ESlab

What ESlab does

Galess sp. z o.o., operating its laboratory division under the ESlab brand, is a privately-held Polish industrial service provider founded in 1994 and headquartered in Świdnica, Poland. The company's core business is contract galvanic surface treatment, applying electrolytic and electroless metal coatings to customer-supplied steel and metal components to deliver corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, solderability, wear resistance, and decorative finishes. The processing portfolio spans zinc plating (barrel and hanger, with multiple passivations and polymer lacquers), tin plating, electrolytic and electroless chemical nickel plating, sulfamic nickel plating, silver plating, and iron phosphating, executed across kettles, drums, and hangers on automated, mechanized, and manual lines. Chemical inputs are sourced from established suppliers including ATOTECH, SCHLOETER, and SurTec.

The firm operates two sites in Świdnica: the headquarters at ul. Jagienki 2-4 and the galvanic plant plus ESlab laboratory at ul. Pafalu 26. The ESlab laboratory is accredited by the Polish Centre for Accreditation (AB 1357) under PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025 and provides workplace hygiene and environmental testing services — including noise, lighting, vibration, dust, chemical substances, heavy metal analysis in wastewater, coating thickness measurements, and chromatographic analysis — to both internal quality control and external customers. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (quality) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management, issued by DEKRA in 2018), and holds an Integrated Environmental Permit (IPPC).

Commercially, Galess runs a sales-led, B2B go-to-market targeting industrial manufacturers in automotive, electrical/electrotechnical, construction, hardware, heavy machinery, and food processing sectors. Pricing is quote-based, determined by part dimensions, weight, coating type, and thickness, with trial batches preceding full production. In 2022 the company launched a sulfamic nickel plating service targeting electric vehicle battery components, supported by a 300,000 PLN EU grant (project value 492,000 PLN). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company has no parent, no outside equity investment, and no digital or software products.

Name

ESlab

Legal name

Galess sp. z o.o.

Website

https://galess.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Galess sp. z o.o., operating its ESlab laboratory division, is a Polish galvanic surface treatment and accredited environmental testing company founded in 1994, serving industrial manufacturers in automotive, electrical, construction, and heavy machinery sectors from its single Świdnica plant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial metal finishing and surface treatment services

NAICS

Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAIAKAE

Electroplating & Metal Finishing (Anodizing/Galvanizing/Passivation)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial & Commercial Painting, Coating & Surface Treatment

SECONDARYIMAIAAAK

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Facilities Management (Integrated FM)

SECONDARYIMAIAKAB

Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial & Commercial Painting, Coating & Surface Treatment

Keywords

• Galvanic surface treatment
• Electroplating services
• Metal finishing coatings
• Environmental testing laboratory
• Corrosion protection plating

Headquarters

HQ city

Świdnica

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Galvanic surface treatment services: One-time service fees for galvanic plating processes including zinc plating, nickel plating, tin plating, silver plating, and phosphating. Pricing based on part dimensions, weight, coating type and thickness requirements.
2. Testing and laboratory services: Environmental and workplace hygiene testing services through the ESlab laboratory, including measurements of noise, lighting, vibrations, dust, chemical substances, heavy metal analysis in wastewater, and coating thickness measurements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ESlab, operating as a sub-brand of Galess sp. z o.o., provides contract galvanic surface treatment services — electrolytic zinc, tin, nickel (electrolytic, electroless, and sulfamic), silver plating, and phosphating — for industrial manufacturers in automotive, electrical, construction, heavy machinery, food, and EV battery sectors. Complementing these coating services, the company runs an accredited workplace hygiene and environmental testing laboratory (PCA AB 1357, PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025) measuring noise, lighting, vibrations, dust, chemical substances, heavy metals in wastewater, coating thickness, and chromatographic composition.

Product overview

ESlab (Laboratorium Higieny Pracy i Badania Środowiska) is an occupational health and workplace environment testing laboratory operated within the Galess galvanic services company. The laboratory provides environmental testing services including measurements of noise, lighting, vibrations, dust, chemical substances, heavy metal analysis in wastewater, galvanic coating thickness measurements, and chromatographic analysis of organic substances. ESlab operates as an accredited testing facility under Polish Center for Accreditation certification AB 1357, compliant with PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESLAB: Laboratory of Occupational Health and Environmental Testing offering measurements of noise, lighting, vibrations, dust, chemical substances, heavy metal analysis in wastewater, coating thickness measurements, and chromatographic analysis. Certified by Polish Centre for Accreditation No. AB 1357.

Products and services

• Galvanic Zinc Plating (Cynkowanie galwaniczne) Electrolytic process using electrical voltage to apply zinc coating for corrosion protection on steel elements, offered via barrel and hanger methods with blue, thick-layer, and black passivations plus polymer lacquers. Targets industrial manufacturers of fences, flat bars, angles, hinges, covers, antennas, fencing nets, chains, screws, nails, and automotive parts.
• Tin Plating (Cynowanie) Galvanic tin coating using sulfate baths with brightening additives, applied in kettles, drums, and hangers via automatic, mechanized, and individual lines. Serves electrical industry (solderability, conductivity) and food industry (food-safe coatings).
• Sulfamic Nickel Plating (Niklowanie sulfaminowe) Technical nickel coating with matte-to-satin appearance, fine-crystalline structure, high plasticity, and low internal stress. Hardness HV 575-645. Used for tools, machines, heavy industrial equipment, and increasingly for electronics, electrical, automotive industries, and electric vehicle battery components. EU co-funded development project.
• Electroless / Chemical Nickel Plating (Niklowanie chemiczne) Non-electric chemical nickel coating — nickel-phosphorus alloy with 10-14% phosphorus content. Very even thickness distribution, wear resistance, plasticity, and high hardness 450-700 HV (up to 1200 HV after heat treatment at 400°C). Production capacity ~500 dm²/h, max dimensions 1200x400x700mm.
• Electrolytic Nickel Plating (Niklowanie galwaniczne) Nickel plating using sulfate baths with brightening additives from ATOTECH and SCHLOETER, applied via kettles, drums, and hangers in automatic, mechanized, and individual processes. High rust resistance with decorative qualities.
• Silver Plating (Srebrzenie) Silver coating applied via kettles, drums, and hangers for electrical conductivity and solderability. Hardness ~110 HV at 3-15 micrometer thickness, copper underlayer in cyanide bath. Max item size 500x500x200mm, capacity ~150 kg per shift.
• Phosphating (Fosforanowanie) Iron phosphating process for corrosion protection and reducing friction coefficient. Produces matte gray coating that can be soaped for cold extrusion. Applied in automotive and construction industries.
• Workplace and Environmental Testing Services (Laboratorium ESlab) Accredited laboratory providing occupational health and environmental testing including measurement of noise, lighting, vibrations, dust, chemical substances, heavy metal analysis in wastewater, galvanic coating thickness measurements, and chromatographic analysis of organic substances. PCA accreditation AB 1357, compliant with PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coating hardness 110 HV for silver plating at 3-15 micrometers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MKS Instruments (Atotech): Global leader in specialty chemicals and equipment for surface finishing, including Atotech's plating solutions portfolio. Provides plating chemistries that galvanic job shops like Galess consume, and competes indirectly by offering turnkey plating solutions to large OEMs.
• Bodycote: Global leader in heat treatment and surface treatment services, operating hundreds of plants worldwide. Overlaps with Galess in industrial metal finishing services for automotive, aerospace, and general industrial customers, though at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions (Element Solutions): Global supplier of specialty plating chemistries for electronics, automotive, and industrial finishing. Supplies tin, silver, and nickel plating solutions to galvanic shops and competes indirectly for plating process qualification at OEM customers.
• Aalberts Surface Technologies: Largest European industrial surface treatment specialist, offering heat treatment, plasma nitriding, and a wide range of coatings across multiple countries. Operates galvanic and coating service shops at a vastly larger scale than Galess, but competes for the same automotive and industrial OEM customers across Europe.
• Coventya: European-based specialty chemicals supplier for the surface finishing industry, offering plating chemistries for zinc, nickel, tin, and other coatings. Comparable to Galess at the chemistry/process level and serves many of the same galvanic job shops, though at a different layer of the value chain.

Direct peers

• Dr. Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG: German supplier of galvanic chemistry, processes, and equipment for zinc, nickel, tin, and silver plating. Direct comparator in the same chemistry and equipment categories Galess uses, serving galvanic job shops across Europe. Already a named minor technology partner of Galess.
• Härterei Reese: German metalworking services group specializing in heat treatment and surface finishing, including galvanic and electroless nickel plating. Directly comparable as a mid-sized European job shop focused on industrial component finishing for automotive and machinery customers.

Emerging players

• RENA Technologies GmbH: German technology supplier specializing in wet-chemical surface treatment equipment, including plating and cleaning lines. Comparable to Galess at the plating process and equipment level, though primarily a machinery supplier rather than a job shop.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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