FLP Group

What FLP Group does

FLP Group is a UK-based manufacturer and importer of automotive refinish products, headquartered at Clayfield Industrial Estate in Doncaster and operating as FLP Group LLP, a private family-owned limited liability partnership founded in 2003. The company serves professional automotive refinishers — body shops, smart repair specialists, restoration professionals, and alloy-wheel refurbishers — as well as industrial coating applicators, supplying the UK, Ireland and other European countries under sub-brand lines Final Systems (ULTIMATE and Advantage+), Kapci Coatings, Impa, and Polimax.

Its product portfolio spans primers, basecoat colours, clearcoats, bodyfillers, aerosols, abrasives, tapes, and consumables, built on conventional coatings chemistries including 2K (two-component) systems, UHS (Ultra-High Solids) clearcoats, waterborne and solvent-based formulations, UV-A (LED) cured primers, and Direct-to-Metal (DTM) coatings that eliminate the Etch and Primer steps. Documented proprietary formats include the Final Systems ULTIMATE UV Primer, Kapci 6050 UHS Anti-Scratch Clearcoat, Final Systems ULTIMATE 2K HS DTM Colour/Clearcoat, and the Kapci 6090 UHS Express Clearcoat launched in 2024 with a 10–15 minute short bake cycle. No patents or trademarks are disclosed in the source data, so the technical differentiation rests on formulation know-how and recipe libraries rather than registered IP.

FLP Group monetises through two channels. The first is direct B2B e-commerce via flpgroup.co.uk, with trade accounts, technical data-sheet downloads, and a sales order line open 07.00–16.30 daily. The second is a network of Factor/Kapci stockists across the UK and Ireland, which also handle ongoing tinter refills. A flagship offer, the Kapci MIDI Basecoat Scheme (77 tinters, weighing scales, shelving unit, formulation software), is sold at Trade £939.75 +VAT and creates a recurring consumables annuity through mix-your-own paint priced from approximately £3.30 per 100ml. Management has publicly committed to doubling revenues over the next four years, supported by same-day dispatch and next-day delivery service.

Name

FLP Group

Legal name

FLP Group LLP

Website

https://flpgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FLP Group is a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of automotive refinish products (primers, clearcoats, bodyfillers, aerosols, abrasives) serving body shops, smart repair specialists, and industrial coating applicators across the UK, Ireland, and Europe via direct e-commerce and a stockist network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Doncaster

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automotive Refinish Products: Direct B2B sales of automotive refinish products including primers, colours, clearcoats, bodyfillers, aerosols, abrasives, tapes and consumables. Products sold through own e-commerce platform and distributor network.
2. Paint Scheme Systems: Sale of comprehensive paint mixing schemes including the Kapci MIDI Scheme (77 tinters with equipment) at Trade £939.75 +VAT. Includes colour formulation software and ongoing tinter refills.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FLP Group is a UK-based manufacturer and importer of automotive refinish products, supplying primers, colours, clearcoats, bodyfillers, aerosols, abrasives, tapes and consumables to body shops and refinish professionals. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio including Final Systems (with ULTIMATE and Advantage+ sub-lines), Kapci Coatings, Impa, and Polimax, sold direct via e-commerce and through a network of Factor/Kapci stockists across the UK, Ireland and other European countries.

Product overview

FLP Group is a UK-based manufacturer and importer of automotive refinish products offering a multi-brand portfolio. The company supplies primers, colours, clearcoats, bodyfillers, aerosols, abrasives, tapes and consumables. The core brands include Final Systems (with ULTIMATE and Advantage+ sub-lines), Kapci Coatings, Impa, and Polimax. Final Systems ULTIMATE is the premium product line featuring UV-curing primers, 2K HS clearcoats, DTM products, and adhesion promoters. Final Systems Advantage+ offers medium solids clearcoat solutions. Kapci brand provides 2K UHS clearcoats, epoxy primers, etch primers, and MIDI paint schemes. Polimax specializes in plastic fillers. Products are sold as individual items and in kit configurations for bodyshops and mobile technicians across UK, Ireland, and European markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Final Systems: Automotive refinish paint brand under FLP Group
• Kapci Coatings
• Impa
• ULTIMATE Repair System

Products and services

• Final Systems ULTIMATE UV Primer
• Final Systems ULTIMATE High Adhesion Promoter
• Final Systems ULTIMATE Super High Build Primer
• Final Systems ULTIMATE Plastic Primer
• Final Systems ULTIMATE Texture Spray
• Final Systems ULTIMATE 2K HS Clearcoat
• Final Systems ULTIMATE 2K HS DTM Clearcoat
• Final Systems ULTIMATE 2K HS DTM Colour
• Final Systems ULTIMATE Fade Out Thinner
• Final Systems ULTIMATE 2K HS Hardener
• Final Systems ULTIMATE Wheel Kit
• Final Systems Advantage+ 2K MS Clearcoat
• Final Systems Advantage+ 2K MS Hardener
• Final Systems Basecoat Thinners
• Final Systems 2K Universal Thinners
• Final Systems ULTI-MATT 2K Matting Agent
• Final Systems ULTI-GRIP Alloy Wheel Promoter
• Final Systems Polyurethane Adhesive & Sealant
• Final Systems Gold Velcro Discs 75mm
• Final Systems Gold Velcro Discs 150mm
• Kapci 6050 2K UHS Anti-Scratch Clearcoat
• Kapci 6090 2K UHS Express Clearcoat
• Kapci 880 2K Epoxy Primer
• Kapci 805 2K Etch Primer
• Kapci MIDI Basecoat Scheme
• Polimax Plastic Filler
• Final Systems 2K High Solids Ready Mixed Colour
• Final Systems Basecoat Ready Mixed Colour

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day dispatch with next-day delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• U-POL: UK-based manufacturer of automotive refinish coatings, fillers, aerosols and accessories (e.g., Raptor protective coatings). Closest like-for-like peer to FLP: similarly sized, similarly UK-rooted, similarly focused on bodyshop and trade customers with comparable proprietary formulations.
• HB Body: Greek-based global automotive refinish paint and coatings manufacturer distributing primers, basecoats, clearcoats and aerosols through trade channels. Direct peer because it competes head-to-head with FLP's Kapci and Final Systems ranges in European bodyshops on technology, price and delivery.
• Lechler Coatings: Italian manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish coatings selling primers, basecoats, clearcoats and tinting systems across Europe. Comparable mid-tier European refinish challenger competing with FLP on technology, color matching and trade distribution.
• Indasa: Portuguese abrasives and surface preparation brand supplying sanding discs, masking and refinish consumables. Comparable peer because it sells into the same UK/EU bodyshop channel as FLP's abrasives range (e.g., Final Systems Gold Velcro Discs).

Broad incumbents

• AkzoNobel: Global paints and coatings major with automotive refinish brands Sikkens and Lesonal serving bodyshops with primers, basecoats, clearcoats and mixing schemes comparable to FLP's Kapci and Final Systems lines.
• Axalta Coating Systems: Pure-play automotive and industrial coatings leader with refinish brands Standox, Cromax and Spies Hecker competing for the same UK/EU bodyshop accounts as FLP across clearcoats, basecoats and tinting systems.
• PPG Industries: Global coatings major with deep automotive refinish presence via Spies Hecker and PPG brands selling primers, basecoats, clearcoats and color tools to the same bodyshop channel FLP serves, but at much larger scale and with broader OEM relationships.
• Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes: Automotive refinish arm of Sherwin-Williams offering primers, basecoats, clearcoats, and tinting systems (e.g., Ultra 7000) competing with FLP across the same mid-market bodyshop channel, but as part of a much broader global coatings portfolio.
• BASF Coatings (Glasurit): Division of BASF operating the Glasurit and baslac refinish brands, providing OEM-licensed color, clearcoat, primer and digital color tooling solutions directly competing with FLP's Kapci MIDI tinter scheme in the trade channel.

Others

• Kapci Coatings: Egypt-based paint manufacturer whose brand is imported and distributed by FLP Group via the Factor/Kapci stockist network in UK and Ireland. Relevant as the upstream supplier and brand partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLPGroupUK
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flp-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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