) that designs and manufactures custom spiral conveyors, bucket elevators, pallet logistic systems, and baling/debaling equipment, serving food and beverage, logistics, CPG, and industrial enterprises across 175 countries through three factories and six service centres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveyors & Sortation Systems (Warehouse & Parcel) (IMAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH), Loading/Unloading & Transfer Equipment (Telescopic Conveyors, Loaders, Tipplers) (IMAHABAI)

Keywords

• Vertical conveying systems
• Spiral conveyors
• Material handling equipment
• Pallet handling systems
• Baling and debaling

Headquarters

HQ city

Coevorden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Equipment Manufacturing & Sales: Apollo Group designs, manufactures, and sells custom conveying and processing equipment including spiral conveyors, bucket elevators, product twisters, belt conveyors, pallet handling systems, baling presses, and debalers. Each machine is built to customer specifications. Revenue is generated from initial equipment sale with complementary service and spare parts revenue over the equipment lifecycle.
2. Installation & Service: Apollo Service entity provides installation, maintenance, spare parts, training (Apollo Academy), and preventive inspection services (including summer First Aid Kit inspections) for all Apollo Group products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Royal Apollo Group designs, manufactures, and sells custom vertical conveying and material handling equipment including spiral conveyors, bucket elevators, product twisters, pallet conveyors, pallet handling systems, baling presses, and debalers. The company serves enterprise customers in food and beverage, warehousing and logistics, consumer packaged goods, and industrial manufacturing with built-to-order equipment, complemented by installation, maintenance, spare parts, and training services delivered through three factories and six service centres worldwide.

Product overview

Royal Apollo Group is a family-owned Dutch material handling company founded in 1847, organized into four divisions separated by product line: Apollo VTS (Vertical Transport Systems) producing spiral conveyors and bucket elevators; Apollo ISC producing baling and debaling systems; Apollo LS producing pallet conveyor and handling systems; and Apollo Service providing installation, maintenance, and spare parts. The group operates three factories (Netherlands HQ, Thailand, and USA via subsidiary Ryson) and six service centres across 175 countries, serving industries including warehousing and logistics, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and industrial manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Apollo VTS: Vertical Transport Systems division specializing in spiral conveyors and bucket elevators - world's leading supplier of vertical conveying systems
• Apollo LS
• Apollo ISC
• Apollo Service
• Ryson

Products and services

• Spiral Conveyors Space-saving vertical transport systems that move products up or down using a continuous spiral belt, operating at speeds up to 60 meters per minute with throughput up to 2,000 bottles or cans per minute. Available in single-lane, dual-lane, heavy-duty, mass flow, narrow-track, and wide-track configurations. For enterprise customers in food and beverage, warehousing, CPG, and industrial manufacturing.
• Bucket Elevators Completely enclosed vertical conveyors with overlapping rotating buckets used to transport bulk materials such as grains, seeds, coffee, pet food, and industrial granules. Available in C and Z configurations with bucket volumes of 100 mm, 200 mm, and 600 mm and capacities up to 59 m3/h. Manufactured with food-safe FDA- and EFSA-compliant polyamide buckets. For enterprise customers in food processing and bulk materials handling.
• Product Twister Inline horizontal belt conveyor with a rotating section that smoothly transitions products from horizontal to vertical orientation or vice versa, rotating loads of 90°, 180°, 270°, or 360° to facilitate labeling or date coding without manual handling. Operates at 40 m/min with loads up to 50 kg/m. For enterprise customers in CPG and packaging operations.
• Big Bale Press (BBP65) Automated compact press that compresses, wraps, and palletzies bulk and cohesive products including peat, biomass, compost, wood fiber, and cellulose into dense bales weighing 250–2,000 kg with compression ratios from 1.5:1 to 5:1. Available in standard, light, and mobile versions with throughput up to 30 bales per hour. For enterprise customers in biomass, agricultural, and recycling industries.
• Coco Block Debaler Gentle debaling machine that decompresses and breaks apart compressed coconut coir blocks using an octagonal rubbing cycle at compression ratios of 4:1 to 10:1 with minimal fiber damage. Available in models CBD5, CBD10, and CBD60 with capacities of 1, 1.5, and 5 pallets per hour respectively. For enterprise customers in horticultural and substrate processing.
• Pallet Conveyors Roller and chain conveyor systems for transporting standard block pallets (1,200 × 1,000 mm) and euro pallets (1,200 × 800 mm), including turntables, cross transfers, and buffer chain conveyors, driven by SEW motors for high reliability and durability. For enterprise customers in warehousing and distribution operations.
• Pallet Handling Systems Automated pallet stacking, de-stacking, and lifting systems including pallet lifts, transfer cars, liftable roller conveyors, and loaders for gravity roller conveyor racks, designed for high reliability and customized to client specifications. For enterprise customers in warehouses and distribution centres.
• Pallet Stackers and De-stackers Automated equipment for stacking and de-stacking pallets including models with lifting fingers, forks, and transfer axles, available in standard and heavy-duty (HD) versions for stacking full pallets or half pallets (800 × 600 mm on euro pallet). For enterprise customers in warehousing and end-of-line operations.
• Sheet Dispensers Automated linear sheet dispenser that precisely positions sheets (800 × 1,200 mm or 1,000 × 1,200 mm) onto pallets using six vacuum cups before robotic or palletizer processing, with frequency-controlled horizontal movement. For enterprise customers in end-of-line packaging operations.
• Belt Conveyors Long-lasting horizontal belt conveyors for packaged goods and bulk products such as carpet rolls, artificial grass rolls, plastic tubes, cocoa bags, and cartons, custom-designed for each client and adaptable to specific production line requirements. For enterprise customers in industrial and manufacturing operations.
• Apollo Service Post-sale service division providing preventive maintenance inspections (including summer First Aid Kit inspections), spare parts, the Apollo Academy training program, and instructional videos for spiral conveyor operation and maintenance, with six service centres worldwide. For enterprise customers with installed Apollo equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput up to 2,000 bottles or cans per minute on Mass Flow spiral conveyors
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers44 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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 and minor.

• Interroll Holding AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Royal Apollo Group was acquired by Interroll Holding AG (Swiss listed company, ticker: IRTN), integrating its spiral conveyor technology into Interroll's global conveying and sorting platform. According to the Royal Apollo CEO, the acquisition provides access to Interroll's global network, benefiting both companies' product development and sales. Interroll reported approximately CHF 3 million in acquisition-related charges from the Royal Apollo (and Sortteq) acquisitions in H1 2026. Interroll's H1 2026 results showed strong performance in Conveyors and Sorters (+31.6%) driven in part by the acquisition.
• MHI (Material Handling Industry)minorOthersApollo Group is a member of MHI (Material Handling Industry), a trade association serving the material handling, logistics, and supply chain industry. Membership provides visibility within the industry community, access to events, and participation in industry initiatives.
• PMMI (Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute)minorOthersApollo Group is a member of PMMI, an international trade association representing the packaging and processing machinery industry. Membership supports industry networking and market visibility.
• UKWA (UK Warehousing Association)minorOthersApollo Group is a member of UKWA, the trade association for the warehousing and logistics sector in the United Kingdom. Membership supports market access and industry representation in the UK market.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TGW Logistics Group: Austrian-headquartered integrator of automated warehouse and distribution center systems, offering conveyors, sortation, and AS/RS solutions. Comparable to Royal Apollo's pallet-handling and warehouse logistics business at a much broader portfolio scale.
• Vanderlande: Vanderlande (a Toyota Industries company) provides integrated material handling systems for warehouses, airports, and parcel hubs. Overlaps with Royal Apollo's pallet handling and warehouse vertical transport offerings as part of a much larger automation portfolio.
• Swisslog: Swisslog (KUKA Group) provides warehouse automation including conveyors, pallet handling, and AS/RS for retail, e-commerce, and FMCG. Comparable in warehouse logistics segment to Royal Apollo's pallet handling and spiral conveyor business for DC customers.
• Beumer Group: German family-owned intralogistics specialist offering conveying, palletizing, loading, and sortation systems for parcel, baggage, and bulk material handling. Comparable to Royal Apollo's bucket elevator and logistic systems divisions serving similar F&B and logistics end-markets.
• Honeywell Intelligrated: Honeywell's Intelligrated unit offers conveyor, sortation, and order-fulfillment solutions for distribution centers and parcel operations. Comparable to Royal Apollo's logistic systems division serving DHL/FedEx-class 3PL customers with pallet and parcel handling equipment.
• Interroll Holding AG: Swiss-listed parent and conveyor/roller specialist serving warehouse logistics, parcel, and food industries globally. Now the acquirer of Royal Apollo, it competes broadly in conveying and sortation and serves overlapping end-markets with Apollo VTS.
• Daifuku: Japanese material handling leader offering conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, and cleanroom systems globally. Overlaps with Royal Apollo's pallet handling and conveyor product range and serves automotive, food, and logistics customers with similar applications.

Direct peers

• Ambaflex: Ambaflex is a Dutch-headquartered spiral conveyor manufacturer specializing in vertical product transport for food, beverage, and logistics end-markets. Directly comparable to Royal Apollo's spiral conveyor and vertical transport business, serving the same customer profiles with similar technology.
• FlexLink (Coesia): FlexLink, part of Coesia Group, produces modular conveyor systems including spiral conveyors for assembly, packaging, and manufacturing automation. Comparable product portfolio to Apollo VTS with overlap in modular and spiral conveying for industrial and FMCG customers.
• Transnorm: Transnorm (part of Honeywell) manufactures spiral lifts, curves, and belt conveyors for parcel, logistics, and distribution center applications. Closest direct competitor in the spiral lift / vertical conveying category Royal Apollo leads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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