ORWAK SPAIN
ORWAK Spain, operating as SULO Iberica S.A., sells and services Swedish-designed hydraulic balers, compactors, briquetting presses, EPS compactors and reverse vending machines for waste-volume reduction across eight verticals including retail, supermarkets, industry, logistics, HORECA, recycling, public sector, and wineries in Spain and Portugal.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1971
- HeadquartersRibarroja del Turia (Valencia), Spain
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ORWAK SPAIN does
ORWAK Spain operates as the Spanish regional entity of the Swedish ORWAK brand, legally constituted as SULO Iberica S.A. and wholly owned by Paris-headquartered Sulo Group. The company designs, sources and services hydraulic compaction and baling equipment — vertical and horizontal balers, briquetting presses (Brickman), EPS compactors (Tiger), shredders, reverse vending machines, and the TOM intelligent bin — all engineered at the parent brand's Sävsjö, Sweden factory. Products serve waste-volume reduction across Spanish and Portuguese customers including the Balearic and Canary Islands, with on-site installation, operator training, preventive maintenance, spare parts, and a telematics layer (Orwak Connect) offered post-sale.
The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with named account coverage (Sales Product Manager, Technical Manager, Administration), a network of four owned service centers (Madrid, Valencia, Marbella, Jerez) plus authorized technicians, and distribution through the wider SULO Iberica channel across the Iberian Peninsula. Pricing is quote-based and ranges from roughly €400 for small manual compactors up to €25,000+ for industrial hydraulic presses, supplemented by recurring consumables (polyester strapping, annealed wire) and Orwak Connect monitoring subscriptions. Customer segments span retail, supermarkets, HORECA, industry, logistics, public sector, recycling and waste management, and wineries — with the FLEX 1100 (April 2025) explicitly targeting hospitality.
The company is a regional sales-and-service subsidiary within the broader Sulo Group, which reports €600M revenue, 8 factories, 2,200+ employees and a presence in 60+ countries. ORWAK itself holds 50+ years of design heritage (founded 1971), more than 100,000 machines produced, ISO 9001/14001/3834 certifications, and the EN 16500 safety mark on selected products; the brand is currently positioned around sustainability messaging ("Compactar es impactar"), a Direct Air Capture partnership with Climeworks, and the 2025 Pink Edition purpose campaign.
ORWAK SPAIN firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ORWAK SPAIN
- Legal name
- SULO Iberica S.A.
- Website
- https://orwak.es
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1971
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- ORWAK Spain, operating as SULO Iberica S.A., sells and services Swedish-designed hydraulic balers, compactors, briquetting presses, EPS compactors and reverse vending machines for waste-volume reduction across eight verticals including retail, supermarkets, industry, logistics, HORECA, recycling, public sector, and wineries in Spain and Portugal.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ORWAK SPAIN industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Compaction Equipment
- NAICS
- Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Strapping & Banding Machines (IMAHAOAM)
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Where ORWAK SPAIN is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ribarroja del Turia (Valencia)
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
ORWAK SPAIN business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Compactator and Baler Equipment Sales: Sale of compactators, hydraulic presses, balers, briquetting machines, shredders, and related equipment. Equipment ranges from small manual presses (from €1,500) to large industrial systems (up to €25,000+). Prices vary significantly by capacity, compaction force, and automation level.
- Technical Service and Maintenance: Post-sale technical support including installation, commissioning, operator training, preventive maintenance, and spare parts supply. Response times of 24-72 hours for service requests.
- Consumables (Strapping and Wire): Sale of straps (9mm, 13mm, 19mm polyester straps) and annealed steel wire rolls for baling operations, available for immediate delivery.
- Orwak Connect Subscription: Smart monitoring and notification service for fleet management of compactors and balers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | One time/ perpetual license | Manual compactors for small operations |
| Unit Pricing | One time/ perpetual license | Vertical balers for cardboard and plastic |
| Unit Pricing | One time/ perpetual license | Industrial hydraulic presses and compactors |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
ORWAK SPAIN product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ORWAK Spain designs, sells, and services hydraulic presses, balers, briquetting machines, EPS compactors, shredders, reverse vending machines, and intelligent compaction bins for waste volume reduction across industrial, retail, supermarket, logistics, HORECA, and recycling sectors. The portfolio spans vertical and horizontal presses (ORWAK POWER, MULTI, FLEX, COMPACT, 3220, 3250, 3500, HORIZONTAL), briquetting presses (BRICKMAN), EPS compactors (Tiger), reverse vending machines, and the TOM intelligent bin, complemented by consumables (straps, wire) and the Orwak Connect monitoring service. Equipment is engineered and manufactured in Sweden and distributed/serviced in Spain and Portugal through SULO Iberica S.A.
Product overview
ORWAK SPAIN offers a comprehensive portfolio of waste compaction and baling solutions, including vertical hydraulic presses (ORWAK POWER, ORWAK MULTI, ORWAK FLEX, ORWAK COMPACT, ORWAK 3220, ORWAK 3250, ORWAK 3500), horizontal presses (ORWAK HORIZONTAL, SEMIAUTOMÁTICAS), briquetadoras (BRIQUETADORA BRICKMAN), EPS compactadoras (Tiger), reverse vending machines (VENDING INVERSO RVM), shredders (Trituradora WS series), and the intelligent bin TOM. These products share a unified architecture based on hydraulic compaction technology and are complemented by consumables (flejes, wire rolls) and the Orwak Connect monitoring service. The portfolio is unified by the common goal of reducing waste volume, optimizing storage and transport, and facilitating recycling across various sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- ORWAK POWER Vertical hydraulic baler/compactor range with Plastic Mode that maintains material under pressure for 5 minutes for improved compaction of plastic materials. Designed for businesses generating moderate to high volumes of waste.
- ORWAK MULTI Multi-chamber hydraulic press based on the original 1978 patented concept, enabling handling of multiple waste fractions in one unit. Used by retailers and businesses needing to separate and compact different recyclable materials.
- ORWAK FLEX Flexible hydraulic compactor range including FLEX 1100 (launched April 2025, designed for 1100L containers in the hospitality sector) and models 4240 and 4360 for compaction in containers. Achieves up to 10:1 volume reduction.
- ORWAK COMPACT Compact vertical hydraulic compactor for retailers and small businesses with limited space, focused on cardboard and plastic waste compaction.
- ORWAK 3220 Extra-low vertical hydraulic press launched in December 2020, designed for ergonomic loading with low height, producing logistically optimized bales.
- ORWAK 3250 Vertical hydraulic press launched in 2023, complementing the single-phase press range in size and capacity, producing logistically optimized bales.
- ORWAK 3500 Large industrial vertical baler presented at IFAT Munich 2022, designed for high-volume waste producers such as large retailers and recyclers.
- ORWAK HORIZONTAL Horizontal hydraulic press for continuous, high-volume industrial waste compaction operations.
- SEMIAUTOMATIC PRESSES 1540-1550-1560
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 90% volume reduction of waste materials
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use ORWAK SPAIN
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles7 records
ORWAK SPAIN technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
ORWAK SPAIN partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- Sulo GroupcoreIn January 2020, Sulo (a global company headquartered in France, specializing in waste collection containers, underground systems, and recycling separation) acquired San Sac Group, bringing Orwak under the Sulo umbrella. Sulo Group generates €600M revenue, operates 8 factories, has 2,200+ employees, and is the #1 European leader in pre-collection waste solutions, present in 60+ countries.
- ClimeworksflagshipOrwak supports the Direct Air Capture project by Swiss company Climeworks, which captures CO2 from air and permanently stores it underground as rock through mineralization. This is Orwak's flagship sustainability initiative beyond internal operations, supporting removal of historical carbon emissions.
- TomraminorOrwak was previously owned by Tomra (Norwegian reverse vending and sorting technology company) before being relaunched under San Sac Group in 2015.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ORWAK SPAIN competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Marathon Equipment: US-based manufacturer of compactors, balers and waste-handling equipment for retail, grocery and industrial customers. Comparable product architecture and end markets, even if its primary footprint is North America.
- BT Compactors: UK specialist in portable and static waste compactors for retail, hospitality and public-sector customers. Comparable offering to ORWAK's smaller POWER/FLEX/MULTI range, with a UK rather than Iberian footprint.
- Avermann: German family-owned maker of stationary and mobile waste compactors, balers and container systems serving retail, industry and municipal customers in Europe. Directly competes with ORWAK in vertical and horizontal balers.
- TOMRA: Norwegian global leader in reverse vending and sorting/recycling technology. Directly comparable to ORWAK's RVM product line and was actually ORWAK's previous corporate parent, making it both a former insider and the dominant competitor in deposit-return and sorting.
- Envipco: European reverse-vending specialist competing directly with ORWAK's Recyclever RVM for DRS tenders and retail reverse-vending deployments across Europe.
- HSM: German manufacturer of baling presses, channel balers and document shredders with a comparable vertical/horizontal baler range and similar customer segments (retail, industry, recycling). Overlaps with ORWAK's core baler and shredder lines.
- Sebright Products: US compactor and baler manufacturer serving retail, grocery and industrial waste streams with stationary and self-contained compactors. Comparable product category and customer base to ORWAK.
- Mil-tek: Denmark-headquartered manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic balers/compactors sold through a franchise/dealer model across Europe, including Iberia. Competes head-to-head with ORWAK Spain in retail and light-industrial cardboard/plastic compaction.
Broad incumbents
- SSI Shredding Systems: US-based long-established manufacturer of industrial shredders and size-reduction systems. Overlaps with ORWAK's Trituradora/Wagner shredder line but at a much larger scale and broader industrial focus.
- SULO Group: ORWAK Spain's parent company and the #1 European pre-collection waste-solutions player. Overlaps with ORWAK in waste containers, underground systems and recycling, and is the platform on which ORWAK Spain's growth depends.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
ORWAK SPAIN social profiles
Digital presenceORWAK SPAIN compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
ORWAK SPAIN financial estimates
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ORWAK SPAIN leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
ORWAK SPAIN funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ORWAK SPAIN M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ORWAK SPAIN
What does ORWAK SPAIN do?
ORWAK Spain designs, sells, and services hydraulic presses, balers, briquetting machines, EPS compactors, shredders, reverse vending machines, and intelligent compaction bins for waste volume reduction across industrial, retail, supermarket, logistics, HORECA, and recycling sectors. The portfolio spans vertical and horizontal presses (ORWAK POWER, MULTI, FLEX, COMPACT, 3220, 3250, 3500, HORIZONTAL), briquetting presses (BRICKMAN), EPS compactors (Tiger), reverse vending machines, and the TOM intelligent bin, complemented by consumables (straps, wire) and the Orwak Connect monitoring service. Equipment is engineered and manufactured in Sweden and distributed/serviced in Spain and Portugal through SULO Iberica S.A.
Is ORWAK SPAIN a public or private company?
ORWAK SPAIN is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was ORWAK SPAIN founded?
ORWAK SPAIN was founded in 1971. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is ORWAK SPAIN based?
ORWAK SPAIN is headquartered in Ribarroja del Turia (Valencia), Spain, in the Europe region.
How does ORWAK SPAIN make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Compactator and Baler Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are technical Service and Maintenance, consumables (Strapping and Wire) and orwak Connect Subscription.
Who are ORWAK SPAIN's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Marathon Equipment, BT Compactors, Avermann, TOMRA, Envipco, HSM, Sebright Products and Mil-tek. Broad incumbents are SSI Shredding Systems and SULO Group.
Does ORWAK SPAIN have an API?
No public API is recorded for ORWAK SPAIN.
What industry is ORWAK SPAIN in?
ORWAK SPAIN's product category is Waste Compaction Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHABAH, Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers), with a secondary code of IMAHAOAM, Strapping & Banding Machines. Its NAICS code is 33331 and its SIC code is 3560.