MRP Systems

Name

MRP Systems

Legal name

MRP Systems Ltd.

Website

https://mrpsystemsuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Modular Barrier Block Sales: Sale of hollow polyethylene interlocking blocks and accessories (fixing plates, nylon screws, lifting grabs, drum pumps, over-the-wall structures). Blocks are sold individually or as pre-designed layouts. Fill material (water, sand, etc.) is sourced by the customer. Revenue is one-time per transaction with reuse/resale potential for the customer.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MRP Systems manufactures hollow polyethylene interlocking blocks that form the MRP Modular Barrier System. The blocks are rotationally moulded in two stages to create seamless, UV-stable shells that can be filled with water, sand, concrete, lead shot, or grout to create portable, reusable radiation shielding, blast barriers, and security walls for nuclear, defence, security, and particle physics customers.

Product overview

MRP Systems offers a portfolio of modular shielding barrier products built around hollow polyethylene interlocking blocks. The core offering is the MRP Modular Barrier System, composed of MRP Modular Blocks (available in six standard configurations including Full Wall, Half Wall, Corner, Cruciform, and Conversion blocks) that interlock on all four edges and can be filled with various materials. The system is complemented by Fixings and Accessories including polyethylene plates, nylon screws, lifting grabs, and drum pumps. Together, these products form portable, reusable shielding solutions for nuclear, defence, security, and particle physics applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MRP Modular Barrier System Modular shielding system composed of hollow polyethylene interlocking blocks that form portable, relocatable barriers. Used by nuclear facilities for radiation shielding, by defence and security establishments for blast barriers, and by particle physics laboratories for background radiation shielding.
• MRP Modular Blocks Hollow polyethylene interlocking blocks that form the core of the MRP Barrier System. Available in six standard configurations, each 500 mm deep with a 50 mm fill hole, with interlocking male/female edges on all four sides. Blocks can be filled with water, sand, concrete, iron, lead shot, or grout to provide radiation, blast, and security shielding.
• Fixings and Accessories Supporting components for the MRP Barrier System including polyethylene fixing plates, nylon setscrews, lifting grabs for moving filled blocks, drum pumps for controlled filling and emptying, and over-the-wall structures for facilities requiring wind load and impact resistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fragments from 155mm HE Shell exit rear of barrier with velocities below 200m/s
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BTK (Ballistic Tool Kit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRP Systems is a member of the Ballistic Tool Kit (BTK), an industry association or network relevant to ballistic testing and barrier applications. Membership provides access to a community of practitioners and organisations involved in ballistic and protective barrier work.
• Terra Verde Group (USA & Canada)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJames Voss at The Terra Verde Group serves as the agent and distributor for MRP Systems in the USA and Canada. The Terra Verde Group, based in Tempe, Arizona, provides regional sales, support, and distribution for the MRP Barrier System across North America.
• Deflog Technologies Pte Ltd (Asia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLooi Eng Kam at Deflog Technologies Pte Ltd serves as the agent and distributor for MRP Systems in Asia, operating from Singapore. The company provides regional sales and distribution for the MRP Barrier System across Asian markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MarShield: MarShield manufactures lead-lined and modular radiation shielding products for nuclear, medical, and industrial customers. It directly overlaps MRP's radiation-shielding value proposition in nuclear facilities and research labs.
• HESCO Bastion: HESCO is the dominant supplier of collapsible, fillable defensive barriers used by militaries worldwide (HESCO Bastion). It is the closest direct competitor to MRP's modular blast and ballistic barrier systems in defence applications.
• Nuvia: Nuvia is a UK-headquartered nuclear services and shielding provider, and is itself a customer of MRP. Its radiation shielding and decommissioning services directly compete with MRP's nuclear shielding offering.

Emerging players

• Barrier1 Systems: Barrier1 supplies rapid-deployment security and traffic barriers for military, law enforcement, and event security. It competes with MRP in the portable protective barrier category for security and defence customers.
• Lead-Lined Products: Lead-Lined Products designs and fabricates custom lead shielding for nuclear, medical, and industrial radiography. It overlaps with MRP's nuclear shielding use case, though it focuses on fixed lead products rather than modular fillable systems.
• Safespill: Safespill makes modular, portable spill-containment and barrier systems for industrial and hazmat environments. It shares MRP's modular, fillable, rapidly-deployable barrier design philosophy in adjacent use cases.
• Citius Engineering: Citius Engineering is a UK nuclear engineering firm providing bespoke shielding, handling, and decommissioning solutions. It overlaps with MRP in nuclear shielding design and supply on a project basis.

Broad incumbents

• Mirion Technologies: Mirion is a large global incumbent in radiation detection, measurement, and shielding, serving nuclear, defence, and medical markets. It competes broadly with MRP in nuclear shielding but at a much wider portfolio scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mrpsystemsuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mrpsystems

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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