Kimal Manufacturing

What Kimal Manufacturing does

Kimal PLC is a UK-based medical device manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Worcester, founded in 1964, that specializes in custom procedural packs and vascular access devices for hospitals, surgical centres, and clinical facilities. The company operates two principal product categories: Vascular Access (including catheters, implantable ports, angiography devices, and midline products under brands such as Altius, Altius RT, AngioFlex, BioFlo, Kflow Epic, MIDline, PICCline, VASPack, Vortex, and Xcela) and Procedural Solutions (customised surgical packs under the Pack+ platform covering cardiac, laparoscopic, and general surgical specialities, plus SurgiGuard drapes and gowns). Kimal manufactures more than 1 million packs annually drawing from a catalogue of over 5,000 components, and supports customisation through a digital platform and mobile app (Pack+ App) that enables real-time pack configuration with Clinical Specialists.

The company's go-to-market is built around a global distributor network spanning more than 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, supplemented by wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in France (Kimal France) and the UAE (Kimal FZE). Kimal also holds an exclusive UK distribution arrangement for Perouse Medical's Seal-One radial compression device and distributes related third-party brands such as TauroLock, TauroPace, and Transonic Flow-QC. The business is ISO 13485:2016 certified (certificate valid through November 2026) and operates as a UK public limited company with 251–500 employees. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of proprietary brands and customised procedural packs, with pricing conducted via direct quotation rather than public listing, indicating enterprise/procurement-led sales cycles rather than transactional self-serve commerce.

Name

Kimal Manufacturing

Legal name

Kimal PLC

Website

https://kimal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kimal PLC is a UK-based medical device manufacturer supplying customised procedural packs and vascular access devices to hospitals and clinical facilities worldwide through a distributor network spanning more than 50 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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. Medical Device Sales: Kimal generates revenue through the sale of proprietary medical device brands including vascular access products, procedural solutions, and surgical packs. Products are distributed through a global network of distributor partners.
2. Customised Procedural Solutions: Bespoke procedural packs created alongside customers, offering tailored solutions for specific clinical procedures with over 1 million packs manufactured annually.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kimal is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of specialised procedure packs and vascular access devices for hospitals and clinical settings. The company produces customised procedural solutions through its Pack+ range, drawing from over 5,000 high-quality components, and manufactures more than 1 million packs annually for use across cardiac, laparoscopic, surgical, radiology, and other clinical specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maternity by Kimal: Specialized maternity care products
• Pack+
• Altius
• Altius RT
• AngioFlex
• AngioGate
• BioFlo
• Kflow Epic
• MIDline
• Namic
• Perouse Medical
• PICCline
• SurgiGuard
• TauroLock
• TauroPace
• Transonic Flow-QC
• VASPack
• Vortex
• Xcela

Products and services

• Pack+ Cardiac Procedure Pack A cardiac procedure pack that supports routine procedures such as CABG, thoracotomy and valve replacement, available as Universal Pack+ or as a customised speciality pack. Designed for cardiac surgery departments in hospitals.
• Pack+ Laparoscopic Procedure Pack A laparoscopic surgery procedure pack supporting routine procedures including hernia repair, gynaecology and bariatric surgery, with customisation options. Targeted at laparoscopic surgical teams.
• Pack+ Surgical Procedure Pack A surgical procedure pack supporting routine procedures in orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology and ophthalmology, with customisation options for clinical teams.
• SurgiGuard Drapes & Gowns A range of sterile drapes, gowns and supplementary products developed alongside clinicians, EN13795 compliant, available as individual sterile items or to incorporate inside custom packs. Aimed at operating theatres and clinical settings.
• Seal-One Radial Compression Device A radial compression device designed to provide reliable haemostasis following cardiology procedures using the radial approach. Distributed by Kimal PLC exclusively in the UK for Perouse Medical.
• Vascular Access Devices Kimal's portfolio of vascular access devices including central venous catheters, PICC lines, midline catheters, implantable ports, and angiography products under brands such as Altius, Altius RT, AngioFlex, AngioGate, BioFlo, Kflow Epic, MIDline, PICCline, Vortex, Xcela, and VASPack. For use in hospitals, radiology, oncology, and critical care settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manufacturing over 1 million packs each year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regional Health Care GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian distributor partner for Kimal's vascular access and procedural solution products in Australia.
• Canadian Hospital Specialties LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor for Kimal medical devices and procedural solutions.
• SSEM Mthembu MedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth African distributor partner covering the South African market.
• Cardiolink SLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpanish distributor partner for Kimal products.
• Myra Medical SARLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distributor partner covering Switzerland.
• Cemma Enterprise Co. Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHong Kong distributor partner.
• A.B. Medica SpAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian distributor partner for Kimal medical devices.
• Perouse MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPerouse Medical is a brand whose products (including Seal-One radial compression device) are distributed by Kimal PLC in the UK market. Kimal holds exclusive distribution rights for specific Perouse Medical products in the UK.
• Heicom GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustrian distributor partner - Heicom GmbH (COMESA).
• NVH NootenscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBelgian distributor partner.
• Bohemia Medical s.r.o.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCzech Republic distributor partner.
• Bisping Medizintechnik GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman distributor partner.
• M3 MedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIrish distributor partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Mölnlycke Health Care: Swedish global leader in single-use surgical procedure packs, drapes and gowns, wound care. Mölnlycke's ProcedurePak is the closest direct comparable to Kimal's Pack+ custom pack platform and SurgiGuard drapes range, competing head-to-head in hospital theatre settings.
• Medline Industries: US-headquartered, large-scale manufacturer of custom procedure packs, surgical drapes, gowns and vascular access products. Directly comparable to Kimal in both procedural solutions and vascular access, with broader product breadth and larger manufacturing scale.
• Teleflex: Specialty medical device manufacturer with a strong vascular access franchise (PICC/midline catheters, Arrow brand) comparable to Kimal's vascular access portfolio. Similar mid-sized, specialty focus with hospital channel sales.
• ICU Medical: Specialty medical device company focused on IV therapy, vascular access and critical care products. Comparable to Kimal in vascular access and infusion product categories, serving overlapping hospital customers.
• Smiths Medical: Specialty medical device manufacturer offering vascular access, infusion and procedural products targeting hospitals. Directly comparable to Kimal in vascular access (catheters, ports) and adjacent procedural categories.
• Vygon: French family-owned medical device specialist focused on single-use vascular access and neonatal/paediatric products. Comparable to Kimal in scale, channel (distributor-driven), and focus on vascular access and procedure packs.

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health: Fortune-500 medical products distributor and manufacturer offering procedure packs, surgical drapes and a broad vascular access portfolio. Overlaps with Kimal's procedural and vascular access categories but operates at materially larger scale and serves as a broad incumbent across hospital supply chains.
• Owens & Minor: Global medical products distributor and manufacturer (including the Apria and Apria-equivalent surgical and procedural pack offerings). Competes with Kimal across procedure packs and acute-care medical supplies, with much greater scale and direct GPO contracting leverage.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): One of the largest global medical device companies, with deep vascular access product lines (PICC, midline, ports) that directly overlap with Kimal's Altius RT, Xcela, VASPack and Vortex vascular access portfolio. Operates at far larger scale but competes for the same hospital accounts.
• B. Braun Melsungen: German-headquartered global medical device and pharmaceutical company with extensive vascular access (Celsite ports, Introcan Safety) and custom procedure pack offerings. Direct overlap with Kimal's vascular access range and global hospital footprint.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/maternitybykimal
• Xx.com/Kimalplc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kimal-plc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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