Acotec
Acotec, part of Italy's Mangini Group, designs, builds, commissions, and maintains turnkey cleanrooms, BSL laboratories, hospital environments, and modular buildings for pharmaceutical, healthcare, biological research, aerospace, and industrial clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1988
- HeadquartersFerrara, Italy
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Acotec does
Acotec (Acotec Turnkey Division) is an Italian specialty engineering and construction contractor, operating as a brand within MANGINI SRL UNIPERSONALE (Mangini Group), that designs, builds, commissions, validates, and maintains controlled contamination environments and biological containment facilities. Founded circa 1988 and headquartered in Putignano with offices in Ferrara and Milano, the company delivers turnkey projects across four core product lines: cleanrooms (ISO-classified controlled environments), high-containment laboratories (BSL2/BSL3/BSL4), hospital environments (operating blocks, isolation rooms, hospital pharmacies), and modular prefabricated structures for healthcare and civil use. Notable technical achievements include the first AIFA-validated public pharmaceutical laboratories in Italy for stem cell and gene therapy production, GMP and FDA compliance for pharmaceutical facilities, and ISO3AMC-8 classified environments delivered to Thales Alenia Space for the ESA Exomars mission.
The business operates a project-based enterprise sales motion targeting large pharmaceutical, hospital, biological research, aerospace, and industrial clients. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time turnkey project delivery, complemented by recurring maintenance contracts and professional services for IQ/OQ/PQ commissioning, facility validation, and equipment qualification. Customers are predominantly enterprise and public-sector entities (Merck Serono, IBSA Farmaceutici, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Dubai Fertility Hospital, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Ospedale Umberto I, ESA via Thales Alenia Space), with project execution extending internationally into the UAE, Algeria, Armenia, Switzerland, and France. The company holds ISO 9001/2015 certification and operates exclusively through direct engagement by a specialized in-house engineering team, without channel partners or platform distribution.
Recent strategic activity has centered on platform consolidation within Mangini Group (Nicomac joining in October 2023), delivery of a 1,200 sqm modular hospital in Syracuse and a 75 sqm BSL3 laboratory in Mestre during 2023, and continued international expansion through aerospace-grade projects and Gulf-region hospital builds. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific given the custom engineering nature of each engagement, with no standardized pricing publicly disclosed.
Acotec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Acotec
- Legal name
- MANGINI SRL UNIPERSONALE
- Website
- https://acotec.it
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1988
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Acotec, part of Italy's Mangini Group, designs, builds, commissions, and maintains turnkey cleanrooms, BSL laboratories, hospital environments, and modular buildings for pharmaceutical, healthcare, biological research, aerospace, and industrial clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Acotec industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cleanroom Engineering & Controlled Contamination Environments
- SIC
- Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Healthcare & Laboratory Interior Fit-Out (IMAFANAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM), Environmental Monitoring & Cleanroom Testing (GMP) (HLAGADAL), Lab Safety, PPE & Contamination Control (Hoods, Biosafety Cabinets, Clean Air) (HLAGAIAK), Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE)
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Where Acotec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ferrara
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Acotec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Turnkey Project Delivery: Design and construction of controlled contamination environments delivered as complete turnkey solutions from concept through commissioning and validation
- Maintenance and Support Services: Scheduled and extraordinary maintenance services for cleanrooms and controlled environments to ensure correct functioning, durability and efficiency over time
- Commissioning and Validation: IQ/OQ/PQ protocols execution, facility validation, equipment qualification and commissioning services
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Acotec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Acotec designs, produces, and maintains controlled contamination environments, including cleanrooms, biological containment laboratories (BSL2/BSL3/BSL4), hospital operating theaters and isolation rooms, GMP pharmaceutical labs for advanced therapies, aerospace-grade cleanrooms, and prefabricated modular buildings. Projects are delivered as turnkey solutions covering feasibility, design, construction, commissioning, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and ongoing scheduled maintenance for clients in pharmaceutical, hospital, biological, aerospace and electronics sectors.
Product overview
Acotec (Acotec Turnkey Division) operates as part of the Mangini Group and offers a comprehensive portfolio of controlled contamination environment solutions. The core offering consists of four main product lines: Cleanroom (controlled contamination environments with continuous monitoring), Laboratories (high-tech environments for research and production), Hospital Environments (operating rooms, isolation rooms, pharmacies), and Modular Building (prefabricated structures for healthcare and civil applications). These products are delivered through turnkey engineering services including design, construction, commissioning, validation, and maintenance. Acotec specializes in high-containment BSL3/BSL4 biological laboratories, GMP-validated pharmaceutical facilities for advanced therapies, and aerospace-grade cleanrooms meeting international ISO standards. The company has over 35 years of experience serving pharmaceutical, hospital, biological, industrial, aerospace, stem cell/advanced therapy, and electronics sectors.
Differentiator
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Brands
- Mangini Modular Building: Prefabricated modular structures for pharmaceutical, hospital, industrial and civil sectors including schools, nursing homes, hospitality, and accommodation.
- Acotec Turnkey Division
Products and services
- Cleanroom Controlled contamination environments characterized by air with very low content of suspended dust microparticles, with constant monitoring of humidity, pressure, temperature and particle pollution. Delivered for pharmaceutical, hospital, biological, aerospace and industrial clients.
- Laboratories High-tech environments designed with system solutions and building finishes suitable for aerospace, biological, microelectronic, hospital, industrial and research activities, built to adapt to evolving instrumentation and operating processes.
- Hospital Environments Turnkey hospital environments including operating blocks, operating rooms with prefabricated walls, infectious disease hospitalizations, isolated patient rooms, and hospital pharmacies.
- Modular Building Prefabricated modular structures for pharmaceutical, hospital, industrial and civil sectors including schools, nursing homes, hospitality, and accommodation, built quickly using primarily dry-assembled materials with high-quality internal finishes configurable for classified labs, operating rooms, ICU and wards.
- Engineering Services Design and build services for cleanrooms, laboratories, hospital environments and modular buildings, developed according to ISO 9001/2015 certified quality system with conformity verification to reference standards and guidelines.
- Maintenance Services Scheduled and extraordinary maintenance services for cleanrooms including systems start-up, project parameters verification, testing and commissioning, facility validation, equipment certification, and IQ/OQ/PQ protocols execution.
- BSL3/BSL4 Containment Laboratories High-containment biological laboratories (BSL3, BSL4 / PCL3, PCL4) equipped with safety systems for handling biological agents, featuring continuous contamination control through particle and microbiological monitoring.
- GMP Laboratories for Advanced Therapies AIFA-validated environments for advanced therapies and authorized pharmaceutical laboratories for stem cell and gene therapy production, designed and built according to GMP standards.
- Aerospace Cleanroom Systems High-specification cleanrooms for aerospace applications including ISO7 HC and ISO3AMC-8 classified environments, as well as transportable cleanrooms for mission assembly facilities (e.g., ESA Exomars mission work).
Quantifiable outcome
- ISO7 HC cleanroom achieving ISO3AMC-8 confined environment standard
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Companies that use Acotec
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Acotec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
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Feature5 records
Acotec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- NicomaccoreNicomac joined Mangini Group in October 2023, becoming part of the parent company of Acotec Turnkey Division. Nicomac specializes in cleanroom technology and environmental control systems.
- Veneta Sanitaria Finanza di ProgettominorVeneta Sanitaria Finanza di Progetto commissioned Acotec for the turnkey delivery of the BSL3 laboratory at Ospedale dell'Angelo in Mestre, managing the hospital facility.
- Thales Alenia SpacecoreAcotec collaborated with Thales Alenia Space as one of the main contractors for the ESA Exomars 2016-2021 mission. The partnership delivered two highly innovative cleanroom projects: a 360 sqm ISO7 HC cleanroom with upgrade to ISO3AMC-8 standard for the mission, and a 200 sqm transportable cleanroom for module assembly at ESA laboratories in Cannes and Baikonur launch base.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Acotec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- G-CON Manufacturing: Designs and manufactures prefabricated cleanroom PODs for pharmaceutical and biotech production. Directly comparable to Acotec's modular cleanroom and pharmaceutical facility turnkey offerings, including cleanroom-as-product delivery models.
- AES Clean Technology: Designs, manufactures, and installs modular cleanroom systems for pharma, biotech, and healthcare. Directly competes with Acotec on turnkey cleanroom delivery, particularly for controlled contamination environments in regulated industries.
- Mecart Cleanrooms: Canadian modular and turnkey cleanroom builder serving pharmaceutical, hospital, and industrial clients. Comparable to Acotec's modular cleanroom and prefabricated facility business, including hospital-grade infection control environments.
- Nicomac: Italian cleanroom technology and environmental control systems specialist that joined the Mangini Group in October 2023. Direct peer and now sister company to Acotec, sharing pharma and healthcare cleanroom customers across Europe.
- Clean Rooms International: Designs, manufactures, and installs hardwall and softwall modular cleanrooms for medical, pharma, electronics, and aerospace. Competes head-to-head with Acotec on modular controlled contamination environment delivery.
- Spetec Clean Room Technology: German manufacturer and installer of cleanroom and laminar flow equipment for pharma, semiconductor, biotech, and medical devices. Directly comparable on cleanroom walls, ceilings, and HEPA filtration systems used in pharma and hospital builds.
Broad incumbents
- Terra Universal: Supplies cleanrooms, laminar flow equipment, and laboratory furniture/glove boxes. Overlaps with Acotec on controlled contamination environment products, particularly lab furniture and modular cleanroom enclosures.
- CRB Group: Global engineering, architecture, and construction firm serving life sciences with end-to-end facility delivery including cleanrooms. A broader incumbent offering overlapping cleanroom and controlled environment capabilities alongside full EPC services.
- Weiss Technik (climate/test chambers): Provides environmental simulation, climate, and cleanroom technology for pharma, biotech, and electronics. Overlaps with Acotec on controlled environment infrastructure, although broader portfolio includes test and measurement chambers.
Emerging players
- Schilling Engineering: German specialist in isolators, containment systems, and cleanroom technology for pharma and life sciences. Adjacent to Acotec's BSL3/BSL4 containment and GMP lab offerings, with overlap in contamination control.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Acotec social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
Acotec financial estimates
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Acotec
What does Acotec do?
Acotec designs, produces, and maintains controlled contamination environments, including cleanrooms, biological containment laboratories (BSL2/BSL3/BSL4), hospital operating theaters and isolation rooms, GMP pharmaceutical labs for advanced therapies, aerospace-grade cleanrooms, and prefabricated modular buildings. Projects are delivered as turnkey solutions covering feasibility, design, construction, commissioning, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and ongoing scheduled maintenance for clients in pharmaceutical, hospital, biological, aerospace and electronics sectors.
Is Acotec a public or private company?
Acotec is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Acotec founded?
Acotec was founded in 1988. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Acotec based?
Acotec is headquartered in Ferrara, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Acotec make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Turnkey Project Delivery is the primary driver. The others are maintenance and Support Services and commissioning and Validation.
Who are Acotec's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are G-CON Manufacturing, AES Clean Technology, Mecart Cleanrooms, Nicomac, Clean Rooms International and Spetec Clean Room Technology. Broad incumbents are Terra Universal, CRB Group and Weiss Technik (climate/test chambers). Schilling Engineering is listed as an emerging player.
Does Acotec have an API?
No public API is recorded for Acotec.
What industry is Acotec in?
Acotec's product category is Cleanroom Engineering & Controlled Contamination Environments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFANAC, Healthcare & Laboratory Interior Fit-Out, with a secondary code of HLAGAIAM, Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems). Its SIC code is 3821.