Gate7
Gate 7 is a family-owned, UK-headquartered manufacturer of industrial decals and printed components — including its proprietary SEV vinyl series — supplying construction, agricultural, and equipment rental OEMs globally from facilities in the UK, USA, and India.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersGateshead, United Kingdom
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Gate7 does
Gate 7 is a UK-headquartered, family-owned industrial decal manufacturer founded in 2000 by Keith Wickham. The company designs, prints, and supplies engineered vinyl decals, VIN/PIN plates, reflective decals, domed decals, anti-slip products, polycarbonates, ultra-destruct security decals, and pre-cut lettering for global OEMs in construction equipment (JCB, Volvo CE, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, JLG, Manitowoc), agricultural machinery (Kuhn, Yanmar, Bobcat), and equipment rental (Sunbelt Rentals, Herc Rentals, EquipmentShare, Sunstate).
The company's core technical differentiator is the proprietary Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) series, developed over two years with Mactac (now Avery Dennison) in Belgium and launched in 2013, offering 5–7 year outdoor life, high-tack adhesive exceeding the 16–19 N/25mm industry standard, and in-house FINAT/ANSI/ASTM testing. Manufacturing combines screen printing with advanced digital printing using Mimaki equipment, including the first Mimaki JFX-600 flatbed printer installed in India.
Gate 7 operates as a direct B2B manufacturer through dedicated enterprise account managers, with three global facilities in Gateshead (UK HQ), Greencastle, Pennsylvania (US HQ, opened 2013), and Pune, India (15,000 sq ft, opened 2025). The business model combines hardware sales of decals and printed components with supporting professional services including design, stock holding/Just-In-Time delivery, quality assurance, packaging, logistics, and expert consultancy. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to customer specifications and order volumes under multi-year contracts; revenue grew 10% in 2023 alongside a 23% team expansion. Gate 7 holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and has twice received The Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade (2005 and 2018).
Gate7 firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gate7
- Legal name
- Gate 7 Limited
- Website
- https://gate7.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Gate 7 is a family-owned, UK-headquartered manufacturer of industrial decals and printed components — including its proprietary SEV vinyl series — supplying construction, agricultural, and equipment rental OEMs globally from facilities in the UK, USA, and India.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gate7 industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Decal Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (33639)
- SIC
- Plastics Products, Nec (3089)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser) (IMALAOAD)
Keywords
Where Gate7 is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gateshead
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Gate7 business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Industrial Decal Manufacturing and Sales: Core revenue from design, manufacture and supply of industrial decals and printed components for agriculture, construction, industrial and rental markets. Products include safety decals, branded livery, reflective decals, VIN/PIN plates, anti-slip products, polycarbonates, and domed decals.
- Supporting Services: Additional revenue from supporting services including design, stock holding/warehousing/inventory management, quality assurance, packaging, logistics, and expert consultancy.
- Custom Manufacturing: Bespoke manufacturing of decals and printed components developed to customer requirements, industry regulations, and required lead times, supplied to any size, specification and for any surface.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom quote-based pricing for B2B customers |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Gate7 product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gate7 designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial decals and printed components—including its proprietary Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) range—used for safety compliance, branded livery, identification, and equipment aesthetics on construction, agricultural, and industrial machinery. The company supplies OEMs and equipment rental companies globally via three manufacturing facilities (UK, USA, India), with services spanning design, quality assurance, warehousing, logistics, and Just-In-Time delivery direct to customer production lines.
Product overview
Gate 7 is a global specialist in decal manufacturing and high-performance print solutions, operating as a single unified product and service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is the Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) Series, a proprietary range of engineered vinyl decals with 5-7 year outdoor life, which serves as the foundation for all custom decal products. Surrounding this core are specialized decal products including domed decals, reflective decals, VIN/PIN plates, anti-slip products, polycarbonates, ultra-destruct security decals, and pre-cut lettering. Manufacturing capabilities include screen printing and digital printing using Mimaki equipment. The offering is complemented by supporting services including research and development, quality assurance, stock holding/warehousing, design services, packaging and logistics, and expert consultancy. The SEV Series provides the differentiated material technology while the services layer enables bespoke customization, inventory management, and global supply chain integration for customers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SEV Series (Superior Engineered Vinyls): A unique product range of Superior Engineered Vinyls developed for customers requiring long outdoor life decals with aggressive adhesive properties.
Products and services
- Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) Series Proprietary, rigorously tested engineered vinyl decals with 5-7 year outdoor life and rigorously tested component parts (face films, adhesives, laminates), including the SEV HT variant with adhesive strength above 20 N/25mm after 20 minutes. Only Gate 7 can supply the SEV series under exclusive customer specifications.
- Industrial Decals Custom industrial decals covering machinery, vehicles, and equipment used for safety critical, warning, instructional, branded livery, and decorative applications. Encompasses domed decals, reflective decals and plates, VIN/PIN plates, anti-slip products, polycarbonates and pentawhites, ultra-destruct security decals, and pre-cut lettering—all supplied in any size, specification, and for any surface to customer requirements.
- Screen Printing Services Traditional screen printing services for high-volume decal production using UV ink technology, producing durable industrial decals across self-adhesive vinyl substrates.
- Digital Printing Services Digital printing services using Mimaki equipment (including Mimaki JFX-600 flatbed and Mimaki JV-330 / UCJV-300 roll-to-roll printers) for high-resolution graphics on rigid and flexible substrates, including latex inks with zero hazardous air pollutants.
- Stock Holding and Warehousing Services Inventory management and warehousing services enabling Just-in-Time delivery and direct supply to customer production lines, with Gate 7 holding minimum batch inventory for major OEM partners such as Volvo CE.
- Expert Decal Consultancy Expert consultancy including project management from concept through to finished product, colour matching, carbon footprint reduction guidance, and recyclable material recommendations.
Quantifiable outcome
- 5-7 year outdoor life for decal materials
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Gate7
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Gate7 technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature5 records
Gate7 partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.
- MimakistrategicEquipment supplier for digital printing technology. Gate 7 India facility equipped with Mimaki digital printers including the first Mimaki JFX-600 flatbed digital printing machine in India. Also uses Mimaki JV-330 and UCJV-300 roll-to-roll printers.
- Construction Equipment Association (CEA)strategicGate 7 exhibits at bauma 2025 alongside the CEA on the CEA Pavilion (Hall B5 349). CEA is a trade association representing construction equipment manufacturers.
- JCB IndiacoreLongstanding partnership with JCB spanning more than 15 years from UK and US operations. Pune facility enables Gate 7 to provide rapid service to JCB's Indian operations. The partnership was instrumental in bringing the India facility project to fruition.
- CBI North East Regional CouncilstrategicGate 7 is a member of the CBI since 2022. Managing Director Harry Wickham serves as Regional Councillor, helping shape CBI policy and advocacy, building relationships with political stakeholders, and representing the North East business community.
- Mactac (Avery Dennison)coreMaterial development partnership for Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) series. Mactac (now part of Avery Dennison) in Belgium provided R&D capabilities to develop different face films and adhesives for industrial decal applications. This partnership resulted in the unique SEV product range launched in 2013.
- Volvo Construction EquipmentcoreLong-standing partnership since 2005 as tier 1 supplier and technical partner. Started with Volvo's German division and expanded across USA (2008), France and Sweden (2015). Gate 7 collaborates closely with Volvo on material development, including testing vinyls for harsh low-temperature conditions in Sweden. Gate 7 holds stock for Volvo maintaining minimum batch inventory.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Gate7 competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- 3M: 3M operates a substantial identification products division that competes in industrial marking and labeling. While 3M has a vastly broader product portfolio across many categories, their identification markets business overlaps directly with Gate 7's decal and equipment identification offerings.
Regional players
- LINTEC Corporation: LINTEC is a Japanese manufacturer of adhesive products and industrial labels serving automotive and electronics OEMs. They are a comparable industrial label manufacturer but primarily focused on Asia-Pacific geographies rather than the UK/US/India footprint of Gate 7.
Direct peers
- CCL Industries: CCL Industries is one of the world's largest specialty label manufacturers with a sizable automotive and industrial labeling presence. They serve comparable OEM customers globally and represent a direct, larger-scale competitive peer to Gate 7.
- Brady Corporation: Brady Corporation is a global manufacturer of identification solutions including industrial labels, safety signs, and equipment decals. They serve similar OEM and industrial customer segments to Gate 7 but at significantly larger scale and with a broader product portfolio.
- Industrial Photographics: Industrial Photographics manufactures industrial decals, nameplates, and identification products for OEM equipment customers. They are a more directly comparable small-to-mid scale competitor in the industrial equipment decal printing space.
Others
- Avery Dennison: Avery Dennison is both Gate 7's material development partner for the proprietary SEV series (via Mactac) and a major competitor in industrial label materials and finished labels. The dual supplier/competitor relationship is structurally distinctive.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Gate7 social profiles
Digital presenceGate7 compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Gate7 financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Gate7 leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Gate7 subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Gate7 funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Gate7 M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Gate7
What does Gate7 do?
Gate7 designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial decals and printed components—including its proprietary Superior Engineered Vinyls (SEV) range—used for safety compliance, branded livery, identification, and equipment aesthetics on construction, agricultural, and industrial machinery. The company supplies OEMs and equipment rental companies globally via three manufacturing facilities (UK, USA, India), with services spanning design, quality assurance, warehousing, logistics, and Just-In-Time delivery direct to customer production lines.
Is Gate7 a public or private company?
Gate7 is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Gate7 founded?
Gate7 was founded in 2000. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Gate7 based?
Gate7 is headquartered in Gateshead, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Gate7 make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Decal Manufacturing and Sales are the primary driver. The others are supporting Services and custom Manufacturing.
Who are Gate7's main competitors?
3M is listed as a broad incumbent. LINTEC Corporation is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are CCL Industries, Brady Corporation and Industrial Photographics. Avery Dennison is listed as an others.
Does Gate7 have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gate7.
What industry is Gate7 in?
Gate7's product category is Industrial Decal Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMALAOAD, Labeling, Coding & Marking Equipment (Labelers, Inkjet, Laser). Its NAICS code is 33639 and its SIC code is 3089.