Foilit
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersNorthampton, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Foilit firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Foilit
- Legal name
- Foilit (Northampton) Ltd
- Website
- https://foilit.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Foilit is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Northampton
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Foilit business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Foil Lamination Services: B2B foil lamination services for profile manufacturers, extruders, and fabricators. Provides bespoke foiling solutions with flexible approach for both one-off development projects and ongoing production runs. Revenue generated through job-based processing fees based on linear metres foiled and complexity of requirements.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Foilit product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Foilit provides specialist B2B foil lamination services, applying permanent decorative foils to uPVC, aluminium, steel, and GRP composite profiles used in windows, doors, conservatory rooflines, fencing, decking, balustrades, shop fixtures, and trims. The service covers development, production, and finishing stages and is sold to extruders, manufacturers, fabricators, and systems houses primarily in the UK fenestration and construction sectors.
Product overview
Foilit offers a single unified foil lamination service for profile and extrusion finishing. The company specialises in applying permanent decorative foils to a range of substrate materials (uPVC, aluminium, steel, and GRP composites) across the fenestration, outdoor living, and commercial sectors. Their foil lamination service encompasses development, production, and finishing, with a focus on bespoke solutions tailored to customer requirements. The company operates from a single facility in Northampton and does not offer distinct product modules or a platform architecture — the foil lamination service is the complete offering.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Foil Lamination Service Specialist B2B foil lamination service applying permanent decorative foils to uPVC, aluminium, steel, and GRP composite profiles for extruders, manufacturers, fabricators, and systems houses producing windows, doors, conservatory rooflines, fencing, decking, balustrades, shop fixtures, trims, architraves, and skirting. Service covers development, production, and finishing with precision automated priming, gluing, foiling, trimming, ID traceability printing, and temperature-controlled curing.
Quantifiable outcome
- 55 million+ linear metres of product foiled
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Foilit
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Foilit technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Foilit partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.
- RenolitcoreLeading global supplier of lamination films and foils. Long-standing partnership ensuring highest quality, thoroughly tested and accredited materials for Foilit's lamination services.
- ContinentalsupportingMaterials supplier partner providing quality materials for the foiling process.
- WPR TakasupportingMaterials supplier partner providing quality materials for the foiling process.
- NordsonsupportingEquipment supplier providing industrial application equipment for precision gluing and coating processes.
- BarberansupportingEquipment supplier providing foiling line equipment for the lamination process.
- Durante & VivansupportingMaterials supplier partner providing quality materials for the foiling process.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Foilit competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Eurocell: One of the UK's largest PVC-U profile systems houses and building products distributors with its own extrusion and finishing operations. Operates in the same fenestration value chain where Foilit provides outsourced foil lamination services.
- Renolit: Global leader in plastic films and foils used in profile lamination; supplies Foilit's core materials but also produces finished foiled products and competes for adjacent value-chain share. As a vertically integrated foil supplier, Renolit represents both a key partner and a strategic adjacent player in the decorative profile finishing space.
- REHAU: Major German polymer systems house with significant UK fenestration presence and an in-house foiling capability, making it a Foilit customer and a potential in-sourcing competitor. Both firms serve the same window and door profile end-market with foiled finishes.
- Duraflex: UK-based PVC-U and composite profile extruder serving the fenestration market, with its own finishing capabilities. Operates in the same downstream profile supply chain where Foilit offers outsourced foil lamination services.
- Deceuninck: Belgian-headquartered global systems house for PVC-U and composite window/door profiles with in-house foiling capability. Listed as a Foilit customer and operates in the same decorative profile finishing value chain across the UK and Europe.
- VEKA: Global leader in uPVC profile systems with substantial UK manufacturing and in-house foiling capability. Competes in the same fenestration end-market where Foilit provides outsourced decorative foil lamination services to profile manufacturers.
Others
- Hornschuch (Continental): German decorative foil and surface solutions manufacturer (now part of Continental) and a long-standing materials partner to Foilit. Operates upstream in the value chain, supplying foils that Foilit laminates onto profiles.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Foilit social profiles
Digital presenceFoilit compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Foilit financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Foilit leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Foilit funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Foilit M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Foilit
What does Foilit do?
Foilit provides specialist B2B foil lamination services, applying permanent decorative foils to uPVC, aluminium, steel, and GRP composite profiles used in windows, doors, conservatory rooflines, fencing, decking, balustrades, shop fixtures, and trims. The service covers development, production, and finishing stages and is sold to extruders, manufacturers, fabricators, and systems houses primarily in the UK fenestration and construction sectors.
Is Foilit a public or private company?
Foilit is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Foilit founded?
Foilit was founded in 1998. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Foilit based?
Foilit is headquartered in Northampton, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Foilit make money?
One revenue line is on record: foil Lamination Services.
Who are Foilit's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Eurocell, Renolit, REHAU, Duraflex, Deceuninck and VEKA. Hornschuch (Continental) is listed as an others.
Does Foilit have an API?
No public API is recorded for Foilit.