What Ward Industries does

Ward Industries Limited is a privately held UK industrial process control engineering equipment distributor, registered in England & Wales (Company #2254944) and headquartered at Providence House, Brooks Road, Raunds, Northamptonshire. Founded circa 1989, the company supplies electrical automation and process control instrumentation across temperature (controllers, indicators, profilers, sensors, switches, thyristors, transmitters), level measurement (float switches, ultrasonic and radar transmitters, displacers, vibrating forks), pressure (gauges, switches, transmitters), flow (electromagnetic, ultrasonic, flow computers), analytical (density and viscosity), recording (chart and videographic), and panel instruments (signal conditioners, isolators, trip amplifiers, counters, power supplies). It operates as an authorized multi-brand distributor for West Instruments, Mobrey (Emerson), Status Instruments, CAL (AMETEK), PMA, ABB, Jumo, and Eurotherm, distributing and supporting hardware rather than developing proprietary technology. Select high-velocity SKUs (P6100 controller, temperature indicators/sensors) are kept in stock for next-day UK delivery, with bulk discounts available on orders of 10+ units. Customers transact via the company website (email or phone), with PayPal checkout and free delivery restricted to UK addresses; international customers can inquire directly. The company serves ten vertical segments including food processing and brewing, boiler control, petrochemicals, plastics and packaging, cement, marine, waterworks, power and desalination, and sewage treatment, with a small UK-focused team of 11-50 employees and a contact point in Paul Cherrington. Its marketing footprint is limited to a website, YouTube engineering tutorials, Facebook, Twitter, and an RSS feed, with no disclosed funding, M&A activity, or institutional investment.

Name

Ward Industries

Legal name

Ward Industries Limited

Website

https://wardindustries.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Control Instrumentation

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Industrial process control
• Temperature controllers
• Level measurement instruments
• Pressure transmitters
• Flow measurement devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Raunds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Distribution: Ward Industries generates revenue through the distribution and sale of industrial process control equipment and instrumentation. Products are sold directly to customers via the company website with pricing in GBP. The business model is primarily one-time hardware sales with occasional bulk discounts available for quantities of 10 or more units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ward Industries distributes industrial process control engineering equipment and instrumentation products for electrical automation systems. The company supplies a multi-brand portfolio including temperature controllers, indicators, level measurement devices, pressure transmitters, flow meters, analytical instruments, and chart recorders from manufacturers such as West, Mobrey, CAL, Status Instruments, PMA, ABB, Jumo, and Eurotherm. Certain products are kept in stock for next-day delivery within the UK.

Product overview

Ward Industries Limited is a UK-based industrial process control engineering equipment distributor, not a software product company. They distribute and support a comprehensive portfolio of process control instrumentation from multiple manufacturers (West Instruments, CAL, Mobrey, Status Instruments, PMA, ABB, Jumo, Emerson) for electrical automation systems. The product range centers around temperature controllers (West P6100/P4100/P8100, CAL 3300/3200, ProVu, Pro-EC44, Pro-16, KS98-2, MLC9000+), signal conditioners and transmitters (SEM series, MEDACS), level measurement devices (radar, ultrasonic, float switches, displacer transmitters), pressure transmitters, chart and videographic recorders (SR100B, SM500F, SM1000, Logoscreen), analytical instruments (density transducers/transmitters, viscometers), and related accessories. These products serve industries including food processing, petrochemicals, plastics, marine, waterworks, and power generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• West P6100, P4100, P8100 PID Temperature Controllers Plus Series PID temperature controllers combining sophisticated process controller engineering with modular plug-in inputs and outputs for industrial temperature control applications.
• West 2300 PID Temperature Indicator Compact 1/32 DIN PID indicator with 4-digit display, dual alarm outputs, and universal input for thermocouple, RTD, and DC linear signals.
• CAL 3300, 9300, 9400, 9500 PID Controllers PID digital process controllers designed for ease of use, low-cost, and reliability with auto-tuning and RS485/RS232 communications for temperature control applications.
• CAL 3200 PID Temperature Controller Ultra-compact 1/32 DIN digital PID controller with auto-tune PID and dual-output options for temperature control.
• West Pro-EC44 Profiler/Controller 1/4 DIN profiler/controller with modular I/O options, USB front port for configuration, datalogging, and Ethernet connectivity.
• ProVu 4 Single Loop Temperature Controller/Profiler Affordable temperature and process controller with graphic/text LCD display, profiling and datalogging options, and RS485 and Ethernet Modbus TCP communications.
• PMA KS98-2 Multi-Function Controller Multi-function instrument combining PID control, process monitoring, sequence control, data logging and alarms in a 1/4-DIN format with 3.5 inch colour touch-screen display and USB interface.
• MLC9000+ Multizone PID Ethernet Temperature Controllers Multizone Ethernet controller systems comprising communication module and up to 8 control modules supporting ModbusRTU, ModbusTCP, Ethernet/IP, PROFIBUS, DeviceNet.
• MEDACS 2113/2413 DIN-Rail Signal Conditioners DIN-rail signal conditioners with USB interface for fast configuration and Modbus RS485 comms as standard.
• SEM210 Universal Temperature Transmitter Universal programmable temperature transmitter accepting Pt100, thermocouple, mV and slide-wire sensors with galvanic isolation and USB powered configurator.
• SM500F Field Mountable Videographic Chart Recorder Field mountable videographic data recorder with wall, pipe or panel mounting, IP66 and NEMA 4X protection, Ethernet connectivity and 64MB internal flash memory.
• SR100B Chart Recorder 100mm process recorder providing accurate recording of 3 or 6 process signals on 100mm wide chart with in-built text printing.
• SM1000 Videographic Recorder Recording solution providing 12 recording channels and up to 12 universal analogue inputs with 5-inch colour TFT display.
• Logoscreen 500CF Paperless Recorder Paperless recorder for capturing, visualising, storing and evaluating measurement data with 3 or 6 analogue inputs and colour graphic display.
• Mobrey 9000 Series Pressure Transmitter Industrial pressure transmitter with ceramic capacitive sensor providing accuracy better than +/-0.1% of calibrated span and excellent long term stability.
• MRL700 4-Wire FMCW Radar Level Transmitter 4-Wire FMCW radar level transmitter with continuous microwave signal for liquid, slurry or dry product measurement.
• MRL800 Pegasus 2-Wire FMCW Radar Level Transmitter 2-Wire FMCW radar level transmitter offering FMCW performance in Intrinsically Safe or Explosionproof designs on simple 2-wire twisted pair loop.
• MLT100 Emerson Liquid Level Transmitter Displacer Advanced displacer-based liquid level transmitter coupling buoyancy principle with electronics for high reliability and stability.
• ULT Ultrasonic Liquid Level Transmitter Self-contained ultrasonic non-contact solids measurement level transmitter for dry products from powders to bulk solids and aggregates.
• Squing 2 Liquid Level Switch Liquid level switch using tuning fork principle for high and/or low level alarm applications with no mechanical moving parts.
• SMA1 (M-Switch) Magnetic Float Level Switch Cost-effective horizontal magnetic liquid level float switch with 316 stainless steel construction and contact rating of 15A/250V.
• 7835 Liquid Density Transducer Industry standard vibrating element liquid density transducer with unique single straight-tube design for high accuracy on-line density measurement.
• Mini Squing Vibrating Fork Liquid Level Switch Single point vibrating probe liquid level switch with compact stainless steel body suitable for temperatures up to 150 deg C and 100 bar pressure.
• Covimat Rotational Viscometer Rotational viscometer offering accurate measurement for shear sensitive non-Newtonian liquids with variable rotation speed.
• PLS, CLS, VLS Paddle Switches Dry products level switches including PLS paddle switch, VLS vibrating rod switch, and CLS RF capacitance level switch.
• DM720 Digital Indicator Compact panel mounted loop powered digital indicator designed to connect in series with 4/20mA current loop in 48x24mm DIN standard panel mount case.
• DM700 Loop Powered Digital Indicator Loop powered digital indicator with custom linearisation capability and 10 year warranty, accepting RTD and thermocouple inputs combined with 4-20mA transmitter.
• DM640 Digital Temperature Indicator Battery powered thermometer indicator accepting RTD or thermocouple input with 4 digit LCD display and ATEX approved versions for hazardous areas.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• West InstrumentscoreOthersWard Industries is an authorized distributor for West Instruments products including temperature controllers (P6100, P4100, P8100, Plus Series, ProVu, Pro-16, EC44), indicators (2300, P6010, P8010, 8080), and related accessories. West Instruments provides PID temperature controllers and digital panel instruments.
• Mobrey (Solartron Mobrey / Emerson)coreOthersWard Industries distributes Mobrey products including float level switches (S01DB/F84, S36DA/F84, SMA1), ultrasonic level transmitters (MCU900, MSP900), radar level transmitters (MRL700, MRL800 Pegasus), pressure transmitters (9000 Series), safety switches (30800), and density/viscosity instruments (7835, 7829 Viscomaster, Visconic, Covimat).
• Status InstrumentscoreOthersWard Industries distributes Status Instruments products including signal conditioners (SEM1000, SEM1010, SEM1015, SEM1020, SEM1100, SEM1200, SEM1300, SEM1401, MEDACS 2113/2413), temperature transmitters (SEM203P, SEM210, SEM213P, SEM213TC, SEM1603P, SEM1603TC, SEM1610), and digital indicators (DM640, DM700, DM720).
• CAL (Controls) / AMETEKcoreOthersWard Industries distributes CAL products including temperature controllers (CAL 3200, CAL 3300, CAL 9300, CAL 9400) and CAL 9500 profiler. CAL is known for PID auto-tuning technology and ease-of-use in temperature control applications.
• PMAsecondaryOthersWard Industries distributes PMA products including the KS98-2 multi-function controller/profiler that combines PID control, process monitoring, sequence control, data logging and alarms in a single unit.
• ABBsecondaryOthersWard Industries distributes ABB products including chart recorders (SR100B), videographic recorders (SM500F), and related process recording equipment for industrial applications.
• Jumo InstrumentssecondaryOthersWard Industries distributes Jumo products including the Logoscreen 500CF paperless recorder and SM1000 videographic recorder for capturing, visualising, storing and evaluating measurement data.
• EurothermsecondaryOthersWard Industries distributes Eurotherm products including the Nanodac paperless recorder which offers recording capability in a 1/4 DIN format for process control applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KROHNE: KROHNE is a process measurement specialist (flow, level, temperature, analytical) with global direct sales and channel distribution—a broad incumbent whose product categories directly compete with Ward's distributed level and flow lines.
• ABB: ABB is a global automation and process control giant—simultaneously one of Ward's principals (chart recorders, flow meters) and a broad competitor offering its own DCS, instrumentation, and analytical products across the same verticals.
• WIKA: WIKA is a global process measurement specialist (pressure, temperature, level, flow) with strong UK presence and direct sales—a broader incumbent that competes with Ward's distributed principals and offers comparable instrumentation categories.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a global leader in process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, and analytical measurement, selling through both direct sales and channel partners—a broad incumbent whose products overlap with Ward's Mobrey/Emerson level and pressure lines.
• Siemens: Siemens is a global industrial automation leader with a deep process instrumentation portfolio (SITRANS) competing across temperature, level, pressure, and flow categories that overlap directly with Ward's distributed range.
• Phoenix Contact: Phoenix Contact is a global industrial automation and connectivity specialist with significant presence in signal conditioning, power supplies, and process interface products—adjacent overlap with Ward's Status Instruments and West accessory lines.

Direct peers

• AutomationDirect: AutomationDirect is a US-based direct/e-commerce industrial automation distributor offering PLCs, PID controllers, sensors, and process instrumentation at competitive prices—a comparable factory-direct distribution model targeting small-to-mid industrial customers.
• Radwell International: Radwell International distributes new, used, and refurbished industrial automation and process control equipment from major manufacturers—a comparable distribution model serving process and discrete manufacturing customers with overlapping brand portfolios.
• RS Group: RS Group (formerly RS Components) is a large UK-headquartered industrial and electronics distributor serving maintenance, design, and process engineering customers with a comparable multi-brand catalog spanning instrumentation, controls, and components—directly overlapping Ward's distribution model, though at vastly greater scale.
• Farnell: Farnell (element14) is a UK/Europe-based electronics and industrial product distributor with overlapping SKUs in process sensors, signal conditioning, controllers, and automation components—closely comparable distribution model and target customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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