What SPIRAC does

SPIRAC is a privately held engineering company that designs, manufactures, and supplies screening, grit, and sludge/biosolids handling equipment for municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and industrial applications including pulp and paper, food waste, biowaste/compost, slaughterhouse/rendering, cement, and coal processing. Its core technology is the shaftless spiral conveyor — horizontal/inclined SPIROLINE® and vertical SPIROLIFT® units built from heavy-duty cold-formed HTMAS high-tensile micro-alloy steel spirals (sourced exclusively from Sweden) riding on proprietary DURAFLO SPX® low-friction liners, with direct-drive shaftless screws that eliminate intermediate bearings. The broader product catalog covers screens (SPIROGUARD, FINEGUARD, BANDGUARD, RAKEGUARD, MULTIGUARD, DRUMGUARD, STEPGUARD, SPIROGUARD CSO), dewatering/washing (SPIROPRESS, SPIROPAC, SPIROWASH), grit handling (SANDSEP, SPIROSEP, SANDWASH), headworks packages (COMBIGUARD), and biosolids storage/transport (sliding frame silos, live bottom silos, truck receival bunkers, SPIROTAINER).

SPIRAC operates through five wholly-owned regional subsidiaries (Australia Pty. Ltd., USA Inc., Netherlands BV, Sweden AB, UK Ltd.), serving roughly 50+ countries with direct enterprise field sales, sales engineers, and project managers, supplemented by channel agents in Hong Kong and Singapore. It has offices on six continents and a stated installed base exceeding 1,000 km of conveyors globally since 1976. Revenue is generated via custom quote-based equipment sales (multi-year project contracts) plus ongoing aftermarket services covering genuine spare parts, preventative maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, system optimization, audits, and maintenance agreements. The firm holds ISO 45001 occupational health and safety certifications across its Australian and UK entities. In 2024, SPIRAC opened SPIRAC MFG, a 5,000+ m² purpose-built production facility in Nybro, Sweden, representing a material capital expansion of its European manufacturing footprint.

The business is founder-controlled/private, with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or public listing. The leadership team identified at the corporate level includes Daron Kinley (COO) and Fritz Egger (General Manager), supplemented by regional sales managers such as Shane Turner (New Zealand) and James Petrovski (Victoria Branch, Senior Sales Engineer). Customers include municipal governments (e.g., Goondiwindi, Rubyanna WWTP, Coffs Harbour Council, Porirua WWTP, Cambridge WWTP, Bolivar WWTP, Al Manfouha WWTP Kuwait, Woodman Point, South East Water), major industrial players (e.g., Severn Trent, Downer, a UK Newsprint Mill, a Malaysian Paper Mill, an Alumina Refinery, a Cement Plant, a Coking Coal Processor), and research institutions (e.g., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). The firm has been a market leader in shaftless conveyor systems for over 40 years.

Name

SPIRAC

Legal name

SPIRAC Pty. Ltd.

Website

https://spirac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPIRAC is a privately held engineering company that designs and manufactures shaftless spiral conveyors, screening, grit handling, and biosolids/sludge processing equipment for municipal wastewater plants and industrial customers across pulp and paper, food waste, cement, and related sectors, selling globally via regional subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Shaftless spiral conveyors
• Wastewater screening equipment
• Grit handling systems
• Sludge dewatering equipment
• Headworks inlet works

Headquarters

HQ city

Banbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of shaftless spiral conveyors, screening equipment, grit handling systems, and sludge handling solutions for municipal wastewater and industrial applications. Equipment includes SPIROLINE, SPIROLIFT, SPIROGUARD, SPIROPRESS, SPIROWASH, SPIROTAINER, COMBIGUARD, SANDSEP, and SPIROSEP product lines.
2. Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services: Supply of authentic spare parts with comprehensive maintenance services including preventative maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, system optimization and audits, and maintenance agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPIRAC designs and manufactures material handling and headworks equipment for municipal wastewater treatment plants and industrial process applications. The company specializes in shaftless spiral conveyors, screening systems, grit handling, and sludge/biosolids dewatering and washing equipment, delivering engineered-to-order solutions and complete headworks-to-handling packages for utilities and process industries worldwide.

Product overview

SPIRAC is an engineering company that designs and manufactures screening, grit, and sludge handling solutions for municipal wastewater and industrial applications. The product portfolio consists of a comprehensive range of interconnected equipment designed as a complete material handling system. Core offerings include SPIROLINE® horizontal/inclined shaftless spiral conveyors and SPIROLIFT® vertical conveyors (which together form the shaftless conveyor backbone), complemented by screening products (SPIROGUARD®, FINEGUARD™, BANDGUARD™, RAKEGUARD, MULTIGUARD, DRUMGUARD, and STEPGUARD® screens), dewatering/washing equipment (SPIROPRESS®, SPIROPAC®, SPIROWASH®), and grit handling solutions (SANDSEP®, SPIROSEP®, SANDWASH). Complete inlet works are delivered through COMBIGUARD® packaged systems that integrate multiple technologies. Sludge storage and handling is addressed via Sliding Frame Silos, Live Bottom Silos, Truck Receival Bunkers, and the SPIROTAINER® transportable container system. All equipment utilizes proprietary DURAFLO® Type SPX wear liners and is supported by comprehensive aftermarket spare parts and maintenance services. The company serves municipal wastewater, pulp and paper, food waste, biowaste/compost, slaughterhouse/rendering, and various other industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPIROLINE: Horizontal and inclined shaftless spiral conveyor systems featuring U-trough design with low RPM shaftless screw riding on special low friction long life trough liner.
• SPIROLIFT
• SPIROGUARD
• SPIROPRESS
• SPIROPAC
• SPIROWASH
• SANDSEP
• SPIROSEP
• COMBIGUARD
• SPIROTAINER
• DURAFLO SPX
• FINEGUARD
• BANDGUARD
• RAKEGUARD
• MULTIGUARD
• DRUMGUARD

Products and services

• SPIROLINE Shaftless Spiral Conveyors (Horizontal/Inclined) SPIROLINE horizontal and inclined shaftless spiral conveyors transport dewatered sludge, screenings, grit, and other bulk materials in municipal and industrial applications without a center shaft, eliminating common clogging points.
• SPIROLIFT Vertical Shaftless Spiral Conveying Technology

Quantifiable outcome

• Service life exceeding 3 years for wearbars and spirals in cement plant applications
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Flow Control Ltd (Hong Kong)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales agent serving Hong Kong market. Contact: Gary K. T. LAU, Office 18, 8/F, Global Plaza, No. 1 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
• Kinetek Pte Ltd (Singapore)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales agent serving Singapore market. Contact: Hang Tee Fong, Blk 30 Kallang Place, #05-18, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Singapore 339159.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SEEPEX: SEEPEX is a leading global manufacturer of shaftless screw conveyors and progressive cavity pumps, headquartered in Germany. Directly comparable to SPIRAC's SPIROLINE/SPIROLIFT shaftless screw conveyor product lines serving municipal wastewater and industrial customers.
• WAMGROUP: WAMGROUP (Italy) is one of the largest global manufacturers of screw conveyors, including shaftless variants, for bulk material handling and wastewater treatment. Direct product overlap with SPIRAC's shaftless spiral conveyor portfolio and similar municipal/industrial customer base.
• Vogelsang: Vogelsang (Germany) manufactures rotary lobe pumps, macerators, and shredding technology for wastewater and industrial applications. Directly comparable niche German-engineered equipment specialist targeting the same municipal and industrial wastewater segments as SPIRAC.
• Huber Technology: Huber Technology (Germany) is a specialist in wastewater screening, grit removal, and sludge treatment equipment, with direct product overlap on screens, grit classifiers, and headworks packages — competing head-to-head with SPIRAC's SPIROGUARD, SANDSEP, and COMBIGUARD lines.
• KWS Manufacturing: KWS Manufacturing (US) designs and manufactures screw conveyors and bulk material handling equipment, including shaftless variants. Comparable to SPIRAC's core conveyor business with a similar industrial and wastewater customer focus, though with a stronger US-centric footprint.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson (US) supplies water and wastewater treatment equipment including screening, headworks, and biosolids handling solutions. Competes directly with SPIRAC's screening, grit removal, and sludge handling product lines in municipal tenders.

Emerging players

• Börger GmbH: Börger (Germany) manufactures rotary lobe pumps and macerating technology for wastewater and industrial applications. Partial overlap with SPIRAC's screening/material handling focus; a growing competitor in the same German-engineered wastewater equipment niche.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz Separation: Andritz is a large global industrial group with separation technology covering sludge dewatering, screening, and biosolids handling. Overlaps with SPIRAC's SPIROPRESS and biosolids product lines as part of a much broader portfolio serving municipal and industrial customers worldwide.
• Sulzer: Sulzer (Switzerland) is a major global industrial equipment manufacturer with a significant water/wastewater portfolio including pumps, mixers, and aeration. Bundles competing capabilities into large municipal tenders where SPIRAC is also bidding.

Regional players

• Haarslev Industries: Haarslev (Denmark) specializes in rendering, food waste, and biowaste processing equipment including screw conveyors and dewatering systems. Compares to SPIRAC's industrial vertical expansion into slaughterhouse/rendering, food waste, and biowaste segments.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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