BIMF

What BIMF does

BIMF Kft. is a privately held, family-owned Hungarian manufacturer founded by the Bakóczy family after Hungary's post-1989 political transition and headquartered at Gázvezeték utca 12 in Debrecen. The company's core operation is the import and processing of non-woven textiles ("nem szőtt textília") into nearly 1,000 stock-keeping units, with milk filters (discs, bags, and inserts) for dairy farms and milk-processing facilities serving as the flagship product line. Filters are produced in customized dimensions (57mm to 250mm width, 25cm to 105cm length) and weights (40g/m2 to 120g/m2) to fit major milking-equipment brands including Alfa-Laval, Westfalia, Fullwood, LELY, Elfa, Sac (Christensen), Mile, and Baumatic.

Beyond milk filtration, BIMF manufactures beer filters for breweries, embroidery backing materials for textile work, dry/wet wiping products for healthcare and household use, geotextile materials for road construction, and non-woven coffin linings for the funeral industry. A peripheral sub-brand called AFEK extends into consumer solar/alternative-energy systems. The company holds food-safety certifications (Declaration of Conformity / Megfelelőségi nyilatkozat) for products in direct contact with food.

Commercially, BIMF sells primarily direct-to-consumer through its OpenCart-based e-commerce storefront (webshop.bimf.hu) with multi-currency support (HUF, EUR, USD), supplemented by a dealer/reseller registration program and a dedicated Polish sales representative. Multilingual websites (Hungarian, German, English, Polish) and trade names BIMF GmbH. and BIMF Ltd. indicate cross-border presence in Germany and the United Kingdom alongside the home Hungarian market and active Polish operations. The business is bootstrapped, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or funding rounds.

Name

BIMF

Legal name

BIMF Kft.

Website

https://bimf.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIMF Kft. is a Hungarian family-owned manufacturer that processes non-woven textiles into nearly 1,000 products — chiefly milk and beer filtration supplies for dairy farms and breweries — and sells them across Central Europe via its own e-commerce storefront and a dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-woven Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Dairy & Refrigerated Foods Packaging (IMALAHAG)

Keywords

• Non-woven textile manufacturing
• Milk filtration products
• Industrial filter manufacturing
• Embroidery backing materials
• Food grade filtration supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Debrecen

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Non-woven Textile Products Sales: BIMF manufactures and sells nearly 1000 types of products made from imported and processed non-woven textiles, including milk filters, beer filters, embroidery backing materials, and industrial non-woven fabrics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BIMF Kft. manufactures and sells nearly 1,000 products made from imported and processed non-woven textiles (vetex). The core offering consists of filter discs, bags, and inserts for filtering milk and beer in food production, compatible with major milking equipment brands including Alfa-Laval, Westfalia, Fullwood, LELY, Elfa, Sac (Christensen), Mile, and Baumatic. The company also produces embroidery backing materials, healthcare and household wiping products, road construction geotextiles, coffin linings, and an AFEK alternative energy system.

Product overview

BIMF Kft. is a Hungarian manufacturing company that produces nearly 1,000 products from imported and processed non-woven textiles. The core product portfolio consists of milk filters (Tejszűrők) - filter discs, bags, and inserts for filtering milk and beer - which represent the primary offering alongside embroidery backing materials (hímzésalátétek) used in textile work. The company also produces healthcare and home cleaning products, industrial filters, and has developed the AFEK energy system for alternative energy consumption. Products are available through the company's e-commerce platform (webshop.bimf.hu) and are designed to be compatible with various international milking equipment brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AFEK: Consumer system combined with energy from alternative sources, including solar energy systems

Products and services

• Milk Filters (Tejszűrők) Filter discs, bags, and inserts made from non-woven textiles used to filter milk and beer in food production. Available in dimensions ranging from 57mm to 78mm width and 25cm to 105cm length, with weights from 40g/m2 to 120g/m2, and engineered for compatibility with milking equipment brands including Alfa-Laval, Westfalia, Fullwood, LELY, Elfa, Sac (Christensen), Mile, and Baumatic. Sold to dairy farms and breweries.
• Embroidery Backing Materials (Hímzésalátétek) Non-woven textile backing materials used as support layers for embroidery work. Raw materials do not contain harmful agents and do not come into contact with health-impairing materials during preparation or production. Sold to textile and embroidery businesses.
• Industrial Filters and Sediment Filters Non-woven textile-based industrial filtration products including sediment filters (iszapszűrő) for industrial applications. Products include various sizes such as 1200x500mm and specialty filter papers. Sold to industrial operators.
• Healthcare and Cleaning Wipes Non-woven textile products designed for dry and wet wiping applications in healthcare settings and home use. Sold to healthcare facilities and household consumers.
• AFEK Energy System Consumer system combining energy from alternative sources, including solar energy, with other energy sources for economical use. A peripheral/specialty offering from BIMF.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ewa DruzgalskacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEwa Druzgalska serves as the dedicated sales representative for the Polish market. She can be contacted at +48 668 097 982 or via email at [email protected]. Polish orders are processed through a dedicated Google Forms link for order submissions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Filtrox: Swiss specialist in beverage filtration media (beer, wine, fruit juice, dairy). Directly comparable to BIMF's beer and milk filtration product line as a focused beverage/food filtration media manufacturer.
• Freudenberg Performance Materials: German global non-woven textiles producer serving automotive, construction, apparel, and industrial filtration applications. Comparable to BIMF as a multi-end-market non-woven specialist with filtration exposure.
• Suominen: Finnish non-woven manufacturer specializing in wipes, hygiene, and industrial non-wovens. Comparable to BIMF's non-woven platform serving healthcare, household, and industrial wiping end uses.
• Ahlstrom: Finnish-headquartered specialty non-woven manufacturer producing filtration media, food-packaging non-wovens, and industrial wipes. Ahlstrom is the closest scale comparable to BIMF's non-woven platform and directly competes in food/beverage filtration substrates.
• Glatfelter (Magnera): U.S.-headquartered specialty non-woven and engineered material producer serving filtration, wipes, and industrial segments. Comparable as a specialty non-woven platform serving similar industrial filtration end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Mann+Hummel: German global leader in filtration technology serving automotive, industrial, and life-sciences markets. A broad incumbent whose industrial filtration product lines overlap with BIMF's non-woven filtration substrates.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss-Swedish multinational providing processing and packaging solutions for the dairy and beverage industries. A broad incumbent in dairy processing whose filtration consumables and packaging products overlap with BIMF's core market.
• Donaldson Company: U.S.-headquartered global manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts across industrial, gas-turbine, and life-sciences markets. A broad incumbent whose industrial filtration portfolio overlaps with BIMF's process-filtration substrates.
• Johns Manville (Berkshire Hathaway): U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of building and industrial insulation, roofing systems, and non-woven materials. Comparable as a broad non-woven substrate producer with overlap in industrial and construction applications.
• GEA Group: German global supplier of equipment and process technology for the dairy, food, and beverage industries. A broad incumbent that integrates filtration consumables into its milking/processing equipment, representing both a customer and a competitor to BIMF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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