What FICAP does

FICAP is a French industrial manufacturer founded in 1980 and headquartered in Bray-sur-Seine, specializing in conveyor belts, drums, rollers, and related accessories for bulk material handling and people-mover applications. The company operates from a single French site with a workforce of 11-50 employees under a société anonyme governance structure (share capital of EUR 201,232.70), and reports a cumulative installed base of more than 4,500 systems over four decades. Its product portfolio is organized around specialized proprietary brands — GUMSTEEL for rubber lagging and drum coating, ABRAGOMME for wear protection, TRACLAG and GRIPLAG for high-temperature and traction-critical belts, and FUNBELT for ski resort and escalator/moving-walk applications — supported by more than 200,000 meters of belt stock held for manufacturing and spare-parts supply.

The company's commercial model is direct industrial B2B sales to operators in mining, quarrying, cement, food processing, foundries, sugar production, and ski resorts, complemented by a secondary-market offering of reconditioned equipment ("MATÉRIELS D'OCCASION") and a distribution partnership with SEMPERIT for escalator handrails that extends reach into mobility and transit infrastructure channels. Pricing is project/specification-driven, tied to equipment selection, application engineering, and aftermarket service rather than subscription or consumption models. The firm serves as both an OEM equipment supplier and a spare-parts/aftermarket provider to its existing installed base, with FUNBELT representing an explicit vertical extension of belt technology into higher-value safety-certified mobility applications.

FICAP positions itself as a specialized niche alternative to large generalist conveyor OEMs, leveraging application engineering depth and brand specialization rather than scale or volume. No public disclosures of revenue, profitability, recent funding, M&A, or AI/ML capability are available; investment-relevant signals are limited to brand portfolio expansion, the SEMPERIT channel partnership, and the company's claimed multi-decade installed base.

Name

FICAP

Legal name

FICAP

Website

https://ficap.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FICAP is a French industrial manufacturer specializing in conveyor belts, drums, rollers, and accessories for bulk material handling across mining, quarrying, cement, food processing, foundries, sugar, and ski resort sectors, with 4,500+ installations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Belting, Conveying & Power Transmission Textiles (Conveyor/Drive Belts/Hoses Reinforcement) (IMAOADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rubber Rollers & Wheels (Industrial/Material Handling) (IMANALAE)

Keywords

• Industrial conveyor belts
• Material handling equipment
• Wear protection systems
• Elastomer industrial products
• Bulk handling rollers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bray-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conveyor systems and equipment sales: Direct sales of conveyor belts, rollers, drums, and related materials handling equipment. The company manufactures standard products held in stock and produces custom solutions on demand. Stock of over 20,000 meters of conveyor belts enables rapid fulfillment.
2. Engineering and professional services: Design, construction, integration, and maintenance services for conveyor systems. Includes site installation, preventive maintenance, vulcanization, and equipment rehabilitation services.
3. Elastomer products: Rubber and polyurethane products including wear protection plates, extruded profiles, molded parts, floor mats, drum lining, and Gumsteel systems for industrial applications.
4. Belt and coupling products: Sales of industrial belts including flat belts, synchronous belts, V-belts, and related power transmission products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FICAP manufactures and sells industrial conveyor belts, rollers, drums, and elastomer-based wear protection products for continuous materials handling in heavy industries. The company offers custom-engineered conveyor systems along with installation, vulcanization, and preventive maintenance services. Its portfolio includes the proprietary Gumsteel wear protection line, drum coating systems (TRACLAG, GRIPLAG, CERAM), extruded profiles, and the FUNBELT sub-brand for passenger transport applications.

Product overview

FICAP is a French industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in continuous material handling solutions through belt conveyors and elastomer applications. With over 40 years of expertise and more than 4,500 installations worldwide, the company operates as a single unified product portfolio centered on belt conveyor systems and their components. The core offering includes Convoyeurs à bande (industrial belt conveyors) and Bandes transporteuses (conveyor belts), supplemented by Eléments tournants (rotating elements: rollers and drums), Elastomères product line (elastomer products including Gumsteel wear protection and drum linings), Profils extrudés (extruded profiles), and Courroies (belts). Additional offerings include Mains-courantes (handrail services via SEMPERIT partnership), FUNBELT sub-brand for passenger transport, Matériels d'occasion (used equipment), and Formation (training services). The company provides full-service capabilities from design to maintenance, serving industries including agro-food, sugar, mining, quarries, foundries, and cement plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FUNBELT: Brand dedicated to ski and people transport applications, including conveyor belts for ski resorts, inter-station links, events, and leisure activities.
• FICAP WEAR PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
• Gumsteel
• Abragomme

Products and services

• Industrial belt conveyors (Convoyeurs à bande) Industrial belt conveyors designed for receiving, storage, conditioning, shipping, transfer, and distribution of bulk materials in industrial environments. Built for enterprise customers across mining, cement, agri-food, sugar, and quarry sectors.
• Conveyor belts (Bandes transporteuses) Textile-reinforced (EP) and steel-cord (metallic carcass) conveyor belts for light to heavy-duty industrial material transport applications. Available in standard stocked sizes with custom specifications on request for enterprise industrial buyers.
• Rotating elements: rollers and drums (Eléments tournants) Rollers for isolated loads and bulk material handling plus conveyor drums. Includes gravitary, driven, precision, mining, anti-clogging, guide, cushion, deep-trough, and special roller types. Standard items kept in stock; special rollers custom-manufactured to specification for industrial enterprise customers.
• Elastomer products (Elastomères) Rubber and polyurethane products including floor mats, protective rubber sheets, drum linings, Gumsteel wear protection plates, extruded profiles, and molded parts designed to protect industrial equipment against abrasion, impact, and thermal aggression. For enterprise industrial buyers.
• Gumsteel wear protection range Rubber vulcanized on steel or ceramic backing for wear protection in trucks, channels, screens, hoppers, and feeding devices. Multiple formulation variants address different abrasion, impact, and thermal requirements for industrial wear protection applications.
• Drum coatings (TRACLAG, GRIPLAG, CERAM) Specialized conveyor drum coatings that increase friction coefficient, reduce surface wear, and provide self-cleaning functions. Three variants address different operational demands: TRACLAG for general applications, GRIPLAG for anti-slip and self-cleaning requirements, CERAM for extreme conditions using ceramic inserts.
• Extruded profiles (Profils extrudés) Custom-extruded rubber and elastomer profiles including cleats/buckets/trapezoidal profiles, dock bumpers (square and delta), screen profiles, and other custom profiles for industrial conveyor and material handling applications.
• Other conveyor equipment (accessories) Additional conveyor equipment and accessories including belt fasteners, impact bars, flexible rubber wipers, impact bar cradles, synthetic brushes, belt centring devices, belt scrapers, slide pads and bars, and vulcanization tools for industrial conveyor systems.
• Power transmission belts (Courroies) Industrial power transmission belts including flat belts, synchronous belts, V-belts, and striped belts in various profiles and sizes for industrial machinery applications.
• FUNBELT passenger transport conveyors Conveyor belts and moving walkways designed for passenger transport in ski resorts, intra-station connections, events, and leisure activities. Marketed under the dedicated FUNBELT sub-brand.
• Second-hand equipment (Matériels d'occasion) Pre-owned and refurbished conveyor and material handling equipment offered at reduced prices, providing a secondary market option for industrial buyers.
• Conveyor belt training services (Formation) Professional training on conveyor belt theory and practice delivered by FICAP's experts with over 30 years of domain experience. Targeted at industrial customer teams needing operational and maintenance knowledge.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4500+ installations completed worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fenner Dunlop: Fenner Dunlop is one of the world's largest manufacturers of conveyor belts for heavy-duty applications including mining, quarrying, and bulk handling—directly mirroring FICAP's core conveyor belt business and overlapping customer verticals.
• Forbo Movement Systems: Forbo Movement Systems manufactures synthetic and lightweight conveyor belts as well as power transmission belts, serving many of the same industrial processing and light manufacturing customers as FICAP.
• Habasit: Habasit specializes in fabric and modular conveyor belts, power transmission belts, and related components, with a comparable product portfolio and a focus on industrial and food-grade applications similar to FICAP.
• Dunlop Conveyor Belting: Dunlop Conveyor Belting produces a wide range of industrial rubber conveyor belts, offering equivalent products to FICAP across mining, cement, and bulk handling applications.
• Semperit: Semperit produces industrial rubber products including conveyor belts and escalator handrails; FICAP already partners with Semperit for escalator handrail services, and the companies overlap directly in industrial rubber and conveying applications.
• Ammeraal Beltech: Ammeraal Beltech manufactures process and conveyor belts, including specialized belts for food processing and industrial conveying—directly comparable to FICAP's conveyor belt and roller business across shared end-markets.

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Metso provides processing equipment and conveyor systems for mining, aggregates, and cement industries—overlapping with FICAP's primary end-markets even though Metso's portfolio extends far beyond conveying.
• Trelleborg Industrial Solutions: Trelleborg supplies engineered polymer solutions including industrial rubber products, anti-vibration, and wear protection—directly comparable to FICAP's elastomer, Gumsteel, and drum lining businesses while serving a much broader portfolio.
• Continental (ContiTech): Continental's ContiTech division offers a broad portfolio of industrial conveyor belts, power transmission belts, and elastomer products; it competes head-on with FICAP while also serving adjacent markets like automotive and industrial hoses.
• Bridgestone Conveyor Belt Group: Bridgestone's conveyor belt division produces heavy-duty steel-cord and textile belts for mining and bulk material handling, competing directly with FICAP's textile EP and metallic carcass products in heavy industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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