Name

Spafax

Legal name

Spafax International Limited

Website

https://spafaxmirrors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Vehicle Safety & Visibility Equipment

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Mirrors & Exterior Vision Systems Manufacturing (Mirrors/Housings/Camera Modules) (IMACAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aftermarket Lighting & Visibility Products Manufacturing (Bulbs/LED Kits/Headlamps/Mirrors/Cameras) (IMACANAG), Automotive Lighting Systems & Components Manufacturing (LED/Headlamps/Signal/Interior) (IMACAJAF)

Keywords

• Commercial vehicle mirrors
• Unbreakable vehicle mirrors
• Vehicle lighting systems
• Reversing camera systems
• Commercial safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Basingstoke

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Unbreakable Mirrors: Sale of VM Series unbreakable vehicle mirrors (VM1R, VM2, VM3, VM4, VM5, VM100 series) in standard, heated, and motorised configurations. Primary revenue stream with 10-year breakage guarantee. Sold directly to commercial vehicle operators and through OEM partnerships.
2. Mirror Arms and Mounting Systems: Heavy duty and medium duty mirror arms, kerb view mirror arms, and associated mounting hardware. Includes universal fit systems and vehicle-specific adaptor kits.
3. Lighting Systems: LED lighting products including warning beacons, directional LEDs, blue spot and red perimeter lamps, and work lamps. R65 certified products for vehicle safety applications.
4. Camera Systems: Reversing cameras, wireless camera solutions, and multi-camera monitoring systems for commercial and specialist vehicles. Wired and IP69K waterproof configurations available.
5. Speciality Lenses: Optical-grade mirror lenses and components for automotive, industrial and specialist applications. Nearly 50 years of manufacturing expertise in precision moulding and optical coatings.
6. Accessories and Spare Parts: Supporting products including wiring harnesses, control switches, mounting components, adaptor kits, and assemblies. Multi-core connectors including MIL-spec options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spafax designs, manufactures and sells unbreakable commercial vehicle mirrors, mirror arms, camera systems, LED lighting, audio warning alarms and specialty optical lenses for trucks, buses, coaches, construction, agricultural, airport ground support, emergency services and military vehicle applications. Products are sold directly to OEMs for embedded fitment and through an e-commerce aftermarket channel, with 85% of production exported to over 50 countries.

Product overview

Spafax is an automotive safety solutions company offering a comprehensive portfolio of vehicle safety products, primarily serving commercial vehicle sectors including truck and HGV, agriculture, bus and coach, construction, airport ground support, defence, security and emergency services, forklift materials handling, motorsport, and off-road applications. The core product line is the VM Series unbreakable mirrors (VM1R, VM2, VM3, VM4, VM5, VM100, VM100 MK2 series) featuring optical-grade polycarbonate lenses with 10-year breakage guarantees, complemented by supporting products including mirror arms, camera systems, LED lighting systems (beacons, directional LEDs, work lamps), audio warning technology (SMART reversing alarms), and speciality lenses. The product architecture follows a modular approach where customers can purchase individual mirror units, mirror arms, and accessories separately or as pre-configured assembly kits (KVA00XKIT/YKIT series). Spafax operates to ISO 9001:2015 standards and exports 85% of products to over 50 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VM Series Unbreakable Commercial Vehicle Mirrors Optical-grade polycarbonate unbreakable rear-view and wide-angle mirrors for commercial vehicles (HGV, bus, coach, construction, agriculture, military, emergency services). Available in Class II-VI sizes with standard, heated, motorised and articulating configurations; backed by a 10-year lens breakage warranty and VCA R46 EC approval.
• Mirror Arms and Mounting Systems Heavy and medium-duty mirror arms and kerb view arms using the patented SPAFAX universal easy-fit clamp, compatible with round arms 10mm-46mm diameter and square arms up to 22.5mm; sold as standalone arms or as part of pre-configured assembly kits.
• Vehicle Camera Systems High-definition reversing, wireless and multi-camera monitoring systems for commercial and specialist vehicles, with IP69K waterproof rating and impact-resistant or explosion-proof options.
• LED Vehicle Lighting Systems Solid-state LED safety lighting including R65 amber warning beacons, directional LEDs, blue spot and red perimeter lamps, and work lamps for commercial and specialist vehicles.
• Audio Warning / SMART Reversing Alarms Self-adjusting reversing and warning alarms with ambient-noise-compensating SMART circuitry, IP67 rated, supporting verbal warning, night-silent and white-noise operating modes.
• Speciality Optical Lenses Optical-grade mirror lenses and components for automotive, industrial and specialist applications, manufactured using precision moulding and high-performance optical coatings.
• Accessories, Spare Parts and Assemblies Supporting accessories and spare parts including wiring harnesses, mirror arm adaptors, MIL-spec connectors, control switches, mirror actuators, heating elements and pre-configured mirror/arm assembly kits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce annual replacement costs to nil
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• One Tree PlantedminorOthersEnvironmental partnership for sustainable business practices. Spafax partners with One Tree Planted for tree planting initiatives as part of corporate social responsibility.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ficosa International: Tier-1 Spanish-headquartered supplier of rear-view mirrors, cameras and ADAS vision systems to global OEMs. Overlaps with Spafax in mirrors and camera systems but operates at substantially larger scale across passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs.
• Ichikoh (Valeo group): Japanese specialist in automotive mirrors, lighting and vision systems within Valeo's visibility systems business. Closest large incumbent analogue for Spafax's mirror and optics product, though with a much broader passenger-vehicle focus.
• Gentex Corporation: US supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors, camera-based visibility and digital vision systems, including commercial vehicle mirrors. Broader technology scope and passenger-OEM dominance but the most relevant US mirror/visibility incumbent for context on Spafax's niche.
• Murakami Corporation: Japanese Tier-1 manufacturer of rear-view mirrors, lighting and camera-based visibility products for automotive OEMs worldwide. Comparable on mirror optics and lighting, serving similar OEM visibility procurement cycles.

Direct peers

• Rosco Vision Systems: US-based manufacturer of mirrors, cameras and backup safety systems for commercial trucks, buses and specialised vehicles. Directly comparable to Spafax on product mix (mirrors, cameras, safety systems) and end customers (OEMs, fleets, defence/specialty vehicles).
• SL Corporation: Korean automotive supplier of mirrors, lighting and safety systems to commercial and passenger OEMs. Comparable manufacturing and product footprint, particularly in heavy-duty and commercial vehicle mirrors.
• Velvac: Manufacturer of rear-vision systems including mirrors, camera systems and vision technology for heavy-duty trucks, RVs, motorcoaches, emergency and speciality vehicles. Closest functional competitor to Spafax's VM Series mirror-and-camera bundle.
• Mekra Lang: German specialist in rear-view mirror systems and camera-based vision solutions for commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and agricultural machinery. Western European mirror specialist and a particularly close peer for Spafax's HGV, bus and tractor OEM business.
• ECCO Safety Group: Global manufacturer of commercial vehicle lighting, reversing alarms and safety systems under brands like ECCO and Code 3. Closest competitor in LED beacons, directional warning lights and reversing alarms for commercial and emergency vehicles.
• Brigade Electronics: UK-headquartered supplier of vehicle safety systems including reversing alarms, cameras, ultrasonic sensors and LED warning equipment for commercial vehicles. Directly overlaps Spafax's SMART reversing alarm and lighting product lines and shares the UK safety-vehicle customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spafaxmirrors
• Facebookfacebook.com/spafaxmirrors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spafax-international-limited

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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