What UK Exchangers does

UK Exchangers Ltd is a privately held UK manufacturer of industrial heat transfer equipment, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Olney, Buckinghamshire. The company designs and builds a broad portfolio of 14 core product lines including brazed plate, gasketed plate, finned tube coil, shell & coil, tube-in-tube, air-to-air, pillow plate, fully welded plate, packaged skid-mounted, fan-assisted air heaters, industrial dryers, air blast coolers/heaters, heat recovery units and ECO domestic hot water packages, complemented by 6 spare parts and accessory lines. Capacity spans 50 kW to 2000 kW units in stainless steel, titanium, Hastelloy and other corrosion-resistant materials, with manufacturing processes including laser spot welding and corrugated tube forming. UK Exchangers is UKAS-accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, holds WRAS approval for potable water products, and offers FDA/3A-compliant sanitary designs, enabling it to address regulated food, dairy, pharmaceutical and domestic hot water applications alongside industrial, HVAC, marine, agricultural, data centre and renewable energy segments.

The company operates a sales-led, direct-to-customer model from its single UK factory, generating revenue primarily through one-time sales of manufactured heat exchangers, with additional recurring streams from spare parts, insulation jackets, ductwork, fans and protection valves, and a servicing/repair offering executed in-house or on-site. Pricing is quotation-based via website enquiry and direct phone/email contact rather than published lists, consistent with engineered-to-order industrial equipment. The product catalogue is extended through exclusive UK distribution partnerships with Co.Ma. Spa (Italy) for finned tube coils, Heatex AB (Czechia) for air-to-air plate exchangers, and XLG Heat Transfer (Spain) for tube-in-tube products. UK Exchangers operates exclusively in the United Kingdom, with no disclosed subsidiaries, external investment, or international sales footprint, and its 11-50 employee scale positions it as a specialist SME serving a diversified mix of end markets rather than a dominant market leader.

Name

UK Exchangers

Legal name

UK Exchangers Ltd

Website

https://uk-exchangers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heat Exchangers

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures (3430), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC), Heat Exchangers, Coils & Hydronic HVAC Components (IMADANAF), Waste Heat Recovery & Heat Integration (HRSG/ORC, Pinch Analysis, Heat Exchangers) (EUABAJAF)

Keywords

• Plate heat exchangers
• Industrial heat transfer
• HVAC heat exchangers
• Dairy hygienic exchangers
• Heat recovery units

Headquarters

HQ city

Olney

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heat Exchanger Manufacturing and Sales: UK manufacturer of heat exchangers supplying products from stock or express built to order. Products include Brazed Plate, Gasketed Plate, Finned Tube Coil, Shell & Coil, Tube in Tube, Air to Air, Industrial Dryers, Packaged Heat Exchangers and accessories.
2. Spare Parts and Accessories: Supply of gasket plate spares, insulation jackets, fin combs, ductwork, fans, protection ball valves, replacement plates and complete plate packs for maintenance and repair.
3. Servicing and Repairs: Cleaning, servicing and repair services for gasketed plate heat exchangers and finned tube coil heat exchangers, available at factory or on-site.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UK Exchangers Ltd designs and manufactures a wide range of heat exchangers — including brazed plate, gasketed plate, finned tube coil, shell & coil, tube in tube, pillow plate, fully welded plate, air to air, packaged, fan assisted heaters and industrial dryers — from its UK factory in Olney, supplying industrial, food, dairy, hygienic, refrigeration, HVAC and marine applications from stock or built to order. The company also supplies related accessories and spares, plus cleaning, servicing and repair services for gasketed plate and finned tube coil heat exchangers carried out in-factory or on-site.

Product overview

UK Exchangers Ltd is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of heat exchangers founded in 1991, serving industrial, food, dairy, hygienic, refrigeration, HVAC, and marine applications. The product portfolio centers on heat transfer equipment with 14 core product lines including Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers, Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers, Finned Tube Coil Heat Exchangers, Fan Assisted Air Heaters, Industrial Dryers, Air to Air Heat Exchangers, Air Blast Coolers & Heaters, Heat Recovery Units, Shell & Coil Heat Exchangers, Tube in Tube Heat Exchangers, Packaged Heat Exchangers, ECO Hot Water Heat Exchanger Packages, Pillow Plate Heat Exchangers, and Fully Welded Plate Heat Exchangers. The company also offers 6 accessory and spare parts product lines including gasket plate spares, insulation jackets, fin combs, ductwork & louvres, protection ball valves, and fans. Products range from 50W to 2000kW capacity and are available from stock or custom-built to order.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers Stainless steel plate heat exchangers with copper or nickel brazing, available from UK stock with 3/4" to 2" connections, maximum design pressure 30 bar and maximum operating temperature 200°C; WRAS approved models available for domestic hot water service.
• Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers Demountable plate heat exchangers that can be opened for cleaning and maintenance, with additional plates added as required; working pressures up to 25 bar and available in 304/316 stainless steel, titanium and Hastelloy plates with Nitrile, EPDM or Viton gaskets.
• Finned Tube Coil Heat Exchangers Custom-made finned tube coils for HVAC and industrial applications in copper, aluminium, steel or stainless steel, available as finned block or spiral wound configurations for liquid to air and steam to air heat transfer, including UK-distributed Co.Ma. Spa designs.
• Fan Assisted Air Heaters Radiant space heaters for hot water systems providing background heat to internal spaces, with standard models from 5 kW to 250 kW across industrial, commercial and drying range variants.
• Industrial Dryers Heat exchanger packages for drying grain, woodchip, logs, paper, bricks and other products using hot water, steam or thermal oil, with outputs from 100 kW to 1500 kW and air delivery pressures up to 1000 Pa.
• Air to Air Heat Exchangers Plate, tube and thermal wheel air heat exchangers for reducing heating or cooling loads using exhaust air to pre-heat or pre-cool supply air, with cross-flow (50–75%), counter-flow (75–90%) and thermal wheel (up to 120,000 m³/hr) designs and max operating temperature 250°C; UK distribution of Heatex AB plates.
• Air Blast Coolers & Heaters Custom designed finned tube coil units for solar panel dump radiators, fan assisted radiant space heaters and oil coolers, including standard solar dump radiators from 5 kW to 45 kW and oil coolers from 2.4 kW to 21.5 kW.
• Heat Recovery Units Pre-assembled aluminium or stainless steel heat recovery units with 50–85% energy recovery, no moving parts and no energy consumption, delivering quick payback in ventilation systems.
• Shell & Coil Heat Exchangers All stainless steel shell and coil heat exchangers with flanged connections, standard 16 bar rating for shell and tubes, maximum working temperature 205°C, compact design with corrugated spiral tubes and FDA/3A compliant sanitary options.
• Tube in Tube Heat Exchangers Corrugated tube heat exchangers using enhanced heat transfer technology in mono-tube (handling particulates up to 50mm) and multi-tube designs, available fully welded or with removable tube construction; UK distribution of XLG Heat Transfer designs.
• Packaged Heat Exchangers Skid mounted instant hot water heating packages from 50 to 2000 kW using LTHW or steam, complete with primary shunt pump, temperature controls and optional buffer vessels up to 1500 litres; WRAS approved packaged units available (certificate 28102).
• ECO Hot Water Heat Exchanger Packages Eco range of packaged plate heat exchangers for domestic hot water heating controlled by 3-port diverter valve without shunt pump, ranging from 50 kW to 250 kW with WRAS approval for DHW applications.
• Pillow Plate Heat Exchangers Fully welded bespoke plate heat exchangers formed by laser spot welding with inflation up to 300 bar, dimensions up to 2m x 6m in stainless steel or titanium, for tank heating/cooling, water source heat pumps and falling film exchangers.
• Fully Welded Plate Heat Exchangers High performance plate heat exchangers without gaskets, designed with integrated expansion bellows for extreme high pressure, high temperature and aggressive media service in oil and gas, chemical processing, district heating and energy recovery applications.
• Gasket Plate Heat Exchanger Spares & Accessories Replacement parts for gasketed plate heat exchangers including complete gasket sets, plate packs, port liners, heat transfer plates, emergency spare gaskets, maintenance spanners and bearing boxes.
• Insulation Jackets Flexible silicone coated glass fabric insulation jackets for brazed and gasketed plate heat exchangers, max operating temperature 220°C, fire retardant Velcro fastenings, installable in under 5 minutes.
• Fin Combs Fin straightening and cleaning tools for aluminium and copper finned tube coils, available in various fin spacings and suitable for heaters, coolers, evaporators and condensers.
• Ductwork & Louvres Adaptor ductwork for connecting to site ductwork in alu-zinc, mild steel and stainless steel with square or round spigot connections, various pressure ratings and optional mesh filters.
• Heat Exchanger Protection Ball Valve Combined isolation ball valve with integral mesh strainer available in 3/4" to 2" sizes, max pressure 30 bar (up to 1") and 20 bar (1.25" to 2"), max temperature 140°C.
• Fans for Heat Exchangers Backward curved centrifugal fans for industrial dryers (0.2–20 m³/s, 250–6000 Pa) and axial fans for duct mounting (200–1600mm diameter), IP65 rated with various blade configurations and speed options.
• Heat Exchanger Servicing and Repairs Cleaning, servicing and repair services for gasketed plate heat exchangers and finned tube coil heat exchangers, performed at the Olney factory or on customer sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% energy recovery in pasteurisation applications
• +4 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Co.Ma. SpacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK Exchangers are the UK distributor of Finned tube coil heat exchangers for Co.Ma. Spa, based in Italy. This partnership enables UK Exchangers to supply Co.Ma. Spa's finned tube coil products to the UK market.
• Heatex ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK Exchangers are the UK distributor of Air to air plate heat exchangers for Heatex AB, based in Czechia. This partnership extends UK Exchangers' product range with Heatex's air-to-air plate heat exchanger solutions for the UK market.
• XLG Heat TransfercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK Exchangers are the UK distributor of Tube in tube heat exchangers for XLG Heat Transfer, based in Spain. This partnership enables UK Exchangers to supply XLG's corrugated tube heat exchanger products to the UK market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HRS Heat Exchangers: UK-based manufacturer of heat exchangers serving industrial, food, pharmaceutical and HVAC applications with a similar product mix of plate, tubular and scraped-surface exchangers. Closely comparable in geography, customer verticals and product breadth.
• Funke Heat Exchangers: German manufacturer of plate heat exchangers (gasketed, brazed, welded, shell-and-tube) serving industrial, HVAC, marine and food applications. Direct competitor in plate heat exchanger architecture and material range.
• Bowman Heat Exchangers: UK manufacturer of heat exchangers for marine, HVAC and industrial applications with strong distribution in the UK market. Highly comparable geography and overlapping customer base in marine and industrial sectors.
• API Heat Transfer: Manufacturer of plate, shell-and-tube, and air-cooled heat exchangers serving industrial, HVAC and process markets. Comparable in product range and customer verticals, though with broader North American footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Kelvion: German-headquartered global manufacturer of heat exchangers with broad portfolio across plate, shell-and-tube and air-cooled products serving industrial, marine, HVAC and energy markets. Operates at much larger scale than UK Exchangers across the same end-uses.
• Xylem (Bell & Gossett): Global water technology company whose Bell & Gossett unit supplies heat exchangers, pumps and hydronic equipment for HVAC and industrial applications. Comparable in packaged heat exchanger and HVAC distribution channels.
• SWEP (Dover): Global specialist in brazed plate heat exchangers used in HVAC, refrigeration and heat pump applications. Directly comparable on brazed plate technology, but with global manufacturing footprint and parent-company backing.
• GEA Heat Exchangers: Part of GEA Group, supplies plate and scraped-surface heat exchangers primarily to dairy, food, beverage and pharmaceutical customers. Directly comparable in hygienic plate heat exchanger applications.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish global leader in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling with extensive plate heat exchanger, gasketed and welded product lines. Serves the same industrial, HVAC, marine and food/dairy verticals as UK Exchangers at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• WCR Heat Transfer: UK-based distributor and supplier of heat exchangers and related equipment, competing with UK Exchangers in domestic plate and finned tube product supply. Closely comparable geography and channel overlap, though operating more as a distributor than a manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Investors

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