Name

Murfitts Industries

Legal name

Murfitts Industries Ltd

Website

https://murfittsindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rubber Recycling and Tyre-Derived Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (326299), Rubber Product Manufacturing (3262)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Rubber Recycling (Crumb Rubber, Devulcanization) (IMANAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tire Recycling & Processing (Shredding, TDF, Pyrolysis Feedstock) (IMANAMAF), Crumb Rubber & Rubberized Asphalt Products (EUALAKAJ)

Keywords

• Rubber recycling services
• Tyre processing
• Sports surface infill
• Crumb rubber manufacturing
• Rubber granulate production

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakenheath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rubber Granule and Crumb Rubber Sales: Manufacturing and sale of rubber granulate and crumb rubber from recycled post-consumer tyres. Products used in artificial sports pitches, carpet underlay, road surfaces, playground rubber mulch, and other industrial applications. Revenue generated through product sales to B2B customers.
2. PRO-gran Polymeric Infill Sales: Sale of proprietary coated polymeric infill for artificial sports pitches. Premium product commanding higher prices than standard rubber crumb. Sold directly to sports clubs, local authorities, schools, and pitch installers.
3. Tyre Collection and Recycling Services: Bespoke tyre recovery operations managing regular collection and recycling of end-of-life tyres for major automotive tyre suppliers. Service covers both scheduled collections and on-demand retail/manufacture collection.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Murfitts Industries collects, processes, and recycles post-consumer tyres into rubber granulate and crumb rubber products. Operating the UK's largest tyre processing network with six sites, the company manufactures SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber) crumb rubber for sports surfaces, carpet underlay, roads, and industrial applications, alongside its proprietary PRO-gran coated polymeric infill for artificial sports pitches.

Product overview

Murfitts Industries is a UK-based tyre recycling company operating two main product lines: SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber) crumb rubber as the foundational product, and PRO-gran as the advanced polymeric infill. SBR crumb is produced through granulation of recycled tyres and used in artificial pitch infill and various industrial applications. PRO-gran represents the company's premium offering—a polyurethane-coated version of their rubber crumb that addresses safety concerns by eliminating PAH, heavy metal and microplastic release. Both products are supported by the company's tyre recovery and recycling service operations, which collect and process over 11 million post-consumer tyres annually across multiple UK sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRO-gran: Innovative coated polymeric infill for artificial sports pitches, engineered for performance and safety. Combines rubber properties with polyurethane coating to eliminate PAHs, heavy metals and microplastics.
• SBR

Products and services

• PRO-gran A proprietary premium polymeric sports surface infill, consisting of rubber crumb coated with a polyurethane layer. Designed for artificial sports pitches used by professional and amateur sports clubs, schools, and stadium operators.
• SBR Crumb Rubber High-quality Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) crumb rubber derived from recycled end-of-life tyres, supplied for use in sports surfaces, carpet underlay, road construction, and industrial applications. Sold to manufacturers, contractors, and infrastructure projects.
• Tyre Recovery Service A tyre collection and recovery service that gathers end-of-life tyres from tyre suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and waste management partners for processing at the company's recycling facilities.
• Tyre Recycling Processing Industrial-scale processing service that converts post-consumer tyres into reusable raw materials, including rubber granulate, crumb rubber, and recovered steel and fibre. Operated across six processing sites in the United Kingdom.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-25% reduction in skin abrasion (Labosport testing)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Credential EnvironmentalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Acquired 100% of Credential Environmental in 2020, adding processing and tyre collection operations in Wednesbury and Breighton. Credential continues to trade under its own name.
• Sapphire Energy Recovery (Tarmac/CHR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Acquired trade and assets of Tarmac/CHR's waste tyre processing business in 2019, gaining additional processing sites and waste tyre collection operations in Scotland, Manchester, and Birmingham. Expanded UK national coverage.
• Kwik FitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Major partnership where Murfitts recycles used tyres collected by Kwik Fit. Joint initiative supporting Children with Cancer UK charity with goal of raising £1 million.
• Fox MotorsportminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Sponsorship of Fox Motorsport GT4 Pro-Am team in British GT Championships. Drivers Mark Murfitt and Michael Broadhurst compete in Mercedes-AMG. Sponsorship focused on raising awareness of responsible tyre recycling.
• Tyre Industry Federation - Responsible Recyclers SchemecoreOthersActive member of the Tyre Recovery Association's Responsible Recyclers Scheme since its conception. Subject to routine audits ensuring compliance, data reporting, and full traceability of recycled tyres.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sport Group (Polytan): Global sports surfaces group (Polytan, AstroTurf, FieldTurf sister brand) installing pitches worldwide. A critical channel that procures infill; tenders are decided at this level, making the group a strategic counterpart even though it is not a tyre recycler.
• FieldTurf: Tarkett-owned global manufacturer of artificial turf systems for sports pitches. A downstream buyer/influencer of infill materials (including rubber crumb and coated alternatives), and a key counterpart in the value chain Murfitts serves.
• Act Global: International synthetic turf manufacturer with significant installations in sports, landscape, and aviation segments. Comparable as an installer-customer channel for PRO-gran-class premium infill and a competitor in the broader 'safe artificial pitch' proposition.

Direct peers

• Liberty Tire Recycling: Largest tyre recycler in North America, collecting and processing end-of-life tyres into crumb rubber, tyre-derived fuel, and other products. Directly comparable to Murfitts in feedstock collection, granulation, and downstream rubber granulate sales, but at a much larger US scale.
• Genan: Denmark-headquartered European tyre recycler with multiple plants producing crumb rubber and rubber granulate from post-consumer tyres. Closest European competitor in scale and product mix, particularly in rubber granulate for sports surfaces and industrial applications.
• Lehigh Technologies: Michelin-owned rubber recycling company producing micronised rubber powder (MRP) from end-of-life tyres for use in new tyre manufacturing, plastics modification, and asphalt. Comparable as a vertically-integrated tyre recycler transforming ELTs into higher-value downstream products.
• Klean Industries: Developer of pyrolysis and thermal conversion technology for end-of-life tyres, producing carbon black, oil, and gas. Directly comparable to Murfitts' emerging pyrolysis programme and the broader move from mechanical granulation to chemical recovery of ELTs.

Emerging players

• Black Bear Carbon: Dutch company recovering carbon black from end-of-life tyres for re-use in tyre and rubber product manufacturing. Narrower scope than Murfitts today, but illustrative of the downstream circular-economy vertical Murfitts' pyrolysis programme is moving toward.
• Enviro Rubber: Crumber rubber producer and ELT recycler emerging in Australia/SE Asia, supplying crumb rubber for synthetic turf and industrial uses. Comparable in product form to Murfitts' SBR crumb business but at smaller scale and outside the core UK/European footprint.

Regional players

• Lano Sports: Belgian manufacturer and installer of artificial turf systems for football, rugby, hockey, and tennis; comparable proposition to PRO-gran-equipped pitches but with regional (Benelux) installation footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Murfitts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/murfitts-industries-limited

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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