Packo Inox

What Packo Inox does

Packo Inox, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Diksmuide, Belgium, is a privately held manufacturer of stainless steel industrial pumps, hygienic components, and surface treatment services, operating as a subsidiary of the Dutch Verder Group. The company is organized into three business units — Packo Pumps (hygienic stainless steel centrifugal, lobe, and magnetic drive pumps for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications, with over 350,000 units delivered worldwide), Packo Hygienic Components (milk pumps, receiver vessels, buffer tanks, filters, manifolds, tube heat exchangers, and mixers), and Packo Surface Treatment (electropolishing, pickling, passivating, and related finishes with more than four decades of experience).

All products are custom-manufactured to customer specification, with no stock inventory; the firm runs a build-to-order enterprise sales motion delivered through experienced in-house technical teams providing consulting, engineering, design, and training. Recently, Packo has absorbed two adjacent Verder pump brands — Verderhus (screw impeller, 2025) and Verdermag (magnetic drive, 2026) — into its Diksmuide competence center, and launched the LTE electric driven lobe pump for tanker truck OEMs in late 2025. A 1,700 m² production hall expansion was inaugurated in September 2025, and an AGV system with obstacle-detection sensors has been deployed for internal transport. Distribution is global via the Verder Liquids network spanning 28+ countries across four continents, though no revenue, pricing, or top-customer figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Packo Inox

Legal name

Packo Inox Ltd

Website

https://packo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Packo Inox, founded 1974 in Belgium, custom-manufactures stainless steel hygienic pumps, components, and surface treatment services for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries worldwide as part of Verder Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Pumps and Stainless Steel Process Equipment

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Metering Pumps (IMAHANAC)

Keywords

• Stainless steel pumps
• Hygienic components
• Surface treatment services
• Centrifugal pump manufacturing
• Magnetic drive pumps

Headquarters

HQ city

Zedelgem

HQ country

Belgium

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 Pumps: Custom-manufactured stainless steel pumps sold directly to food, pharmaceutical, and general industrial customers. Products are made to order (no stock), 100% customized to customer specifications.
2. Hygienic Components: Sale of stainless steel hygienic components including milk pumps, receiver vessels, buffer tanks, filters, manifolds, installation systems, tube heat exchangers, and mixers.
3. Surface Treatment Services: Surface treatment services including electropolishing, pickling, passivating, and other finishing processes for stainless steel products.
4. Spare Parts and Aftermarket: Sales office remains open during production shutdowns to handle spare parts shipments and customer inquiries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Packo Inox manufactures custom-built stainless steel pumps (centrifugal, lobe, and magnetic drive), hygienic components such as milk pumps, vessels, filters, heat exchangers, and mixers, and provides stainless steel surface treatment services including electropolishing and passivation. All pump products are made to customer specification with no stock, serving the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and general industrial sectors.

Product overview

Packo Inox, part of the Verder Group, operates as a manufacturer of industrial stainless steel pumps, hygienic components, and surface treatment services. The company is organized into 3 business units: Packo Pumps (stainless steel centrifugal, lobe, and magnetic drive pumps for food, pharmaceutical, and general industry), Packo Surface Treatment (electropolishing, pickling, passivating and other surface treatment services), and Packo Hygienic Components (milk pumps, filters, vessels, heat exchangers, mixers). The product portfolio includes core pump products (over 350,000 delivered worldwide), transport pumps (LTE electric lobe pump, LT lobe pump, RMO centrifugal pump), specialized pumps (Verdermag magnetic drive pumps, Verderhus screw centrifugal pumps), and mixing solutions. All products emphasize hygienic design, stainless steel construction, and corrosion resistance through electropolishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Verderhus: Screw impeller pumps with standard electropolishing for excellent corrosion resistance, transferred from Verder organization to Packo Belgium in 2025.
• Verdermag
• LTE Series

Products and services

• Packo Pumps Stainless steel industrial pumps for the food industry, pharmaceutical, and general industry. Characterized by hygienic design, perfect cleanability, low energy costs, and ease of maintenance. Over 350,000 pumps delivered worldwide.
• Packo Surface Treatment Surface treatment services for stainless steel products including electropolishing, pickling, passivating, amorphization, micro-undulation, deblackening, de-rouging, glass blasting, peening, mechanical polishing, hardening, refurbishment, advice, and measuring.
• Packo Hygienic Components

Quantifiable outcome

• 350,000+ pumps delivered worldwide demonstrating proven track record

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Verder GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacko Inox is a subsidiary of the Verder Group, which employs 2,500 people and has sales and production facilities in more than 28 countries across 4 continents. Packo activities are housed within the 'Verder Liquids' division along with Verder Scientific.
• Verder LiquidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacko Inox operates within Verder Liquids division. Products are marketed through Verder Liquids website and distribution network.
• Truck Tank Manufacturers (OEMs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLTE electrical driven lobe pumps are sold to tank truck manufacturers (OEMs) and transport companies as partners for sustainable transport solutions.
• Verder IndiaregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerVerder India participates in trade shows like Anuga Foodtec India alongside Packo, representing the combined Verder Liquids portfolio.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sulzer: Sulzer manufactures a wide range of industrial pumps, including hygienic and chemical-process centrifugal pumps used in food, pharma, and chemical applications. Comparable on pump technology and chemical-industry overlap, but at significantly greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• SPX FLOW: SPX FLOW supplies sanitary pumps, mixers, and heat exchangers under brands like APV and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell to food, beverage, and dairy processors. Larger portfolio incumbent that overlaps Packo's hygienic component and pump business across similar verticals.
• GEA Group: GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food, dairy, and beverage industries, including sanitary pumps, separators, and homogenizers. Direct overlap with Packo on dairy and food processing customers, though at far greater scale and breadth.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling with significant presence in food, dairy, and pharma hygienic pumping. A broad incumbent offering overlapping centrifugal and sanitary pump capability alongside a much larger equipment portfolio.
• Xylem: Xylem is a major water and process pump manufacturer with brands serving industrial, commercial, and some hygienic applications. Broad incumbent with adjacent industrial fluid handling rather than direct food/dairy specialization.
• Grundfos: Grundfos is one of the world's largest pump manufacturers with stainless steel hygienic ranges for food, dairy, and pharma applications. Significantly larger incumbent with broader geographic reach than Packo but with overlapping product categories.
• Pentair (Flow & Filtration Solutions): Pentair supplies pumps, filtration, and fluid handling solutions for food and beverage, industrial, and commercial markets. Broad incumbent with overlapping food/beverage fluid handling exposure, though a wider and more diversified product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Fristam Pumps: Fristam is a long-established specialist in hygienic centrifugal and positive displacement pumps for dairy, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical customers. Directly comparable to Packo on product type, target verticals, and custom-engineered stainless steel pump delivery.
• Watson-Marlow (Spirax-Sarco): Watson-Marlow produces peristaltic and sinusoidal pumps for pharmaceutical, food, and chemical fluid handling with a strong hygienic design focus. Comparable to Packo on end markets, hygienic engineering, and EMEA/global customer base within pharmaceutical and food processing.

Emerging players

• Tapflo Group: Tapflo manufactures hygienic and industrial diaphragm and centrifugal pumps for food, dairy, chemical, and pharmaceutical customers. An emerging, more compact player with partial overlap with Packo in stainless steel hygienic and chemical-resistant pumping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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