Recard
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1962
- HeadquartersLucca, Italy
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Recard firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Recard
- Legal name
- Recard
- Website
- https://recard.it
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1962
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Recard industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Paper Manufacturing Machinery
- NAICS
- Paper Manufacturing (322)
- SIC
- Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Tissue Converting & Private Label Manufacturing (IMAMAGAH)
Keywords
Where Recard is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lucca
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Recard business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Tissue Paper Machinery Sales: Sale of paper tissue manufacturing equipment including Stock Preparation systems, Slitter-Rewinders, and Tissue Machines. These are custom industrial equipment sales typically involving longer sales cycles and project-based procurement.
- Turn Key Plant Solutions: Complete plant design, engineering, and implementation services for new tissue paper manufacturing facilities. Involves custom project-based engagements.
- Rebuilding Program Services: Modernization and upgrade services for existing tissue paper plants, providing ongoing service revenue from installed base.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Recard product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Recard designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial machinery and complete plant solutions for tissue paper manufacturing. Its portfolio includes Stock Preparation systems, Slitter-Rewinders, and Tissue Machines, supplemented by a Turn Key Plant service for end-to-end facility delivery and a Rebuilding Program for modernizing existing tissue paper equipment. Following its July 2025 acquisition by Toscotec, the Recard brand and its machinery know-how are now operated under Toscotec.
Product overview
Recard is a provider of tissue paper plant solutions and machinery, operating as part of Toscotec following acquisition in July 2025. The company offers a portfolio of industrial machinery including Stock Preparation systems, Slitter-Rewinders, and Tissue Machines for tissue paper manufacturing. Additionally, Recard provides complementary services through its Rebuilding Program (equipment modernization and refurbishment) and Turn Key Plant solutions (complete plant design and installation). The product line covers the full production lifecycle from raw material preparation to finished product conversion.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Stock Preparation Equipment and systems used to prepare pulp and fiber stock in tissue paper manufacturing processes, supplied to industrial paper producers.
- Slitter-Rewinders Industrial slitter-rewinder machines that convert and process tissue paper rolls to specified dimensions, used by tissue converting operations.
- Tissue Machine Complete tissue paper production machines engineered for industrial-scale manufacturing of tissue paper products.
- Turn Key Plant End-to-end turnkey plant solution covering design, engineering, installation, and commissioning of new tissue paper manufacturing facilities for industrial buyers.
- Rebuilding Program Modernization and rebuilding service for installed Recard tissue paper production equipment, extending operational life and improving performance for existing customers.
Companies that use Recard
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Recard technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Recard partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- ToscoteccoreIn July 2025, Toscotec acquired the brand and intellectual property of Recard. This acquisition included all know-how, technical drawings, and other intangible assets related to Recard machinery. Recard is now fully integrated into Toscotec, with customers directed to contact Toscotec for technical assistance and services regarding Recard machinery. Toscotec is located at Viale Europa 317/F, 55014 Marlia, Lucca, Italy.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Recard competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fabio Perini: Fabio Perini is an Italian maker of tissue converting and packaging machinery, including rewinding and wrapping lines. It competes with Recard's Slitter-Rewinders and aftermarket rebuilds in the tissue converting value chain.
- A.Celli Group: A.Celli is an Italian manufacturer specializing in tissue winding and converting machinery, slitter-rewinders, and turnkey tissue lines. Its slitter-rewinder and tissue converting portfolio overlaps directly with Recard's core product set.
- Over Meccanica: Over Meccanica is an Italian manufacturer of tissue converting equipment, slitter-rewinders, and log saws. It is a direct competitor to Recard's Slitter-Rewinders and converting-related machinery in the Italian tissue machinery cluster.
- PMP Group (Paper Machinery Producer): PMP Group is a Poland-based supplier of tissue machines, stock preparation systems, and rebuilds for the tissue industry. It competes head-to-head with Recard for new tissue lines and modernization projects across EMEA and other markets.
- OMET: OMET is an Italian manufacturer of converting and slitting-rewinding machinery, including tissue and nonwoven applications. Its converting and rewinding line overlaps with Recard's Slitter-Rewinders in the tissue and adjacent hygiene markets.
Regional players
- Kawanoe Zoki: Kawanoe Zoki is a Japanese supplier of paper and tissue machinery, including tissue machines and stock preparation. It primarily serves Asian paper producers and competes with Recard for tissue line projects in the Asia-Pacific region.
Broad incumbents
- Toscotec: Toscotec is an Italian manufacturer of tissue machines, stock preparation, and drying systems, headquartered in Marlia, Lucca. Toscotec acquired Recard's brand and IP in July 2025, making it both the parent and the most directly overlapping machinery builder for tissue paper producers.
- Valmet: Valmet is a large Finnish process technologies and pulp, paper, and tissue machinery supplier with a broad global footprint. It competes with Recard for turnkey tissue plants, particularly on large greenfield projects, while also serving pulp, board, and energy markets.
- Andritz: Andritz is an Austrian global supplier of systems, equipment, and services for pulp, paper, tissue, and various other process industries. Its tissue business directly overlaps with Recard's tissue machine and stock preparation offerings.
- Voith Paper: Voith is a German technology group with a paper division offering complete tissue machines, stock preparation, and automation. It is one of the largest incumbents competing with Recard on turnkey tissue projects worldwide.
Market position
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Recard financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Recard leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Recard funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Recard M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Recard
What does Recard do?
Recard designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial machinery and complete plant solutions for tissue paper manufacturing. Its portfolio includes Stock Preparation systems, Slitter-Rewinders, and Tissue Machines, supplemented by a Turn Key Plant service for end-to-end facility delivery and a Rebuilding Program for modernizing existing tissue paper equipment. Following its July 2025 acquisition by Toscotec, the Recard brand and its machinery know-how are now operated under Toscotec.
Is Recard a public or private company?
Recard is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Recard founded?
Recard was founded in 1962. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Recard based?
Recard is headquartered in Lucca, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Recard make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Tissue Paper Machinery Sales are the primary driver. The others are turn Key Plant Solutions and rebuilding Program Services.
Who are Recard's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fabio Perini, A.Celli Group, Over Meccanica, PMP Group (Paper Machinery Producer) and OMET. Kawanoe Zoki is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Toscotec, Valmet, Andritz and Voith Paper.
Does Recard have an API?
No public API is recorded for Recard.
What industry is Recard in?
Recard's product category is Paper Manufacturing Machinery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAMAGAH, Tissue Converting & Private Label Manufacturing. Its NAICS code is 322 and its SIC code is 3555.