Fibre-Tech Industries

What Fibre-Tech Industries does

Fibre-Tech Industries (UK) Limited is a Royston, Hertfordshire-based designer and manufacturer of thermal and acoustic engineering solutions, operating since 1980 with 51-100 employees across three UK facilities. The company produces bespoke insulation jackets, stainless steel heat shields, acoustic quilting, acoustic foams and barriers, complete exhaust systems, pipework, and precision-engineered components (CNC machining, laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication). Core technology includes 3D CAD modelling, thermal fluid simulation analysis, acoustic testing with precision instrumentation, and in-house fabrication capabilities spanning TIG/MIG welding, CNC machining, laser cutting, and encapsulation processes.

The business operates as an OEM supplier, working alongside customer engineering teams from initial design through to production, delivering custom-designed rather than catalogue products. It serves six primary verticals: commercial vehicles, power generation, marine (SOLAS-compliant), offshore oil and gas, high performance cars, and earth moving equipment. A Precision Engineering Division acquired in March 2017 (formerly Leardock Limited) provides CNC and sheet metal services to external customers in defence, aerospace, test and measurement, X-ray equipment, material analysis, and motion control technologies, and supplies approximately 85% of Fibre-Tech's own component requirements internally.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of bespoke engineered products on a project/order basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and all quotes are handled through direct contact. The company holds BS EN ISO 9001:2015 certification (Certificate No. 2376, issued December 2017 by IMS International) and planned IATF 16949:2016 implementation in 2018. Ownership is private and management-led following a 2010 spin-off from RBF Industries, itself the product of a 2002 management buyout; no institutional or external investors are referenced.

Name

Fibre-Tech Industries

Legal name

Fibre-Tech Industries (UK) Limited

Website

https://fibre-tech.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fibre-Tech Industries (UK) is a private UK manufacturer of bespoke thermal insulation, acoustic solutions, exhaust systems, and precision-engineered components, serving commercial vehicles, power generation, marine, offshore, high-performance automotive, and earth-moving OEMs through three UK facilities since 1980.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Thermal and Acoustic Insulation Manufacturing

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermal & Acoustic Insulation Textiles (Insulation Felts/Soundproofing) (IMAOADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive & Transportation Technical Textiles (Interiors/Airbags/Seatbelts/Acoustic) (IMAOADAE), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Thermal insulation products
• Acoustic insulation solutions
• Bespoke exhaust systems
• Precision CNC machining
• Sheet metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Royston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Thermal & Acoustic Solutions: Custom designed and manufactured thermal insulation jackets, heat shields, acoustic quilting, foams and barriers sold directly to OEM customers and end-users across multiple industry sectors. Products are bespoke to customer specifications and manufactured in-house.
2. Bespoke Exhaust Systems: Custom designed and manufactured exhaust systems including pipework, silencers, diffusers, clamps, gaskets, flanges and specialist CNC components for engine manufacturers and vehicle producers. Revenue generated from bespoke manufacturing orders.
3. Precision Engineering Components: CNC machining, laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication and precision engineered components produced for external customers ranging from one-off prototypes to small, medium and large batch production. Additional finishing services include wet spray, powder coating, anodising, alocrom, hard anodising, hard chroming and metal spraying.
4. Design Engineering Services: Engineering services including survey and testing, design for manufacture, development and prototype services provided alongside manufactured products. Design team works closely with customers from concept through to production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fibre-Tech Industries designs and manufactures bespoke thermal and acoustic solutions (insulation jackets, heat shields, acoustic quilting, foams and barriers), complete exhaust systems with custom pipework and peripherals, and precision engineered components (CNC machining, laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication). Products are custom-engineered to OEM specifications and manufactured in-house across three UK facilities, serving commercial vehicles, power generation, marine, offshore, high performance cars, earth moving, defence, aerospace and related precision engineering sectors.

Product overview

Fibre-Tech Industries operates as a manufacturing and engineering solutions provider with four integrated divisions. The Thermal Solutions division produces Insulation Jackets and Heat Shields for temperature control in exhaust systems and industrial applications. The Acoustic Solutions division offers Acoustic Quilting and Acoustic Foams & Barriers for noise absorption and sound control. The Precision Engineering division (acquired in 2017) provides CNC Machining, Laser Cutting, and Sheet Metal Fabrication services. The Exhaust Systems division manufactures bespoke pipework and complete exhaust systems. These divisions work synergistically, with Design Engineering and Thermal/Acoustic Testing services supporting the product portfolio, enabling Fibre-Tech to offer complete thermal and acoustic management solutions from concept through to high-volume production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insulation Jackets Bespoke flexible heat shields manufactured using advanced high temperature needle mat e-glass insulation enclosed with materials to suit turbo jackets, exhaust lagging, manifold covers, ducting and other applications. Custom designed as independently contained insulation systems for OEMs across commercial vehicles, power generation, marine, offshore, high performance cars and earth moving sectors.
• Heat Shields Permanent insulated cladding and stainless steel heat shields providing robust heat control with dimpled foil encapsulation enclosing e-glass insulation. Suitable for flat and multi-surface applications including pipework, with recyclable construction, no tooling costs and short development times for tight space envelopes.
• Acoustic Quilting Acoustic quilts manufactured using a special process that eliminates stitch holes for optimum fluid resistance, with a glass fibre absorption layer reinforcing the outer fire-proof surface coating. Designed for high-temperature engine compartments and excels at absorbing low and mid frequencies.
• Acoustic Foams and Barriers Wide variety of barriers and foams that reduce and absorb noise across a wide range of frequencies and tones, featuring excellent anti-vibration properties and thermal resistance. Can be combined to deliver sound absorption and transmission loss for engine compartments and industrial applications.
• Exhaust Systems Bespoke exhaust systems for diverse industries including commercial vehicles, high performance cars, marine and earth moving, produced in-house at the fabrication facility. Ranges from one-off bespoke systems to high volume production and is critical for engine efficiency and environmental protection.
• Pipework and Peripherals Custom designed exhaust pipework including fabricated and formed pipe, flexible pipe and bellows, silencers, diffusers, clamps, gaskets, flanges, flares and specialist CNC components for engine manufacturers and vehicle producers.
• Precision Engineering Established precision engineering facility with over 40 years of experience in fine-limit sheet metal fabrication and CNC milling, turning and grinding, operating to BS EN ISO 9001:2015. Works with leading UK blue chip companies in defence, aerospace, test and measurement, X-ray equipment, material analysis and motion control technologies, from prototypes through to small, medium and large batch production.
• CNC Machining Multi-axis CNC machining supported by FeatureCam and EZ Cam software, capable of high precision complex components from small parts to large diameter castings. Additional services include cylindrical grinding, surface grinding, spark eroding, milling and turning, sold directly to external customers and used internally for component production.
• Laser Cutting Full range of laser cutting services from prototypes to full production runs using Radan software, complemented by a fully equipped fabrication department for auxiliary fabrication processes.
• Sheet Metal Fabrication CNC sheet metal and fabrication department for fine limit metal forming, equipped with laser cutting facilities and extensive plant for cutting, bending and welding processes. Serves external customers in defence, aerospace, test and measurement, X-ray equipment, material analysis and motion control technologies.
• Design Engineering Design engineering service with a 40-year track record in thermal engineering design, using 3D CAD modelling and thermal fluid simulation analysis. Includes survey and testing, design for manufacture, development and prototype services provided alongside manufactured products, working closely with customers from concept through to production.
• Thermal and Acoustic Testing Thermal imaging camera surveys used to accurately identify heat sources and behaviour during site surveys, and precision acoustic testing and recording equipment used during product development stages for material selection and part design qualification under specified regulations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction of ambient heat in engine compartments and exhaust systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ElringKlinger: German automotive supplier with a thermal/acoustic shielding portfolio alongside its powertrain and lightweighting businesses. Comparable in thermal shielding for exhaust/engine applications, but with a significantly broader automotive platform footprint.
• Trelleborg AB: Sweden-headquartered broad polymer engineering group with an automotive segment that includes noise and vibration damping and thermal management solutions. Overlaps with Fibre-Tech in automotive NVH/thermal, but operates as a much larger diversified industrial group.
• 3M: Global diversified conglomerate whose Industrial and Transportation segments include thermal/acoustic insulation materials and tapes. Comparable in offering thermal and acoustic substrate technologies, but Fibre-Tech operates at a much smaller scale and with custom/fabricated solutions rather than mass-produced materials.

Direct peers

• Lydall: US-based manufacturer of specialty engineered filtration media and thermal/acoustic solutions serving industrial and transportation end-markets. Comparable product category (thermal and acoustic nonwoven-based solutions) and similar industrial OEM sales motion.
• Autoneum: Swiss-listed global leader in acoustic and thermal management solutions for the automotive industry. Directly comparable to Fibre-Tech's automotive thermal/acoustic insulation core, with a broader product portfolio and global OEM customer base.
• Zircotec: UK-based specialist in thermal barrier coatings and heat management solutions for motorsport, automotive, and industrial applications. A closer-scale UK peer with overlapping thermal management expertise and similar customer overlap in high-performance automotive.
• Morgan Advanced Materials: UK-headquartered manufacturer of advanced thermal management materials and components serving industrial, transportation, and defence markets. Similar UK footprint, comparable engineered thermal materials capability, and overlapping OEM customer base.
• Promat (Etex): Specialist in passive fire protection and high-performance thermal insulation for industrial, marine, and construction applications. Comparable product overlap in fireproofing/thermal insulation, particularly relevant to Fibre-Tech's SOLAS-compliant marine and offshore solutions.
• Unifrax: Global manufacturer of high-temperature insulation fibre products used in industrial, automotive, and fire protection applications. Comparable in serving high-temperature industrial insulation end-uses including exhaust and process equipment.
• Adler Pelzer Group: German-headquartered automotive supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation products to global OEMs. Closely aligned with Fibre-Tech in product category (thermal/acoustic insulation) and OEM-embedded business model, but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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