KOPAS

What KOPAS does

KOPAS is a privately held Spanish manufacturer of custom trophies, awards, and industrial marking products, founded in 1980 and headquartered at Alda. de Urkijo 88 in Bilbao, Basque Country. The company employs 13 people and operates a production facility in the Aiarako industrial area in Murga-Aiara (Araba). It serves both Spanish individual consumers and business clients across a horizontally diversified set of segments — corporate/business clients (primary), event organizers and HR departments, sports federations and clubs, professional associations and institutions, government bodies, the aerospace/industrial sector, and trade show organizers.

The company's core offering is custom trophy and award manufacturing, complemented by industrial marking (Marcaje Industrial) for manufacturing clients including Airbus, 3D design and additive manufacturing, engraving and laser cutting, direct printing, textile personalization, and trade show stand and signage production. KOPAS controls multiple manufacturing technologies — laser engraving, 3D printing, CNC cutting, direct printing, and artisanal handcrafting — and works across a wide range of materials including silver and precious metals, wood, resin, bronze, and methacrylate (PMMA), as well as specialized substrates such as horn and oak. Notable bespoke projects referenced include Braille-engraved accessible trophies, color-and-relief printing on oak, a custom Excellence Award for Radio Bilbao Cadena SER's 80th anniversary, architecture awards for COAVN, and bronze Lauburus commissioned by Ayuntamiento de Amurrio.

KOPAS generates revenue through direct sales of both standard in-stock trophy/award products and fully bespoke commissions to business and consumer customers. Pricing is quote-based with no public price list, spanning a wide range from economy resin pieces to premium silver and precious-metal trophies, delivered domestically via certified courier services with standard 48-hour home delivery. The company operates an e-commerce-enabled website with a "Solicitar presupuesto" (request quote) funnel, a physical showroom at the Bilbao headquarters, an annual printed and digital product catalogue (Catálogo 2020), and organic social media presence as its primary go-to-market channels. No external funding, M&A, or public listing has been disclosed.

Name

KOPAS

Legal name

KOPAS

Website

https://kopas.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KOPAS is a privately held, 13-employee Spanish manufacturer founded in 1980 in Bilbao that designs and produces custom trophies, awards, and industrial marking products across multiple materials and technologies for corporate, institutional, sports, government, and aerospace clients in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Trophy and Award Manufacturing

NAICS

Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (339910)

SIC

Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Personalized & Custom Gift Creation (Engraving/Monogramming/Photo Gifts) (HSACANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Jewelry Components (Chains, Settings, Findings) (CRAKAAAJ), Branded Merchandise & Corporate Gifts (BPAFAMAA), Packaging & Presentation Manufacturing (Jewelry Boxes, Displays) (CRAKAIAO)

Keywords

• Custom trophies
• Industrial marking
• Awards manufacturing
• Engraving services
• 3D printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom trophy and award manufacturing and sales: KOPAS designs and manufactures custom trophies, cups, medals, commemorative plaques, and corporate gifts. Products range from silver and precious metal trophies to budget-friendly simple awards, sold directly to customers. They offer both standard in-stock products and fully custom-made items.
2. Industrial marking services: Industrial marking services for manufacturing and production applications, including laser marking, engraving, and direct printing on various industrial materials. They serve the aerospace industry (including Airbus) and other manufacturing sectors.
3. 3D design and printing services: Design and 3D printing services for custom products, prototypes, and specialized trophy components. Includes 3D-printed pins designed prior to metal transformation.
4. Textile personalization: Customization services for textiles, likely including corporate apparel and team uniforms.
5. Signs and signage (Stands y Rotulación): Production of trade show stands, signage, and event decoration, serving the fairs and events market.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KOPAS designs and manufactures custom trophies, cups, medals, commemorative plaques, and corporate gifts in a wide range of materials including silver, precious metals, wood, resin, bronze, and methacrylate. Beyond trophy manufacturing, the company provides industrial marking, 3D design and printing, direct printing, engraving and cutting, textile personalization, and trade show stands and signage, operating its own factory in Murga-Aiara in addition to its Bilbao headquarters.

Product overview

KOPAS is a physical manufacturing and customization company operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Founded in 1980 and based in Bilbao, Spain, the company offers a portfolio of interconnected services centered on custom trophy and award production (Trofeos), complemented by industrial marking (Marcaje Industrial), direct printing, 3D design and printing, textile personalization, engraving and cutting, and trade show/event solutions (Stands y Rotulación). The core product is the custom trophy line, while supporting services like industrial marking (notably for aerospace clients including Airbus), 3D printing, and engraving enable the company to work with diverse materials including silver, precious metals, wood, resin, bronze, and methacrylate. Services are designed to work together—3D printing prototypes are transformed into metal, laser engraving works across materials, and textile personalization complements corporate gift production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• 4imprint: Large North American promotional products company whose catalog includes awards, trophies, plaques, and engraved gifts. Comparable in the corporate-gift and branded-merchandise space, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Recognition Express: International franchise network providing branded merchandise, awards, trophies, and corporate recognition programs to businesses. Comparable to KOPAS as a multi-channel recognition and corporate-gift provider, though at much broader scale and global reach.
• Trotec Laser: Global manufacturer of laser engraving and cutting machines, plus a service bureau network. Overlaps with KOPAS on the laser engraving technology stack across wood, acrylic, and metal — KOPAS is more a buyer of equivalent technology than a direct sales competitor.
• FOBA (Alltec): Industrial laser marking systems and integrator with strong presence in aerospace and regulated manufacturing. Comparable in the laser-marking technology and aerospace customer base, though FOBA is primarily an equipment and integration provider rather than a workshop.

Direct peers

• Edwards Awards: UK supplier of trophies, medals, glass awards, and engraved corporate gifts with catalog and customization services. Comparable offering and go-to-market via online catalog, quote-based orders, and bespoke manufacturing.
• Trophy Awards: UK-based trophy, medal, and awards supplier offering standard catalog items plus bespoke engraving for sports, corporate, and academic clients. Directly comparable custom recognition product set and target customer segments.
• Crystal Awards (Awards International): UK-based maker of glass, crystal, and bespoke corporate recognition pieces for high-profile institutional clients. Comparable in premium bespoke awards, ceremonial pieces, and engraved gifts, especially for events and federation-style clients.
• Couth Industrial Marking: Bilbao-based industrial marking and traceability solutions company serving manufacturing and aerospace clients with laser and dot-peen marking. Directly comparable to KOPAS in the industrial marking service line and a regional competitor in the Basque Country.
• Crown Awards: Large US trophy, awards, and plaque retailer with deep catalog and custom-engraving services. Directly comparable custom recognition product offering and direct-to-customer quote-based sales model.
• Maxtrophy: UK online trophy and awards retailer providing standard and custom recognition products for sports, schools, and corporate buyers. Closely comparable direct-to-consumer custom trophy model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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