What Superior Filtration does

Superior Filtration is a South African original equipment manufacturer of industrial filtration systems, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Johannesburg with a UK partner office in London. It designs and manufactures screen filters, sand filters, clarifiers, and drum filters for the mining, oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, and municipal water treatment sectors, and reports active deployments in more than 40 countries across six continents. Customer logos cited on its site include ExxonMobil, Anglo American (Quellaveco), DRDGOLD, Sibanye-Stillwater, Terragen, Amathole District Municipality, Glodina, and Botash, with anchor relationships measured in decades — ExxonMobil (~40 years), Botash (34 years), and Terragen (25+ years).

The product platform is built around three flagship lines plus complementary variants. Kleerflo is a self-cleaning screen filter with no rotating parts and minimal moving components, using pneumatic control rated for hazardous areas. The AGF (Autonomous Gravity Filter) is a sand filter that operates 100% mechanically with no electricity and no PLC, documented at Botash for 34 years of continuous service. GraviFilter is a self-cleaning gravity screen filter; the AGF Double Decker, Girosand, Sandkleer, clarifier, and drum filter lines extend the platform across additional duty envelopes. Across the catalogue, stainless steel wedgewire screens and deliberately mechanical/pneumatic operation are positioned as the durability thesis — products are engineered for multi-decade service lives with minimal automation obsolescence.

The business operates as a direct OEM with a consultative diagnostic-led sales model: prospective customers submit water analysis or application data, receive a filter recommendation, and obtain quote-based pricing on a customized unit. There is no published pricing, no app, no API, and no recurring SaaS component; revenue is project-based, with after-delivery service relationships that have converted into multi-decade accounts. The company is privately held, founder-led by Managing Director and Design Engineer Peter Walker (34+ years, designer of five original filter types), with Laurence Sachs (8+ years) and Albert Bam (13+ years) on the management team and Tony Stocker (34 years of industrial filtration experience) as UK partner. Compliance posture includes POPIA (South African data protection) and GDPR alignment via a UK-based data processor. No external capital events, acquisitions, leadership changes, or new funding rounds are disclosed in the source set.

Name

Superior Filtration

Legal name

Superior Filtration

Website

https://superior-filtration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Superior Filtration is a South African OEM that designs and manufactures industrial filtration systems—including self-cleaning screen filters, autonomous sand filters, and clarifiers—for mining, oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, and municipal water clients across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration equipment
• Self-cleaning screen filters
• Sand filtration systems
• Water treatment filters
• Process water filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Randburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

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. Industrial Filtration Equipment Sales: Design, manufacture and supply of fit-for-purpose industrial filtration solutions as an original equipment manufacturer. Products include screen filters, sand filters, clarifiers, and drum filters. Revenue is generated through equipment sales with ongoing after-delivery service relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Superior Filtration is an original equipment manufacturer that designs, manufactures, and supplies fit-for-purpose industrial filtration solutions. Its product range covers screen filters and strainers (Kleerflo self-cleaning, gravity screen, suction, and manual filters), sand filters (AGF autonomous gravity, Girosand moving bed, Sandkleer pressure), and other equipment including clarifiers and drum filters. The company sells directly to enterprise customers in mining, mineral processing, oil & gas, petrochemicals, power generation, municipal water, and textile manufacturing, supporting each installation with ongoing after-delivery service.

Product overview

Superior Filtration is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of industrial filtration solutions. The product lineup includes three main categories: Screen Filters & Strainers (Kleerflo Self-Cleaning Filters, Gravity Screen Filters, Self-Cleaning Suction Filters, and Manual Filters), Sand Filters (AGF Autonomous Gravity Sand Filters, Girosand Moving Bed Sand Filters, and Sandkleer Pressure Sand Filters), and Other Products (Clarifiers and Drum Filters). The products are designed with a philosophy of simplicity and innovative automation, featuring low-to-no management or maintenance requirements. Key differentiating features include filters with no rotating parts, minimal moving components, no electric motors, and durable stainless steel wedgewire screens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kleerflo: Automatic Self-Cleaning Filter — a self-cleaning screen filter with no rotating parts, designed for industrial water and hazardous area applications.
• GraviFilter
• AGF (Autonomous Gravity Filter)
• Girosand
• Sandkleer

Products and services

• Kleerflo Self-Cleaning Filter Automatic self-cleaning screen filter for industrial water applications with no rotating parts, few moving parts, no close-tolerance elements, no electric motor, and stainless steel wedgewire screens; designed for hazardous-area operation with pneumatic control. Used by industrial customers for seawater, cooling water, fluidisation water, and process water filtration.
• GraviFilter Self-Cleaning Gravity Screen Filter Non-pressurised gravity-feed screen filter with an integral self-cleaning mechanism designed to handle soft, organic, and fibrous suspended solids; capable of filtration down to 50 microns. Used in industrial applications including textile wastewater pre-filtration and mining gland service water filtration.
• Self-Cleaning Suction Filters Automatic self-cleaning strainer filters designed for suction-side applications in industrial processes, providing continuous removal of suspended solids from pumped liquid streams.
• Manual Filters and Strainers Manually cleaned basket filters and strainers for industrial applications requiring simple, low-maintenance filtration solutions without automated backwash.
• AGF Autonomous Gravity Sand Filter Mechanical rapid gravity sand filter with 100% mechanical operation, no moving or rotating components, no peripheral components, and an autonomous backwash function that requires no electricity, no PLC, no valves, and no human intervention. Validated for 30+ year operational lifespans in municipal potable water, power station cooling, and brine filtration.
• Girosand Moving Bed Sand Filter Moving bed sand filter for continuous industrial sand filtration applications, using a moving sand bed to capture suspended solids from process and water streams.
• Sandkleer Pressure Sand Filter Pressure-based sand filter system designed for demanding industrial filtration requirements where pressurised operation is required for downstream process integration.
• Clarifiers Industrial clarifiers for separating suspended solids from liquids in process streams, providing bulk solids removal upstream of or alongside fine filtration equipment.
• Drum Filters Rotary drum filtration systems for continuous liquid-solid separation in industrial applications, supporting steady-state removal of suspended solids from process flows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kleerflo filters at ExxonMobil Fawley have delivered compliant filtration for nearly 40 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 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

One partnership is on record.

• DRA (DRA Global)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDRA (DRA Global) served as project engineers for the Anglo American Quellaveco Copper Mine project. They selected Superior Filtration's Kleerflo strainers based on inherent simplicity and 40+ year track record in demanding mining environments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SPX Flow: US-listed provider of process equipment including filtration products for industrial and hygienic applications. Direct overlap with Superior's industrial filter OEM offering and customer base in mining and chemicals.
• Amiad Water Systems: Israel-based manufacturer of self-cleaning water filters and screen filters for industrial, irrigation, and municipal applications. Closest direct competitor to Superior's Kleerflo and GraviFilter lines in the self-cleaning screen filter category.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Austrian industrial group with a dedicated Separation division supplying filters, centrifuges, and membranes to mining, chemical, and water treatment markets. Comparable at the equipment category level for industrial process filtration customers.
• MANN+HUMMEL: German family-owned filtration specialist with strong presence in industrial liquid and membrane filtration. Comparable in product category though typically much larger scale and broader geographic reach than Superior.
• Donaldson Company: US-listed manufacturer of filtration systems spanning industrial liquid, air, and gas filtration. Overlaps with Superior in industrial process water and mining fluid filtration, particularly where equipment durability is critical.
• Veolia Water Technologies: French multinational offering water treatment solutions including filtration for municipal and industrial potable water. Competes with Superior's AGF sand filter line in municipal potable water treatment plant upgrades.
• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Part of Danaher's Life Sciences segment and a global leader in industrial filtration, including water and process fluid filtration. Competes with Superior in petrochemical and heavy-industrial filtration applications.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish multinational specialising in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, including industrial filtration equipment. Competes with Superior in mining, petrochemical, and water applications as part of a much broader portfolio.
• GEA Group: German engineering group with a separation and flow technologies division serving food, dairy, chemical, and wastewater markets. Overlaps with Superior in industrial liquid-solid separation and clarifier/drum filter segments.
• Eaton: US-listed power management company with an industrial filtration portfolio serving oil & gas, chemical, and marine markets. Comparable in customer base and industrial water/process filtration equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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