GV Industrial Filters

What GV Industrial Filters does

GV Industrial Filters (legally GV Filtri Industriali S.r.l.) is an Italian designer and manufacturer of industrial filtration systems, headquartered in Baldissero Torinese (Turin) with a commercial office in Milan. Founded circa 1994, the company produces a comprehensive portfolio of filter housings (pressure vessels such as self-cleaning, Y, basket, bag, cartridge, and tee filters) and replaceable filter elements (cartridges in stainless steel, phenolic resin, melt-blown, pleated, wire-wound, and high-flow configurations, plus filter bags and temporary cone strainers), supporting six end-markets: Oil & Gas, Food & Pharmaceutical, Chemical & Petrochemical, Water Treatment, Energy, and General Industrial.

The company's technical differentiators include a proprietary antibacterial/antiviral nanoparticle coating (Bio Killer, validated against Coronavirus and rated to 450°C), an IoT-based remote monitoring service with cloud data storage and predictive maintenance (Muraqaba GV Assistance), filter media in exotic alloys (Monel 400, Inconel 625, Hastelloy C276/C22, Alloy 254), and a stack of seven international certifications covering quality (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001), occupational safety (ISO 45001), welding (ISO 3834), pressure equipment (PED Module H, AD 2000 HP0), and ASME BPVC Section VIII. A research partnership with Politecnico di Torino supports ongoing advanced-materials development.

Commercially, GV Filtri operates a direct, consultative B2B sales model targeting engineering firms and industrial end-users, following customers from design through commissioning and providing bespoke, quote-priced solutions; revenue is generated primarily through one-time product sales of filter housings and replaceable elements with associated engineering services. The company is the subject of an agreed acquisition by UK-listed Porvair plc for €6.7m, announced as part of Porvair's £25m H1 2026 M&A deployment (alongside Drache and Carekem); the transaction had not closed as of June 2026.

Name

GV Industrial Filters

Legal name

GV Filtri Industriali S.r.l.

Website

https://gvfiltri.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GV Filtri Industriali is an Italian manufacturer of industrial filtration systems — filter housings (pressure vessels) and replaceable filter elements — serving six sectors including Oil & Gas, Food & Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Water Treatment, Energy, and General Industrial, sold direct to engineering firms and end-users on a consultative, bespoke basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baldissero Torinese

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Filter Products: GV Filtri manufactures and sells industrial filters and filter elements. Product portfolio includes filter housings (pressure vessels) and replaceable filter media (cartridges, bags, baskets, strainers) across multiple configurations. The company follows customers from design through implementation, suggesting project-based and repeat-order revenue dynamics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GV Filtri designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial filtration equipment — including pressure vessel filter housings, replaceable filter elements (cartridges, bags, baskets, strainers, and pleated filters), and bespoke complete plug-and-play filtration systems — for engineering firms and industrial end-users across Oil & Gas, Food & Pharmaceutical, Chemical & Petrochemical, Water Treatment, Energy, and General Industrial sectors. The company follows customers from design through installation, supported by an in-house engineering division and proprietary technologies such as Bio Killer antibacterial coating and Muraqaba IoT remote monitoring.

Product overview

GV Industrial Filters (GV Filtri) is an Italian industrial filtration company operating for over 30 years, offering a comprehensive portfolio of filter products organized into two main categories: filter housings and filter elements. Filter housings include self-cleaning filters, Y-filters, bag holder filters (single and multi-bag), tee filters, basket filters, cartridge canister filters (single and multi-cartridge), custom housings, and deoiling filters for compressed air and gas. Filter elements encompass filter bags, temporary cone filters, stainless steel cartridge filters (Inox), phenolic resin cartridge filters, melt blown cartridge filters, high flow cartridge filters, wire wound cartridge filters, basket filter elements, synthetic pleated cartridge filters, and custom filter elements. The company operates across six key market sectors: Oil & Gas, Food and Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Petrochemical, Water Treatment, Energy, and Industrial. GV Filtri provides engineering services for custom filtration solutions from design through installation. Advanced technologies include Bio Killer antiviral coating technology and IoT remote monitoring (Muraqaba GV assistance) for predictive maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Cleaning Filters Automatic or manual self-cleaning filter housings designed to optimize maintenance and efficiency in water or other fluid filtration systems, reducing manual interventions while ensuring constant flow. Targeted at industrial process operators needing lower-maintenance filtration in water or other fluids.
• Y-Filters Industrial Y-shaped filter housings available in cast and welded versions with threaded connections for protecting sensitive equipment by reducing particles and debris in fluid lines. Targeted at plant operators and engineering firms needing pipeline particulate protection.
• Single-Bag Holder Filters Single-bag filtration housings using filter bags to remove particles and contaminants from fluids, valued for effectiveness, versatility, and ease of maintenance. Targeted at industrial fluid processors across chemical, water, and general industrial applications.
• Multi-Bag Container Filters Multi-bag filtration systems for high-flow-rate liquid filtration, featuring complete separation between dirt and clean chambers. Targeted at high-volume process operators and water treatment applications.
• Single-Cartridge Canister Filters Filter housings constructed of AISI 316/304 stainless steel designed for filtration services requiring resistance to pressure, temperature, and chemical attack. Targeted at chemical, petrochemical, food, and pharmaceutical processors.
• Multi-Cartridge Container Filters Scalable multi-cartridge filtration housings designed to handle large volumes of liquid with high efficiency by incorporating numerous filter cartridges in a single housing. Targeted at industrial operators with high-volume filtration requirements.
• Basket Filters Filtration housings using perforated sheet metal or mesh baskets to remove solid particles from water and other fluids, valued for ease of maintenance. Targeted at general industrial and water applications with low-contaminant streams.
• Tee Filters Compact T-shaped filtration devices that integrate directly into pipeline lines, ideal for protecting sensitive equipment. Targeted at industrial fluid systems requiring inline particulate filtration.
• Deoiling Filters for Compressed Air and Gas Filters designed to remove oil and water particles from compressed gas and air, available in single or two-stage configurations. Targeted at compressed-air system operators and industrial gas processing applications.
• Custom Housing Bespoke filter housings designed and manufactured to meet specific customer requirements, built in stainless steel, carbon steel, or exotic steels. Targeted at engineering firms and end-users needing non-standard filtration solutions.
• Filter Bags Liquid filter bags made of polypropylene, nylon, or polyester for removing particles and contaminants from industrial fluids, used as replaceable elements inside bag holder housings. Targeted at general industrial, chemical, and water treatment operators.
• Temporary Cone Filters Conical temporary strainers designed for plant start-up or post-maintenance to capture debris and protect sensitive equipment, installed worldwide across industrial facilities. Targeted at plant operators during commissioning and shutdown operations.
• Phenolic Resin Cartridge Filters Robust phenolic resin cartridges with high resistance to high temperatures and corrosion, featuring a two-stage filtration design that maximizes separation efficiency and durability when filtering aggressive, highly viscous (up to 3200 cSt), or high-temperature fluids, with differential pressure resistance up to 10 bar. Targeted at chemical, petrochemical, and lube-oil processors.
• Melt Blown Cartridge Filters Cartridges produced by melting and blowing thermoplastic polymers to form microscopic fiber matrices enabling multi-level depth filtration. Targeted at general industrial, water treatment, and chemical processing applications.
• Stainless Steel Cartridge Filters (Inox) Versatile fully welded AISI 316/304 stainless steel cartridges for liquid and gas filtration with high temperature resistance (up to 400°C and above) and handling of chemically aggressive fluids; available with mesh, wedge wire, and sintered fiber filter media. Targeted at chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, and energy operators.
• High Flow Cartridge Filters Pleated filter cartridges designed for applications requiring high flow volume with minimal pressure drop, using advanced synthetic materials. Targeted at industrial water, chemical, and general processing operators with high-throughput streams.
• Wire Wound Cartridge Filters Robust cartridges with filaments wrapped around a central core, creating multi-level filtration spaces that retain particles of different sizes. Targeted at pre-filtration and general industrial fluid processing.
• Synthetic Pleated Cartridge Filters (GV-PP) Grossly-pleated cartridges made from polyester or polypropylene with high particle retention capacity, increased filtration efficiency, and low pressure drop; thermally welded (not glued) to prevent adhesive leaching into the filtered stream. Targeted at food, pharmaceutical, beverage, and other hygienic processors.
• Basket Filter Elements (Strainer Baskets) Strainer basket elements designed for large volumes of fluids with low contaminants, offering large filter surface area in a compact design, used as replaceable elements inside basket filter housings. Targeted at water treatment and general industrial operators.
• Custom Filter Elements Custom-designed filter elements manufactured based on 30+ years of experience and application expertise, following products from design through production. Targeted at engineering firms and operators with non-standard filtration challenges.
• Engineered Filtration Solutions (Custom Engineering & Plug-and-Play Systems) Custom design and engineering services for bespoke filtration systems, from design of industrial filtration systems to complete plug-and-play solutions compliant with ASME VIII Div. 1 & 2, EN 13445, PED, and other major international building codes. Targeted at engineering firms and industrial end-users requiring complete, code-compliant filtration units.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Politecnico of TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGV Filtri maintains a research agreement with the Politecnico University of Torino, through which they developed the Bio Killer reusable filter system with antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties (proven effective against Coronavirus) using nanoparticles integrated in glass or ceramic matrices. This partnership enables the company to access academic research capabilities and develop advanced nano-enabled filtration technologies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Porvair plc: UK-listed specialist in industrial filtration and separation; now the parent/acquirer of GV Filtri. Directly comparable product portfolio (filter housings, cartridges, porous media) across energy, aerospace, and industrial markets, with overlapping customer base in oil & gas and chemicals.
• Boll & Kirch Filterbau GmbH: German industrial filtration manufacturer of automatic and manual filter housings for power, water, oil & gas, and chemicals. Closest direct peer to GV Filtri in scale, custom-engineering approach, and code-stamped pressure-vessel capability.
• Amazon Filters Ltd: UK-based industrial filter housings and cartridge manufacturer serving similar process industries (chemicals, water, food, pharma). Comparable mid-market European footprint and product range to GV Filtri.
• R.P. Adams Company: US-based manufacturer of industrial filtration and separation equipment including strainers, filters, and engineered systems for water treatment and process industries. Similar mid-sized engineering-driven model with code-stamped pressure vessel capability.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company, Inc. Global leader in industrial filtration with broad product lines across liquid and air/gas filtration. Competes with GV Filtri in oil & gas, chemical, and industrial segments, but operates at significantly larger scale with worldwide manufacturing footprint.
• Pall Corporation: Industrial filtration and separation specialist (now part of Danaher) serving food & beverage, pharma, oil & gas, and chemicals. Direct overlap with GV Filtri in process filtration housings and cartridges, especially in pharma/food purity applications.
• Mann+Hummel: Family-owned global filtration company offering industrial and automotive filtration solutions. Overlaps with GV Filtri in industrial liquid and air filtration housings, though Mann+Hummel is much larger and more diversified across mobility and life sciences.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control conglomerate with a substantial Filtration Group serving industrial, oil & gas, and chemical markets. Comparable in offering filter housings and replacement elements, but operates as a much broader portfolio player.
• Atlas Copco: Global industrial group whose Compressor Technique division includes oil-free air and gas filtration relevant to GV Filtri's deoiling filters for compressed air. Larger scale with global service network; partial rather than full overlap.
• SPX Flow (now private / separate entities): Process equipment provider with industrial filtration lines serving food, dairy, and chemical markets. Overlaps with GV Filtri in process filtration housings and engineered solutions for hygienic applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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