CK-Industries

What CK-Industries does

CK-Industries is a French industrial manufacturer specialising in tubular livestock equipment and barn manure management systems. From its single manufacturing site in Marcoux, Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), the company designs, fabricates, hot-dip galvanises, and ships products including self-locking and free-service cattle stanchions (Cornadis Liberty, Freelock, Zephir, Suédois), free-stall cubicles, telescopic barrier systems, hay racks, feed troughs, contention corridors, and a full calf and small-ruminant range. Its second pillar is a complete scraper and evacuation portfolio: cable-driven, square-chain, marine-chain, hydraulic, continuous, and reciprocating evacuators, with winch drives sized from 0.55KW to 1.50KW for corridor lengths up to 180 metres. The company transforms and ships over 2,000 kilometres of tubes annually and serves several million animals across France and Europe. Production relies on hot-dip galvanisation after fabrication for corrosion resistance, supported by patented products such as the Cornadis Liberty headgate and the registered Super Cosy cubicle design.

The business operates as a SASU within the SOFILAB Group and generates revenue primarily through one-time equipment sales routed via a network of more than 1,500 dealers and resellers across France and internationally, supplemented by direct factory sales and a field sales team. A secondary, recurring revenue stream comes from aftermarket spare parts manufactured for all major competing manure evacuator brands (SAMAS, Lancelot Sovemag, Alfa Laval, Albert, 108, Curétable, and its own CKi line). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; demand generation relies on regional and European agricultural trade shows (Comice de Feurs, TERRES EN FÊTE, LIBRAMONT), a dealer-supported sales motion, and a corporate website with downloadable catalogues. The customer base is fragmented across SMB livestock farmers (dairy, beef, ovine, caprine) and agricultural equipment resellers, with no named enterprise accounts.

Name

CK-Industries

Legal name

CK Industries

Website

https://ck-industries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CK-Industries is a French manufacturer of hot-dip galvanised tubular livestock equipment and manure evacuation systems, serving dairy, beef, sheep, and goat farmers across France and Europe through a network of more than 1,500 dealers and an aftermarket spare-parts business covering all major competitor brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marcoux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Livestock equipment manufacturing and sales: CK-Industries designs, manufactures, and commercialises a wide range of tubular livestock equipment (stanchions, barriers, cubicles, feed bunks, hay racks, calf hutches, sheep/goat equipment) and manure scraping/evacuation systems. Products are sold primarily through a network of over 1,500 resellers in France and internationally, and directly from the factory. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales, with after-sales service and spare parts as a secondary revenue stream.
2. Spare parts for all brands of manure evacuators: CK-Industries supplies replacement parts compatible with a wide range of competing manure evacuator brands (Samas, Lancelot Sovemag, Alfa Laval, Albert, 108, Curétable, and their own CKi range), generating recurring parts revenue from the installed base across France and Europe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CK-Industries designs, manufactures, and commercialises hot-dip galvanised tubular livestock equipment (cattle stanchions, free-stall cubicles, barriers, hay racks, troughs, contention systems, calf and sheep/goat housing) and mechanical manure scraping and evacuation systems (cable, square-chain, marine-chain, hydraulic, reciprocating, and continuous scrapers). The company also supplies spare parts compatible with all major competing brands of manure evacuators. Products are made in France at the Marcoux factory (Loire, 42) and sold through a network of more than 1,500 resellers across France and internationally.

Product overview

CK-Industries designs, manufactures, and commercializes tubular livestock equipment and manure scraping systems from its facility in Marcoux, Loire (42), France. The product portfolio consists of two main systems: (1) Tubular Equipment covering headgates (Cornadis Liberty, Freelock, Zephir, Suédois), free-service barriers, stanchion barriers (3, 4, 5 tubes), free-stall cubicles (Super Cosy, Easy Free, Freedom, Big Cow), hay racks (ECO, auto-serrant, 12/14 places, circular, mobile, between boxes), troughs (galvanized cattle, lamb, ewe), calf housing (individual cases, Liberty calf headgates), contention equipment (cesarean barriers, 6-tube barriers, adjustable corridors, transporters), and sheep/goat equipment; (2) Scraping Systems including cable scrapers with winch drives, square chain scrapers, marine chain scrapers, hydraulic scrapers, reciprocating evacuators, continuous evacuators, scrapers (2m, 2.25m), manure grids; and (3) Spare Parts for ALL BRANDS of evacuators (SAMAS, 108, Lancelot Sovemag, ALBERT, Alfa-Laval, Curétable, CKi continu) and scrapers (cable, square chain, marine chain, hydraulic). The company transforms and ships over 2,000 kilometers of tubes per year and equips millions of animals across France and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cornadis (Cattle Stanchions/Headgates) Self-locking and free-service cattle headgates used in stanchion and free-stall barns for animal restraint during feeding, veterinary care, and handling. Available in multiple locking mechanism designs to suit dairy, beef, and horned cattle operations across France and Europe.
• Stanchion Barriers (3, 4, 5 Tubes) Telescopic tubular barriers for dividing cattle in stanchion barns, hot-dip galvanised for barn durability, available in standard or gate ends, suitable for dairy and beef cattle of all sizes.
• Pasture and Mobile Hay Racks Outdoor hay and bale feeding racks for cattle, sheep, and goats at pasture, including fixed, mobile, self-tightening, circular, and cradle designs with anti-waste troughs and 3-point tractor attachments.
• Free-Stall Cubicles (Logettes) Free-stall dairy cow cubicle systems including Super Cosy, Easy Free, Freedom, and Big Cow floating variants, with adjustable neck rails and mounting options for dairy cattle comfort and barn organisation.
• Contention Equipment and Handling Systems Animal handling and contention systems for cattle, including cesarean panels for calving/udder work, robust 6-tube barriers with chain or pin fixation, barrier transporters, and adjustable contention corridors for safe cattle handling.
• Galvanised and Stainless Steel Troughs Steel feeding troughs for cattle, lambs, ewes, and calves in barn or pasture settings, including monobloc hot-dip galvanised models and stainless steel troughs for calf pens.
• Calf Housing and Handling Range (Gamme Veaux) Complete calf housing and handling product range including individual PVC cases, Liberty calf headgates (patented), free-service barriers, gates, panels, and troughs designed for dairy and veal calf nurseries.
• Sheep and Goat Equipment Range (Gamme Ovins/Caprins) Tubular equipment adapted for ovine and caprine operations, including hay racks, troughs, and self-locking stanchions for goats and kids with silent blocking systems.
• Cable-Driven Manure Scrapers Barn manure scraping systems using cable drives with powerful winch motors (0.55-1.50 KW), designed for long-corridor heavy-duty barn cleaning applications.
• Square-Chain Manure Scrapers Barn manure scraping systems using square-chain drives, suitable for intensive barn cleaning service.
• Marine-Chain Manure Scrapers Barn manure scraping systems using marine chain drives, designed for robust and intensive barn cleaning.
• Hydraulic Manure Scrapers Barn manure scraping systems using hydraulic drive units, offering an alternative drive technology for barn cleaning operations.
• Continuous Manure Evacuators (CKi Continu) Continuous-operation manure evacuation systems designed for uninterrupted barn manure removal, marketed under the CKi brand with full spare parts support.
• Reciprocating Manure Evacuators (Va-et-vient) Reciprocating (back-and-forth) manure evacuators for barn manure removal, with interchangeable spare parts compatible with all major brands on the market.
• Multi-Brand Spare Parts for Manure Evacuators Spare parts catalogue compatible with all major competing manure evacuator brands (SAMAS, Lancelot Sovemag, Alfa Laval, ALBERT, 108, Curétable) and CKi brand evacuators, providing a single source of replacement parts across France and Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 km of tubes manufactured and shipped per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOFILAB GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCK-Industries is a member of the SOFILAB Group. The group brings together complementary businesses in the agricultural equipment sector. CK-Industries operates as a European agro-supplier specialising in tubular livestock equipment and manure evacuation systems.
• 3D EnseignesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner3D Enseignes (Savigneux, near Marcoux) manufactured and installed the new CK-Industries facade signage and logo at the company's Marcoux factory in 2024.
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegionminorOthersCK-Industries operates with the support of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, which provides regional backing for the company's activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Farm Technologies: GEA is a global broad incumbent in dairy and livestock equipment (milking, manure, housing, digital farm management). While not specialized in CK-Industries' tubular niche, GEA competes for the same farm capex budgets at a much larger scale and with bundled solutions.
• Lely: Lely is a Dutch broad incumbent in dairy robotics, feeding and barn equipment that competes for European dairy farm capex alongside CK-Industries. While its portfolio is more digital and robotic, it overlaps in cubicles, feeding barriers and barn automation categories.
• BouMatic: BouMatic is a multinational dairy equipment manufacturer active in milking, cooling and barn equipment, overlapping the broader farm systems budgets CK-Industries competes for. Its scale and dealer footprint make it a relevant broader-incumbent comparable.
• DeLaval: DeLaval is a global incumbent offering milking, cooling, barn and manure handling solutions to dairy farmers. It competes for the same large-dairy-farm upgrade cycles that CK-Industries targets with its cubicles and scraping systems.

Direct peers

• Patura: Patura is a German specialist in pasture and barn livestock equipment, including hay racks, feeders and cattle handling systems, overlapping CK-Industries' râteliers and contention categories. Both supply through agricultural dealer networks across Europe.
• Samson Agro: Samson Agro is a Danish manufacturer of manure handling and slurry equipment, including chain and cable scrapers and pumping systems, directly overlapping CK-Industries' scraping systems category. Both firms compete for European barn hygiene and manure evacuation budgets across the same dealer networks.
• Urban GmbH & Co. KG: Urban (UrbAln) is a German manufacturer of tubular cattle stanchions, feeding barriers and cubicles that competes head-to-head with CK-Industries' cornadis and stabulation ranges. Both companies sell through regional dealers into European dairy and beef farms.
• Jourdain: Jourdain is a long-established French manufacturer of tubular livestock equipment (stanchions, barriers, cubicles, manure scrapers) and is one of the closest direct competitors to CK-Industries in the French barn-equipment market. Both companies compete on the same dealer channel with overlapping product ranges for cattle, sheep and goats.
• Lemmer-Fullwood: Lemmer-Fullwood is a German manufacturer specializing in dairy barn equipment such as cubicles, stanchions and manure systems, directly comparable to CK-Industries' Super Cosy, Easy Free and Liberty stanchion ranges. Both target dairy farmers in Western Europe with similar tubular barn equipment.

Emerging players

• MIK International: MIK International is a European specialist in chain and cable manure scraper systems, directly competing with CK-Industries' scraping systems range for barns requiring cable winch and chain evacuator installations. Both sell replacement parts and compete in the same scraping-system installed base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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