STHIK

What STHIK does

STHIK SAS is a French industrial manufacturer specializing in specialized trailers, hoppers, pumps, and handling equipment for the wine and cider production chain. Founded in 1964 in southwest France (now headquartered in Salles-d'Angles, Cognac region) and reorganized under President Marc Lefebure following his 2001 acquisition, the company designs and builds harvest-transport trailers, vibrating-spout tipping systems, pneumatic-suspension platforms, lifting reception hoppers, and Tri-Lobes pumps — all engineered to move grape harvests without crushing clusters or inducing oxidation. The product range spans three families: harvest transport (tipping trailers, pump trailers, screw trailers, hook-lift containers, lifting hoods), harvest reception (basculating/semi-lift/full-lift hoppers with vibrating discharge, mobile hoppers, bucket pumps, vibrating regulators), and adjacent products (tank trailers, apple trailers, golf-course sand trailers, and the MultiViniMix blender).

The company's technical differentiation rests on five granted patents covering lifting chassis architecture (1977), vibrating tipper technology (2003), Tri-Lobes pump with elastomer-spring replacement (2016), a patented valve system (2016), and a progressive rear-door mechanism, plus a co-developed CO2 inerting system created with Air Liquide in 2008. AirTecWine pneumatic suspension (2009) adds a category-defining feature for preserving grape quality in transit. Equipment is food-grade certified and integrates mechanically with winery reception infrastructure — destemmers, sorting tables, presses — making the installed base sticky once in operation.

STHIK operates a direct B2B go-to-market model, selling through its multilingual website (French, English, Spanish) and direct contact to wineries and wine producers across Europe and additional countries. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales of new equipment, supplemented by a secondary channel for used demonstration units (catalog pricing €22,400–€44,250). Pricing for new equipment is set by consultation rather than published, consistent with high-ticket, configured industrial sales. The company employs approximately 30 people, operates from a single manufacturing facility in Cognac (relocated in 2018), and is privately held with €500,000 in share capital and no institutional or parent-company ownership disclosed.

Name

STHIK

Legal name

STHIK SAS

Website

https://sthik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

STHIK is a French industrial manufacturer of specialized trailers, hoppers, pumps, and handling equipment designed for the wine and apple harvest supply chain, selling primarily to wineries across Europe through direct B2B channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Viticultural Equipment

NAICS

Truck Trailer Manufacturing (336212)

SIC

Truck Trailers (3715), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Viticultural equipment manufacturing
• Grape harvest trailers
• Wine reception hoppers
• Tri-lobes grape pumps
• Apple harvest handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Salles-d'angles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wine Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacturing and selling specialized trailers and hoppers for wine harvest transport and reception. Products include tipping trailers, vibrating spout trailers, pump trailers, hoppers, and related equipment. Revenue generated through direct sales of new equipment and used equipment sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

STHIK manufactures and sells specialized trailers, hoppers, and pumps for grape harvest transport and reception at wineries. Equipment includes tipping trailers with vibrating spouts, side-discharge and rear-discharge lift trailers, screw trailers, hook lift containers, lifting hoods, vibrating reception hoppers (non-lifting, semi-lift, full-lift), mobile and high-capacity hoppers, tri-lobes pumps, and the MultiViniMix multi-purpose blender. The company also produces apple trailers, golf trailers, and tank trailers, with food-grade certified construction and patented lifting chassis, vibrating discharge, and pneumatic suspension technologies.

Product overview

STHIK is a French manufacturer of viticultural equipment specializing in harvest transport trailers and reception hoppers. The company offers three main product lines: (1) Transport de la Vendange (Harvest Transport) comprising tipping trailers with vibrating spout, controlled spout, pump, side-discharge, rear-door, and screw systems, plus hook lift containers and lifting hoods; (2) Réception de la Vendange (Harvest Reception) featuring vibrating discharge hoppers in tilting, semi-lift, and full-lift configurations, low-depth and high-capacity hoppers, mobile hoppers, vibrating regulators, and bucket pumps; and (3) Other Products including tank trailers, apple/golf trailers, tri-lobes pumps, and the MultiViniMix multi-purpose blender. STHIK holds multiple patents for lifting chassis systems, vibrating discharge technology, AirTecWine pneumatic suspension, and tri-lobes pump innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Benne basculante à Bec Vibrant (Tipping Trailer with Vibrating Spout) Tipping trailer with vibrating spout for transporting grape harvest efficiently with controlled unloading without crushing clusters or berries. Features constant and adjustable flow rate, shallow box depth to avoid trituration from compaction, and draining box for effective juice separation. Designed for wineries and wine producers.
• Benne basculante à Bec (Tipping Trailer with Spout) Standard tipping trailer with controlled spout discharge for grape harvest transport and unloading. Designed for wineries and wine producers needing traditional spout-style controlled discharge.
• Benne à Pompe (Classic Pump Trailer) Pump trailer for mechanical harvesting with hydraulic cover, pump options (Y350 or Y300), and drainage box for effective juice separation. Designed for wineries performing mechanical harvest.
• Benne basculante à Déchargement Latérale (Side Tipping Lift Trailer) Side-discharge tipping lift trailer with patented lifting system allowing heights up to 3 meters without additional stabilization devices. Designed for wineries needing elevated side discharge for reception.
• Benne basculante à Porte (Rear Tipping Trailer) Rear-discharge tipping trailer with progressive opening door system (STHIK invention), heavy-gauge chassis, and food-grade joints for wine transport. Designed for wineries needing controlled rear-door discharge.
• Benne à vis (Screw Trailer) Screw-based trailer for wine must transport with enological drainage channel. Designed for wineries needing continuous screw-based must handling.
• Caisson de Transport PolyVitiPlus (Hook Lift Container) Hook lift container system for versatile transport of wine harvest with hydraulic opening capability. Designed for wineries needing flexible container-based harvest transport.
• Hotte élévatrice (Lifting Hood) Lifting hood for rapid grape harvest evacuation to transport trailers, featuring 825-liter stainless steel 304 capacity, eliminating need for carriers and reducing cleaning time. Designed for wineries.
• Conquet Basculant à Bec Vibrant (Non-lifting Tipping Hopper with Vibrating Rear Discharge) Non-lifting tipping hopper with vibrating discharge for direct feeding of sorting tables, elevators, or destemmers without civil engineering requirements. Designed for wineries needing ground-level reception.
• Conquet Semi-Elévateur à Bec Vibrant (Semi-Lift Hopper with Vibrating Rear Discharge) Semi-lift frame hopper for off-the-ground harvest reception without civil engineering, designed for controlled-discharge non-lifting bins to unload at height into destemmers. Designed for wineries.
• Conquet Elévateur à Bec Vibrant (Lifting Hopper with Vibrating Rear Discharge) Lifting hopper with vibrating discharge for use in pits, allowing height discharge into destemmers or presses, replacing belt elevators with advantages in space and cleaning speed. Designed for wineries with pit-based reception.
• Conquet Faible Profondeur (Low Depth Hopper) Low-depth hopper designed for non-elevating spout bins, optimized for space and loading efficiency with 2 or 3 motor options and variable speed drive. Designed for wineries with space-constrained reception.
• Conquet Grande Capacité (High Capacity Hopper) High-capacity hopper on 4 or 6 feet with steep slopes and pronounced asymmetry for large volume discharge, featuring easy floor cleaning and remote control option. Designed for large wineries.
• Conquet Haute Technicité (Hopper with High Technicality) High technicality hopper with optimized slopes and asymmetry for medium and large capacities, designed for perfect combination with patented Tri-Lobes pumps. Designed for wineries integrating with Tri-Lobes pump systems.
• Conquet Mobile (Mobile Hopper) Mobile hopper with variable speed frequency drive, extensions for hopper use, and 4 stabilization jacks for flexible positioning. Designed for wineries needing mobile reception capability.
• Trémie Régulatrice Vibrante (Hopper for Half-Ton Bins) Vibrating regulating hopper for processing half-ton bins of grapes with controlled discharge. Designed for wineries receiving half-ton grape bins.
• Augets Pompe (Buckets Pump) Buckets pump designed for mechanical non-destemmed harvest, featuring patented tri-lobes technology reducing pulsation and crushing, with patented elastomer spring replacement and valve system. Designed for wineries handling mechanically harvested non-destemmed grapes.
• Citerne (Tank Trailer) Tank trailer for wine transport in stainless steel 304 or spirits transport in stainless steel 316, available with pneumatic or mechanical suspension. Designed for wineries and distilleries.
• Benne à Pommes (Apple Trailer) Lifting and tipping trailer for apple harvest transport with rear discharge via spout or rotating door. Designed for apple producers and orchard operations.
• Benne Golf (Golf Trailer) Golf trailer for sand handling with large rotary hatch for controlled sandblaster feeding, featuring significant rear clearance for sand equipment passage. Designed for golf course maintenance operations.
• Pompes Tri-Lobes (Tri-Lobes Pump) Tri-lobes pump with heavy-gauge stainless steel body cut by water jet for maximum precision, featuring reduced pulsation and limited grape crushing. Designed for wineries integrating tri-lobes pumping into their must handling lines.
• Mélangeur Polyvalent MultiViniMix (Multi-Purpose Blender MultiViniMix) 100% stainless steel multi-task mixer for yeast rehydration and mixing of oenological products, with integrated temperature sensor, heating resistor, and automatic temperature control. Designed for wineries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Heights up to 3 meters without stabilization devices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Air LiquidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Joint development of CO2 inerting system (Air-Liquide/STHIK) created in 2008. This system prevents oxidation of grape juice during transport, combining Air Liquide's gas expertise with STHIK's equipment design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pellenc: French designer and manufacturer of a broad range of vineyard and viticultural equipment, including harvest and transport machinery. Pellenc competes across multiple STHIK product categories but at far greater scale and with broader portfolio depth.
• Fliegl Agrartechnik: Large German manufacturer of agricultural trailers, transport and harvesting logistics equipment. Fliegl competes with STHIK on the trailer side of the harvest transport equation at significant scale and broader geographic reach.
• Joskin: Belgian manufacturer of agricultural trailers, slurry tankers, and material handling equipment. Joskin is a broader, larger European competitor overlapping with STHIK on tipping trailer technology for crop transport.

Direct peers

• GREGOIRE: French specialist in grape harvesting machinery (now part of Argo Tractors) that overlaps with STHIK's harvest transport and reception equipment lines. Both serve professional wineries in France and abroad with mechanized harvest solutions.
• BISO: Slovenian manufacturer of vineyard equipment, including over-the-row sprayers and harvest machinery. BISO serves wine producers in Europe with comparable grape-handling equipment and competes in similar regional accounts to STHIK.
• ERO Gerätebau: German specialist in vineyard and grape-harvest equipment, producing defoliators, trimmers, and grape transport solutions. ERO is one of the established European alternatives to STHIK for vineyard mechanization.
• CMA (Costruzioni Meccaniche Agricole): Italian manufacturer of agricultural machinery for viticulture and orchards, including trailers and harvest handling equipment for wine regions. Comparable in scale and niche focus to STHIK.
• Industrias David: Spanish manufacturer of agricultural trailers, sprayers, and orchard equipment with strong presence in Iberian wine regions. Competes with STHIK in grape-harvest transport trailers across southern European markets.
• Rolland Trailers: French agricultural trailer manufacturer producing dump, livestock, and crop trailers. While broader than wine-specific equipment, Rolland competes in the same trailer category that anchors STHIK's harvest transport line.

Others

• Air Liquide (Industrial Gas / Wine Solutions): Existing STHIK partner for CO2 inerting technology. Air Liquide is relevant as both an enabling collaborator and a potential ecosystem competitor in oenological gas solutions and post-harvest preservation services to the wine industry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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