What GAP Plastomère does

GAP Plastomère is a French manufacturer of flexible polymer hoses and ducts, headquartered in Montélimar, with origins dating to 1906 as Société Chimique de Gerland. The company designs and produces a 116+ SKU catalogue spanning PVC and polyurethane hoses, spiral-reinforced ducts, industrial suction and transfer hoses, and specialised variants such as the patented DOUBLEFLExX® double-spiral line, the DOUBLEFLExX® VINUM wine-industry variant, and the Smartflex SMT series. Its products carry a wide set of regulatory and food-contact certifications (EU 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, FDA, ATEX, DIN 4102 B1, RoHS, TRGS 727), making them usable in food/beverage, explosion-risk, and fire-rated environments.

The company sells business-to-business on a quote basis into industrial manufacturing, wine and viticulture, agriculture, food and beverage, fish farming, municipal services, and swimming pool applications. It is a subsidiary of Germany's Schauenburg Hose Technology Group, which provides cross-country manufacturing and distribution reach across five countries and enables GAP to sustain a broad catalogue from a relatively small 11–50 employee footprint. In November 2025 the company announced a strategic evolution within Schauenburg Group, formalising its positioning within the parent's broader portfolio. The 2009 acquisition of the FLEXOR workshop extended its production footprint beyond the historic Montélimar site.

Name

GAP Plastomère

Legal name

Société GAP Plastomère

Website

https://gap-plastomere.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GAP Plastomère is a French manufacturer of flexible polymer hoses and spiral-reinforced ducts, serving industrial, food/beverage, wine, agriculture, and municipal customers across B2B verticals as a subsidiary of Germany's Schauenburg Hose Technology Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Flexible Hoses and Ducting

NAICS

Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220), Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (32622)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hoses & Tubing (Rubber/Elastomer) (IMANALAA)

Keywords

• Flexible hose manufacturing
• Industrial ducting solutions
• Polyurethane hose products
• PVC flexible tubing
• Food-grade hose systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Montélimar

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flexible Hose and Ducting Sales: Manufacturing and direct sales of flexible hoses and ducting products. Products are sold in various sizes and specifications to industrial customers across multiple sectors. Sales are made via quote request system with custom configurations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GAP Plastomère designs, manufactures, and sells custom flexible hoses and ducts in PVC, polyurethane, and specialty polymers for industrial and food-grade applications. Its catalog spans more than 116 references across product families such as DOUBLEFLExX®, SMARTFLEX, FLEXX PU, MONOFLEX, REDSPIR, VIDASPIR, GERTRESS, FLEXANT, GERPALON, SANIFLEX, VACU PU, and SERIE 3 PUR, serving industries including food processing, viticulture, fish farming, agriculture, swimming pools, and industrial dust/smoke extraction.

Product overview

GAP Plastomère is a manufacturer of flexible ducting and hoses founded in 1906, now part of the Schauenburg Hose Technology Group. The company offers one of the widest ranges of flexible, technical hoses available, featuring several core product lines: DOUBLEFLExX® (patented double spiral reinforcement technology), SMARTFLEX series (antistatic polyurethane ducting), FLEXX PU series (polyurethane ducting with industrial and food-grade variants), MONOFLEX/MONOFLEXX series (PVC hoses for various applications), REDSPIR series (phthalate-free food-grade hoses), VIDASPIR/VIDAFLEX series (heavy to medium duty PVC hoses), and GERTRESS (PVC spray hoses). Products serve diverse industries including agriculture, food processing, wine/viticulture, sanitation, fish farming, industrial vacuum, ventilation, timber, and swimming pools. The company specializes in manufacturing with capabilities for co-extrusion and spiral-integrated hoses, including metallic spirals for the FLEXACIER SUPER product line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DOUBLEFLExX®: Flexible hoses with a patented double spiral reinforcement technology, providing increased vacuum resistance, excellent flexibility, and superior resistance to kinking. Available for Food, Agriculture, Sanitary, Fish farming, and other applications.

Products and services

• DOUBLEFLExX® (VINUM, PESCA, EVAC variants)

Quantifiable outcome

• First breakthrough innovation in spiral reinforced hose technology since the early 1960s
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schauenburg Hose Technology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAP Plastomère is a subsidiary of the Schauenburg Hose Technology Group, a global manufacturer with production facilities in France, Germany, USA, Canada, and China. The Group enables technology transfer between sister companies and provides global market reach for GAP Plastomère products. GAP Plastomère has been part of the Group since the mid-1990s.
• FLEXOR WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in 2009, FLEXOR expanded GAP Plastomère's manufacturing capabilities, particularly in flexible hose development including metallic spiral production for the FLEXACIER SUPER product line.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Continental (ContiTech): Continental's industrial hose and ducting business covers a broad global catalog of rubber and plastic hoses for automotive, industrial and food applications. Directly comparable to GAP Plastomère's product scope, but Continental operates at vastly greater scale and across many additional segments.
• Trelleborg AB: Trelleborg's engineered polymer solutions include industrial hoses and ducting serving similar applications (food, agriculture, marine, industrial). Comparable as a polymer-based hose manufacturer but with significantly larger scale and broader portfolio than GAP Plastomère.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker's fluid handling division produces industrial hoses and ducting for chemical, food, marine and general industrial markets. Comparable in end-use applications and B2B sales model to GAP Plastomère, but Parker operates as a diversified multinational industrial conglomerate.
• Eaton Corporation: Eaton's industrial products include hoses and ducting for fluid handling in industrial, automotive and process applications. Comparable as a broad industrial fluid-handling incumbent, though Eaton's portfolio extends well beyond GAP Plastomère's specialty hose focus.
• Gates Industrial: Gates produces industrial hoses and hydraulic/pneumatic ducting serving similar fluid handling use cases as GAP Plastomère. Comparable in product category but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple industrial verticals globally.

Others

• Schauenburg Hose Technology Group: Schauenburg is the parent conglomerate of GAP Plastomère and also owns sister companies (e.g., NORRES) that produce overlapping flexible hose and ducting products. Adjacent as the corporate parent and ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Vacuflex GmbH: Vacuflex is a German manufacturer specializing in technical hoses and ducting for industrial vacuum, material handling and similar applications. Comparable as a European specialty ducting manufacturer and also referenced in GAP's history as a historical licensing partner.
• Masterflex Group: Masterflex specializes in spiral-reinforced and fabric-reinforced flexible hoses for industrial, food and chemical applications, closely matching GAP Plastomère's FLEXX PU and DOUBLEFLExX® products. Direct competitor in European specialty hose markets with similar B2B sales motion.
• NORRES Schlauchtechnik: NORRES manufactures flexible hoses and ducting for industrial, food and chemical applications, including spiral-reinforced PU and PVC products overlapping directly with GAP Plastomère's FLEXX PU, SMARTFLEX and MONOFLEX lines. Comparable specialty hose manufacturer within the Schauenburg Group ecosystem.
• Kanaflex Corporation: Kanaflex is a Japanese manufacturer of flexible hoses (PVC, polyurethane, spiral-reinforced) serving industrial, food and agricultural applications - directly comparable to GAP Plastomère's MONOFLEX, REDSPIR and GERTRESS product lines. Notably referenced in GAP's own history as an early technology licensor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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