Flowquip

What Flowquip does

Flowquip Ltd. is a UK-based industrial flow meter supplier and value-added distributor founded in 1980, headquartered in Sowerby Bridge, with a warehouse and operations facility in Elland, West Yorkshire. The company sells a comprehensive portfolio of flow measurement instrumentation spanning electromagnetic, ultrasonic (clamp-on and portable), Coriolis, turbine, vortex, positive displacement, thermal mass, variable area, Doppler, and turbidity meter technologies. It distributes products from a stable of international OEMs including Endress+Hauser (35+ year UK distributorship), Contrec (25+ years), VAF Instruments (17+ years), CS Instruments (7 years), and several others, with inventory stocked at its Elland facility.

Beyond distribution, Flowquip operates an in-house UKAS-traceable flow meter calibration service covering meter sizes from 1mm to 200mm diameter and flow rates up to 4000 litres/minute. It also offers turnkey solutions including system design, installation, commissioning, calibration, and bespoke HMI/PLC design for complex batching applications. A sister company, Flowhire Ltd., handles flow meter rental for short-term measurement needs. The company serves four primary verticals — water and wastewater, chemical and petrochemical, food and beverage, and energy/utilities — with technical sales-led go-to-market executed through phone, email, enquiry-based web forms, and industry exhibition participation. Pricing is bespoke quotation per application, with no publicly disclosed price list.

Name

Flowquip

Legal name

Flowquip Ltd.

Website

https://flowquip.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flowquip is a UK-based industrial flow meter distributor and value-added reseller offering electromagnetic, ultrasonic, Coriolis, and other flow measurement technologies from OEMs like Endress+Hauser and Contrec, plus UKAS calibration and turnkey installation services to water, chemical, food, and energy sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flow Measurement Instrumentation

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Sensors & Feedback Devices (Pressure, Flow, Position, Encoders, Transducers) (IMAHAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems MRO (Cylinders, Pumps, Valves, Hoses) (TLAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Flow measurement equipment
• Industrial flow meters
• Flow meter calibration
• Process instrumentation
• Flow metering solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Sowerby Bridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flow Meter Sales: Sale of flow meters for liquids, gases, and steam including various technologies such as ultrasonic, electromagnetic, thermal mass, coriolis, variable area, vortex, and turbine flow meters
2. Instrumentation Products: Flow computers, batch controllers, enclosures, accessories, and sensors including dataloggers, level instruments, pressure transmitters, process indicators, and temperature transmitters
3. Calibration Services: UKAS traceable in-house calibration service for flow meters with certified calibration rigs and certificate issuance
4. Turnkey Solutions: Complete solutions including design, installation, commissioning, and servicing/repairs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flowquip supplies and distributes flow metering solutions for air, steam, gas, and liquids, stocking multiple flow meter technologies (Coriolis, electromagnetic, ultrasonic clamp-on, thermal mass, turbine, vortex, positive displacement, variable area, Doppler, and turbidity). The company distributes products from manufacturers including Endress+Hauser, Contrec, VAF Instruments, B Meters, RMG, CS Instruments, Technoton, TSI, Flomec, and Soundwater Technologies, and provides complementary instrumentation (flow computers, batch/ratio controllers, energy calculators), UKAS-traceable in-house calibration services, and turnkey design/installation/commissioning solutions.

Product overview

Flowquip is a UK-based industrial flow meter supplier and distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of flow measurement solutions. The core offering consists of multiple flow meter technologies including electromagnetic (mag flow), ultrasonic clamp-on, Coriolis mass flow, turbine, vortex, positive displacement, thermal mass, variable area, Doppler, and turbidity flow meters. These are complemented by Contrec-manufactured instrumentation including flow computers (400 and 515 series), batch controllers, ratio controllers, and energy calculators (BTU). The company distributes products from established manufacturers including Endress+Hauser, Contrec (85+ products), VAF Instruments, B Meters, RMG, CS Instruments, Technoton, TSI Flow Meters, and Soundwater Technologies. Services include UKAS traceable calibration (1mm-200mm, up to 4000 L/min) and turnkey solutions with design, installation, and commissioning. The company operates as a value-added distributor rather than a software platform, with products focused on hardware-based industrial measurement rather than AI/ML capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coriolis Flow Meters Mass flow meters providing simultaneous measurement of mass flow, density, temperature, and viscosity with accuracy better than 0.5% for liquids, gases, and steam applications including custody transfer.
• Electromagnetic Flow Meters (Mag Flow) Mag flow meters ideal for water-based and conductive liquid applications, available in sizes from 2mm to over 3 meters diameter with no obstruction to flow, suitable for slurries, paper pulp, effluent, and conductive liquids with solids; modern versions support HART, PROFIBUS, MODBUS, Bluetooth, and WiFi signal outputs.
• Ultrasonic Flow Meters (Clamp-On) Non-invasive clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters using transit time or Doppler technology. Sensors clamp onto pipe exterior measuring liquid velocity using ultrasound without cutting into pipework; ideal for clean liquids, wastewater, oils, acids, and HVAC applications.
• Thermal Mass Flow Meters Thermal mass flow meters for compressed air and gases based on convective heat transfer. Available from 1/4" to 2" bore with stainless steel measuring section, 1.5-2% measuring error, and optional ATEX Approval.
• Positive Displacement Flow Meters PD meters measuring flow by displacing precise volumes through internal parts (oval gear, nutating disc, rotary piston, sliding vane) with linearity better than 0.1% of reading; ideal for customer billing, fuel delivery, and pharmaceutical applications.
• Turbine Flow Meters Popular flow meters with magnetic rotor that generates voltage pulses proportional to flow rate. Used for liquids, chemicals, water, beer, and gas measurement. 10:1 turndown range with accuracy 0.2-0.5%, including hygienic meters for food and pharmaceutical industries.
• Vortex Flow Meters Vortex shedding flow meters with bluff body for liquid, steam, and gas applications. Available 15mm to 300mm pipelines in flanged or wafer configurations, 30:1 flow turndown with 1-2% measuring error; ATEX Approved versions available.
• Variable Area Flow Meters Simple float-in-tube flow meters where fluid flow raises a float in a tapered tube. Cost-effective for simple measurement of liquids and gases; must be mounted vertically. Includes DFM, NFX Glass Tube, and Uniflux models.
• Doppler Flow Meters Ultrasonic flow meters for liquids containing suspended particles or bubbles. Operates based on Doppler effect, measuring frequency shift of reflected waves; non-intrusive with no moving parts, suitable for wastewater and industrial processes.
• Smart Flow Meters New generation flow meters with modern communications including Bluetooth, Ethernet I/P, Wireless LAN, IO-Link, and M-Bus; includes Endress+Hauser Picomag with wireless remote access via Bluetooth SmartBlue App.
• Turbidity Flow Meters All-in-one solution for measuring flow, pressure, and turbidity. Flowmaster 250DL MK2 provides reliable and accurate measurements for water quality surveys and trunk main conditioning, quantifying cloudiness caused by particles.
• Rotameters Simple float-type flow meters including Uniflux Series (glass tube, 1 cc/min to 4.4 l/min water), DFM range (plastic tube, 3-50000 l/hr water), and IMT range (metal tube, 5 l/min to 50 m3/hr water); require no external power.
• Flow Computers Contrec flow computers receiving inputs from flowmeters with temperature, pressure, and density transmitters to calculate corrected volume and mass flow. 400 series for standard applications and 515 series for complex multi-channel flow control, natural gas, steam, and petroleum.
• Batch Controllers Contrec batch controllers for accurate dispensing and measurement of fluids. 400 series for IBC, drum and container filling; 515 series for complex batching. Includes safe area and hazardous area options; used in food, beverage, and truck loading applications.
• Ratio Controllers Contrec ratio controllers for accurate dispensing and measurement of batch ratios of additives and fluids. Range from 400 series for intermediate applications to 515 series for complex batching operations.
• Gas Flow Computers Contrec gas flow computers for precise measurement of natural and ideal gas. Designed to enhance process performance with clarity, accuracy, and reliability.
• Mass Flow Computers Contrec mass flow computers for fiscal custody transfer and secondary measurement applications. Supports all gases, steam, petroleum and heat liquid applications with pulse or analogue inputs.
• Energy Calculators (BTU) Energy calculators for measuring energy consumed in hot water heating and chilled water cooling systems. Contrec BTU instruments calculate volume flow, energy, power, mass and temperatures; supports custom fluids like Glycol and Therminol.
• Flow Rate Totalisers Wide range of analogue input flow rate totalisers for various process applications. ATEX-rated options with IP67 protection available.
• Endress+Hauser Flow Meters Flowquip UK distributor for over 35 years. Includes Coriolis, vortex, and electromagnetic flow meters from Swiss-based Endress+Hauser for level, volume, mass flow, density, pressure, and temperature measurement.
• Contrec Flow Instruments UK distributor for over 25 years. Full range of Contrec flow instrumentation including 85+ products: flow computers, batch controllers, gas/steam flow computers, preset load controllers, ratio/blend controllers, level monitors.
• VAF Instruments Flow Meters UK distributor for over 17 years. VAF positive displacement liquid flowmeters for most accurate volumetric measurements. Flow rates from 1 litre/hour to 960 m3/hour for continuous metering, blending, metered deliveries, and batching.
• B Meters Italian manufacturer of water meters and energy measurement solutions for over 25 years. Includes turbine, single and multi-jet water meters, Woltmann meters, irrigation meters, and thermal energy meters; MID and WRAS approved.
• RMG Gas Meters 120 years of experience in gas meters and measurement systems. Ultrasonic gas meters for high-precision custody transfer and turbine meters for cost-efficient internal applications; weatherproof and explosion-proof for natural gas, biogas, and industrial gases.
• CS Instruments Compressed air and gas measurement tools including PI 500 hand-held instrument, Oil Check 400 for air quality, and dew point sensors FA 510/515 for explosive areas. UK distributor for 7 years.
• Technoton Fuel Flow Meters Fuel consumption flow meters and level sensors. Technoton has produced over 400,000 DUT-E fuel level sensors, 90,000 DFM fuel flow meters, and 200,000 Crocodile contactless readers.
• TSI Flow Meters Electromagnetic flow meters from Ireland for water utilities and fire/rescue. Applications include hydrant testing, step testing, night flow testing, and water mains flushing.
• Soundwater Technologies Flow Meters Ultrasonic flow meters with clamp-on technology. Quick, simple installation without cutting pipework for short and long-term flow monitoring applications.
• Flomec Flow Meters Supplies many types of flow meters including oval gear, turbine, ultrasonic, and more, along with flow hardware and electronic instruments. In the UK, Flowquip sells Flomec Oval Gear flow meters.
• Flow Meter Calibration Service In-house UKAS traceable flow meter calibration for meter sizes 1mm to 200mm diameter, up to 4000 Litres/Minute. Purpose-built calibration rigs for most flow meter types.
• Turnkey Solutions Complete flow metering solutions including design, installation, commissioning, and servicing. Bespoke HMI/PLC design and build service for complex batching applications.
• Flowmaster 250 Hydrant Test Flow Meter Electromagnetic hydrant test instrument for flow and pressure testing per BS9990:2015. Measures flow rates up to 3,000 lpm and pressures up to 25 bar. Weighs 12kg with integrated datalogger storing 360 hours of measurements.
• KATflow 200 Portable Ultrasonic Meter Handheld portable ultrasonic clamp-on flow meter. Weight under 700g with rubber shock protector. Sensor sets for pipelines 10mm to 3 meters diameter; features bi-directional totaliser, setup wizard, and data logger with 30,000 or 100,000 measurements.
• Flexim F601/F608 Ultrasonic Flow Meters Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters from Flexim including portable F601 and ATEX-approved F608 models for hazardous area applications.
• FT3/FT4/FT7 Turbine Flow Meters Industrial turbine flow meters including FT3 threaded (DN50-100), FT4 flanged, and FT7 hygienic versions. Certificate of Calibration supplied with every new meter.
• Endress Prowirl 73/200 Vortex Flow Meters Endress+Hauser vortex flow meters for liquid, steam, and gas. Prowirl F200 includes integral temperature sensor for mass flow measurement of saturated steam.
• VAF LoFlow/MidFlow/HiFlow PD Meters VAF positive displacement vane meters: LoFlow (1-50 l/min), MidFlow (5-2750 l/min), HiFlow (230-16000 l/min). All have ATEX Approval; MID custody transfer approval available.
• Picomag Electromagnetic Flow Meter Endress+Hauser Picomag with wireless Bluetooth SmartBlue App access, IO-Link comms and various I/O for all line sizes. Compact electromagnetic flow meter.
• Promass Coriolis Mass Flow Meters Endress+Hauser Promass Coriolis flow meters: 83F, 83X, and F300. Simultaneous measurement of mass flow, density, temperature, and viscosity; used in petrochemicals, food, chemicals, oil and gas, and custody transfer.
• Contrec Trac-50 Truck Register New truck register for accurate delivery of fuels, chemicals and liquid food stuffs. Designed to operate with Turbine, Positive Displacement or Coriolis flowmeters.
• Air and Gas Flow Sensors with Ethernet Interface Air and gas flow sensors with integrated Ethernet interface (Modbus/TCP) for connection to higher-level energy management systems and process control systems.
• DFM 900D Differential Fuel Flow Meter Differential fuel flow meter for measuring diesel fuel consumption.

Quantifiable outcome

• Flow calibration up to 4000 Litres/Minute traceable to UKAS
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• Endress + HausercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowquip has been a UK distributor for Endress+Hauser flow meters for over 35 years. As global leaders in measurement instrumentation for industrial process engineering, Endress+Hauser operates worldwide producing instruments that measure level, volume flow, mass flow, density, pressure, and temperature. Flowquip stocks a wide range of Endress+Hauser meters at their Elland warehouse facility.
• Contrec Flow InstrumentationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowquip is proud to be the UK distributor for Contrec Flow Instrumentation for over 25 years. Contrec manufactures a vast range of products in the UK including Flow Computers, Batch Controllers, Gas & Steam Flow Computers, Preset Load Controllers, Ratio & Blend Controllers, Level Monitors and Loop Indicators. Contrec is a global leader of high precision quality flow instruments combining 40 years of engineering excellence.
• VAF InstrumentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowquip has distributed VAF flow meters to the process industry for over 17 years. VAF has a global reputation for developing, manufacturing, and marketing fluid measuring instruments and control systems for the processing and maritime industries. Their positive displacement liquid flowmeters provide the most accurate volumetric measurements for various liquids.
• CS InstrumentssignificantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowquip has been a distributor for CS Instruments for 7 years. CS Instruments is a worldwide leading manufacturer of measuring technology for compressed air and gases, offering field proven and practicable measuring instruments including dew point meters, flow meters, leakage measuring instruments, leak detectors, and mobile analysers for compressed air stations.
• FlomecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlomec supplies many types of flow meters including oval gear, turbine, ultrasonic, and more, along with flow hardware and electronic instruments. For over 25 years, Flomec has supplied meters for fluids like water, gasoline, chemicals, dairy, engine oils, and industrial liquids. In the UK, Flowquip sells Flomec Oval Gear flow meters.
• RMGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRMG has 120 years experience in supplying gas meters and gas measurement systems. They offer natural gas meters, turbine meters, and ultrasonic gas meters for fiscal and non-fiscal measurements. RMG solutions accurately record volume flow and ensure precise gas measurement for gas networks, industrial companies, and energy suppliers.
• Soundwater TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoundwater Technologies builds on more than 50 years of flow metering and ultrasonics industry experience. They produce reliable, innovative plug and play ultrasonic flowmeters that help get more accurate data faster and with less hassle.
• TechnotonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnoton was established in April 2000 specializing in fuel consumption measurement and fuel usage monitoring. They have produced over 400,000 DUT-E fuel level sensors, 90,000 DFM fuel flow meters and 200,000 Crocodile contactless readers supplied globally.
• TSI Flow MetersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSI Flow Meters based in Ireland manufactures electromagnetic flow meters for water utilities and fire and rescue companies. Their flow meters are ideal for measuring flow and pressure at drawing off points and are used in the flushing of water mains.
• B MetersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBased in Italy, B Meters has been designing, producing and distributing instruments for measuring water consumption and energy for heating and cooling for over 25 years. Their product range includes turbine (velocity) type single and multi-jet water meters, Woltmann meters, irrigation meters, flow meters and thermal energy meters.
• Flowhire LtdsignificantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowhire Ltd is Flowquip's sister company for flow meter rental/hire services. For customers needing to hire a flow meter, this can be done through Flowhire, which offers the largest range of flow meter hire in the UK including ultrasonic flow meters, hydrant test flow meters, and various other flow measurement equipment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Emerson Automation Solutions: Emerson (including its Branson and Rosemount lines) supplies magnetic, Coriolis, vortex and ultrasonic flow meters with a large UK channel. Comparable broad incumbent providing overlapping measurement technologies to chemical, water and process customers.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is Flowquip's longest-standing distribution principal (35+ years) and a global leader in industrial process measurement, including the full range of flow technologies Flowquip resells. Relevant because they shape Flowquip's go-to-market but also compete as a direct OEM seller into UK accounts.
• KROHNE: KROHNE is a major global manufacturer of flow, level, temperature and analytical instrumentation with a strong UK presence. It is comparable to Flowquip because both supply multi-technology flow measurement to chemical, water and process industries, though KROHNE is a direct manufacturer where Flowquip is a value-added distributor.
• Honeywell Process Solutions: Honeywell offers flow and process instrumentation under its Measurement & Control portfolio, serving oil & gas, chemical and utility customers globally. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same UK process-industry specification opportunities.
• Siemens Process Instrumentation: Siemens offers SITRANS flow meters and process instrumentation used across water, chemical, and industrial applications globally including the UK. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing overlapping electromagnetic, ultrasonic and Coriolis flow technologies alongside wider automation portfolios.
• ABB Measurement & Analytics: ABB supplies electromagnetic, Coriolis, vortex, thermal mass and ultrasonic flow meters for water, chemical, oil & gas and power applications. Directly comparable to Flowquip's portfolio breadth and the same target customers in the UK process industry.
• Yokogawa Electric: Yokogawa supplies magnetic, vortex, Coriolis and other flow meters alongside its broader DCS and process control portfolio. Comparable broad incumbent serving the same chemical, oil & gas and power end markets that Flowquip targets in the UK.

Direct peers

• Bürkert: Bürkert manufactures flow meters, batch controllers, and process instrumentation for hygienic and industrial applications with direct UK operations. Comparable to Flowquip because it sells similar measurement and batching products into food & beverage, chemical and water verticals.
• Bronkhorst: Bronkhorst is a specialist manufacturer of thermal mass flow meters and controllers for gases and liquids, with UK distribution. Comparable to Flowquip's thermal mass and Coriolis flow offerings, especially for chemical dosing, lab and process gas applications.
• Omega Engineering: Omega Engineering is a broad-line distributor and manufacturer of process measurement including flow, pressure and temperature products with a strong UK e-commerce and catalogue presence. Comparable to Flowquip as a multi-brand flow meter supplier, though Omega leans more catalogue/online and less turnkey-services focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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