Nuñez Vigo

What Nuñez Vigo does

Nuñez Vigo, S.L.U. is a Vigo, Spain-based industrial engineering and manufacturing company founded in 1971 (with roots dating to 1908 through Establishments Núñez) and operating as a subsidiary of Grupo Emenasa since April 1991. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, installation, and after-sales repair of custom hydraulic and pneumatic systems for naval and industrial applications. Its core product portfolio covers deck machinery (capstans, winches, windlasses, anchor drums), hydraulic power units (5L to 3,000+ L capacity), cranes and davits (including A-frames up to 30 tonnes), transverse thrusters with closed-circuit hydrostatic drives (up to 500 kW), steering gear, fishing machinery (longline drums up to 70 miles), and compressors. Underlying technology includes custom closed-circuit hydrostatic transmissions, PTO-anchored axial piston pumps with adjustable displacement, programmable electronic control systems supporting up to three control panels with VDR interface and ship alarm integration, and Parker LCM220 particle meter-verified circuit cleanliness procedures.

The company operates a project-based, engineering-driven B2B go-to-market targeting shipyards (astilleros), ship owners (armadores), commercial fishing operators, and industrial customers, with projects delivered turnkey from conceptual engineering through commissioning. Distribution is direct via a technical commercial team, complemented by a physical retail store in Vigo carrying 10,000+ SKUs and authorized distribution agreements with Boge, Enerpac, Heila, Danfoss, Parker, HAWE, Stenflex, Atlas Terex, and Hyva. Named customers include Astilleros Armón, Astilleros Murueta, Freire Shipyard, Atlânticoline, Grupo Jadran, and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Nuñez Vigo holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications from Bureau Veritas and delivers solutions meeting Classification Society requirements. The company operates from a 1,500+ m² facility at Avenida de Beiramar in Vigo as part of Grupo Emenasa's 14-company, 600-employee, €150M+ turnover industrial group with 20,000 m² of productive capacity and operations in more than 30 countries.

Name

Nuñez Vigo

Legal name

Nuñez Vigo, S.L.U.

Website

https://nunezvigo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nuñez Vigo designs, manufactures, installs, and services custom hydraulic and pneumatic machinery — including deck machinery, hydraulic power units, transverse thrusters, steering gear, fishing equipment, and cranes — for shipyards, ship owners, and industrial customers worldwide from its Vigo, Spain base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Naval Hydraulic and Pneumatic Machinery

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (33361), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Propulsion Drives, Gearboxes & Shaftlines (IMAJAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Propulsion Integration, Commissioning & Testing (Factory/sea trials, alignment) (IMAJAHAM), Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG), Electrical Engineering & Power Distribution (Generation, Switchboards, Cabling, Lighting) (IMAJAGAF), Piping, HVAC & Auxiliary Systems Repair (TLAKAKAH)

Keywords

• Naval hydraulic machinery
• Pneumatic installations
• Deck machinery manufacturing
• Hydraulic power units
• Shipyard equipment supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Vigo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom machinery design, manufacturing and installation: Design, manufacture, and installation of custom naval and industrial machinery including deck machinery, fishing equipment, steering gear, transverse thrusters, hydraulic power units, and compressors. Projects are delivered as turnkey solutions from engineering through commissioning. Revenue is generated through project contracts with shipyards and ship owners.
2. Repair and maintenance services: Preventive and corrective maintenance services for all types of hydraulic and pneumatic elements and installations. Includes repair of power plants, pumps, motors, cylinders, distributors, cranes, gantries, and deck machinery. Revenue from service contracts and ad-hoc repair work.
3. Component and supply sales: Sale of hydraulic and pneumatic components, accessories, and supplies through physical store and direct sales. Products include accumulators, coils, bells, pressure gauges, filters, pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, flexible hoses, fittings, chemical products (oils, fats, adhesives), and compressed air treatment equipment. Revenue from component sales to industrial and naval customers.
4. Engineering and technical consulting: Custom naval and industrial engineering services including study, development, and design of hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical projects. Engineers assess client needs from conceptual stage through production, including assembly, supplies, and future repairs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nuñez Vigo designs, manufactures, installs, and repairs custom naval and industrial machinery with a focus on hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The company delivers turnkey projects for shipyards and ship owners including deck machinery, fishing equipment, steering gear, transverse thrusters, hydraulic power units, and compressors, supported by a physical store and authorized distribution of major brands (Boge, Enerpac, Heila).

Product overview

Nuñez Vigo is an industrial manufacturing company that designs, manufactures, installs, and repairs naval and industrial machinery with a focus on hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The product portfolio consists of core equipment products (cranes and davits, hydraulic power units, deck machinery, fishing machinery, steering gear, transverse thrusters, compressors) complemented by an extensive supplies catalog (hydraulic accessories, valves, motors, cylinders, filtration, flexible hoses, tools, pneumatics, couplings, chemical products) and service offerings (custom engineering, installation, repair and maintenance, manufacturing). The company operates as part of Grupo Emenasa and serves shipyards and vessel operators worldwide with turnkey projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cranes and Davits Naval cranes and davits including hydraulic, electric, and manual models with single, double, or extendable arms. Includes marine and land cranes, A-frames up to 30T capacity, and overhead crane bridges for ship interiors, for shipyards and vessel operators.
• Hydraulic Power Units Custom and standard hydraulic power unit design, development, and manufacturing for naval and industrial use. Units range from 5 liters to over 3,000 liters, including fixed and variable flow configurations, LS systems, and compact units with external motor-pumps, for shipyards and ship owners.
• Deck Machinery Vertical and horizontal capstans (150–600mm draft, up to 10 tons pulling force), hydraulic winches for lifting and trawling (up to 145m of 18mm rope), windlasses for anchor chain, and anchor drums (up to 520m of 18mm diameter rope) for shipyards and ship owners.
• Fishing Machinery Surface and bottom longline drums (up to 70 miles capacity of 3.6mm monofilament), hydraulic and electric models with nylon guide shuttle, hydraulic control systems, and advanced start programming. Includes cork line stackers up to 6m range, for commercial fishing fleet operators.
• Steering Gear Government equipment for ships powered by hydraulic cylinders, available with single or double arm configurations. Includes basic controls with tiller through complex integrated systems certified by classification societies, for shipyards and ship owners.
• Transverse Thruster Manufacturers of transverse thrusters with direct hydraulic, electric, or hydraulic conical group drives. Direct-drive models up to 88kW, high-power models up to 500kW. Includes hydrostatic transmissions with closed-circuit drive and removable tunnel options, for shipyards and ship owners.
• Compressors Wide variety of compressors including screw (2.2–355kW, oil-injected and oil-free), piston (8–40 bar), spiral/scroll (100% oil-free), and turbo compressors. Includes compressed air treatment products: receivers, cyclone separators, dryers, filters, activated carbon adsorbers, oil-water separators, for industrial and naval customers.
• Industrial and Naval Supplies Complete catalog of hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial supplies including pumps, valves, motors, cylinders, filters, flexible hoses, fittings, couplings, transmissions, chemical products (oils, adhesives, fats), and tools, sold through physical retail store and direct sales.
• Hydraulic Accessories Hydraulic accessories including accumulators (bladder, membrane), coils, bells, pressure gauges, levels and indicators, pressure switches, filler caps, thermostats. Also includes hydraulic pumps (gear, vane, piston), flow dividers, multipliers, and pipe (DIN 2440, Inox, Lapping).
• Valves and Fluid Control Valves and fluid control components from brands including Danfoss, Lucifer, Gemu, Besta, and Burkert. Includes solenoid valves, pneumatically and thermostatically activated valves.
• Motors Electric and hydraulic motors from Sauer Danfoss, Parker, Linde, and Intermot. Includes orbital motors, piston engines, and Orbitrol systems.
• Cylinders Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, standard and custom-designed. Specialists in manufacture of hydraulic cylinders in steel and stainless steel with simple and double effect configurations.
• Filtration Filters for hydraulic installations including filter elements, suction filters, pressure filters, and return filters to minimize particles in systems.
• Flexible Hoses and Unions Flexible hoses and hydraulic fittings including low, medium, and high-pressure hoses, steel/stainless terminals, hydraulic clamps, adapters, flanges, cutting ring fittings DIN 2353, 37° cone fittings, ORFS fittings.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Tools Tools from Boge, Enerpac, Chicago Pneumatics, and IPC including pressure washers. Official distributor and authorized technical service for these brands.
• Pneumatics Complete range of pneumatic products with technical advice on element selection, for industrial and naval customers.
• Couplings and Transmissions Hydraulic transmissions and couplings from Samiflex, Albert Couplings, and Stromag. Includes couplings/silentblocks, pulleys, reducers, bearings, and transmissions.
• Chemical Products Oils, fats, and adhesives under demanding standards. Products with excellent demulsibility, long life, and protection against wear and extreme pressures.
• Custom Naval and Industrial Engineering Bespoke engineering technical office for study, development, and design of hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical projects. Includes circuit design, computer simulation, structure calculation, and machinery design, for shipyards and industrial clients.
• Installation Services Hydraulic and pneumatic installation services including structural installations (carbon steel, stainless steel, bichromated steel), compression fitting DIN 2353, JIC 37° flanges, and 3000/6000 psi flange assemblies. Includes internal circuit flushing and Parker LCM220 particle counting verification.
• Repair and Maintenance Services Turnkey naval and industrial repairs for hydraulic and pneumatic elements including oil-hydraulic power plants, high pressure elements, compressors, pumps, motors, and marine/land cranes. Preventive and corrective maintenance services.
• Custom Manufacturing Naval and industrial machinery manufacturing including power plants, longline drums, anchor windlasses, mooring winches, hydraulic cylinders, gantries, hydraulic winches, and custom projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Longline drums with capacity up to 70 miles of monofilament 3.6mm for faster, safer, and more efficient fishing operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BogecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor and authorized technical service for Boge compressors. Nuñez Vigo offers Boge screw compressors (2.2-355 kW), piston compressors, spiral/scroll compressors, and turbo compressors, along with compressed air treatment equipment including receivers, cyclone separators, dryers, and filters.
• EnerpaccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor and authorized technical service for Enerpac hydraulic tools, cylinders, and pumps. Nuñez Vigo provides Enerpac products along with preventive and corrective maintenance services for high-pressure hydraulic elements.
• Heila CranescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Heila marine and land cranes. Nuñez Vigo sells and services Heila cranes designed for demanding onboard work under extreme conditions.
• Hyva (Amco Veba)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Hyva hydraulic crane solutions.
• Atlas TerexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Atlas marine and land crane products.
• Danfoss / Sauer DanfossminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Danfoss hydraulic components including pumps, motors, valves, and fluid control products. Sauer Danfoss brand products (electric and hydraulic motors, orbital motors, piston engines, Orbitrol) are also distributed.
• HAWE (Have)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for HAWE hydraulic products including valves and fluid control components.
• StenflexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Stenflex flexible hose and union products for hydraulic installations.
• Parker (Parker Legris)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Parker/Legris pneumatic and hydraulic components including fittings, valves, and fluid control products.
• BaliñocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth are part of Grupo Emenasa. Baliño supplies shaft lines and propellers, while Nuñez Vigo supplies hydraulic systems. On the Mestre Jaime Feijó ferry project, both companies collaborated alongside VICUSdt and Main Solutions to design and manufacture the complete propulsion system.
• VICUSdtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth are part of Grupo Emenasa. VICUSdt specializes in propeller design using CFD tools. Collaborated with Nuñez Vigo and Baliño on the Mestre Jaime Feijó ferry project, performing propeller optimization and design for maximum efficiency at 14 knots.
• Main SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Grupo Emenasa. Main Solutions participated alongside Nuñez Vigo, Baliño, and VICUSdt in designing and manufacturing the propulsion system for the Mestre Jaime Feijó ferry series.
• Astilleros ArmóncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish shipyard in Navia, Asturias (and Vigo). Nuñez Vigo supplied the hydraulic circuit for the V-127 Ferry under construction at Armón Vigo in 2020, and supplied hydrostatic transmission for the Mestre Jaime Feijó ferry built at Armón Navia.
• Astilleros MuruetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish shipyard. Nuñez Vigo supplied a Bureau Veritas-rated hydraulic power station for variable pitch CPP propeller on the 91m tuna boat 'Juan Pablo II' under construction at Murueta shipyards (C-324) for Grupo Jadran.
• Freire ShipyardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish shipyard. Freire Shipyard contracted Nuñez Vigo to reform the governance system of the historic sailing yacht Xarifa, including replacement of the original servotimón with hydraulic cylinders.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rapp Marine: Norwegian supplier of marine deck equipment including winches, cranes, and steering gear. Directly comparable to Núñez Vigo's portfolio serving shipyards with custom naval machinery.
• MacGregor: Finland-based marine cargo handling and deck machinery specialist. Overlaps with Núñez Vigo on deck machinery, winches, and shipboard equipment for commercial and offshore vessels.
• Hawboldt Industries: Canadian manufacturer of marine deck machinery including winches, windlasses, and capstans. Directly comparable to Núñez Vigo's deck machinery product line for shipyard customers.
• Palfinger: Austrian manufacturer of marine and land cranes with global reach. Directly competes with Núñez Vigo's cranes and davits product line for shipyard and vessel outfitting contracts.
• Veth Propulsion: Dutch manufacturer of transverse thrusters and propulsion systems for inland and seagoing vessels. Directly comparable to Núñez Vigo's transverse thruster product line with closed-circuit hydrostatic drive.
• Sperre AS: Norwegian manufacturer of deck machinery and hydraulic systems for offshore and fishing vessels. Competes with Núñez Vigo in fishing machinery and hydraulic deck equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Wärtsilä: Finnish marine technology group with ship power, propulsion, and lifecycle services. Operates broadly across marine systems where Núñez Vigo provides specialized components and services.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Major Norwegian marine systems integrator offering propulsion, automation, and deck machinery solutions. Competes with Núñez Vigo across multiple product lines but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Bosch Rexroth: Global hydraulics and drive technology leader with marine applications. Competes with Núñez Vigo in hydraulic power units and propulsion drives, though primarily as a component supplier rather than system integrator.
• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control technologies leader supplying hydraulic components, fittings, and systems to marine markets. Also an authorized distribution partner of Núñez Vigo, creating a dual supplier-competitor relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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