What Para Tech Coating does

Para Tech Coating UK Limited is a contract coating service provider established in 2002 and headquartered in a purpose-built facility in Northampton, United Kingdom. The company applies Parylene conformal coatings via vacuum vapour deposition polymerisation, performs plasma surface treatment to improve coating adhesion on difficult substrates, and applies liquid conformal coatings (acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone) using dip, spray, hand-brush, and gel methods. Its customers are primarily UK and European manufacturers of printed circuit boards, electronic assemblies, sensors, medical devices (including implants and catheters), and aerospace and defence electronics, with aerospace/defence work tracing back to the company's founding year. Service is delivered as a full integrated offering: cleaning (to IPC-CH-65A), masking, coating, curing, demasking, 100% visual and microscope inspection, and issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.

The business model is a job-shop contract manufacturing service. Customers submit parts and request a quotation via phone, email, or the company website; the company quotes within 24 hours, performs the coating in-house at its Northampton facility, and ships finished parts back. Standard turnaround is 10 business days, with expedited 3-day service available. Revenue is recognised per job or per part, with no disclosed subscription or recurring component. There are no resellers or channel partners; all sales are direct B2B, and demand generation relies on the company website, organic search, Silverstone Technology Cluster membership, and industry reputation.

The company is independently owned and founder-led by Managing Director Russell Thomas, who has 30+ years of personal experience in Parylene and conformal coating. It holds ISO 9001 certification (since 2 July 2007, renewed as FS 512544 in 2024), is listed under MIL-I-46058C / IPC-CC-830 Class XY for defence applications, complies with USP Class VI and FDA requirements for medical devices, and holds Cyber Essentials and JOSCAR registrations. Staff collectively hold more than 100 years of coating experience. The company does not disclose revenue, funding, or specific headcount.

Name

Para Tech Coating

Legal name

Para Tech Coating Limited

Website

https://paratechcoating.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Para Tech Coating UK is a Northampton-based contract coating service provider applying Parylene vapour deposition, plasma surface treatment, and liquid conformal coatings for aerospace, defence, electronics, medical device, and transportation manufacturers in the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Conformal Coating Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

Keywords

• Parylene coating services
• Conformal coating services
• Plasma surface treatment
• Electronics component protection
• Medical device coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Northampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parylene Coating Services: Contract coating services billed per job or per part. Customers submit parts for coating and receive a quotation. Revenue is project-based and one-time per job, with no recurring subscription component. The company provides full-service coating including cleaning, masking, coating, demasking, and inspection.
2. Plasma Cleaning/Treatment Services: Surface treatment services offered as part of the coating process or as a standalone service to prepare substrates for parylene coating.
3. Liquid Conformal Coating Services: Liquid conformal coating applied via dipping, spraying, hand brushing, or gel processes using acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, or silicone materials. Full service includes cleaning, masking, coating, curing, de-masking, and inspection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Para Tech Coating provides contract Parylene vapour deposition coating, plasma surface treatment, and liquid conformal coating (acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, silicone) services for electronics, aerospace, defence, medical device, and transportation manufacturers. Each job comprises a full-service workflow — pre-coating cleaning (aqueous and solvent), masking, coating, curing, de-masking, 100% inspection, and Certificate of Conformity — executed at the company's purpose-built Northampton facility with ESD flooring throughout.

Product overview

Para Tech Coating UK Limited is a conformal coating services provider offering three core services: Parylene Coating (vapour deposition conformal coating using specialized vacuum equipment), Plasma Treatment (surface preparation to enhance coating adhesion), and Liquid Conformal Coating (acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone coatings applied via dipping, spraying, or hand brushing). The company was established in 2002 and operates from purpose-built premises in Northampton with ESD flooring throughout. Services include pre-coating cleaning (aqueous and solvent), masking and demasking, inspection, and Certificate of Conformity documentation. Target industries include electronics, aerospace, defence, transportation, and medical devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parylene Coating A vapour deposition conformal coating service that produces truly conformal, pinhole-free, uniform-thickness films ranging from 1 µm up to 50+ microns for circuit boards, components, and surfaces; applied via specialised vacuum polymerisation and offered to electronics, aerospace, defence, and medical device manufacturers. Full-service workflow includes cleaning (per IPC-CH-65A), adhesion-promoting techniques, masking, demasking, and 100% inspection.
• Plasma Treatment A surface modification service that primes substrates for improved acceptance and adhesion of Parylene coatings, reducing adhesion difficulties on materials that do not naturally bond well; offered as a standalone service or as part of the coating workflow.
• Liquid Conformal Coating A liquid conformal coating service offering acrylic, polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone chemistries applied via dipping, spraying, hand brushing, or gel processes for electronics, aerospace, and defence customers. Full-service workflow includes cleaning, masking, curing, demasking, and inspection with Certificate of Conformity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-day standard turnaround, with expedited service as quick as 3 days
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Silverstone Technology ClusterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPara Tech Coating holds membership in the Silverstone Technology Cluster, a UK-based business cluster for companies in aerospace, automotive, and advanced engineering. This membership provides networking opportunities and visibility within the regional advanced engineering community. The partnership is informal and membership-based rather than a formal commercial alliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diamond-MT: US-based parylene and liquid conformal coating service provider serving medical, aerospace, defence and electronics customers. Closely comparable service mix and customer profile to Para Tech, with multiple US locations.
• Specialty Coating Systems: The largest global parylene conformal coating service provider, offering Parylene C, N, D and F variants plus liquid coating services across multiple continents. Directly comparable to Para Tech in core process and end markets (electronics, medical, aerospace, defence), but at materially larger scale.
• HZO Inc: Provider of parylene and other thin-film conformal coatings for electronics, medical and IoT applications. Directly comparable in process and target customers, with a stronger consumer-electronics focus.
• Surface Technology Inc: US contract coater offering parylene and other conformal coatings to medical, electronics and aerospace customers. Comparable service mix and full-service workflow to Para Tech.
• Para-Coat Technologies: US-based parylene coating service provider serving medical, aerospace, defence and electronics OEMs. Closely aligned service portfolio and customer mix to Para Tech.
• VSi Parylene: Parylene conformal coating service provider focused on medical devices, electronics and aerospace. Directly comparable offering to Para Tech with similar full-service workflow (cleaning, masking, coating, inspection).

Regional players

• Apticote: UK surface engineering and coating service provider offering polymer, fluoropolymer and specialised coatings to industrial and aerospace customers. Comparable UK contract coating model with partial end-market overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Division of Curtiss-Wright providing surface treatments including parylene, plating, anodising and coatings across multiple global facilities. Overlaps Para Tech in parylene and liquid coating but offers a much broader portfolio and global footprint to defence and aerospace primes.
• Poeton Industries: UK-based surface treatment and coatings specialist offering plating, anodising, painting and parylene-type coatings. Comparable UK presence and aerospace/defence customer base but a wider portfolio of processes.

Emerging players

• Surface Treatment Specialists (STS): Niche UK and European conformal and parylene coating service provider. Comparable service scope to Para Tech but smaller and less established, with overlap in aerospace and electronics customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Paratechcoating
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/para-tech-coating-uk-ltd

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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