Name

Burkard Manufacturing

Legal name

Burkard Manufacturing Co. Limited

Website

https://burkard.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burkard Manufacturing is a UK-based, privately held manufacturer founded in 1952 that produces niche scientific laboratory and field equipment — including air samplers, spore traps, cyclone collectors, insect suction samplers, and precision microapplicators — for research institutions, universities, and laboratories in the medical, environmental, agricultural, and laboratory sciences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Laboratory Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Scientific laboratory equipment
• Air sampling instruments
• Entomological apparatus
• Precision dispensing equipment
• Spore particle samplers

Headquarters

HQ city

Rickmansworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Scientific Equipment Sales: One-time sale of specialized scientific instruments and laboratory equipment. Products include air samplers, spore traps, insect sampling equipment, precision dispensers, and fluid bed dryers. Revenue generated through direct product sales to research institutions and laboratories.
2. Custom/Configured Equipment: Products are available in multiple voltage configurations (110V/60Hz, 220V/50Hz, 240V) and can be configured with optional accessories. Sales process involves quote-based customization for specific customer requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Burkard Manufacturing designs, manufactures, and sells specialized scientific laboratory and field equipment for air sampling, particle collection, insect sampling, and precision dispensing. The product portfolio covers entomological apparatus, mycological and entomological instruments, precision microapplicators, fluid bed dryers, and supporting laboratory devices used by research institutions, universities, and laboratories in medical, environmental, agricultural, and laboratory sciences.

Product overview

Burkard Manufacturing produces scientific laboratory and field equipment for Medical, Environmental, Agricultural and Laboratory Sciences, established in 1952. The product portfolio comprises three main categories: Entomological apparatus (including Tullgren funnels, Vortis and Univac insect suction samplers, Monks Wood light trap, and knockdown chambers), Mycological and Entomological instruments (encompassing various cyclone samplers, spore traps, air samplers for agar plates, and recording air samplers), and Precision dispensing equipment (Burkard auto microapplicator, Burkard hand microapplicator, Precision microapplicator 900X, and Potter spray tower). The company also produces supporting laboratory equipment including Fluid bed dryers and Fluorescent cold light viewers. More than 90% of products reach overseas markets and serve as standard references in their specialized scientific fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Volumetric Air Sampler A volumetric portable air sampler weighing 590 g that collects airborne particle matter directly onto glass slides. Designed for short-term sampling in domestic or industrial environments where no power supplies are available, and is suited to environmental and medical research applications.
• Burkard Auto Microapplicator A precision microapplicator capable of delivering doses from 0.1 to 10 µl in twenty steps, constructed from non-ferrous materials with hard anodised or electro-plated components. Designed for entomology and pharmacology laboratories needing accurate low-volume dispensing.
• Tullgren Funnels 6 and 12 Bank Laboratory apparatus for extracting insects from soil or leaf samples, built in banks of 6 or 12 funnels, constructed of steel tubular section with steel shelves. Used in entomology and soil biology research.
• Cyclone Sampler for Field Operation A continuous volumetric sampler with wind orientation using a single reverse flow miniature cyclone at 16.5 l/min air throughput. Provides high efficiency sampling in the 1 µm range, with particles collected directly into 1.5 ml Eppendorf vials for immunological or microscopic analysis.
• Cyclone Sampler for Airborne Particles A reverse-flow cyclone sampler for collecting airborne particles with 90% efficiency in the 1 µm range, depositing into 1.5 ml Eppendorf vials at 16.6 l/min air throughput. Used in aerobiology and environmental research.
• Multi Vial Cyclone Sampler A field sampler based on the miniature cyclone that collects air samples directly into 1.5 ml Eppendorf vials. Contains eight vials on a carousel enabling up to eight sequential samples at 16.5 l/min, allowing unattended time-series collection of airborne particles.
• Fluid Bed Dryer 350S A portable self-contained laboratory fluid bed dryer designed for small batch drying of materials with precise temperature and time control. Provides temperatures from ambient to 80°C via electronic controller and thermocouple sensing, with a low-noise induction motor and nine-stage outflow turbine.
• Fluid Bed Dryer 200S A laboratory fluid bed dryer with a two-stage radial outflow turbine exceeding 200 c.f.m. throughput for good fluidisation and fast drying. Provides temperature control from ambient to 100°C for small-batch laboratory drying applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rothamsted Experimental StationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRothamsted Experimental Station (Harpenden, Hertfordshire) collaborated on product development for the Potter spray tower, incorporating recent developments in their designs. This partnership contributed to improved product specifications and design features.
• University and Research Station CollaboratorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing R&D program collaborated with universities and research stations who provide on-site evaluation of final designs. This ensures products meet the specific requirements of scientific research applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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