Western Air Ducts

Name

Western Air Ducts

Legal name

Western Air Ducts

Website

https://westernairducts.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Western Air Ducts was a UK-based industrial air quality solutions provider offering consultation, design, manufacturing, installation, and aftermarket services for industrial customers across the UK and internationally. The company ceased trading in 2026 after over 45 years of operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Air Quality Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ductwork, Duct Fittings & Air Distribution (Diffusers/Grilles/Registers) (IMADANAC), Ductwork Installation & Replacement (Supply/Return) (HSAOAGAC)

Keywords

• Industrial air ducts
• Dust collection systems
• Air handling equipment
• Industrial air quality
• Workplace safety ventilation

Headquarters

HQ city

Frome

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Western Air Ducts provided industrial air quality solutions, including the design, manufacturing, installation, and aftermarket parts and servicing of duct systems and air handling equipment for industrial customers across the UK and internationally. The company operated as a CECO Environmental brand for more than 45 years before ceasing trading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Western Air Ducts Industrial Air Quality Solutions

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered support/transition, parent/flagship and sibling brand.

• Pure LEVsupport/transitionOthersPure LEV is available to assist with service and maintenance of existing equipment. They operate independently of CECO Environmental. This partnership is for ongoing support of Western Air Ducts' existing customer base following the company's closure.
• CECO Environmentalparent/flagshipOthersWestern Air Ducts is a CECO Environmental brand. CECO's broader portfolio of industrial air quality solutions remains available for new project enquiries at cecoenviro.com.
• Flex-Kleensibling brandOthersFlex-Kleen, a brand under CECO Environmental, continues to serve the dust collection market segment that Western Air Ducts previously addressed.

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• Flex-Kleen: Flex-Kleen is a sibling brand under CECO Environmental that directly continues to serve the dust collection market that Western Air Ducts previously addressed, making it the closest functional replacement and most directly comparable peer.
• Air Handling Systems: Air Handling Systems manufactures ductwork, fittings, and air distribution components for industrial and commercial ventilation, directly comparable to Western Air Ducts' ductwork manufacturing and air distribution offerings.
• Sly Inc. Sly Inc. manufactures industrial dust collectors, ductwork, and air filtration equipment for industrial applications, directly comparable to Western Air Ducts' core industrial air quality and duct system product lines.
• Torit (Donaldson brand): Torit is Donaldson's dedicated dust collection brand, directly serving the same industrial dust collection niche as Western Air Ducts and Flex-Kleen, making it a directly comparable specialty brand peer.
• Imperial Systems Inc. Imperial Systems designs and manufactures industrial dust collection and air filtration systems with ductwork integration, directly comparable to Western Air Ducts' industrial air handling and workplace safety solutions.

Emerging players

• Pure LEV: Pure LEV is the UK-based service and maintenance partner that has taken over aftermarket support for Western Air Ducts' existing equipment base, with overlapping expertise in industrial air quality and workplace safety ventilation systems.

Broad incumbents

• CECO Environmental: CECO Environmental is the parent company of Western Air Ducts and the strategic operating owner of its industrial air quality portfolio, directly comparable as the controlling entity and continuing provider of dust collection and air handling solutions in the same markets.
• Hamon Group: Hamon is an industrial engineering group with operations in air quality, cooling, and process gas solutions, comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping industrial air handling capabilities relevant to Western Air Ducts' end markets.
• Nederman: Nederman is a global supplier of industrial air filtration, ducting, and workplace air quality solutions, directly comparable to Western Air Ducts' full-stack offering across design, manufacturing, installation, and aftermarket service.
• Donaldson Company: Donaldson is a large global manufacturer of industrial air filtration and dust collection systems, overlapping directly with Western Air Ducts' industrial air quality and workplace safety solutions across multiple end markets.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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