What Rospen Industries does

Rospen Industries Limited is a UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in the design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke weighing, metering, conveying, and processing systems for powders, granules, and bulk materials. Founded in 1980 in Gloucestershire and now headquartered in Haslingden, Rossendale, the company operates with 51-100 employees as a subsidiary of a Manchester-based parent that produces the MassBlowDP dense-phase pneumatic conveying range. Its product portfolio spans fifteen categories, including Loss-in-Weight Feeders, Metering Screw Feeders, Continuous Weighers (VIBO vibratory flow meter, Pulso time-based flowmeter, Enclosed Weigh Screw, Weigh Belts), Pneumatic Conveying Systems, Mechanical Conveying Systems, Bulk Bag and IBC Discharge, Silo Storage, Sack Handling, Size Reduction equipment, Mixing and Blending, Powder-to-Liquid Mixing, High Containment Systems to OEB Level 4, Dust Extraction, and Plant Systems with PLC/SCADA control.

The underlying technology is electro-mechanical rather than software-driven, with differentiators stated as mechanical accuracy (metering accuracies of ±0.5% to ±2% depending on equipment), build quality, and 40+ years of accumulated engineering expertise across materials handling. The company operates an in-house test plant for evaluating customer materials, holds ISO 9001:2015, SafeContractor, and Avetta certifications, and offers ATEX-certified equipment for explosive atmospheres. It sells primarily to enterprise customers — named reference logos include Welsh Water, Wessex Water, South West Water, and Nuvia — across verticals spanning food and snack food, cereals, construction, defence, energy (including nuclear decommissioning), and water and wastewater.

Commercially, Rospen runs an enterprise direct-sales motion with bespoke project-based design, dedicated project management, and an 80% on-time-and-on-budget delivery metric claimed by the company. Revenue is generated through one-time custom equipment sales (the dominant stream), recurring Site Service, Maintenance & Installation work, and ongoing Spares and Customer Care. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per project. Marketing relies on a content-led website, downloadable case studies, and a Knowledge Hub rather than paid digital channels, consistent with a relationship-driven industrial OEM operating in long-cycle, regulated end markets.

Name

Rospen Industries

Legal name

Rospen Industries

Website

https://rospen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rospen Industries designs, manufactures, and installs bespoke weighing, metering, conveying, and powder-processing equipment for industrial customers in food, water, defence, energy, construction, and cereals sectors, primarily serving global enterprise buyers in the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Powder and Bulk Materials Handling Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ), Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI)

Keywords

• Industrial weighing equipment
• Powder metering systems
• Bulk materials conveying
• Pneumatic conveying systems
• Silo storage systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Haslingden

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Equipment Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke weighing, metering, conveying, and processing equipment. Projects include single equipment units to complete plant systems. Revenue is generated through one-time custom equipment sales with project-based engagement.
2. Service, Maintenance & Installation: Site service, maintenance, and installation services provided by experienced engineers. Ongoing support for existing customer installations.
3. Spares and Customer Care: Replacement parts and spares for installed equipment, part of their comprehensive customer care service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rospen Industries designs, manufactures, and installs bespoke industrial weighing, metering, conveying, and powder/bulk materials processing equipment. Its core offerings include Loss in Weight Feeders, Metering Screw Feeders, Continuous Weighers (VIBO vibratory, enclosed weigh screw, Pulso, weigh belts), pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems, bulk bag/IBC discharge, silo storage, sack handling, size reduction equipment, and high containment systems. The company delivers complete engineered solutions from raw ingredient storage through dosing, processing, and control for blue-chip manufacturers across food, pharma, chemical, construction, defence, energy, and water sectors.

Product overview

Rospen Industries is a UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of weighing, metering, conveying, and processing equipment. The core offering centers on Loss in Weight Feeders and Metering Screw Feeders combined with Continuous Weighers for precision material handling. These are complemented by Pneumatic Conveying Systems (vacuum and dense phase), Mechanical Conveying Systems (screw, flexible screw, and belt conveyors), and Size Reduction equipment (centrifugal sifters and granulator mills). Supporting systems include Bulk Bag/IBC Discharge Systems, Silo Storage Systems, Sack Handling equipment, Dust Extraction, High Containment Systems, Powder to Liquid Mixing, Mixing and Blending, and Plant Systems with SCADA programming. The company also provides Site Service, Maintenance & Installation as an add-on service. The integrated product range enables complete materials handling solutions from raw ingredient storage through processing, weighing, conveying, and dosing for industries including food, construction, defence, energy, and water/wastewater treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIBO: Vibratory flow meter offering an alternative to continuous weigh belt or screw systems, ideal for weighing friable products such as potato crisps, extruded snack foods, chemical agglomerates, spray dried milk powder cereals and biscuits.
• Pulso
• MassBlowDP

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of projects delivered on time and on budget
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature19 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Spiroflow Ltd: UK-based manufacturer of flexible screw conveyors, aero mechanical conveyors, bulk bag handlers and powder handling equipment. Direct domestic peer competing in the same geographies, verticals and product categories as Rospen.
• AZO GmbH + Co. KG: German specialist in automated raw-material handling, pneumatic conveying, screening and weighing systems for the food, pharma, chemicals and plastics industries — directly comparable to Rospen's core product mix and customer verticals.
• Gericke AG: Swiss-headquartered specialist manufacturer of powder and bulk material handling equipment including feeders, pneumatic conveyors and mixers. Closest direct competitor to Rospen in the niche weighing/metering feeder category, serving overlapping food, chemical and pharma customers.
• Flexicon Corporation: US-based specialist in bulk bag handling, flexible screw conveyors, pneumatic conveying and weighing/metering of powders — directly comparable on product mix (bulk bag discharge, screw conveyors, feeders) and on serving food, pharma and chemical customers.
• Hosokawa Micron Group: Global specialist in powder and particle processing including mixing, drying, milling, containment and feeding. Overlaps with Rospen's metering, conveying, milling/sifting and high-containment offerings across pharma, food and chemical markets.

Emerging players

• Palamatic Process: France-based specialist in powder and bulk material handling including bulk bag unloading, sack tipping, conveying and industrial dust collection. Comparable product mix to Rospen but with a smaller and more regionally focused installed base.
• Frewitt: Swiss specialist in milling, sieving, conveying and containment solutions with a strong pharmaceutical high-containment focus — comparable to Rospen's high-containment OEB-4 and powder-handling capabilities in regulated pharma applications.

Broad incumbents

• Schenck Process: Global incumbent in weighing, feeding, conveying and air filtration technology. Directly comparable on weighing and metering technology but offers a far broader industrial portfolio and serves larger global accounts than Rospen.
• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Large global incumbent in compounding, extrusion, feeding and pneumatic conveying systems. Overlaps with Rospen's pneumatic conveying and feeder categories but competes as a much broader portfolio supplier across plastics, chemicals and food.
• GEA Group: Large German process-equipment group serving food, dairy, pharma and chemical end markets. Overlaps with Rospen in powder handling, mixing and dosing within much larger plant-system engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rospen-industries

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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