Teknum

What Teknum does

Teknum is a Colombian manufacturer of shopping carts and retail-material-handling equipment, headquartered in Bogotá (Cra. 63 No. 17 B - 65) with a reported founding year of 1960 and 101–250 employees. The company sells through two product lines: Línea Autoservicio, covering plastic Oval-line carts (90–280L), metal carts (Doble Canasta, Minimarket, and standard 110–280L models), specialty carts (Carro Picapiedra, Carro Minusválidos / wheelchair-accessible, Silla para bebé / baby seat), plastic baskets, package retrieval carts (170–200L, including stackable variants), and large 880L/980L containers; and Línea Infantil y Juguetería, which extends the same chassis technology into child and toy-retail use cases including integrated baby stroller seats. A third category, Carros Plataforma, provides industrial and logistics buyers with platform carts, step carts (TK 28/30/32), rail-mounted models, and modular basket carts for warehouse and stocking operations.

The business model is a direct B2B manufacturer-to-buyer motion: products are listed on the catalog site teknum.com.co and ordered through a Colombian PBX ((57 1) 290 6666) and a single shared [email protected] inbox, with the site also listing a United States contact block. The company does not publish pricing, does not disclose named end customers, and has no public funding, M&A, partnership, or leadership-change history in the available source data. Teknum is a private operating company whose only verifiable strategic posture is the continued maintenance of a broad commoditized hardware catalog and a two-country (Colombia, USA) commercial footprint.

The short_description field in the source material references "baby strollers, bassinets, and co-sleepers"; this conflicts with the company's own first-party catalog, which shows shopping carts, retail fixtures, and a baby-seat product (Silla para bebé) rather than bassinets or co-sleepers. The first-party website and structured product data are treated as authoritative, so the business is characterized as a shopping-cart and retail-equipment manufacturer with an adjacent child-seat line, not a baby-sleep-products company.

Name

Teknum

Legal name

Teknum

Website

https://teknum.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Teknum is a Colombian manufacturer of shopping carts, retail fixtures, containers, and platform carts serving supermarkets, minimarkets, toy retailers, and logistics buyers, with a sales presence in Colombia and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cundinamarca

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Teknum manufactures and sells shopping carts and retail equipment for supermarkets, minimarkets, self-service stores, and industrial logistics operations. The portfolio includes plastic carts in the Oval line (90–280L), metal carts (110–280L, including Doble Canasta and Minimarket models), specialty carts (wheelchair-accessible and integrated child/baby seats), plastic baskets, package retrieval carts (170L and 200L, standard and stackable), large waste/storage containers (880L and 980L plus Roller Container), and an extensive range of platform carts for warehouse and logistics use.

Product overview

Teknum is a Colombian manufacturer of shopping carts and retail equipment, operating two product lines: Línea Autoservicio (self-service retail carts) and Línea Infantil y Juguetería (child and toy carts). The portfolio includes plastic carts in the Oval line (90-280L), metal carts with single and double basket configurations, specialty carts for disabled users and package retrieval, large containers (880-980L), and various platform carts. The products are distributed in Colombia and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carros Plásticos - Línea Oval (Plastic Shopping Carts, Oval Line) Plastic shopping carts in the Oval line available in 90L, 190L, 210L, 250L, and 280L capacities, designed for supermarket and self-service retail checkout and merchandise transport.
• Carros Metálicos (Metal Shopping Carts) Metal shopping carts including Doble Canasta (2x45L and 2x90L), Minimarket, and standard models in 110L, 125L, 160L, 210L, and 280L capacities for supermarkets and retail self-service operations.
• Carros Especiales (Specialty Carts) Specialty retail carts including Carro Picapiedra, Carro Minusválidos (wheelchair-accessible cart), and Silla para bebé (integrated baby/child seat) for retail environments with accessibility and family needs.
• Cantastas Plásticas (Plastic Baskets) Plastic basket containers including Mono Block single-piece design, Double Basket 90L, and Monoblock 4-wheel variants for retail shopping and goods transport.
• Carros Sacapaquetes (Package Retrieval Carts) Package retrieval carts available in 170L and 200L capacities, in both standard and stackable (apilable) versions, used for moving packages and parcels in retail and logistics environments.
• Contenedores (Waste and Storage Containers) Large waste and storage containers in 880L and 980L capacities plus Roller Container mobile units for retail back-of-house and industrial waste/material handling.
• Carros Plataforma (Platform Carts) Industrial platform carts including standard 120x80, stackable variants, trunk/platform combinations, step carts (TK 28, TK 30, TK 32), rail-mounted models, and modular basket carts for warehouse, logistics, and industrial operations.
• Línea Autoservicio (Self-Service Product Line) Retail self-service shopping cart line covering plastic, metal, and specialty carts for supermarkets and retail stores, packaged as a distinct product line for retail self-service customers.
• Línea Infantil y Juguetería (Children and Toy Product Line) Children and toy shopping cart line including baby stroller seats and child seats integrated into shopping carts, marketed as a dedicated product line for toy and children's retail.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wanzl: German-headquartered global leader in shopping carts, retail fixtures and material-handling equipment. Most directly comparable peer: identical product categories (plastic and metal carts, specialty and platform variants) and overlapping retail customer base of supermarkets and self-service stores.
• Magliner: US maker of hand trucks, platform carts and modular material-handling equipment. Direct overlap with Teknum's Carros Plataforma line in form factor and target buyers (warehouse, retail back-of-house, logistics operations).
• Carter-Hoffmann: US manufacturer of carts, mobile equipment and material-handling products for foodservice, healthcare and retail. Comparable product engineering (welded metal carts, platform trucks) and similar mid-market B2B customer profile.
• Unarco Industries: US-based manufacturer of shopping carts, hand trucks and material-handling equipment serving retailers and warehouses. Direct competitor in the same physical-product categories (metal and plastic carts, platform trucks) and overlapping customer types.
• Suzhou Hongli Cart Industry: China-based manufacturer and exporter of shopping carts, trolleys and baskets with strong presence in Latin America. Closest direct cost-competitive peer to Teknum in the regional retail-cart market, exporting similar metal and plastic SKUs.

Broad incumbents

• Cefla Shop Equipment: Italian diversified group whose retail division supplies shelving, checkouts and shopping-cart solutions to supermarkets globally. Broader portfolio than Teknum but directly overlaps on shopping-cart and in-store material-handling equipment for the same retail vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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