What Flo-mech does

Flo-Mech Ltd is a privately held UK industrial engineering firm headquartered in Peterborough, founded in 1974, that designs, manufactures and integrates process systems and equipment for the food processing industry. The company operates a turnkey model built around its own Flo® branded equipment line (oil heating systems such as Flo-Therm® G4 PC and G4 SX, peeling and grading systems Flo-Peel®, Flo-Cut®, Flo-Grade®, washing and pumping Flo-Wash® and Flo-Pump®, starch and water recovery Flo-Starch®, flavour and seasoning application Flo-Flavour® variants plus Flo-Flavour Plus®, drying Flo-Dry®, drum and breaking Flo-Drum® and Flo-Break®, and filtration and cooling Flo-Filter® variants and Flo-Cool®), complemented by represented partner equipment from JBT FTNON, Zacmi, Provisur, Key Technology, Marel, AlexanderSolia and Chain-Vey, as well as customer-preferred third-party equipment.

The company is organized into four service pillars: Process Systems & Equipment, Project Management, Engineering & Design (with in-house static and dynamic stress analysis on steelwork), and a Support Services group covering Technical Innovation (R&D, DoE, simulation, validation), Control & Automation Systems, Energy & Sustainability (pinch, FEA/CFD), Compliance (CDM, PUWER, COSHH, CE marking), Field Service and Spares & Shipping. It serves ten food verticals — potato chips/crisps (primary), snacks, french fries, pet food, cereals, coffee, cheese, salads/fresh produce, soups/sauces and vegetables — with field service coverage across the UK, EU and Worldwide.

Revenue is generated through capital equipment sales (own Flo® line plus represented partner lines), engineering and design fees, project management services, automation and control system integration, compliance and sustainability consulting, and recurring field service and spares on the installed base. Pricing is project-based and quote-driven, not publicly disclosed. GTM is sales-led direct enterprise engagement supported by a website with downloadable brochures and a LinkedIn presence. The firm has 11–50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company and no public ticker.

Name

Flo-mech

Legal name

Flo-Mech Ltd

Website

https://flo-mech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flo-Mech Ltd is a privately held UK industrial engineering firm, founded 1974 in Peterborough, that designs, manufactures and integrates turnkey food processing equipment under its own Flo® brand and through partner OEMs, serving potato chips, snacks, fries, pet food, cereal, coffee, cheese, salad, soup and vegetable processors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen & Refrigerated Snack Foods (Ice Cream Novelties, Snack Bites) (CRADABAL), Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Food processing equipment
• Process system integration
• Industrial food machinery
• Turnkey project management
• Engineering design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Process Systems and Equipment Sales: Sale of manufactured Flo equipment and represented Partner equipment and systems to food processing companies
2. Project Management Services: Comprehensive project management from pre-engineering studies through to factory installations and Health and Safety support
3. Engineering and Design Services: Optimised equipment design, line layouts, process flows, in-house designed steelwork with static and dynamic stress analysis
4. Technical Innovation Services: R&D support including conceptualisation, engineering design, simulation, testing, DoE, on-site assessment and design validation
5. Control and Automation Systems: Software and electrical solutions including hardware/software design, safety standards, advanced control systems, on/off site support, control system integration
6. Support Services: Energy and sustainability consulting, compliance services (CDM, PUWER, COSHH, CE marking), field service, spares and shipping
7. Spares and Shipping: Transportation, documentation, loading supervision, lashing and load securing, location consolidation, critical spares delivery

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Flo-Mech designs, manufactures and integrates turnkey food processing lines through its proprietary Flo® equipment line (frying, peeling, grading, washing, pumping, flavouring, drying, filtration, cooling) combined with represented partner equipment and customer-preferred vendors. The company delivers project management from pre-engineering studies through factory installation, plus in-house engineering design, technical innovation, control and automation systems, energy and sustainability consulting, compliance support, field service, and spares/shipping.

Product overview

Flo-Mech is an industrial equipment company providing process systems and solutions for the food processing industry since 1974. The company operates as a turnkey solution provider, sourcing equipment through its own manufactured Flo® brand product line (including oil heating systems like Flo-Therm® G4 PC and G4 SX, peeling systems like Flo-Peel®, grading systems like Flo-Grade®, flavour application systems including Flo-Flavour® variants, drying systems like Flo-Dry®, filtration systems like Flo-Filter® variants, and cooling systems like Flo-Cool®), complemented by represented Partner equipment ranges. Flo-Mech's portfolio is organized around core service areas: Process Systems and Equipment (the Flo® manufactured product line), Project Management, Engineering and Design, and Support Services (including Technical Innovation, Control and Automation Systems, Energy and Sustainability, Compliance, Field Service, and Spares and Shipping).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flo-Therm: Oil heating systems including Flo-Therm G4 PC and Flo-Therm G4 SX for frying applications.
• Flo-Cut
• Flo-Peel
• Flo-Grade
• Flo-Starch
• Flo-Wash
• Flo-Pump
• Flo-Flavour
• Flo-Dry
• Flo-Flavour Plus
• Flo-Drum
• Flo-Break
• Flo-Filter
• Flo-Cool

Products and services

• Flo-Therm G4 PC PC frying oil heating system with pollution control for food processing applications, part of the proprietary Flo® equipment range.
• Flo-Therm G4 SX Snacks frying oil heating system with pollution control designed for snack food processing operations.
• Flo-Cut Potato grading and halving system used in preparation stages of potato processing lines.
• Flo-Peel Batch potato peeling system for food processing preparation.
• Flo-Grade Potato scroll grading system for sizing and sorting potatoes in processing lines.
• Flo-Starch Starch and water recovery system for potato processing waste management.
• Flo-Wash Potato destoning, dewooding and wash system for raw material preparation stages.
• Flo-Pump Potato pumping and fluming system for material handling in processing facilities.
• Flo-Flavour (Compact, Single Tank, On-Demand variants) Flavour mixing and slurry application system for seasoning application on food products, available in Compact, Single Tank, and On-Demand variants.
• Flo-Dry Drying system for snacks, pet food, and cereal processing applications.
• Flo-Flavour Plus Seasoning and powder application system for applying dry seasonings to food products.
• Flo-Drum Flavour and powder drum system for seasoning application in food processing.
• Flo-Break Chip and crisp breaker for size reduction in snack processing.
• Flo-Filter (Stack, Rotoclone, Oil variants) Oil filtration and management systems including Stack (oil droplet removal from vapour), Rotoclone (extraction particle separation), and Oil (fines removal from frying oil).
• Flo-Cool Rapid oil cooling system for food processing cooling applications.
• Project Management Services Comprehensive project management delivering complete solutions for food processing and packaging needs, from pre-engineering studies through factory installations and Health & Safety support.
• Engineering & Design Services Optimised equipment design, line layouts and process flows integrating all inter-connecting access walkways, utility pipework and supporting steelwork; in-house steelwork subject to full static and dynamic stress analysis.
• Technical Innovation / R&D Services R&D support offering conceptualisation, engineering design, simulation and testing capabilities, Design of Experiments (DoE), on-site assessment and design validation to food processing customers.
• Control & Automation Systems Complete software and electrical solutions including hardware/software design, safety standards, advanced control systems, on/off-site support, control system integration, and project management.
• Energy & Sustainability Services Improving existing plant facilities globally through pinch and data analysis, fundamental design PFD, computer simulations design, FEA/CFD, on-site assessment, and maintenance services.
• Compliance Services Assistance with CDM projects, Principal Contractor duties for CDM, tailored training packages, PUWER risk assessments, Noise & COSHH assessments, machinery assessments for CE marking, Machinery Directive compliance.
• Field Service Inspection and servicing of process heating systems across UK/EU/Worldwide, service and support on Flo-Mech and partner equipment, installation of heater/process safety systems, updating of existing systems for legislation compliance.
• Spares & Shipping Logistics and spares delivery including transportation, documentation, loading supervision, lashing and load securing, and location consolidation for small boxes through large multi-container projects, ensuring fast critical spares delivery and minimum downtime.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JBT FTNONcoreTechnology or IntegrationJBT FTNON provides food processing equipment including DCC Steamers, Pet Food Cookers, Pepper De-coring systems, Onion Peelers, and Coretakr equipment. Flo-Mech represents their equipment as part of their partner range for complete process solutions.
• ZacmicoreTechnology or IntegrationZacmi provides pocket filling and seaming equipment. Flo-Mech represents Zacmi products including Pocket Filling and Seaming Brochures available for download through Flo-Mech.
• ProvisurcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvisur provides separation and processing equipment including Hoegger PS Separator and Beehive Separator. Flo-Mech represents their equipment for potato and vegetable processing applications.
• Key TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationKey Technology serves broad market segments including processed and packaged food, pharmaceutical and industrial products. They provide optical inspection systems (OPTYX, MANTA, VERYX) and ADR5 metal detection equipment. Flo-Mech distributes their optical inspection and detection equipment.
• MarelcoreTechnology or IntegrationMarel offers potato processing solutions including portioning, coating, marinating, frying, cooking, and batching equipment. Their systems meet high standards of hygiene and efficiency for food processing. Flo-Mech represents Marel for further processing applications.
• AlexanderSolia Food ProcessingcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlexanderSolia provides universal kitchen machines (M50), universal cutters (G450), grater-shredders (AW RS 300 S), and vegetable belt cutters (AW BS150). Equipment handles slicing, shredding, grating, puréeing, dicing, mixing, and cutting of fruit, vegetables, meat and fish products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zacmi: Italian manufacturer of canning and pocket-filling/seaming equipment that Flo-Mech represents in the UK. Comparable in size and channel structure as a specialist food-processing equipment maker with integrator partners.
• Marel: Iceland-headquartered leader in food processing equipment covering portioning, coating, frying, cooking and batching - the same potato- and snack-processing applications Flo-Mech serves. Marel is both a competitor in equipment and a represented partner of Flo-Mech.
• Provisur Technologies: Manufacturer of separation and forming equipment for meat, pet food and snack processing (Hoegger PS, Beehive separators). Flo-Mech is a UK partner, but the underlying product portfolio and customer base are directly comparable.
• Heat and Control: US-based manufacturer of snack and french fry processing lines including fryers, seasoning systems and conveyors. Closely comparable to Flo-Mech in product scope (frying, seasoning, drying) and target customer (snack and potato processors).
• Key Technology (Duravant): Specialist in optical sorting, inspection and vibratory conveying for processed/packaged food. Flo-Mech is a UK distributor; the underlying equipment competes directly with what Flo-Mech might otherwise source in-house for snack lines.
• JBT Corporation (JBT FTNON): Global food processing equipment manufacturer whose FTNON division provides steamers, peelers, decoring systems and other lines that Flo-Mech represents as a partner. Directly overlapping in frying, peeling and vegetable processing equipment for industrial food customers.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial equipment conglomerate serving food, feed and advanced materials. Its snack and cereal processing equipment overlaps directly with Flo-Mech's frying, drying and seasoning systems for large multinational customers.
• Tomra Sorting Solutions: Global sensor-based sorting and processing equipment supplier with food segment exposure. Competes with Flo-Mech's grading systems (Flo-Grade) and broader line in potato/fresh-produce processing.
• GEA Group: Global large-cap machinery group with extensive food processing, separation and refrigeration lines. Significantly larger and more diversified than Flo-Mech but competes head-to-head for turnkey food processing projects.

Regional players

• FTNON (independent post-JBT spin): Specialist in onion peeling, pepper decoring and produce processing equipment historically distributed in the UK via Flo-Mech. Comparable niche focus and end-market overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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