Sopinal

What Sopinal does

Sopinal (legal name: Equipamentos Urbanos e Metalurgia - SOPINAL) is a Portuguese metal fabrication and manufacturing company founded in 1961, headquartered in Vale de Cambra with a southern delegation in Amadora and a warehouse facility in Cesar. The company designs, produces, markets, distributes, and repairs metal containers, urban furniture, and dispensers. Its core product portfolio covers waste collection containers in metal, polyethylene, and fiberglass — ranging from 10L domestic bins to 3600L industrial lifting-system containers (Polibenne and Multibenne), underground hydraulic-platform container systems, selective waste collection ecopoints, urban cleaning carts, urban furniture (benches, tables, receptacles), interior furniture, and industrial/warehouse equipment such as tilting and stackable containers. The company also runs an R&D department that develops bespoke solutions for specific client needs, including custom tilting containers for metal shavings and specialized platforms. Sopinal maintains ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification, CE marking under Directive 2006/42/CE for lifting-system containers, and employs certified welders.

The business model is direct B2B sales of physical hardware, with revenue generated from manufacturing and selling standard catalog products plus custom R&D solutions. Customers — primarily municipalities and local governments procuring waste collection and urban cleaning infrastructure, with secondary demand from industrial and logistics companies purchasing storage and handling equipment — contact the company by phone, fax, or email through the commercial department for quotes. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are tailored to customer specifications. Distribution is handled directly through the company's three Portuguese locations and into Spain (evidenced by active installations such as the Ourense 'Punto limpio'). Marketing relies on the company website (sopinal.pt), a news feed (novidades.sopinal.pt), and social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+). Sopinal is a privately held company with no disclosed parent, investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures.

Name

Sopinal

Legal name

Equipamentos Urbanos e Metalurgia - SOPINAL

Website

https://sopinal.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sopinal is a Portuguese metal fabricator (founded 1961) that designs, manufactures, and distributes waste collection containers, urban furniture, and industrial storage equipment, serving primarily municipalities and local governments, with secondary industrial and logistics customers in Portugal and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Metal Container Manufacturing (332439), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

Keywords

• Waste collection containers
• Urban furniture manufacturing
• Recycling containers
• Industrial storage equipment
• Metal fabrication products

Headquarters

HQ city

Vale De Cambra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

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. Manufacturing and Sale of Urban Equipment: Sopinal manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of urban equipment including waste collection containers (metal, polyethylene, underground), selective waste collection ecopoints, street furniture, cleaning carts, and industrial storage solutions. Revenue is generated through direct sales to municipalities, waste management companies, and industrial clients.
2. Custom/Bespoke Solutions: The company provides custom manufacturing services through their R&D department for specialized solutions tailored to specific customer requirements, including bespoke containers, storage solutions, and industrial equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sopinal designs, manufactures, and sells metal and polyethylene waste collection containers (50L to 3600L), underground container systems with hydraulic platforms, selective waste collection ecopoints, urban street furniture (benches, tables, receptacles), urban cleaning carts, industrial and warehouse equipment (tilting containers, stackable containers, metal pallets), and bespoke custom solutions developed by their in-house R&D department. Products are sold directly to municipalities, urban cleaning companies, and industrial clients across Portugal and Spain.

Product overview

Sopinal is a manufacturer of urban equipment and metallurgy products based in Portugal, operating as a single unified product portfolio of physical equipment rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product line includes waste collection containers in various materials (metal, polyethylene, fiberglass), configurations (underground, surface, selective collection ecopontos), and lifting systems (Polibenne, Multibenne). Supporting products include urban cleaning carts, urban furniture (benches, tables, street lamps), interior furniture, industrial and warehouse equipment (tilting containers, stackable containers), accessories (fixation supports, spare parts), and custom R&D solutions. The products are distributed across categories: waste collection systems (containers for MSW, selective collection, underground), street cleaning equipment (carts, baskets), urban furniture, industrial equipment, and bespoke solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Containers with Lifting Systems (Polibenne and Multibenne) Metal containers with Polibenne and Multibenne lifting systems designed for collection and transport of large volumes of waste, available in open, closed, and cistern variants. Targeted at municipalities and waste management operators.
• Underground Waste Containers with Hydraulic Platforms Underground solid urban waste collection systems with hydraulic platforms for municipal waste collection infrastructure. Targeted at municipalities.
• Polyethylene Waste Containers Polyethylene containers for urban solid waste collection, available in domestic line, 2-wheel, and 4-wheel configurations with capacities from 10L to 1100L. Targeted at municipalities and waste management operators.
• Metal Containers for Municipal Solid Waste Metal containers for municipal solid waste in sizes from 50L to 1100L, available in circular, 2-wheel, and 4-wheel configurations. Targeted at municipalities.
• Ecopoints - Selective Waste Collection Containers Selective waste collection containers for separate recycling including paper, packaging, glass, clothing, oils, electronics, and batteries. Available in polyethylene rotomolded, metal, and fiberglass materials. Targeted at municipalities.
• Urban Waste Baskets, Supports and Dispensers Urban waste baskets, supports, and dispensers including models in polyethylene, fiberglass, metal, and wood-coated metal variants, plus dog waste bag dispensers. Targeted at municipalities.
• Urban Cleaning Carts Urban cleaning carts for waste collection in various sizes and configurations with polyethylene or fiberglass containers, with wheel options from Ø385mm to Ø560mm. Targeted at municipalities and urban cleaning companies.
• Industrial and Warehouse Equipment Industrial and warehouse equipment including tilting containers, stackable containers, storage containers, logistical carts, and metal pallets for various industrial applications. Targeted at industrial facilities and logistics companies.
• Urban Street Furniture Urban street furniture including benches (Metal, Nature Profile, Two in One banco-floreira), tables with benches (Ále system), and waste baskets (Nature Profile, Évora, Ále). Targeted at municipalities.
• Interior Furniture Interior furniture including ashtray-baskets, waste baskets, interior ecopoints, planters, and coat racks in various materials including stainless steel. Targeted at commercial buildings and public facilities.
• Accessories and Spare Parts Accessories including container fixation supports, street sweepers, and replacement parts for various container and cart models. Targeted at existing customers.
• Custom/Bespoke Solutions Custom-designed solutions developed by the R&D department for specific client needs, including tilting containers for metal shavings, raw material deposits, and custom platforms. Targeted at industrial clients with specialized requirements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Molok Oy: Finnish manufacturer of underground waste collection systems. Highly comparable to Sopinal's underground container product line, with overlapping municipal customer base across European cities seeking selective collection and underground waste infrastructure.
• Husemann & Hücker: German manufacturer of storage, transport, and waste handling equipment including tilting containers and industrial storage systems. Overlaps with Sopinal's industrial equipment line (Equipamentos para Indústria e Armazém) and serves comparable industrial/warehousing end markets.
• Nordic Quin Bikes: Scandinavian manufacturer specializing in waste handling and storage equipment for industrial and municipal customers. Comparable product range to Sopinal including tilting containers and waste handling solutions, operating across Nordic and broader European markets.
• Otto Entsorgungssysteme: Austrian manufacturer of waste collection containers, street cleaning equipment, and urban furniture. Direct competitor to Sopinal with similar product breadth across MSW containers, ecopoints, and urban cleaning equipment, serving Central European municipal markets.

Broad incumbents

• Plastic Omnium (Environment Division): Global tier-1 automotive supplier with a waste and urban services division offering polyethylene containers, underground systems, and smart waste solutions. Competes with Sopinal in polyethylene container offerings and is increasingly active in European municipal infrastructure markets.
• Sulo (Environmental Solutions Group): One of Europe's largest manufacturers of waste collection containers (two-wheel and four-wheel bins) and related urban infrastructure. Comparable to Sopinal across the full container portfolio, though operating at significantly larger scale across more European geographies.

Regional players

• Egger Holzwerke (Euro-Matic / Urban Division): European urban furniture and street amenity manufacturer operating in DACH and select Southern European markets. Comparable to Sopinal's urban furniture line (Mobiliário Urbano) including benches and waste receptacles in public space applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sopinal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/sopinalcom
• Facebookfacebook.com/sopinal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sopinal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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