Kedel Limited

What Kedel Limited does

Kedel Limited is a privately held UK manufacturer of recycled plastic lumber and wood-alternative building products, headquartered in a former Transco depot in Burnley, Lancashire. It converts waste plastic — sourced from UK door-drop collections and the food industry — into planks, profiles, and finished goods via a process that uses 66% less energy and produces 250% less CO2 than virgin plastic manufacturing. The portfolio spans Building & Construction (decking, cladding, battens, paving, sheet, tongue-and-groove), Fencing & Gates, Outdoor Furniture (benches, picnic tables, planters, raised beds, the 'Compost Creator'), Agricultural, Hard Landscaping, Parks & Street Furniture, Industrial (dunnage, rail accessories), Marinas & Waterways, and Schools & Colleges products. A reuse-first product line (Compost Creator) bypasses re-melting energy by repurposing food-grade reclaimed bins directly. Products carry a 25-year guarantee and a 50+ year design life, and are marketed as never rotting, impervious to insects, and zero-maintenance versus timber.

The company serves a horizontal mix of end customers: individual consumers and DIY buyers, small trade buyers, and institutional buyers such as housing associations (Your Housing Group is cited as a case study), schools, local authorities, agricultural operators, marinas, and industrial users. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-trade via owned channels only: the kedel.co.uk e-commerce storefront with a quote-based pricing system (no public price list), telephone sales at 01282 861325, sample requests, and a physical showroom at Burnley HQ. Bespoke Design and CNC Cutting Services (using Multicam equipment) extend the model into custom manufacturing. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales and custom-fabrication services; no subscription, recurring, or licensing model is disclosed.

Kedel is incorporated as Kedel Limited in England, has 15 employees, is privately held with no public ticker, and is not disclosed to have raised external funding, subsidiaries, parent entities, mergers and acquisitions, or partnerships. Distribution is UK-domestic. Operational signals include an active website, current product catalog, and Feefo Gold Trusted Merchant status; financial reporting is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Kedel Limited

Legal name

Kedel Limited

Website

https://kedeltrade.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kedel Limited is a Burnley, UK-based manufacturer of building materials, outdoor furniture, and fencing made from 100% recycled plastic sourced from UK door-drop and food-industry waste, selling via e-commerce, phone ordering, and a physical showroom to trade customers and consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time sale of manufactured recycled plastic lumber products including planks, profiles, decking, fencing, outdoor furniture, and building materials. Revenue generated from direct product purchases.
2. Bespoke & CNC Services: Custom design and CNC cutting services for bespoke plastic lumber products tailored to specific customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kedel Limited manufactures 100% recycled plastic lumber and finished timber-alternative products from UK-sourced waste plastic at its Burnley, Lancashire facility. The company produces a broad range including plastic lumber, decking, fencing, gates, outdoor furniture (benches, picnic tables, garden furniture), building accessories, agricultural products, hard landscaping materials, parks and street furniture, industrial products (dunnage, rail accessories), and schools/colleges products, plus bespoke design and CNC cutting services. All products carry a 25-year guarantee, never rot, require no maintenance, and last 50+ years.

Product overview

Kedel Limited is a UK-based manufacturer of recycled plastic lumber and wood products, operating from Burnley, Lancashire. The company transforms waste plastic into durable construction materials through a portfolio of core products (Plastic Lumber, Recycled Plastic Wood) that serve as the foundational building blocks for an extensive range of applications. The product ecosystem includes: Building & Construction products (Decking, Fencing, Cladding, Fascia, Battens, Paving, Sheets); Outdoor Furniture (Benches, Picnic Tables, Chairs, Garden Tables, Planters, Raised Beds, Compost Bins); Agricultural Products (Equestrian, Paddock & Pasture); Hard Landscaping (Boardwalks, Beams & Sleepers, Retaining Walls, Tree Stakes); Parks & Street Furniture (Bollards, Grit Bins, Signage); Industrial Products (Dunnage, Rail Accessories); Marinas & Waterways (Walkways, Fishing Pegs); and Schools & Colleges products. The company also offers value-added services including Bespoke Design and CNC Cutting Services for custom manufacturing. All products are manufactured from UK-sourced recycled plastic, carry a 25-year guarantee, and require no maintenance unlike traditional wood alternatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 66% less energy used compared to virgin plastic production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UPM: Finnish forest products and biomaterials conglomerate producing WPC composites and sustainable building materials. Operates globally with vastly greater scale and serves construction and outdoor product markets overlapping with Kedel's portfolio.
• Trex Company: US-listed (NYSE: TREX) global leader in composite decking and railing. Larger-scale incumbent offering overlapping wood-alternative outdoor building products through extensive retail distribution, though focused on composite rather than 100% recycled plastic.
• Fiberon: Composite decking and railing manufacturer (part of Fortune Brands). Competes with Kedel's decking and outdoor building product lines at much greater scale and distribution reach across North America.
• TimberTech: Composite decking, railing, and porch flooring manufacturer owned by The AZEK Company. Broad incumbent in wood-alternative outdoor building products competing with Kedel's recycled plastic decking and profiles.

Direct peers

• Centriforce Products: UK manufacturer of recycled plastic products including lumber profiles, ground protection, and construction materials. Operates from a similar manufacturing base and serves overlapping construction, utilities, and infrastructure customers.
• Plastic Wood Company: UK-based manufacturer and supplier of recycled plastic lumber, profiles, and outdoor products. Directly comparable to Kedel in materials, product categories (decking, fencing, street furniture), and UK customer base, with the same sustainability-led value proposition.
• Plaswood: UK supplier of recycled plastic lumber and profiles for fencing, decking, and outdoor applications. Direct competitor with similar feedstock-to-product model and overlapping customer segments in construction and landscaping.
• Marmax Recycled Products: UK manufacturer of recycled plastic outdoor furniture, benches, planters, and playground equipment. Competes with Kedel in the schools, parks, and street furniture categories using a similar recycled plastic feedstock approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kedel-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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