What Flowstore BV does

Flowstore BV is a privately held material handling solutions provider founded in 1984, operating through Flowstore Systems Ltd in the United Kingdom (headquartered in Uxbridge) and Flowstore BV in Belgium (regional headquarters in Evergem, serving the Benelux market). The company designs, manufactures, and supplies customizable tubular racking systems and modular tube-based solutions for warehouses and manufacturing shopfloors, including gravity flow racks, packing stations, picking trolleys, racking systems, and SQCDP visual management boards. Underlying the offering is a platform of lightweight, modular tube-and-joint components that can be assembled into bespoke configurations or purchased directly through an e-commerce storefront for self-build customers.

The company's go-to-market combines a consultative, direct sales motion targeting enterprise manufacturers with a self-service e-commerce channel for smaller buyers purchasing stock components. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of custom and standard material handling solutions, complemented by professional services revenue from racking inspections and safety compliance work. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year enterprise contracts. Named enterprise customers include Brompton, McLaren, Aston Martin, Caterpillar, and Mitsubishi, positioning Flowstore within automotive, premium manufacturing, and industrial sectors. The company also partners with wheel.me to offer autonomous mobile robot solutions, extending its portfolio into warehouse automation.

Flowstore positions itself as a lean manufacturing specialist with 40+ years of domain expertise, differentiating through flexible, adaptable designs that can be reconfigured as processes change, and through hands-on consultative problem-solving rather than standardized catalog sales. The business model is project-based with recurring aftermarket services, and the company operates without disclosed outside funding, suggesting it is founder/management-led and organically financed.

Name

Flowstore BV

Legal name

Flowstore Systems Ltd

Website

https://flowstore.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Uxbridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Components: Sale of lightweight and customizable stock components including tubes and joints for tubular racking designs. Customers can browse and purchase products online by product code, size or material.
2. Custom Material Handling Solutions: Customizable, tailored material handling solutions including gravity flow racks, packing stations, picking trolleys, racking systems, and safety solutions. Solutions are designed to address specific customer workflow challenges.
3. Services (Rack Inspections & Safety): Safety services including racking inspections, reports and related services for ongoing safety compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flowstore designs, manufactures and supplies customizable material handling solutions and equipment built on a modular tubular racking platform, including gravity flow racks, packing stations, picking trolleys, racking systems, and SQCDP visual management boards. Customers can also browse and purchase stock components (tubes and joints) directly online, and the company provides professional rack inspection and safety services. The offering is targeted at manufacturers and warehouses seeking to optimize workflows, reduce waste and improve productivity under lean manufacturing principles.

Product overview

Flowstore BV offers a portfolio of modular material handling solutions built around a tubular racking platform. The core product line includes Gravity Flow Racks, Packing Stations, Picking Trolleys, Racking Systems, and SQCDP Boards—all customisable to specific warehouse and shopfloor needs. The offering is complemented by Stock & Kits (Modular Tube Systems) that allow customers to design and build their own solutions using standardised components. Additional offerings include Mobile Robots through wheel.me partnership and Safety Solutions including rack inspections. Components are available for online purchase as individual parts (tubes and joints) for those preferring self-assembly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gravity Flow Racks Low-cost automation solution using gravity to move materials through rack design, saving energy, time and space. Targeted at manufacturers and warehouses seeking affordable material flow automation.
• Packing Stations Customised packing and assembly workstations designed to match specific workflow requirements of manufacturers.
• Picking Trolleys Fully customisable picking trolleys designed to streamline order picking processes and workflows in warehouse environments.
• Racking Systems Lightweight tubular racking systems that can be adapted and redesigned as manufacturing processes change.
• SQCDP Boards Visual management boards supporting lean manufacturing principles, enabling KPI tracking and enhanced team communications.
• Stock & Kits (Modular Tube Systems) Flexible components and kits enabling customers to design and assemble their own custom material handling solutions using standardised tubes and joints.
• Mobile Robots (wheel.me) Autonomous mobile robot solution powered by wheel.me technology that transforms equipment into mobile robots for warehouse automation, offered through Flowstore's partnership with wheel.me.
• Safety Solutions (Rack Inspections) Professional racking inspection services providing safety reports to ensure workplace compliance and team safety for installed racking systems.
• Stock Components (Tubes and Joints) Lightweight and customisable stock components including tubes and joints for tubular racking designs, available for online purchase by product code, size or material.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves energy, time and space with low-cost automation solutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• wheel.mecoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerwheel.me is presented as the world's first autonomous robot and Flowstore offers Mobile Robots solutions powered by wheel.me technology. This partnership allows Flowstore to offer autonomous mobile robot capabilities integrated with their material handling solutions, enabling customers to 'turn anything into a robot'.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mecalux: Major European racking and warehouse solutions provider offering pallet racking, shelving, and automated systems; overlaps with Flowstore in industrial storage and warehouse customers.
• SSI Schaefer: Global leader in intralogistics and material handling with broad racking, storage, and warehouse automation offerings - serving overlapping manufacturing and warehouse customers with a much wider portfolio.
• Kardex: Provider of automated storage and retrieval systems and material handling solutions for industrial and warehouse customers, with overlapping enterprise customer segments and broader product range.
• Hytrol: Major conveyor and material handling equipment manufacturer serving warehouse and distribution customers with broader scale and product range, overlapping with Flowstore in material flow applications.
• Hanel: Provider of vertical carousels and automated storage systems, serving industrial and warehouse customers with material handling and storage solutions that overlap with Flowstore's offering.
• Knapp: Austrian-headquartered warehouse logistics and material handling specialist with broad automated storage, conveyor, and intralogistics solutions serving similar manufacturing and distribution customers.
• Interroll: Global provider of material handling solutions including conveyors, rollers, and sortation; serves a similar warehouse and manufacturing customer base with broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• BITO Storage Systems: European racking and storage solutions provider with overlapping offerings in racking, shelving, bins, and material handling equipment for manufacturing and warehouse customers across Europe.
• Trilogiq: Trilogiq is a direct competitor in the tubular racking and modular material handling space, offering similar tube-and-joint systems and lean manufacturing solutions for warehouse and manufacturing customers - directly competing with Flowstore's core product line.
• Troax: Provider of mesh panel partitions, machine guarding, and warehouse storage solutions for industrial customers - serving overlapping material handling and warehouse customers in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/flowtubesystem
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgh7hq0kf2krDJ1gZHFoHIQ?view_as=subscriber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flowstore-benelux

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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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