Strojírny Podzimek

What Strojírny Podzimek does

Strojírny Podzimek, s.r.o. is a Czech family-owned engineering and metalworking company founded in 1896 in Třešť, Vysočina Region, specializing in the design, manufacture, and installation of heavy steel constructions and technological equipment for two end markets: the stone industry (quarries, gravel pits, and sand pits) and water management (navigation locks, dams, and weirs). Its core product portfolio covers technological production lines, belt conveyors and feeders for stone and aggregate operations; closures, flaps, and gates for navigation chambers and dams; custom heavy steel structures; cleaning machines for fine screens in rope, telescopic, hydraulic-with-fixed-rake, and hydraulic-with-tilting-rake variants (automatic, semi-automatic, and manual modes); and subcontracted machine cooperation services performed on in-house equipment including a four-cylinder hydraulic plate roller (HBR-4 20320), horizontal press (RHTC HB-28 NC), hydraulic plate shears (SBT 3006), hydraulic profile bender (PBH 60), press brake, a 2 m × 6 m plasma cutting table, and a PP301 band saw for profiles up to 520 mm.

The business operates from a single 2,500 m² production facility and has completed approximately 1,800 projects since founding. Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-priced B2B contracts under a sales-led go-to-market, with no public pricing, no recurring subscription model, and no disclosed revenue. The customer base sits entirely within the Czech Republic, focused on the Vysočina Region and broader domestic industrial and infrastructure clients. Distribution is direct via the company's technical and management team, supported by a website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube presence used primarily for top-of-funnel visibility and recruitment.

The company is independently family-owned with no parent or institutional investors disclosed, led by Executive Director Ing. Jiří Kotrba, MBA, and a named team spanning technical, production, design, purchasing, sales, and finance functions. Stated strategic intent is to become a sought-after employer regionally and, by 2030, nationally across the Czech Republic, while reducing dependency on external suppliers. The firm received an innovation voucher from regional development fund Fond Vysočiny in 2022 in support of R&D activity.

Name

Strojírny Podzimek

Legal name

Strojírny Podzimek, s.r.o.

Website

https://strojirny-podzimek.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strojírny Podzimek is a Czech family-owned metalworking firm, founded in 1896, that designs, manufactures, and installs heavy steel constructions, conveyor systems for stone quarries, and gates/closures for navigation locks and dams, serving industrial and infrastructure clients within the Czech Republic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Steel Structures & Industrial Equipment

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL), Mining & Mineral Processing Facility Construction (IMAFADAE), Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Heavy steel structures
• Stone industry equipment
• Water management structures
• Industrial steel fabrication
• Fine screen cleaning machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Trest

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Manufacturing Services: Project-based custom design, manufacturing, and installation of heavy steel structures and industrial equipment. Revenue generated through direct B2B contracts with stone industry, water management, and construction sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Strojírny Podzimek designs, manufactures, and assembles heavy steel technological structures and industrial equipment for two main sectors: the stone industry (technological production lines, belt conveyors, and feeders for quarries, gravel pits, and sand pits) and water management (closures, flaps, and gates for navigation chambers and dams). The company also produces heavy steel constructions, offers machine cooperation subcontracting services (plasma cutting, hydraulic bending, band sawing), and builds fine screen cleaning machines in rope, telescopic, and hydraulic configurations.

Product overview

Strojírny Podzimek is a family-owned manufacturing company established in 1896, specializing in the design, production, and assembly of steel constructions and technologies. Their core product portfolio includes stone industry technology (belt conveyors, technological lines, feeders for quarries and gravel/sand pits), water management systems (closures, flaps, and gates for navigation chambers and dams), and heavy steel constructions. They also offer machine cooperation services utilizing equipment such as hydraulic bending machines, plasma cutting tables, and band saws, as well as fine screen cleaning machines in various configurations (rope, telescopic, hydraulic). The company operates from facilities spanning 2,500 m² and has completed approximately 1,800 projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stone Industry Technology (Technologie kamenoprůmyslu) Custom design, manufacturing, and realization of technological production lines, belt conveyors, and feeders for the stone industry, gravel pits, and sand pits. Sold to quarry operators, stone processing facilities, gravel pit operators, and sand pit operators who need heavy-duty equipment for material handling and transportation in industrial environments.
• Water Management Structures (Vodní hospodářství) Custom design, manufacturing, and assembly of heavy steel technological structures for closures, flaps, and gates of navigation chambers and dams. Sold to navigation lock operators, dam authorities, and water management infrastructure operators needing durable, corrosion-resistant steel structures capable of withstanding water pressure and environmental conditions.
• Heavy Steel Constructions (Ocelové konstrukce) Custom design, manufacturing, and assembly of heavy steel constructions for industrial applications. Sold to construction companies and industrial manufacturers requiring precision-engineered steel components meeting specific project requirements.
• Machine Cooperation Services (Strojová kooperace) Subcontracting services on industrial machinery including a four-cylinder hydraulic sheet bending machine HBR-4 20320, horizontal press RHTC HB-28 NC, hydraulic table shears SBT 3006, hydraulic profile bending machine PBH 60, hydraulic press brake, plasma cutting on a 2m x 6m table, and band saw PP301 for profiles up to 520 mm. Sold to industrial clients needing outsourced metal fabrication capacity.
• Fine Screen Cleaning Machines (Čistící stroje jemných česlí) Custom-designed and manufactured cleaning machines for fine screens, available in rope, telescopic, hydraulic with fixed rake, and hydraulic with tilting rake configurations. Machines operate in automatic, semi-automatic, and manual modes. Sold to water management and industrial clients needing debris-removal equipment for waterway infrastructure.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Voith Hydro: German-headquartered manufacturer of hydro turbines and water management equipment. Direct competitor in the water management infrastructure segment (lock gates, dam closures, hydro turbines) where Strojírny Podzimek operates, though at a dramatically larger scale across global markets.
• KSB SE: German manufacturer of pumps, valves, and related water/wastewater equipment. Comparable in supplying engineered mechanical equipment for water management infrastructure and dams, with a much broader product portfolio and global footprint.
• Metso: Finnish global leader in mineral processing and aggregate equipment. Directly comparable in the stone industry / quarry and gravel pit segment where Strojírny Podzimek supplies conveying systems, feeders, and technological production lines.
• Wirtgen Group: German manufacturer of mobile machines for road construction and aggregate processing (Kleemann brand for crushers and screening). Direct competitor in supplying processing equipment to quarrying and aggregate customers, though focused on mobile rather than fixed installations.

Broad incumbents

• ANDRITZ: Austrian large-cap equipment manufacturer with a hydro and water division that designs and supplies gates, valves, and water management structures. A broader incumbent whose portfolio extends into pulp/paper and metals processing, but it directly competes with Strojírny Podzimek in water management structures.
• Sandvik: Swedish major serving mining and quarrying with crushing, screening, and materials handling equipment. Overlaps with Strojírny Podzimek's stone industry / aggregate processing customers but as a broad global incumbent rather than a niche fabricator.
• Terex Corporation: American manufacturer of materials handling and construction equipment including crushing and screening systems for quarrying. Overlaps with Strojírny Podzimek on the materials handling side via its Terex MP and Finlay product lines.
• Liebherr: Swiss-German family-owned manufacturer of construction machinery, mining equipment, and heavy-duty cranes. A broad incumbent in heavy industrial equipment that shares the family-ownership heritage with Strojírny Podzimek but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple segments.

Regional players

• INTERTECNO: Czech engineering company specializing in water management, hydropower, and power plant equipment (gates, penstocks, valves). A direct regional peer in the Czech market for water management steel structures and the closest size/tier comparable to Strojírny Podzimek.
• ŽĎAS: Czech steel foundry and heavy machinery manufacturer (forging presses, metallurgical equipment). A regional peer in Czech heavy steel fabrication and industrial machinery, sharing the Central European industrial heritage and serving overlapping heavy-industry customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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