What Ulamo does

Ulamo is a Dutch family-owned full-service industrial coating and metalworking group founded in 1961 in Ulft, Netherlands, originally as "Ulftse Lak- en Moffelonderneming." It operates across four entities: Ulamo Coating (powder coating, chrome-free pretreatment, shot blasting, metallizing, wet painting, sublimation, and process/product controls for aluminum, steel, stainless steel and thermally galvanized steel); Ulamo Metaal (decoiling, punching/laser cutting, CNC bending up to 170 tons, stamping and profiling up to 200 tons, robotic welding, assembly and co-creation); TePe Metal (custom stainless-steel and steel fabrication for retail interiors, food, medical and industrial clients); and Sentimo, a B2C spin-off launched in 2008 that sells configurable metal radiator, air-conditioning and container covers direct-to-consumer via e-commerce and supports it with national TV advertising.

The business runs a multi-vertical B2B model alongside a small B2C consumer line. B2B revenue is generated per project on a quote-driven basis (with a stated 24-hour quote turnaround), serving radiator manufacturers (its core vertical, where it is described as a leading European supplier of grilles, side panels, fronts and mounting systems), facade construction firms (e.g., Sorba for the Fraunhofer Aachen project), street-furniture OEMs (e.g., Grijsen), and retail/interior customers. Pricing for the B2B channel is project- and complexity-based, while Sentimo sells unit-priced configurable metal goods direct. Production is concentrated at four sites in Ulft (Riezenweg HQ, Ettenseweg and De Rieze) and Emmerich, Germany, with ~175–200 employees across the group.

Technologically, Ulamo's differentiation rests on 60+ years of process know-how, an automated machine park (combined punch-laser cells, CNC brake presses, multi-ton stamping/profiling lines, a new 2025 GEMA powder coating booth with twin hoppers and ultrasonic sieving, and automated decoiling), proprietary chrome-free pretreatment since approximately 2002, and a stack of industry certifications (Qualicoat, Qualisteelcoat, GSB International, Qualicoat Seaside, EcoVadis Bronze, and — since 2026 — sole-in-Netherlands D3000 Approved Applicator status under QUALICOAT Class 3). The company also co-engineers with customers from early design through finished product.

Name

Ulamo

Legal name

Ulamo

Website

https://ulamo.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ulamo is a Dutch family-owned, full-service industrial coating and sheet-metal group founded in 1961, serving B2B radiator manufacturers, facade builders, street-furniture makers and retail clients across Europe — and B2C consumers via its Sentimo brand — from four production sites with approximately 200 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment and Metalworking

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Industrial powder coating
• Metalworking services
• Chrome-free pretreatment
• Radiator components
• Surface treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Powder Coating Services: Ulamo Coating provides powder coating services for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and thermally galvanized steel. They offer various coating techniques including standard powder coating, wet painting, sublimation, and special effect coatings. Revenue is generated per project/job based on material specifications, surface area, and coating requirements.
2. Metal Working and Fabrication: Ulamo Metaal provides metal working services including decoiling, punching and laser cutting, CNC bending, stamping and profiling, welding, and assembly. They produce metal components for the radiator industry as well as custom metal products. Revenue generated per service/project based on complexity and volume.
3. Radiator Covers and Design Products (Sentimo): Sentimo sells consumer products including radiator covers, air conditioning covers, container covers, and home accessories directly to consumers via e-commerce. Products are configurable and priced per unit.
4. Custom Metal Projects (TePe Metal): TePe Metal, part of Ulamo Group, provides custom metal fabrication for retail interiors, food industry, medical sector, and machine building. Projects range from custom shop fittings to specialized metal components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ulamo is a full-service industrial coating and metalworking company providing powder coating, chrome-free pretreatment, wet painting, sublimation, metallizing, blasting, decoiling, CNC bending, punching/laser cutting, stamping/profiling, welding, and assembly services for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and galvanized steel. The company serves B2B industrial clients throughout Europe (primarily radiator manufacturers, facade construction, and street furniture) and B2C consumers via the Sentimo brand offering radiator covers, airco covers, container covers, and home accessories.

Product overview

Ulamo is a Dutch full-service coating and metalworking company founded in 1961, operating through three main divisions: Ulamo Coating (surface treatment), Ulamo Metaal (metal processing), and Sentimo (consumer products). The company also includes TePe Metal (custom metal solutions). Ulamo Coating offers powder coating, chrome-free pretreatment, shot blasting, metallizing, wet painting, sublimation, and quality controls for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and thermally galvanized steel. Ulamo Metaal specializes in thin sheet metal components for the radiator industry, providing decoiling, punching/laser cutting, CNC bending, stamping/profiling, welding, powder coating, assembly, and co-creation services. The product portfolio includes radiator covers (in various models: Original, Cabinet, Comfort, Classic, Groove, Stretto), front panels, grilles, side panels, mounting systems, as well as display towers, shelf holders, and partition walls. Sentimo serves the consumer market with metal design solutions including radiator covers, airco covers (The Breezebox), container covers (The Hideaway), tables (Sage, Rosemary series), and mirrors (Thyme). TePe Metal provides custom metal solutions in stainless steel and steel for retail, food industry, medical, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ulamo Coating Full-service powder coating and surface treatment division offering chrome-free pretreatment, shot blasting, metallizing, wet painting, sublimation, and process/product controls for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and thermally galvanized steel. Serves industrial B2B clients throughout Europe.
• Ulamo Metaal Metal processing division specializing in thin sheet metal components for the radiator industry and beyond, offering decoiling, punching and laser cutting, CNC bending, stamping and profiling, welding, powder coating, and assembly. Serves B2B industrial clients.
• Sentimo (Consumer Brand) Consumer-facing brand for metal design solutions including radiator covers (The Original, The Cabinet, The Comfort), airco covers (The Breezebox), container covers (The Hideaway), side tables (Sage), table series (Rosemary), and mirrors (Thyme). Sold directly to consumers via e-commerce.
• TePe Metal Custom metal solutions specialist in stainless steel (RVS) and steel, serving retail, food industry, medical sector, and industrial applications with 30+ years of experience combining traditional craftsmanship with modern technology including high-tech robots.
• Radiator Covers (Ulamo Metaal) Metal radiator covers and enclosures for B2B clients including models for horizontal and vertical radiators, with options for window sills, Groove, Stretto, Classic, Classic Webbing, and LST versions, as well as wall-to-wall solutions.
• Front Panels for Radiators Front panels in various types (GR, HR, PO, TT) that transform standard radiators into design products, available in exact desired dimensions, executions, and colors for B2B radiator manufacturers.
• Grilles and Side Panels for Radiators Decorative grilles and side panels in various shapes, dimensions and executions including lamellar grilles (SSP model) and panel radiator grilles (CRD, ISG, QRL, VSO models) for B2B radiator manufacturers.
• Mounting Systems for Radiators Wall mounting systems with or without mounting strips, developed for both horizontal and vertical radiators, available up to VDI 6036 guideline class 3 for B2B radiator manufacturers.
• Decoiling Service Processing of steel from coils into flat plates to size using an advanced decoil installation with leveler for flat, stress-free plates, with automatic warehouse storage and direct retrieval for further processing.
• Punching and Laser Cutting Service Combined punch/laser machine offering both punching for simple holes and laser cutting for complex shapes in plates up to 1500-3000mm width and 6mm thickness, with automatic loading/unloading enabling unmanned production.
• CNC Bending Service CNC-controlled bending and folding with a brake press up to 4200mm and 170 tons, and a folding bank for plates up to 3000mm and 2mm thickness.
• Stamping and Profiling Service Fully automatic stamping and profiling lines processing band steel from 300mm to 3000mm width, with stamping and profile forming capabilities up to 200 tons pressure.
• Welding Service Welding and construction services including spot welding up to 160KVA, MIG/MAG/TIG welding, and robotic welding capabilities.
• Powder Coating Service (Ulamo Metaal) Two advanced powder coating installations for internal coating with indoor quality, with access to Ulamo Coating for stronger outdoor coatings.
• Co-creation and Co-engineering Service Collaborative product development service leveraging R&D department and diverse machine park to create innovative semi-finished or end products from early design stage through final production.
• Assembly and Packaging Service Complete assembly and packaging services delivering products as ready-to-use finished products or semi-finished components for customer assembly lines.
• Powder Coating Service (Ulamo Coating) Industrial powder coating service for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and thermally galvanized steel using the latest GEMA powder coating technology.
• Chrome-free Pretreatment Service Chrome-free chemical pretreatment of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and thermally galvanized steel, providing environmentally responsible corrosion protection.
• Metallizing (Schooperen) Service Application of high-quality rust-resistant zinc layer via flame spraying for products up to 7000x2000x2600mm, providing corrosion protection for outdoor applications.
• Blasting (Stralen) Service Manual blasting treatment to remove rust, mill scale, and other surface layers, creating clean rough base material with good anchor pattern suitable for further surface treatment.
• Wet Painting (Natlakken) Service Hand-applied wet paint in any desired RAL color in a controlled spray booth for products up to 1700x1000x1000mm, including specialized applications for the gas meter industry.
• Sublimation Service Chemical process for printing images and wood grain textures onto metal coatings, providing realistic, colorful, sharp, and scratch-resistant results.
• Process and Product Controls Service Fully automated quality control including incoming inspection, pretreatment temperature monitoring, color/gloss verification, layer thickness measurement, adhesion testing, and laboratory testing per Qualicoat and GSB guidelines.
• The Hideaway Container Cover Consumer-facing container cover product for hiding waste containers, made from sturdy sheet steel with high-quality powder coating, available in 19 colors for 2, 3, or 4 containers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products can be coated in lengths up to 16,000mm - unique capability
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Van Raam Reha BikescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Project partner in the EFRO-project ORCHESTRATOR (December 2022 - February 2025), focused on developing an integrated, adaptive data architecture and infrastructure for process optimization and decision support.
• CovadiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Project partner in the EFRO-project ORCHESTRATOR, contributing to the development of a generic (open source) building blocks for integrated data architecture.
• Stanstechniek GaanderencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Project partner in the EFRO-project ORCHESTRATOR, collaborating on digital transformation and data infrastructure development.
• Stichting Bedrijfstakschool Anton TijdinkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Project partner in the EFRO-project ORCHESTRATOR, contributing to educational and training aspects of digital development.
• Grijsen Park- & StraatdesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on street furniture projects including plant containers at Amsterdam IJDok and seating/plant containers at Liemers College in Zevenaar. Grijsen designs street furniture while Ulamo provides coating services.
• Kees MarcelisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior architect collaboration with TePe Metal for development and production of exclusive outdoor furniture collection using high-quality RVS combined with durable 2-layer powder coating.
• Make Interiors BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject collaboration for Ali's Lebanese Incredible Sandwiches kiosk at Westfield Mall of the Netherlands. TePe Metal produced complete steel frame and detailed laser work.
• ArtificialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on EZNA planter - a stylish plant pot with integrated ashtray. TePe Metal manufactures the product from RVS with powder coating finish.
• Provincie GelderlandcoreOthersSupported the ORCHESTRATOR digitalization project. Also supported development of webtool for quotation process. Ulamo acknowledges provincial support for innovative projects.
• Innovatiehub CIVONminorOthersInnovation hub connecting CIVON with companies including Stanstechniek Gaanderen, Ulamo, and Ottevanger Milling Engineers. Provides additional student supervision and workshops.
• Smarthub AchterhoekminorOthersRegional innovation hub offering masterclasses for students doing internships or graduation projects at member companies like Ulamo.
• STEPminorOthersOccupational health partner specializing in preventing physical overload and reducing absenteeism. Provides preventive back training and support for responsible lifting.
• SorbaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCustomer for facade cladding projects including Fraunhofer Aachen, where Ulamo Coating provides powder coating services for Sorba's facade elements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AkzoNobel N.V. Dutch-headquartered global paint and coatings manufacturer that supplies powder coatings and competes in the broader industrial coatings ecosystem. Comparable as a Netherlands-based coatings player with overlapping customer segments in architectural and industrial finishes, though at vastly larger scale.
• Hempel A/S: Danish global coatings manufacturer serving marine, protective, and industrial segments. Comparable as a European coatings specialist operating across architectural and industrial coating markets overlapping with Ulamo's facade and industrial customer base.
• Jotun A/S: Norwegian global coatings manufacturer covering decorative, marine, protective, and powder coatings. Comparable as a Northern European coatings player with powder coating and architectural coating offerings targeting similar end markets.
• Axalta Coating Systems: US-headquartered global coatings company specializing in refinish and industrial powder coatings. Comparable through its industrial powder coatings business, which serves overlapping architectural and industrial OEM customers.
• Tiger Coatings: Austrian family-owned powder coatings manufacturer and one of Europe's leading powder coating producers. Directly comparable in powder coating technology, premium architectural specifications, and family-owned European mid-market positioning.
• Teknos Group: Finnish family-owned industrial coatings manufacturer serving architectural, metal, and industrial markets. Comparable as a Northern European family-owned coatings player with overlapping industrial and architectural powder coating customers.
• Beckers Group: Swedish industrial coatings manufacturer focused on coil coatings and industrial finishes. Comparable as a European industrial coatings specialist serving metal substrate customers similar to Ulamo's radiator and facade clients.
• Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. German family-owned industrial coatings manufacturer specializing in high-quality coatings for automotive, aviation, and industrial applications. Comparable as a German specialty coatings company focused on industrial finishes with similar premium-quality positioning.
• FreiLacke: German family-owned industrial coatings manufacturer offering powder, liquid, and electrophoretic coating systems. Comparable as a German family-owned industrial coatings specialist serving metal product manufacturers similar to Ulamo's customers.

Direct peers

• VDL Groep: Dutch industrial manufacturing group with significant metal fabrication and contract manufacturing activities serving industrial OEMs. Comparable as a Netherlands-based B2B industrial manufacturing group offering metalworking services to European industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ulamo-groep-124753401556497

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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