Gezolan

What Gezolan does

Gezolan is a specialty manufacturer of EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) rubber granules serving the global sports, leisure, and recreational surface industry. Founded in Switzerland in the 1970s and now operating as a subsidiary of the KRAIBURG Group, the company runs two primary production sites: a global headquarters and manufacturing complex in Dagmersellen, Switzerland (GEZOLAN AG), and a US manufacturing facility in Buford, Georgia, operated through GEZOLAN (KRAIBURG), LP. Its product portfolio centers on five granule families — GEZOFLEX (colored EPDM for elastic flooring), GEZOFLEX eco (over 90% sustainable raw material content), GEZOFLEX endurance (UV-stable formulation for outdoor tracks), GEZOFILL (artificial turf infill), and BASISSCHICHTGRANULATE (recycled base-layer granules) — complemented by the MIXit interactive color-mixing tool enabling custom blends across 22 base colors. Consecutive ASBA Game Changer Awards (2024 for eco, 2025 for endurance) and EcoVadis Silver (Switzerland) and Bronze (United States) sustainability ratings anchor its competitive positioning around quality, sustainability, and UV performance.\n\nGezolan operates a pure B2B model, selling exclusively to qualified professional buyers: installation companies, sports facility constructors, playground builders, artificial turf installers, and flooring system providers. Pricing is quote-based, negotiated directly per order with specifications, color requirements, and delivery terms as variables; multi-year contracts with system integrators form the customer relationship backbone. The company markets through a content-rich corporate website, technical documentation, trade publications, industry events such as ASBA Technical Meetings, and direct consultative engagement via phone, email, and web forms. Reference projects span education (California School for the Deaf, University of North Carolina, Munich school complex), municipal and government (Cortona Park, Officer District Park 'The Hill', Expo City Dubai), fitness, and commercial flooring across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and Swiss EnAW energy/climate certifications underpin compliance-led procurement access in regulated public-sector tenders.\n\nRevenue mechanics rest on industrial hardware sales of rubber granule inputs priced per unit volume, with adjacent technical consultation revenue from formulation guidance, processing specifications, and system compatibility support. There is no consumer retail channel, no public pricing list, and no disclosed revenue or headcount beyond the 11-50 employee range reported in firmographic data. Ownership is fully held through the KRAIBURG Group parent structure, with no independent funding, M&A, or public-market signals, positioning Gezolan as a stable, niche-specialist subsidiary rather than a venture-backed growth asset.

Name

Gezolan

Legal name

GEZOLAN AG

Website

https://gezolan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gezolan is a Swiss-headquartered, KRAIBURG-owned specialty manufacturer of EPDM rubber granules sold exclusively to professional installers of sports, playground, athletics, and artificial turf surfaces across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rubber Granules for Sports and Leisure Surfaces

NAICS

All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (326299), Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (32629)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Rubber Compounds (NR/SBR/BR/EPDM) (IMANAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Matting, Flooring & Safety Rubber Products (IMANALAI)

Keywords

• EPDM rubber granules
• Sports surface materials
• Artificial turf infill
• Athletic track surfaces
• Playground safety flooring

Headquarters

HQ city

Dagmersellen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPDM Granule Products: Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and selling EPDM rubber granules for sports and leisure surfaces, including GEZOFLEX, GEZOFLEX eco, GEZOFLEX endurance, GEZOFILL, and base layer/recycled rubber granules. Products are sold directly to industrial customers (installation companies, system providers) with pricing based on order quantity and specifications.
2. Technical Services: Revenue generated from technical consultation, processing guidelines, and expert support for installation companies using GEZOLAN products in their flooring systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gezolan manufactures and sells EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer) rubber granules used as raw input materials for sports, leisure, playground, athletic, fitness, and commercial flooring installations. The portfolio includes the GEZOFLEX colored granules family, the sustainable GEZOFLEX eco variant, the UV-stable GEZOFLEX endurance granules, GEZOFILL infill for artificial turf, and Basisschichtgranulate recycled base-layer granules. Products are sold directly to qualified industrial and commercial installation companies and system providers worldwide.

Product overview

GEZOLAN is a quality-leading manufacturer of EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) rubber granule solutions for sports and leisure surfaces. The product portfolio centers on five main product lines: GEZOFLEX (standard colored granules for elastic flooring), GEZOFLEX eco (sustainable granules with over 90% sustainable raw materials), GEZOFLEX endurance (UV-stable granules for high-exposure applications), GEZOFILL (infill granules for artificial turf), and BASISSCHICHTGRANULATE (base layer and recycled granules). The offerings are complemented by the MIXit interactive color mixing tool that enables customers to design custom color combinations. All products serve the sports, recreation, playground, athletics, fitness, commercial, and artificial turf markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEZOFLEX: EPDM granules for unique sports and leisure flooring surfaces.
• GEZOFLEX eco
• GEZOFLEX endurance
• GEZOFILL
• BASISSCHICHTGRANULATE
• MIXit

Products and services

• GEZOFLEX High-quality colored EPDM granules available in 22 vibrant colors and various grain sizes (0.0-4.0mm) for elastic sports and leisure flooring installations, sold to industrial installation companies and system providers.
• GEZOFLEX eco The world's first sustainable EPDM granules, featuring over 90% sustainable raw materials, for environmentally conscious sports and leisure flooring projects.
• GEZOFLEX endurance EPDM granules with unprecedented UV stability for outdoor sports facilities and running tracks requiring exceptional durability and weather resistance.
• GEZOFILL High-quality EPDM infill granules designed for artificial turf systems, with polymer content above 20% and excellent elasticity for sports, landscaping, and recreation surfaces.
• Basisschichtgranulate (Base Layer Granulates) Innovative rubber technology combining newly produced and high-quality recycled rubber granules for base layers of various flooring systems.
• MIXit Interactive online color-mixing tool that lets customers build custom color combinations from up to 22 GEZOFLEX colors using a 5-color palette, with real-time 3D visualization preview for EPDM flooring projects.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• KRAIBURG GroupcoreOthersGEZOLAN is a company of the KRAIBURG Group. This is the parent company relationship, not a typical partnership. GEZOLAN operates as part of the KRAIBURG corporate family, benefiting from shared resources, compliance standards (KRAIBURG Code of Conduct, Compliance Rules, Sustainability Guidelines, Human Rights Statement), and group-wide policies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tarkett Sports: Global flooring and sports-surface group offering complete athletic and indoor sports systems; broader and more diversified than Gezolan but competes for the same athletics-track and sports-hall surfacing specifications.
• Mondo S.p.A. Italian-headquartered global manufacturer of athletic tracks, sports flooring, and indoor sport surfaces; competes for premium track and stadium surfacing contracts where Gezolan's GEZOFLEX endurance targets specification.
• Polytan Group: European-wide installer and supplier of athletics tracks, artificial turf, and sports flooring; competes in the same downstream project channel where Gezolan's granules are specified.

Direct peers

• Regupol (Berleburg Schaumstoffwerk): German manufacturer of recycled and virgin rubber products for sports surfacing, elastic layers, and protective flooring; offers comparable base-layer granule and elastic sports-surface systems and competes in the same European specification channels.
• Condor Group: Italian producer of rubber granules and EPDM-based materials for sports and playground surfaces; directly comparable in product portfolio and end-market to Gezolan's GEZOFLEX and base-layer ranges.
• Melos GmbH: German-based manufacturer of EPDM rubber granules for sports surfaces, playgrounds, and artificial turf infill—directly overlapping with Gezolan's GEZOFLEX and GEZOFILL product lines and serving the same European sports-construction installer base.
• Rosehill Polymers: UK-based producer of rubber granules and molded rubber products used in sports surfaces, play areas, and safety flooring; competes head-to-head with Gezolan in the colored-EPDM and base-layer granule segments.
• Unirubber S.r.l. Italian manufacturer of EPDM and rubber granules for sports, leisure, and playground flooring; a direct competitor serving Southern European and Mediterranean sports-surface installers with a comparable product offering.

Others

• KRAIBURG Holding GmbH: Diversified parent group of Gezolan and related rubber businesses; not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem player whose portfolio strategy and sister-divisions share customers and channels with Gezolan.
• ARLANXEO: Major global synthetic rubber producer (EPDM among its key products); not a direct granule competitor but an upstream raw-material supplier whose pricing and product roadmap directly influence Gezolan's input costs and innovation options.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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