What Ormandy Rycroft does

Ormandy Rycroft is a UK bespoke manufacturer of commercial and industrial heating equipment, operating from a 5,574 sqm facility in Bradford and operating as a trading name of Maloney Metalcraft Ltd, a subsidiary of Avingtrans PLC. Its core products are storage calorifiers, semi-storage water heaters (including the Evoplate range), plate heat exchangers (Breeze range), copper and copper-lined vessels, buffer and thermal storage vessels up to 50,000 litres, packaged plant rooms, sectional vessels, packaged skids, and pipework assemblies, with design pressures up to 75 Barg and lift capacity up to 20 tonnes. The Ormandy Newade division extends the offering into stainless-steel process pressure vessels, condensates, clean steam generators and packaged skids for petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food processing and marine customers.

The business model is sales-led and project-based: every product is engineered to specification, quotation-based and supplied as a one-time capital sale, with revenue streams split across bespoke heating equipment, packaged modular solutions, process equipment through Ormandy Newade, and recurring aftercare, commissioning and spares services. A dedicated UK sales team covers seven regional territories and works alongside in-house design, welding and project management to deliver turnkey projects, with full FAT/Hydro testing conducted at the Bradford factory. Customers are predominantly enterprise and institutional buyers across HEVAC/commercial buildings, industrial/process markets and the recently formalised data centre vertical, supported by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, PED Module H, Constructionline Gold, Achilles Building Confidence and WRAS certifications.

Name

Ormandy Rycroft

Legal name

Maloney Metalcraft Ltd

Website

https://ormandygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ormandy Rycroft is a UK bespoke manufacturer of storage calorifiers, semi-storage water heaters, plate heat exchangers and packaged plant rooms, serving enterprise and institutional customers in HEVAC, industrial process, defence, healthcare, and data centre sectors from its Bradford facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heating Equipment

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures (3430), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC), Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD), Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG), Waste Heat Recovery & Heat Integration (HRSG/ORC, Pinch Analysis, Heat Exchangers) (EUABAJAF)

Keywords

• Bespoke heating solutions
• Storage calorifiers
• Heat exchangers
• Water heating equipment
• Process pressure vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Heating Equipment: Design and manufacture of bespoke storage calorifiers, semi storage calorifiers, indirect cylinders, buffer vessels, plate heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, and electric flow heaters. All products are bespoke and tailored specifically for each application.
2. Packaged Solutions: Total packaged solutions comprising all components necessary to comply with relevant standards and legislation, including packaged plant rooms, packaged skids, and modular packages ranging from small pre-fabricated pump set assemblies through to large complex boiler and chilled water plant rooms.
3. Process Equipment (Ormandy Newade): Bespoke stainless steel vessels for the process and industrial markets, including process pressure vessels, condensate pumping sets, packaged skids for process applications, calorifiers for marine and process applications, shell and tube heat exchangers, feed tanks, hotwells, chilled water storage, steam plate heat exchanger packages, packaged pump sets, washdown packages, electric water and oil flow heaters, premix units, clean steam generators, hydrophores, pressurisation sets, steam blowdown and flash vessels.
4. Aftercare and Service: Commissioning, service and maintenance, breakdown and repair, and spares provision. Annual servicing ensures vessel health and minimises breakdowns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ormandy Rycroft designs and manufactures bespoke water heating and heat exchange equipment at its Bradford facility, supplying storage calorifiers, semi-storage calorifiers (Evoplate), indirect cylinders, buffer/thermal storage vessels, plate heat exchangers (Breeze Range), copper and copper-lined calorifiers, TIUs, packaged plant rooms, packaged skids and pipework assemblies. The Ormandy Newade division adds bespoke stainless-steel process pressure vessels, condensate pumping sets, clean steam generators, hydrophores and steam plate heat exchanger packages for industrial and process customers.

Product overview

Ormandy Rycroft is a bespoke heating solutions manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of water heating and heat exchange products. The core offering includes storage calorifiers, semi-storage water heaters (Evoplate brand), plate heat exchangers (Breeze Range), buffer vessels, and packaged plant rooms. The company specializes in custom-built solutions tailored to specific applications, with capabilities ranging from small calorifiers to large 50,000-litre thermal storage vessels. Their Ormandy Newade division provides specialized stainless steel process equipment for industrial markets. All products are designed and manufactured at their Bradford facility with full turnkey supply options including commissioning and aftercare services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ormandy Newade: Specialist stainless-steel fabrication division of Ormandy Rycroft, highly accomplished in design, fabrication, welding and polishing of stainless-steel equipment for the process and industrial markets.
• Evoplate
• Breeze (HT-Breeze, Vari-E-Breeze, Industrial Breeze)
• Aquasave

Products and services

• Process Equipment - Ormandy Newade Bespoke stainless-steel process pressure vessels, process/holding/mobile vessels, WFI and purified water storage vessels, condensate pumping sets, packaged skids, clean steam generators, hydrophores, pressurisation sets, steam blowdown and flash vessels, plate heat exchanger packages and more for the industrial process market.
• Storage Calorifiers High performance tubular heat exchangers offering flexible and economic solutions for MTHW, LTHW, Steam and Heat Recovery applications, available in vented and unvented configurations for commercial and industrial water heating.
• Evoplate Semi-Storage Water Heaters Highly efficient semi-storage water heater delivering hot water on demand via a brazed plate heat exchanger and additional storage vessel, designed to reduce stored hot water by up to 75% versus traditional storage calorifiers while still meeting peak demands.
• Copper and Copper Lined Calorifiers Specialist copper and copper-lined calorifiers providing lightweight, anti-bacterial vessels suitable for domestic hot water and HEVAC applications, manufactured at one of only a few UK sites with this capability.
• Shell and U-Tube Bundle Calorifiers Shell and u-tube bundle heat exchangers designed for high pressures, medium to high temperature profiles, and high heat transfer with low pressure drop, used across HEVAC, petro-chemical and food industries.
• Aquasave Hot Water Storage Standard Range Standard range hot water storage units with external brazed plate heat exchangers providing continuous domestic hot water supply, using WRAS approved components to reduce boiler power and storage volume without reducing output.
• TIU (Thermal Interface Units) On-demand heating units for multi-dwelling developments that transfer heat from central shared systems to individual dwellings without requiring per-dwelling storage tanks.
• Plate Heat Exchangers - Breeze Range Comprehensive plate heat exchanger range including HT-Breeze (instantaneous water heating), Vari-E-Breeze (variable speed pump technology) and Industrial Breeze (harsher environments, higher pump duties), with outputs from 0.25 L/sec up to 5 L/sec.
• Buffer and Thermal Storage Vessels Bespoke storage vessels providing additional capacity up to 50,000 litres for peak demand handling, with test pressures of 30 barg and compatibility with renewable energy systems for sustainability and cost savings.
• Electric Oil and Water Flow Heaters Electric heaters mounted at storage tank draw-off points that heat liquids from storage to discharge temperature, suitable for primary water, lube oil and thermal fluid applications.
• Packaged Plant Rooms and Plant Solutions Factory-built modular packaged plant rooms and plant solutions ranging from small pre-fabricated pump set assemblies through to large complex boiler and chilled water plant rooms, supplied as full turnkey packages compliant with relevant standards and legislation.
• Sectional Hot Water Vessels Bespoke vessels fabricated in sections for delivery and reconnection on site, designed to fit through restricted access points where whole vessels cannot be installed.
• Packaged Skids Custom designed skid packages meeting client space and access restrictions, integrating boilers, pressurisation, heat exchangers and other components into modular multi-section frames for site assembly.
• Pipework Assemblies Offsite manufactured fabrication pipework assemblies for heating, domestic hot water, chilled water and process applications, delivered factory-assembled for reduced on-site labour.
• After Care and Service Comprehensive aftermarket programme covering commissioning, planned service and maintenance, breakdown and repair, and spares supply for Ormandy Rycroft bespoke products throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Condensate Pumping Sets Electric condensate pumping sets for recovering and returning hot condensate to the boiler feed tank, handling performance up to 22 m3/hr at 95°C.
• MK6 PID Controller Next generation PID controller for plate heat exchangers and water heating systems, designed and assembled in-house as part of Ormandy Rycroft's control panel building capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Storage reduced by up to 75% less than a traditional storage calorifier with the Evoplate semi-storage technology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Avingtrans PLCcoreOthersOrmandy Rycroft is a trading name of Maloney Metalcraft Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Avingtrans PLC. Maloney Metalcraft is registered in England with company number 3318710. Avingtrans PLC is the parent company providing corporate ownership structure.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hoval: European incumbent in commercial heating, calorifiers and heat recovery with a much wider product portfolio. Competes in the same UK HEVAC specification channel as Ormandy and offers overlapping heat exchanger and buffer vessel technology.
• Viessmann: Global heating manufacturer with strong UK presence across commercial boilers, calorifiers and heat pumps. Competes in the same contractor and M&E consultant specification channels and at higher volume scale.
• Alfa Laval: Global leader in heat exchangers, including plate and shell-and-tube units for HVAC, petrochemical and food processing — overlapping with Ormandy Newade's process division and a stated customer/partner of Ormandy Rycroft.
• Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating: Large incumbent in commercial boilers and industrial heat exchange, with comparable plate heat exchangers, packaged plant rooms, and aftercare service offerings targeting UK HEVAC and light industrial customers.
• Kelvion: Major global heat exchanger manufacturer with industrial shell-and-tube, plate and process heat exchangers for petrochemical, power and marine applications — directly comparable to Ormandy Newade's stainless steel process equipment.

Direct peers

• Hamworthy Heating: UK-based commercial heating manufacturer producing calorifiers, plate heat exchangers, and packaged plant rooms for the same HEVAC and process segments as Ormandy Rycroft. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base across commercial buildings, healthcare and education.
• Fulton Boiler Works: Specialist UK manufacturer of packaged boilers, skid-mounted plant and calorifier-type vessels for industrial and commercial applications — overlapping Ormandy's packaged plant room and process vessel offering.
• Baxi Commercial: UK manufacturer of commercial boilers, water heaters and packaged plant solutions for the same building-services and contractor channels as Ormandy Rycroft, including healthcare, education and hospitality applications.
• Lochinvar: Specialist commercial water heater and boiler manufacturer serving hotels, healthcare, education and commercial developments — overlapping calorifier and high-efficiency water heating offering with Ormandy's Evoplate and storage ranges.

Regional players

• Columbia Boiler Company: US-based manufacturer of packaged boilers and pressure vessels for industrial and commercial heating. While geographically distant from Ormandy, the product mix of bespoke packaged boilers and process vessels is structurally comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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