What Webster Griffin does

Webster Griffin Ltd. is a privately held, UK-based designer and manufacturer of custom-engineered bag packaging and palletising automation systems for dry bulk solids, founded in 1975 by Philip Wilson and headquartered in a purpose-built facility in Crowborough, East Sussex since 2005. The company builds bespoke machines across four core platforms: Big Bag (FIBC) filling systems featuring the patented IBC-PF 'semi-suspension' technology, Form Fill Seal (FFS) bagging machines including the Velocity high-speed model (up to 2,000 bags/hour), conventional bag and sack filling machines, and robotic palletising systems distributed under the official UK partnership with Japan's Okura Yusoki Co LTD since 2001. The portfolio is rounded out by baling machines and add-on modules for pallet conveying, handling, wrapping, banding, and hooding (via Italian partner Unitech), enabling fully integrated turn-key packaging lines. Service offerings include after-sales support, spare parts, planned and emergency maintenance, system upgrades and refurbishments (including obsolete robot replacement and PLC retrofits), and site-specific operator training.

Webster Griffin serves enterprise and mid-market customers across at least nine verticals — including animal feed and pet food, building materials and cements, chemicals and powders, food and beverage, food-grade plastics and resins, minerals and aggregates, wastewater processing, waste and energy, and FMCG — with named customers spanning Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo, Cargill, BASF, SABIC, ExxonMobil, Chevron Phillips, Reliance Industries, Tate & Lyle, Veolia, the World Food Programme, BioMar, Skretting, and LKAB Minerals. The business model is project-based: every machine is designed and built to order following on-site investigation of the customer's premises, products, and processes, with revenue generated from one-time equipment sales plus recurring after-sales services, spare parts, upgrades, and training. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales from the UK headquarters with a global network of local agents and regional offices, serving customers in over 76 countries since 1975. The company has completed more than 600 projects, including over 280 Big Bag filling installations since 1990, over 80 Okura robotic palletisers, and over 80 PET chip bagging systems worldwide. The Wilson family maintains multi-generational ownership, and the company holds ISO 9001 certification with no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Webster Griffin

Legal name

Webster Griffin Ltd.

Website

https://webstergriffin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Webster Griffin is a UK family-owned manufacturer founded in 1975 that designs and builds custom-engineered Big Bag filling, Form Fill Seal bagging, and robotic palletising systems for dry bulk solids, serving enterprise customers across chemicals, food, pet food, plastics, minerals, and building materials in over 76 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Palletizing, Depalletizing & Stretch/Shrink Wrapping Systems (IMALAOAF), Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch) (IMAHAOAD)

Keywords

• Bag packaging machinery
• Robotic palletising systems
• Form fill seal bagging
• Big bag filling equipment
• Turn-key packaging lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Crowborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Bag Packaging Machinery Sales: Webster Griffin designs, manufactures, and sells custom bagging and packaging machinery including Big Bag filling systems, Form Fill Seal machines, bag filling machines, robotic palletisers, and complete turn-key packaging lines. Equipment is designed and built to order, with each system tailored to the customer's specific requirements. Revenue is generated from equipment sales, installation, and commissioning services.
2. After-Sales Service, Spare Parts & Maintenance: The company provides ongoing after-sales support including spare parts supply, planned routine maintenance, emergency call-outs, remote support, and operator/maintenance training. Service packages are graded to suit different levels and frequencies of support required. Parts are sourced through a tried and tested supply chain.
3. System Upgrades and Refurbishments: Webster Griffin offers upgrades and refurbishments for existing packaging lines, including replacement of obsolete robot palletisers, control panel redesigns with updated PLC hardware and software, revamping of palletising systems, and replacement of obsolete net weigh scales.
4. Training Services: The company provides site-specific customer training courses for the operation and maintenance of all systems, including comprehensive training on Okura robot systems. Training can be part of maintenance visits or booked separately.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Webster Griffin designs, manufactures, and commissions custom-built bag packaging and robotic palletising machinery for dry bulk solids. Its product range covers Big Bag (FIBC) filling systems (IBC-PF series), Form Fill Seal bagging machines (including the Velocity high-speed variant), bag filling machines for pre-made sacks, baling machines, and Okura-distributed robotic palletisers for bags, sacks, cartons, and cases. The company also delivers fully integrated turn-key packaging lines combining filling, weighing, bag handling, palletising, conveying, wrapping, and hooding, supported by installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and upgrade services.

Product overview

Webster Griffin is a packaging machinery manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of bag filling, packaging automation, and palletising solutions. The core product line includes Big Bag Filling Systems (IBC-PF series) for filling dry bulk solids into super sacks and FIBCs, Form Fill Seal Bagging Machines for continuous 24/7 packaging, and Bag Filling Machines for pre-made bags. These are complemented by Baling Machines for organic products, and Okura-distributed robotic Palletising Systems for both cartons/cases and bags/sacks. Add-on modules include Pallet Conveying & Handling equipment and Pallet Wrapping/Banding/Hooding systems (via Unitech partnership). The company also provides Total Solutions—turnkey integrated packaging lines combining multiple stages with PLC controls. Products handle diverse materials including powders, pellets, chips, flakes, chemicals, food ingredients, and aggregates across industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Big Bag Filling Systems (IBC-PF Series) Custom-engineered Big Bag (FIBC) filling systems for filling dry bulk solids into large flexible intermediate bulk containers. Incorporates patented semi-suspension technology, gravimetric weighing via load cells, and weight accuracy down to ±0.5%, with the IBC-PF4 variant offering a compact 2x2 square metre footprint.
• Form Fill Seal Bagging Machines Fully automatic Form Fill Seal bagging machines that form, fill and seal packages from roll-stock film 24/7, handling various bag sizes and materials for industrial users packaging dry bulk products.
• Bag Filling Machines Fully and semi-automatic bagging machines designed to pack powders into any type of pre-made bag, suitable for applications ranging from food ingredients to corrosive chemicals.
• Baling Machines Automatic baling equipment that compresses products into bales for easier shipping, designed for non-stop packing of organic products such as alfalfa, horse feed, cattle silage, and wood shavings.
• Okura Robotic Palletisers - Cartons and Cases CE-certified Okura robotic palletisers for cartons and cases with the OXPA self-teach controller, enabling pallet stacking programmes to be created and modified directly from a laptop by trained operators without specialist programming knowledge.
• Okura Robotic Palletisers - Bags and Sacks Okura palletising robots for bags and sacks, adaptable to a wide range of packaging types and sizes, delivering compact, cost-effective, and flexible automation with the OXPA self-teach controller.
• Velocity Form Fill Seal Machine High-speed Form Fill Seal machine capable of filling up to 2000 bags per hour for 2.5kg bags, 1500 bags per hour for 10kg bags, and 1200 bags per hour for 25kg bags, operating continuously with automatic forming, filling, and sealing.
• Modulo Auto Bagger Fully automatic bagging machine with high-speed operation and quick bag-format switching, designed for short special batch runs in the pet food industry with fewer moving parts for hygienic operation.
• Total Solutions (Integrated Packaging Lines) Turn-key integrated bagging lines and carton/bag palletising systems combining multiple packaging process stages with PLC control panel integration, plus comprehensive installation, commissioning and support services.
• After-Sales Service, Spare Parts and Maintenance Ongoing after-sales support including spare parts supply, planned routine maintenance, emergency call-outs, remote support, and operator/maintenance training, with service packages graded to suit different support levels.
• System Upgrades and Refurbishments Upgrades and refurbishments for existing packaging lines, including replacement of obsolete robot palletisers, control panel redesigns with updated PLC hardware and software, revamping of palletising systems, and replacement of obsolete net weigh scales.
• Training Services Site-specific customer training courses for operation and maintenance of Webster Griffin systems, including comprehensive training on Okura robot systems, delivered either as part of maintenance visits or booked separately.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput increased to 1000 bags/hour at Mansfield Sand, with labour reduced from 6 to 3 workers per shift
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Okura Yusoki Co LTD (Japan)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2001Webster Griffin was appointed as the official UK distributor for Okura Yusoki Co LTD's robotic palletisers and de-palletisers for sacks, bags, boxes, cartons, drums, and shrink-wrapped bundles in 2001. The partnership has been highly successful, with over 80 Okura robots integrated into Webster Griffin bagging systems worldwide by 2020. The company celebrated 21 years of the partnership in 2021. Okura's OXPA 'self-teach' controller enables easy programming of pallet stacking patterns.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global packaging machinery incumbent (formerly Bosch Packaging) offering processing, filling, and packaging solutions across food, pharma, and chemicals. Overlaps with Webster Griffin in bagging and palletising for food and chemical processing.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global incumbent in food processing, feed, and advanced materials with a packaging equipment portfolio spanning bagging, palletising, and digital services. Operates at far greater scale than Webster Griffin but competes for the same food, feed, and chemical processing customers.

Direct peers

• Payper: Spanish packaging machinery specialist offering bag filling, palletising, and wrapping solutions for powders and granular products. Comparable mid-sized European peer serving similar dry-bulk end markets.
• STATEC BINDER: Austrian manufacturer of packaging machinery for open-mouth and FFS bagging, palletising, and complete bagging lines for free-flowing products. Direct peer in FFS bagging equipment serving food, animal feed, chemicals, and fertilizer.
• Concetti Group: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in bag filling, palletising, and integrated end-of-line systems for powders, granules, and flakes. Highly comparable to Webster Griffin's bagging-and-palletising turnkey offerings.
• Fuji Machinery: Japanese maker of flow wrapping, bagging, and packaging automation equipment. Overlapping focus on bag-format packaging and end-of-line automation, particularly relevant for FMCG and industrial customers served by Webster Griffin.
• Haver & Boecker: German family-owned manufacturer of industrial packaging machinery including Big Bag filling, valve bag packing, and palletising systems for dry bulk solids. Direct competitor to Webster Griffin in FIBC filling and bagging lines across chemicals, minerals, and food.
• Premier Tech: Canadian-based packaging systems provider offering bagging, palletising, and conveying equipment under Premier Tech Systems and Packaging brands. Comparable in offering complete bag-to-pallet lines for industrial customers.
• Anritsu (now part of Anritsu Infivis): Japanese manufacturer of automatic weighing, bag-making, and packaging machinery, particularly strong in FFS bagging for food, chemicals, and pet food. Directly competes with Webster Griffin in high-speed bagging equipment, especially across Asia-Pacific.

Emerging players

• Brillopak: UK-based robotic palletising specialist focused on case and tray packing for fresh produce, food, and FMCG. Competes in the same UK market and adjacent end-of-line robotic palletising space as Webster Griffin's Okura-integrated solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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