What Manorga does

ManOrga (legal entity MAN ORGA S.A.S) is a privately held French industrial manufacturer specializing in steel storage, racking, and workspace-optimization solutions. Founded in 1971 in Rouen and now headquartered in Lys-lez-Lannoy in the Hauts-de-France region, the company operates two production sites that together process approximately 100 tonnes of steel per day, yielding 1,000 m² of mezzanine platforms and 13 km of shelving daily. Its product portfolio spans twelve proprietary shelving lines (from lightweight QUICK'TUBE and EPSILON through medium-duty FLIP, FLIPLUS and ADAPTIV up to heavy-duty EPSIVOL and EPSIRACK, plus cantilever and mobile-base systems), the MEZZAMAN industrial mezzanine platform, multi-level installations (Floor Idea), modular industrial partitions, handling carts, security solutions, and — through the ManOrga Solar subsidiary launched in 2023 — photovoltaic mounting structures and shade canopies.

The company employs more than 250 people across its two factories and generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of customized steel storage and layout systems. It sells exclusively through a network of regional and international distributors (rather than direct to end customers), with presence claimed in 17+ countries including France, Germany (via ManOrga GmbH), Belgium, the Netherlands, the Nordics, the Baltics, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, the UK, Ireland, Iberia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Morocco. Pricing is quote-based and project-driven, dependent on dimensions, load capacity, finish, and configuration; selected standard references are advertised with 72-hour lead times. The business is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors, with CEO Philippe Sadowski leading the company and a leadership team spanning production, marketing, energy/environment, and key-account functions.

Customer segments are horizontally diversified across industrial and warehouse operators (primary), offices and service-sector archives, cultural institutions (museums and libraries), workshops, and healthcare/public spaces requiring partitions. The company pursues a partner-channel go-to-market, supports distributor recruitment through a dedicated program, and participates in trade events such as LOGIMAT Stuttgart to reinforce its German and broader European distribution push. Recent strategic activity — the ManOrga Solar spin-off (2023), rooftop photovoltaic installations on both factories, the 2026 Escalier ERP product launch, and the Unilin circular-economy partnership — points to deliberate vertical and geographic expansion built on the existing steel-fabrication asset base, with no reliance on AI/ML technology in the current offering.

Name

Manorga

Legal name

MAN ORGA S.A.S

Website

https://manorga.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ManOrga is a privately held French industrial manufacturer of steel shelving, racking, mezzanines, and partitions, selling exclusively through a distributor network across 17+ European countries and serving industrial, warehouse, office, cultural, and healthcare customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Storage Solutions

NAICS

Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Tool & Hardware Organization (Workbench, Pegboard, Fasteners) (HSAFADAD)

Keywords

• Industrial shelving systems
• Warehouse storage solutions
• Industrial mezzanine platforms
• Heavy duty racking
• Material handling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lys-lez Lannoy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Shelving and Racking Systems: Sale of manufactured steel shelving systems including light duty, medium duty, and heavy duty racking for warehouses, workshops, offices, and industrial facilities. Products include tubular shelving, modular systems, cantilever racks, and heavy pallet racking.
2. Industrial Mezzanine Platforms: Custom-designed mezzanine platforms (MEZZAMAN) and multi-level installations that enable businesses to maximize vertical space. Provides additional floor area for storage, workspace, or showroom purposes.
3. Industrial Partitions and Security Equipment: Sale of industrial partition walls, separation panels, and security equipment including safety rails, barriers, and handling carts for warehouse and industrial environments.
4. Solar Structures: Sale of solar structures including photovoltaic shades, ground-based power plants, and solar panel mounting systems through subsidiary ManOrga Solar.
5. Custom Design and Engineering Services: Bespoke project design, custom studies, and engineering services for tailor-made storage and layout solutions. Includes installation assistance and dedicated support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ManOrga designs, manufactures, and distributes industrial shelving systems (light, medium, and heavy duty), mezzanine platforms, multi-level installations, industrial partitions, material handling carts, and security/retention solutions for warehouses, workshops, offices, and public-access facilities. The company also sells photovoltaic shade structures and solar mounting systems through its ManOrga Solar subsidiary, and offers bespoke custom design and engineering services for tailored storage and layout projects. All products are sold through a regional and international distributor network rather than direct-to-customer channels.

Product overview

Manorga is a French manufacturer of industrial storage and workspace optimization solutions with a comprehensive product portfolio spanning multiple categories. The core offering includes: (1) Shelving systems with 12 distinct product lines ranging from lightweight (QUICK'TUBE, EPSILON, EPSILINE) to medium duty (FLIP, FLIPLUS, ADAPTIV) to heavy duty (EPSIVOL, EPSIRACK) and specialized cantilever and mobile solutions; (2) Industrial platforms including MEZZAMAN mezzanines for vertical space expansion and Floor Idea multi-level installations on existing racking; (3) Industrial partitions with auto-stable and gridded options; (4) Material handling carts and security solutions including retention racking for hazardous materials; (5) Solar structures under the ManOrga Solar subsidiary. Products are designed for industrial, warehouse, office, and commercial environments with customization options through an online configurator tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEZZAMAN: Industrial mezzanine platform brand by ManOrga for optimizing storage and workspace.
• Floor Idea
• ManOrga Solar

Products and services

• EPSIRACK Heavy Duty Shelving Heavy duty pallet shelving system available in Epsirack, Epsirack XL, and Epsirack Hybrid versions for pallet and heavy load storage. Handles up to 3,036 kg per level and 7,700-11,200 kg per bay depending on version, designed for warehouses and industrial facilities.
• EPSIVOL Long-Span Shelving Heavy medium duty long-span shelving for bulky items up to 3 meters long, with up to 1,500 kg per level and 4,500 kg per bay. Fully customizable with 9 beam types for maximum configuration flexibility.
• EPSIVOL VERTICAL Storage Shelving Vertical storage solution for long items such as tubes, profiles, pipes, and battens up to 3 meters long. Supports up to 130 kg per ground shelf for organized vertical storage.
• ADAPTIV Modular Shelving Galvanized modular sheet metal shelving for medium duty storage, supporting up to 330 kg per level and 3,000 kg per section. Positioned as the most modular shelving on the market with extensive accessories for customization.
• FLIP Tubular Shelving Versatile painted tubular shelving for lightweight packaged goods including boxes, containers, mechanical parts, archives, and tools. Customizable to specific dimensions and colors.
• FLIPLUS Medium Duty Shelving Medium duty storage system with tubular or steel sheet shelves, supporting up to 500 kg per level and 2,500 kg per bay. Suitable for multi-tier installations.
• Light Duty Shelving (EPSILON, EPSILINE, QUICK'TUBE) Light duty shelving family combining aesthetics and modularity. EPSILON offers no visible holes on upright fronts and is available in galvanized for industrial or painted for office environments. EPSILINE is galvanized with tubular shelves for light equipment up to 300 kg per level, shipping in kit form without tools. QUICK'TUBE is a simple lightweight shelving system with no screws or bolts required, supporting up to 220 kg per shelf and 1,200 kg per bay.
• CANTILEVER Racks (Light and Semi-Heavy Duty) Light duty cantilever racking for horizontal storage of long loads like tubes, profiles, and boards, available in single or double-sided versions in 4 configurations. The semi-heavy duty version supports items like timber, profiles, beams, pipes, and panels, with up to 800 kg per arm and 4,480 kg per upright.
• MOBILE BASES Mobile Shelving Mobile shelving system on wheeled rails that reduces aisles to a single mobile aisle, optimizing space with up to 95% more storage capacity. Compatible with 7 ManOrga shelving types and includes anti-tilt and locking systems for safety.
• MEZZAMAN Industrial Mezzanine Industrial mezzanine platform for adding up to 2 extra levels (R+3) in buildings. Supports rolling loads up to 1,000 kg/m². Available in standard and ERP versions for public establishments, with a standard production lead time of 3-4 weeks and quick assembly.
• Floor Idea Multi-Level Installations Multi-level platform installation system on shelving compatible with Epsivol and Adaptiv racking. Provides an economical solution for picking storage across multiple levels, exploiting available ceiling height.
• Industrial Partitions Modular industrial partitions for securing work zones, available with gridded, sheet metal, or transparent polycarbonate panels. Mixable heights, lengths, and panel types for customized space separation in industrial environments.
• Cloison Autostable Auto-Stable Partitioning System Self-stable painted steel partition wall for delimiting and separating spaces in healthcare, public, and industrial environments. Customizable with colors and engravings, ensuring social distancing and hygiene compliance without floor anchoring.
• Material Handling Carts Range of material handling carts including open-sided, universal, side rail, four-level, EPSIVOL, cantilever, and tire carts for various industrial transport applications.
• Security and Retention Solutions Security doors and gridded partitions, retention racking with liquid collection trays for non-corrosive pollutants (FLIP Retention Racking), safety rails, security airlocks, floor barriers, and industrial tables for warehouse and industrial safety applications.
• ManOrga Solar Structures Solar structures sold under the ManOrga Solar subsidiary, including photovoltaic shades for outdoor parking areas, ground-based power plants, inverter supports up to 120 kg, and charging station stands for sustainable solar installations.
• Escalier ERP (Public-Access Staircase) ERP staircase designed for public-access establishments (Établissements Recevant du Public), combining safety, accessibility, and aesthetics while meeting strict French regulatory requirements for buildings open to the public.
• Custom Design and Engineering Services Bespoke project design, custom studies, and engineering services for tailor-made storage and layout solutions, including installation assistance and dedicated support for industrial, warehouse, office, and cultural sector customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 95% more storage space with mobile shelving systems
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UnilincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircular economy partnership focused on recycling wood waste from manufacturing operations. ManOrga and Unilin collaborate to process and recycle wood waste materials from ManOrga's production facilities, contributing to ManOrga's environmental sustainability objectives and NEO 2030 vision.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BÖHM Regalsysteme: German manufacturer of industrial shelving, pallet racking, and cantilever systems. Closely comparable to ManOrga in product mix (steel shelving and racking) and target market (SME and mid-market industrial customers in Europe).
• Trilogiq: French-headquartered manufacturer of tubular and modular storage, racking, and material handling solutions. Direct peer given shared French/European industrial customer base and overlapping product portfolio in tubular shelving and handling carts.
• Polypal Storage Systems: European manufacturer of shelving, racking, and storage systems operating across multiple European countries. Comparable to ManOrga in the mid-market industrial shelving category and in its multi-country distributor-based go-to-market model.
• Mecalux: Spanish-headquartered global manufacturer of industrial shelving, pallet racking, and automated warehouse systems. Directly comparable to ManOrga as a producer of steel shelving, mezzanines, and warehouse storage solutions, though at much larger scale with a stronger automation/AS-RS portfolio.
• Kasten Storage Solutions: European manufacturer of industrial shelving, racking, and storage solutions. Comparable to ManOrga in product offering (steel shelving, racking, mezzanines) and customer segments (industrial, warehouse, and commercial).
• LISTA AG: Swiss manufacturer of industrial workstations, storage cabinets, shelving, and tool organization systems. Comparable to ManOrga in workshop tool organization and modular steel shelving, serving similar industrial and manufacturing customers.
• SSI Schaefer: German intralogistics specialist offering pallet racking, shelving, mezzanines, and automated storage systems. Comparable to ManOrga in core shelving and mezzanine offerings, with a much broader global footprint and integrated automation capability.

Others

• Interroll Group: Swiss-listed provider of material handling solutions including rollers, conveyors, and storage-related components. Adjacent peer as a key supplier and ecosystem participant in the European intralogistics and storage solutions value chain that ManOrga addresses.

Broad incumbents

• Kardex: Swiss-listed provider of automated storage, retrieval systems, and intralogistics solutions. Comparable to ManOrga in the industrial storage category but operating further upmarket with a focus on automated/vertical lift modules rather than conventional shelving.
• Hanel Storage Systems: German manufacturer of vertical lift modules and automated storage systems. Comparable in the European industrial storage market but specializes in higher-end automated solutions rather than conventional shelving and mezzanines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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