Kotzur

What Kotzur does

Kotzur is a third-generation, family-owned Australian industrial manufacturer (founded 1953 by Ray Kotzur as Modern Engineering and Construction Co Pty Ltd, current ownership held by Andrew and Michelle Kotzur) specialising in bulk solids storage, handling, and processing equipment. Its product portfolio spans storage silos (transportable, on-ground, elevated, fertiliser, drying, feed and pellet, field bin, seed, and unsealed variants), handling systems (drag and screw conveyors, screw feeders, bucket elevators, distributors, grain spouts, silo unloaders, road pits, tubular belt conveyors, slide gates, screw flighting), and processing equipment (wetting screws, silo aeration with proprietary controller, Hawk roller mills, grain aspiration, CSIRO co-developed fumigation boxes, rotary scalpers, cyclones, and weighing systems). Engineering differentiators include gas-tight silos certified to AS 2628, a patented drying cone/plenum delivering up to 75% energy savings versus conventional drying, triple load-cell weighing accuracy of ±0.05 kg/s, and smooth-wall stainless silos for food-grade applications.

Revenue is generated predominantly through project-based, custom-engineered sales of large bulk solids storage and handling facilities to enterprise and mid-market customers in the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing sectors, supplemented by a smaller e-commerce channel for spare parts, consumables, and grain testing equipment. Operations run from a headquarters and primary silo factory at Walla Walla NSW (60 Commercial Street), a state-of-the-art Charlton QLD manufacturing facility opened 2023 (handling processing equipment, aeration fans, and handling equipment), and a Northam WA office, with combined headcount of approximately 200. The proprietary K-Rail fencing line is sold through a network of regional Australian distributors, and small-quantity components are sold direct through the Kotzur Online storefront. The business is family-controlled with no disclosed external shareholders or institutional funding, holds Australian Made Campaign registration, and complies with multiple Australian Standards governing structural, wind, seismic, and gas-sealing design.

Name

Kotzur

Legal name

Kotzur Pty Ltd

Website

https://kotzur.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kotzur is a third-generation family-owned Australian manufacturer (founded 1953, ~200 employees) designing and building custom bulk solids storage, handling, and processing equipment — silos, conveyors, aeration, fumigation, and weighing systems — for agricultural, mining, and manufacturing enterprises from facilities in Walla Walla NSW and Toowoomba QLD.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural & Industrial Bulk Storage Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42383), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840), Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42385)

SIC

Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregates & Sand/Gravel Bulk Storage (TLALAIAC), Industrial Powders & Additives Bulk Storage (e.g., lime, gypsum, carbon black) (TLALAIAJ), Bulk & Silo Storage (Dry Bulk) (TLALAAAH), Minerals & Ores Bulk Storage (Non-hazardous) (TLALAIAD)

Keywords

• Bulk solids storage
• Grain silos
• Material handling equipment
• Agricultural storage systems
• Industrial conveyor systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Walla-walla

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bulk Solids Storage Equipment Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of bulk solids storage silos including transportable silos, on-ground silos, elevated silos, fertilizer silos, field bins, seed silos, and drying silos. Products are custom-engineered for Australian conditions with various capacity ranges. Revenue is project-based, often involving multi-unit facility installations.
2. Bulk Solids Handling Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of conveying systems including drag conveyors, screw conveyors, screw feeders, bucket elevators, distributors, grain spouts, silo unloaders, road pits/hoppers, tubular belt conveyors, and slide gates.
3. Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of processing equipment including wetting screws, silo aeration systems, mills (Hawk range roller mills), grain aspiration/cleaning systems, grain fumigation equipment, rotary scalpers, cyclones, and weighing systems.
4. K-Rail Fencing Products: Sale of K-Rail versatile fencing products in various widths and thicknesses. Distributed through a network of local distributors across Australia (Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, NSW, Victoria).
5. Spare Parts, Components and Accessories: Online sales of spare parts, silo components, fumigation components, grain testing equipment, equipment maintenance items, and accessories through Kotzur Online e-commerce store. Products priced from approximately $22 to $5,920 per unit.
6. Maintenance and Fabrication Services: On-site maintenance services, sheet metal and heavy fabrication, and laser and plasma profile cutting services for existing equipment and new projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Kotzur manufactures bulk solids storage and handling equipment, including a full range of silos (transportable, on-ground, elevated, fertilizer, drying, feed/pellet, field bins, seed, and unsealed), material handling equipment such as conveyors and elevators, and processing equipment including mills, aeration, and fumigation systems. The company's products are engineered and built in-house at its Australian facilities and sold primarily to agricultural, mining, and industrial customers, with a complementary online store supplying parts and accessories.

Product overview

Kotzur is a third-generation family-owned Australian manufacturer offering end-to-end solutions for bulk solids storage, handling, and processing. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: Storage products (including Transportable Silos, On-Ground Silos, Large Elevated Silos, Fertiliser Silos, Drying Silos, Feed & Pellet Silos, Field Bins, Seed Silos, and Unsealed Silos), Handling products (including Drag Conveyors, Screw Conveyors, Screw Feeders, Bucket Elevators, Distributors, Grain Spouts & Spill Boxes, Silo Unloaders, Road Pits/Hoppers, Tubular Belt Conveyors, Slide Gates & Diverters, and Screw Flighting), and Processing products (including Wetting Screws, Silo Aeration systems, Mills under the Hawk Equipment brand, Grain Aspiration, Grain Fumigation equipment, Rotary Scalpers, Cyclones, and Weighing Systems). Additional products include K-Rail fencing, online tools (Silo Volume Calculator and Silo Storage ROI Calculator), and accessories (Grain Testing Equipment, Equipment Maintenance items, Silo Components, and Fumigation Components). The company operates manufacturing facilities in Walla Walla NSW and Toowoomba QLD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Storage Silos

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% energy saving on grain drying compared to conventional drying systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• B. Keogh & Sons Manufacturing Pty LtdcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Kotzur acquired all intellectual property owned by the Bendigo-based entity B. Keogh & Sons Manufacturing Pty Ltd in 2017. This acquisition added manufacturing capabilities and product IP to the Kotzur portfolio, strengthening their position in the bulk solids storage market.
• CSIROcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010CSIRO and Kotzur jointly undertook fumigation trials and developed the Kotzur fumigation box technology. The unit was designed and developed in 2010 in conjunction with CSIRO fumigation trials. Research results demonstrated that the fumigation box achieves required phosphine concentration distributed throughout all parts of the silo within 24 hours.
• Australian Made Campaign Ltd (AMC)coreOthersKotzur Group Pty Ltd is a registered member of the Australian Made Campaign Ltd and is approved to bear the official green-and-gold kangaroo logo. The logo is a registered trademark under Australian Consumer Law, qualifying Kotzur to market products as Australian made.
• Australian Steel InstituteminorOthersKotzur is a member of the Australian Steel Institute, which assures they source the highest quality materials and access the latest research in the field.
• VHD StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVHD Studio was awarded the Industrial Building Design Award at the BQQ 2024 regional Design Awards for the Kotzur Charlton, Queensland manufacturing facility. VHD Studio designed the award-winning industrial building.
• K-Rail Regional Distributor NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK-Rail fencing products are distributed through a network of regional distributors across Australia including Leightons 4X4 (Tasmania), Miegel Engineering (SA), InfraBuild Steel Centre (WA), DST Rural, Direct Steel Wagga Wagga, Steel Supplies (Deniliquin, Mildura, Wagga Wagga, Bega, Albury, Wodonga), and Rural Supplies Coolamon.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• GrainCorp: Australia's largest listed grain handler and bulk storage operator, owning/operating extensive upcountry grain silos and bulk handling sites nationally. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — both serve Australian bulk grain storage, but GrainCorp owns the network while Kotzur manufactures the equipment that goes into it.

Direct peers

• Sioux Steel Company: US-based family-owned manufacturer of grain bins, hopper tanks, and bulk storage structures for agriculture and industry. Direct peer as a silo/hopper manufacturer with overlapping end customers (grain farmers, agricultural operations) and similar project-based sales to mid-market/enterprise agricultural accounts.
• Sukup Manufacturing: US-based family-owned manufacturer of grain storage bins, dryers, and material handling equipment with proprietary grain bin designs. Closely comparable as a vertically integrated family-owned silo manufacturer with similar custom-engineering ethos; operates at significantly larger scale but in a parallel niche — bulk grain storage and handling.
• Behlen Manufacturing & Engineering: Australian steel fabrication business with bulk storage, silos, and structural steel offerings headquartered in Newcastle. Comparable family-built industrial manufacturer serving Australian agricultural and infrastructure customers with similar custom-fabrication capabilities and product categories to Kotzur.
• Ahrens: Australian family-owned steel fabrication and engineering group with grain silo and bulk materials handling operations headquartered in South Australia. Directly competes with Kotzur in Australian agricultural silos and bulk storage structures with overlapping project-based, custom-engineered sales model.
• Westeel (Westeel Group / Vicwest): Canadian manufacturer of steel storage bins, silos, and bulk material handling equipment for agriculture and industry. Direct product overlap with Kotzur (steel silos, handling equipment) serving comparable grain and industrial bulk solids customers across Canada and North America, with similar project-based enterprise sales.

Broad incumbents

• Brock Grain Systems (CTB): US-headquartered global grain storage and handling brand owned by CTB, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Directly competes with Kotzur in grain bins and bulk storage equipment with established international distribution; serves as a scaled incumbent benchmark for Kotzur's go-to-market in large agricultural accounts.
• Ag Growth International (AGI): Global manufacturer of grain storage, handling, and processing equipment serving agriculture across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Operates as a much larger incumbent with overlapping product categories (silos, conveyors, aeration) and serves similar bulk-grain end customers as Kotzur, but with substantially broader portfolio and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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