Bolz-EDEL Group

Name

Bolz-EDEL Group

Legal name

ALFRED BOLZ APPARATEBAU GMBH

Website

https://bolz-edel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wangen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Stainless Steel Tank Manufacturing: One-time project-based manufacturing of custom stainless steel containers and tanks for pharmaceutical, brewery, chemical, beverage, and cosmetics industries. Revenue generated from design, fabrication, quality control, and documentation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bolz-EDEL Group designs and manufactures custom stainless steel process and storage containers (Prozessbehälter and Lagerbehälter) for pharmaceutical, brewery, chemical, beverage, and cosmetics industries. Capacities range from 10-liter pharmaceutical approach vessels to site-built large tanks up to 2 million liters. The company provides end-to-end services including 3D engineering, manufacturing, quality control, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and complete regulatory documentation, with two operating entities (Alfred Bolz Apparatebau GmbH and Edel Tank GmbH).

Product overview

Bolz-EDEL Group is a stainless steel container and tank manufacturing company operating under the BOLZ-EDEL brand. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of stainless steel containers that includes process containers (Prozessbehälter) and storage containers (Lagerbehälter) across multiple industry-specific variants. Their product range spans pharmaceutical containers (Pharmabehälter), brewery containers with zylindrokonische Gärtanks, chemical containers (Chemiebehälter), beverage containers (Getränkebehälter), cosmetic containers (Kosmetikbehälter), large tanks, and custom special constructions (Sonderbehälter). They also manufacture specialized equipment including vacuum containers (Vakuumbehälter), combination tanks (ZKT-Kombitank), bioreactors (Bioreaktoren), and seed fermenters. The company operates two divisions: Alfred Bolz Apparatebau GmbH and Edel Tank GmbH, providing services from planning with 3D construction through manufacturing, quality control, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and complete documentation. Tank capacities range from 10-liter pharmaceutical approach tanks to site-built large tanks with capacities up to 2 million liters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmaceutical Containers / Pharmatank Stainless steel pharmaceutical vessels for process and storage applications in the pharmaceutical industry, ranging from 10-liter approach tanks to large-scale vessels designed to meet pharmaceutical industry standards for sterile processing.
• Brewery Containers / Brauereitank Stainless steel brewery vessels including cylindroconical fermentation tanks (zylindrokonische Gärtanks) for beer production, serving breweries from small craft operations to large-scale industrial facilities.
• Chemical Containers / Chemietank Stainless steel chemical containers designed to handle various chemical storage and process requirements with appropriate material specifications for corrosion resistance and chemical compatibility.
• Beverage Containers / Getränketank Stainless steel containers for storing and processing non-alcoholic beverages, designed to meet industry-specific hygiene and quality standards.
• Cosmetic Containers / Kosmetiktank Stainless steel containers for cosmetic product storage and processing, meeting clean processing and contamination control requirements of the cosmetics industry.
• Large Tanks / Water Tanks / Elevated Tanks Large-scale stainless steel tanks including water tanks and elevated tanks (Großtanks / Wassertanks / Hochbehälter), with site-built options reaching up to 2 million liters capacity for industrial and municipal applications.
• Site-built Containers and Tanks Site-built containers and tanks (Baustellengefertigte Behälter und Tanks) for large-scale installations, manufactured on-site to meet specific project requirements including oversized vessels that cannot be transported from the factory.
• Cellar-welded Tanks and Containers Cellar-welded tanks and containers (Kellergeschweißte Tanks und Behälter), typically installed in underground or basement locations for brewing and storage applications where factory transportation is not feasible.
• Vacuum Containers / Vacuum Chambers Stainless steel vacuum containers and vacuum chambers (Vakuumbehälter / Vakuumkammer) designed for specialized process applications requiring low-pressure environments.
• Custom Special Containers / Custom Constructions Custom special containers and special constructions (Sonderbehälter / Sonderkonstruktionen) tailored to specific customer requirements and unique application needs across industries.
• ZKT-Kombitank (Combination Tank) Combination tanks (ZKT-Kombitank) available in various sizes (e.g., 1,000 hl and 2,000 hl) designed for fermentation, storage, and yeast cellar applications in breweries.
• Bioreactors 80K 80 K bioreactors for pharmaceutical and biotech applications, part of a major order of 12 units recently completed for a pharmaceutical/biotech customer.
• Seed Fermenter 15K 15 K seed fermenters for pharmaceutical and biotech applications, with 5 units included in the recent major order completed in November.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Krones AG: Global leader in brewery and beverage equipment with stainless steel tanks, fermentation, and process systems. Directly comparable to Bolz-EDEL's brewery tank business via its Ziemann Holvrieka subsidiary, with much broader scale and integration.
• Huppman GmbH: German manufacturer of brewery tanks, fermentation vessels, and process technology. A direct mid-size competitor to Bolz-EDEL in the DACH brewery tank market with overlapping product portfolios and customer base.
• Della Toffola Group: Italian manufacturer of stainless steel tanks and process equipment for beverage, winery, brewery, and food industries. Comparable in size and customization approach to Bolz-EDEL, serving overlapping end markets with custom-engineered vessels.
• Paul Mueller Company: US-based manufacturer of stainless steel processing and storage tanks for dairy, beverage, brewery, and pharmaceutical industries. Highly comparable in product range and customization model, serving similar regulated end markets.
• Arol S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of beverage and brewery equipment including tanks, capping systems, and process technology. Similar in scale and custom-engineering approach to Bolz-EDEL, serving overlapping beverage and brewery customers in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Pak: Global leader in food and beverage processing and packaging including stainless steel tanks for dairy, beverage, and brewery industries. A much larger incumbent serving overlapping dairy/beverage tank needs with broader system integration.
• Pentair: Global water and process treatment company offering stainless steel tanks and filtration solutions for food, beverage, and industrial applications. Comparable in tank manufacturing but with a much broader product portfolio and global footprint.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish multinational offering process equipment including stainless steel tanks, heat exchangers, and separation technology across pharmaceutical, brewery, food, and chemical industries. Competes in adjacent hygienic tank segments with broader engineering capabilities.
• SPX FLOW: Provider of process equipment and stainless steel tanks for food, beverage, dairy, and industrial applications including brewery systems. Comparable in hygienic tank offerings but operates as a broader industrial process-equipment supplier.
• GEA Group: Large German industrial conglomerate offering stainless steel tanks, separators, and process equipment across pharmaceutical, brewery, dairy, and chemical industries. Competes with Bolz-EDEL in pharma and brewery vessels but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bolzedel
• Facebookfacebook.com/BolzEDEL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alfred-bolz-apparatebau-gmbh

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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