AUTOPA

What AUTOPA does

AUTOPA is a UK-based private manufacturer specializing in car and cycle parking solutions. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Rugby, United Kingdom, the company operates as a small, focused manufacturer (11–50 employees) within the parking infrastructure sub-segment. Its product focus — car parking systems and cycle parking hardware — places it within the broader physical-security and site-furnishing category, serving customers that require on-site vehicle and bicycle storage infrastructure, such as commercial developments, public-sector sites, and facilities management clients.

The company's underlying business is the design, manufacture, and supply of physical parking products. While specific product-level details (e.g., cycle stands, bollards, barriers, racks, locking systems) are not enumerated in the source data, the company's manufacturing orientation and 70-year operating history imply an established product catalogue, likely available through direct sales channels supported by its website at autopa.co.uk. No technology stack, software platform, or digital product layer is documented.

AUTOPA operates as a private, for-profit manufacturing business. Its revenue mechanics are not disclosed in the available data; the firm does not publish pricing, customer counts, or financial results. Go-to-market appears to be direct, supplemented by specification-driven sales to architects, developers, and local authorities — a typical channel structure for UK specialist infrastructure product manufacturers of this size.

Name

AUTOPA

Website

https://autopa.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AUTOPA is a UK-based private manufacturer, founded in 1954 and headquartered in Rugby, that produces car and cycle parking infrastructure solutions for commercial, public-sector, and facilities management customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parking Equipment

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (81293)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Street Parking Facilities Operations (Garages, Lots, Park-and-Ride) (TLAJAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parking Asset Management & Facility Services (Cleaning, Security, Staffing, Maintenance) (TLAJAIAG)

Keywords

• Car parking solutions
• Cycle parking solutions
• Parking infrastructure
• Vehicle parking equipment
• Bicycle parking systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Rugby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

AUTOPA manufactures car and cycle parking solutions for organizations that need durable, physical parking infrastructure. The company produces equipment and systems to support vehicle and bicycle parking requirements at commercial, public, and institutional sites in the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Parking Solutions
• Cycle Parking Solutions

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Broxap: UK-based manufacturer of street furniture including cycle parking, bollards, and shelters. Direct competitor to AUTOPA in car and cycle parking solutions for municipalities and developers across the UK.
• Furnitubes: UK street furniture and cycle parking manufacturer offering bollards, cycle stands, and shelters. Comparable to AUTOPA in product range, customer base (UK councils/contractors), and project-driven specification sales.
• NBB Outdoor: UK designer and manufacturer of outdoor cycle parking and street furniture. Closely overlaps with AUTOPA's cycle parking line and competes for the same specification-driven municipal and commercial contracts.
• Falco: UK subsidiary of the Dutch Falco Group producing cycle parking, shelters, and street furniture. Competes head-to-head with AUTOPA in the UK cycle parking specification market.
• Cyclepods: UK specialist manufacturer of secure cycle parking products (cycle pods, compounds, racks). Overlaps directly with AUTOPA's cycle parking solutions for schools, workplaces, and public-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• Wanzl: Large German manufacturer of retail, access, and parking equipment including bollards and entry systems. A broader incumbent that competes with AUTOPA in car park hardware and access-control fittings at a larger scale.
• Marshalls: Major UK hard landscaping and street furniture group with a commercial product line covering bollards and parking-related street furniture. A much larger, listed incumbent competing in the same specification market.

Emerging players

• AG Cities: UK supplier of cycle parking, street furniture, and shelters. Smaller and more focused than AUTOPA but operates in the same procurement channels (local authorities, contractors, architects).
• Cyclehoop: UK provider of cycle parking infrastructure including innovative on-street solutions. Niche overlap with AUTOPA's cycle line, particularly in dense urban and retrofit environments.

Others

• Saint-Gobain PAM: Major manufacturer supplying iron bollards, drainage, and urban infrastructure products used in car parks and streetscapes. Adjacent supplier ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor but often specified alongside AUTOPA products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/autopa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/autopa-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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