Bowman

What Bowman does

Bowman Stor Ltd is a privately-held UK industrial filtration manufacturer, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Brownhills, West Midlands. The company designs and manufactures OEM filters for air compressors, oil-water condensate separators, replacement filter kits for all major compressor manufacturers, and a proprietary line of absorbent spill-control products. Bowman operates an in-house technical centre and manufacturing facility, producing all products on-site with control over raw material inventories and production scheduling. Its flagship proprietary technology is SILEXA™, a patented silica-based filtration media developed by Bowman's R&D team from recycled glass bottles, marketed across four formats (Sorb loose absorbent, Pillows, Socks, and Carbon) and differentiated by hydrophobic/oleophilic, non-flammable, and super-absorbent (up to 7x own weight) properties. The company also sells under the SEPURA™ sub-brand and offers full OEM/white-label manufacturing services to third parties, including branded colours and direct-to-end-customer decal application.

Bowman serves manufacturing and engineering firms as its primary segment, with secondary verticals spanning waste management, water treatment, agriculture, pharmaceutical, and marine environments. The business model combines three revenue streams: direct product sales of Bowman-branded and SEPURA™ filtration products, OEM/private-label manufacturing for other brands, and R&D services (prototyping, design, tooling, testing) offered to external partners through its technical centre. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; go-to-market is sales-led via phone, email, and website enquiry, supplemented by organic social presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube where the company publishes product demonstration videos. Bowman holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC, BS 7959-1/2/3, and EcoVadis certifications, and operates as an active member of BCAS (British Compressed Air Society), with claims of being the largest UK supplier of carbon filters for oil-water separators.

Name

Bowman

Legal name

Bowman Stor Ltd

Website

https://bowmanstor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bowman Stor Ltd is a UK-based OEM manufacturer of industrial filtration products, including compressed air condensate separators, replacement filter kits, and proprietary SILEXA™ absorbent media made from recycled glass, serving manufacturing, pharmaceutical, water treatment, and marine customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Products

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Spill Control & Containment Equipment (Absorbents, Berms, Spill Kits) (IMAHALAK)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration products
• Condensate oil-water separators
• Compressed air filters
• Absorbent spill materials
• OEM filter manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brownhills

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Filtration Products: Sale of filtration products including SILEXA™ range (sorb, pillows, socks, carbon), industrial filtration solutions, and condensate filters. Products available as standard, bespoke, and OEM configurations.
2. Replacement Filters: Supply of replacement filters for all major manufacturers (full kits or single filters) as well as custom filter bags and housing receptacles.
3. R&D and Prototyping Services: Technical centre provides prototyping, design, tooling, manufacture, and testing services for other businesses in filtration product development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bowman Stor Ltd is a UK OEM filter manufacturer that designs, produces, and supplies industrial filtration products, including compressed air condensate oil-water separators, replacement filter kits for all major manufacturers, and the proprietary SILEXA™ range of absorbent materials (sorb, pillows, socks, carbon) made from recycled glass bottles. Products are manufactured on site and sold as standard items, bespoke solutions, or own-branded OEM units with applied customer decals.

Product overview

Bowman Stor Ltd is an industrial filtration company offering a portfolio of filtration and absorbent products. The core product line is the SILEXA™ range, made from recycled glass bottles, which includes Sorb (loose absorbent), Pillows, Socks, and Carbon products for oil and liquid spill management. The company also provides Industrial Filtration Solutions using carbon, polypropylene, clay, and SILEXA™ media; Bowman Condensate Filters for compressed air systems; and SEPURA™ branded oil and water filters. Bowman manufactures all products on-site and offers bespoke and OEM solutions for third parties in their own branded colours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sepura™: Internationally recognised oil and water separator products, available in blue. Also manufactured as OEM products for third parties.
• SILEXA™

Products and services

• SILEXA™ Sorb Loose absorbent material made from recycled glass bottles, ideal for liquid spillages and available in oil-selective (hydrophobic, oleophilic) and multi-purpose maintenance specifications. Weighs just 2 kg per 25 litres of volume and absorbs up to 7 times its own weight.
• SILEXA™ Pillows Highly absorbent pillows for larger spillages and leaks, available in hand-size blotter (absorbs 500+ grams), standard 485 x 240 mm (absorbs 2.88 kg), and large 485 x 390 mm (absorbs 5.90 kg) sizes; oil-selective and suitable for marine/water environments.
• SILEXA™ Socks Flexible absorbent socks 1,330 mm long x 45 mm in diameter, capable of absorbing 1.98 kg of liquid, designed to mould to tight, difficult shapes and restricted spaces for any maintenance or spillage use.
• SILEXA™ Carbon High-quality activated granular carbons sourced from FSC-certified sustainable hard wood, with over 350,000 kg imported per annum and 90-120,000 kg of stockholding capacity at any given time.
• Industrial Filtration Solutions On-site manufactured filtration materials using carbon, polypropylene, clay, and proprietary SILEXA™ silica-based media for particulate, vapour/air, and water filtration, available as standard, bespoke, and OEM products for industrial customers.
• Bowman Condensate Filters Compressed air condensate separation filters for industrial compressed air systems, offered as off-the-shelf and bespoke solutions for oil-and-water condensate filtration, backed by Total Satisfaction Guarantee.
• SEPURA™ Products Internationally recognised oil and water filtration product line sold under the blue SEPURA™ brand for industrial filtration applications, also available as OEM products for third parties.
• Own Branded / OEM Products Bespoke and OEM filter units manufactured in customer-specified branded colours with applied customer decals for direct shipment to end customers under partner brands.
• Replacement Filters Replacement filter kits, single filters, custom filter bags, and housing receptacles compatible with all major air-compressor and oil-water separator manufacturers.
• R&D, Prototyping and Technical Centre Services In-house technical centre offering prototyping, design, tooling, manufacture, testing, and ongoing technical support as a paid co-development service for partner businesses developing filtration products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Water 99.9% clean after single pass through SILEXA™ filtration material
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Businesses (R&D Technical Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBowman's technical centre operates as a working partnership with other businesses who utilise the facility for their filtration product development. Services include prototyping, design, tooling, manufacture, testing, and ongoing technical support from initial concept through to commercial product.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Camfil: World-leading manufacturer of air filtration products for commercial, industrial, and cleanroom applications. Comparable to Bowman's industrial air filtration technology base and B2B channel, serving regulated and process-industry customers with similar use cases.
• Atlas Copco: Global industrial group that produces compressors, vacuum, and air treatment products including filtration and condensate management solutions. Comparable to Bowman on compressed air filtration products and OEM-embedded supply into compressor OEMs.
• Mann+Hummel: Global filtration specialist producing industrial, automotive, and water filtration solutions. Comparable to Bowman in industrial liquid/air filtration and OEM-embedded supply, but with vastly broader end-market reach and product portfolio.
• Donaldson Company: Global filtration manufacturer serving industrial, OEM, and replacement-filter markets across compressed air, liquid, and dust collection. Comparable to Bowman on product category and OEM/replacement-filter GTM, but operates at much larger scale across many end markets.
• Parker Hannifin: Industrial conglomerate with a major filtration division producing compressed air, hydraulic, and process filtration products for OEM and aftermarket. Overlaps with Bowman's industrial filtration product set and OEM-embedded sales motion across a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Brady Corporation: Manufacturer of industrial spill containment, sorbents, and absorbent products for safety and environmental compliance. Comparable to Bowman's SILEXA Sorb, Pillows, and Socks range and the spill-control customer segment.
• BEKO Technologies: Manufacturer of compressed air treatment products including condensate drains, filters, and dryers for industrial compressed air systems. Strongly comparable to Bowman's condensate filtration and compressed air OEM offering, with comparable product and customer profile.
• Walker Filtration: UK-based manufacturer of compressed air filtration and condensate separation products serving industrial and OEM customers with standard and bespoke filter elements. Closest geographic and product overlap with Bowman's compressed air filtration and condensate separator business.
• New Pig Corporation: Manufacturer of spill containment and absorption products (pigs, pillows, socks) for industrial and environmental spill response. Highly comparable to Bowman's SILEXA range, addressing the same absorbent/spill control use cases in industrial settings.
• Fil-Tec Industrial Filtration: UK-based specialist in industrial filtration products, replacement filter elements, and bespoke filtration solutions. Comparable to Bowman on geographic market (UK), replacement filter offering, and bespoke/OEM industrial filtration capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/bowmanstor
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZN3TKJjp21s5k9VYaWPwcQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Bowman-Stor/504572786244387
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1291961

Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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