Fine Tubes

Name

Fine Tubes

Legal name

Fine Tubes Limited

Website

https://finetubes.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Tubing

NAICS

Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (33121)

SIC

Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI)

Keywords

• Precision seamless tubes
• Welded redrawn tubes
• Nickel alloy tubing
• Titanium tube manufacturing
• Nuclear fuel cladding

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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. Precision Metal Tube Manufacturing: Custom-manufactured precision tubes in stainless steel, titanium, and nickel alloys sold to critical industry customers (aerospace, nuclear, medical, oil & gas, space). Products sold as both seamless and welded tubes in straight lengths or coils. Business operates on project/quotes basis with minimum order value of £10,000.
2. Custom Tube Engineering Services: Engineers work alongside customers to develop custom-made tubes to exacting specifications, providing technical collaboration from concept through manufacturing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fine Tubes is a make-to-order manufacturer of precision seamless, welded, and welded-and-redrawn metal tubes in stainless steel, titanium, and nickel alloys for mission-critical applications. Products are engineered to tight tolerances (±0.03 mm on certain sizes) and fine surface finishes (down to 0.1 µm Ra) for aerospace, space, defence, nuclear, medical, oil and gas, renewable energy, and high-performance instrumentation customers. The company also offers custom tube engineering services where metallurgists and engineers collaborate with customers from concept through manufacturing.

Product overview

Fine Tubes is a precision metal tube manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of seamless and welded tubes manufactured from stainless steel, titanium, and nickel alloys. The product line includes core tube manufacturing capabilities (Seamless Tubes, Welded and Redrawn Tubes, Welded Tubes) alongside an extensive range of specialized alloys (Titanium Tubes, Stainless Steel Tubes, Nickel Alloy Tubes, Duplex Stainless Steel Tubes). The company serves critical applications across multiple sectors including aerospace hydraulic systems, aerospace engines, space propulsion, nuclear fuel rods, heat exchangers, instrumentation, control lines, high-pressure systems, and HPLC columns. Fine Tubes operates as part of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products and has over 80 years of manufacturing expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seamless Tubes Precision seamless tubes custom-manufactured using tube reduction (pilgering) and cold drawing processes, offering completely uniform structure for critical applications across aerospace, nuclear, medical, and oil and gas industries.
• Welded and Redrawn Tubes Seam welded tubes that are cold redrawn to deliver precise dimensions and enhanced surface quality for high-performance applications.
• Welded Tubes Seam welded tubes available in various alloys for industrial applications requiring precision dimensions.
• Titanium Tubes Titanium tubes in CP Grade 2, Ti 3Al/2.5V (Grade 9), and Ti 6Al/4V (Grade 5) alloys offering high strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance for aerospace, space, and medical applications.
• Stainless Steel Tubes Austenitic stainless steel tubes in alloys 304, 316, 316L, 316LN, 316Ti, 6Mo, 904L, 347, 21-6-9, 209, plus surgical implant 316L for corrosion-resistant applications.
• Nickel Alloy Tubes High-performance nickel-based alloy tubes (Alloy 22, 276, 400, 600, 625, 690, 718, 800, 825, 59, MP35N) offering excellent corrosion resistance and high-temperature performance for the most demanding applications.
• Duplex Stainless Steel Tubes Duplex (UNS S31803) and Super Duplex (UNS S32750) stainless steel tubes combining corrosion resistance with high strength for demanding subsea, chemical processing, and oil and gas applications.
• Heat Exchanger Tubes Precision tubes for shell and tube heat exchangers used for cooling, heating, or re-heating of fluids, gases, or air across chemical processing, nuclear, aerospace, and renewable energy industries.
• Aerospace Hydraulic Tubes High-pressure hydraulic and pneumatic control system tubes for aircraft landing gear and flight actuation systems, including 5,000 psi hydraulic flight actuation.
• Instrumentation Tubes Precision control and instrumentation tubes for measurement and monitoring systems in oil and gas and industrial applications, available through the Express Program in alloys 316, 625, 6Mo, C276, and C22.
• Control Lines Long continuous lengths of corrosion-resistant control lines for subsea umbilicals and downhole chemical injection systems in oil and gas extraction.
• Nuclear Fuel Rod Tubes High-quality tubes deployed in nuclear fuel rods and cans of advanced gas-cooled reactors, enduring extreme temperatures and pressures with RCC-M and ASME III compliance capability.
• HPLC Tubes Stainless steel tubes for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) columns used in biochemistry and analytical chemistry.
• Aerospace Engine Tubes Precision tubes engineered for aerospace engines operating in extreme pressures and temperatures, supplied to major OEMs for fuel delivery, fire suppression, and thrust reverser systems.
• Space Propulsion System Tubes Precision seamless titanium tubes for satellite propulsion systems and chemical propulsion systems, including Grade 9 titanium tubes for the ESA Solar Orbiter mission.
• High Pressure Tubes Medium and high-pressure tubing rated up to 60,000 psi operating pressure for oil and gas extraction and aerospace applications.
• Condenser Tubes Thin wall precision tubing for condenser applications in nuclear, chemical process, and aerospace sectors for heating and cooling of fluids and gases.
• Cooling and Specialist Tubes High-quality cooling and heat exchanger tubing including nuclear cooling tubes trusted by major nuclear reactor suppliers.
• Fine Tubes Express Program Accelerated lead-time service offering high-precision tubes in 10 weeks for customers in Europe and Asia, with made-to-order dedicated batch production tailored to instrumentation systems requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nadcap Merit Status achieved across all Nadcap accreditations, reducing audit frequency and reinforcing customer confidence
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OHB SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020OHB Sweden contracted Fine Tubes to manufacture significant volumes of titanium tubing Grade 9 for the Solar Orbiter Chemical Propulsion System. Fine Tubes was selected based on proven record of providing high quality, precision tubes manufactured to tightest specifications.
• Astrium UK (Airbus Defence and Space)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Contract to build Solar Orbiter awarded to Astrium UK, which spearheaded a team of global suppliers including OHB Sweden and Fine Tubes for the mission's chemical propulsion system tubing.
• SENERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20114-year collaboration with SENER developing and producing corrosion-resistant heat exchanger tubes for the Gemasolar solar power plant steam generators and central tower receiver. Fine Tubes was selected as exclusive supplier of tubes for the manufacturing panels of the central receiver, producing over 15 km of high-performance seamless tubing.
• Torresol Energy (MASDAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Torresol Energy formed by SENER and Abu Dhabi's MASDAR to develop and operate the Gemasolar power plant. Fine Tubes supplied tubes as part of SENER's engineering team for this groundbreaking project.
• Superior TubecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based sister business within AMETEK Specialty Metal Products. Fine Tubes works in partnership with Superior Tube to serve nuclear customers worldwide, with Superior Tube providing additional capabilities including zirconium alloys.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Alleima: Formerly Sandvik Materials Technology, Alleima is a Sweden-based specialty tube and bar manufacturer serving oil & gas, aerospace, medical, and industrial heating applications. Closely comparable in alloy portfolio (stainless, nickel, titanium), tube formats (seamless and welded), and mission-critical end markets.
• Wieland: Germany-based manufacturer of specialty tubes and components in copper, copper alloys, and high-performance materials serving refrigeration, air conditioning, automotive, and industrial applications. Comparable as a specialty tube manufacturer focused on engineered applications, though with a stronger copper-alloy focus.
• Centravis: Ukraine-based manufacturer of seamless stainless steel tubes and pipes serving chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, power, and nuclear markets. Comparable in seamless stainless tube production with overlapping nuclear and industrial end-markets.
• TUBACEX: Spain-based precision stainless steel and high-nickel alloy tube manufacturer serving oil & gas, power, petrochemical, aerospace, and nuclear applications. Directly comparable in seamless stainless and nickel tube production for critical-service environments.
• Doncasters Group: UK/US-based precision metal components manufacturer serving aerospace, industrial gas turbines, and defense applications with alloy and titanium components including some tubular products. Comparable as a precision specialty metals business serving mission-critical aerospace and energy end markets.
• Plymouth Tube Company: US-based precision steel and alloy tube manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, nuclear, and industrial markets. Comparable in carbon steel, stainless, and alloy tube production for critical applications, though with a broader commodity-skewed portfolio.
• Superior Tube: US-based sister company within AMETEK Specialty Metal Products that manufactures precision stainless steel, nickel alloy, and zirconium tubes for nuclear, aerospace, and chemical processing applications. Directly comparable as the only other AMETEK precision tube business with overlapping alloys and end-markets.

Broad incumbents

• Salzgitter Mannesmann: Germany-based broad steel pipe and tube manufacturer producing seamless and welded tubes for energy, construction, and automotive applications. Comparable as a major European tube producer but with a broader commodity and line-pipe focus rather than precision specialty tubes.
• Outokumpu: Finland-based global stainless steel manufacturer producing a wide range of stainless steel products including tubes for heat exchangers, process industries, and architectural applications. Comparable as a major stainless tube producer but operating at much larger scale across multiple stainless product forms.
• Vallourec: France-based global leader in premium seamless tubular solutions for oil & gas (OCTG), power generation, and industrial applications. Comparable in seamless tube manufacturing and metallurgy but skewed toward oil country tubular goods and line pipe rather than precision specialty tubes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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