SOCIETE POITEVINE DE FILTRATION SPF

What SOCIETE POITEVINE DE FILTRATION SPF does

Société Poitevine de Filtration (SPF), founded in 1984 in Antran, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, designs, manufactures, and services mechanical filtration, screening, and sludge-handling equipment used in municipal wastewater treatment plants and industrial process-water applications. The company claims to be the last French manufacturer of looped slit grids (grilles à fissures bouclées) — its founding product — and has built a broad portfolio that includes rotary drum screens (ROTOFILTRATEC, ROTEC), static curved-bar screens (UFEL), screw screens (AQUATEC), screw conveyors and compactors (SPIROTEC, COMPACTEC, CPL, CPH), clarifier scraper and suction bridges, sludge thickening equipment (CONCENTRATEC), self-cleaning pressure filters (FILTROTEC), and the proprietary DESHYVAC polymer-free sludge dewatering table co-developed with CHOQUENET. SPF runs an in-house design office equipped with 6 Inventor 3D CAD stations and outsources fabrication to sister company G2C-PROFILFORM SAS, which operates a 2,500 m² workshop with CNC shears, press brakes, and rolling/bending machines at the same site; the group states that roughly 90% of components are of its own design and manufacture.

SPF pursues direct enterprise field sales globally, with technical engineers scoping, commissioning, and training clients in person. Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time equipment sales (over 2,000 units sold since 1996 across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America), recurring spare-parts and consumables supply for installed equipment including machines over 10 years old, and technical services covering curative and preventive maintenance, commissioning, and operator training. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based, with no public price lists; contracts are typically multi-year. The company serves four primary verticals — municipal/urban wastewater operators (lead segment), sugar refineries and distilleries, agri-food processors (abattoirs, dairies, breweries, canneries, wineries), and general industry (paper, pharma, cosmetics, mining, laundries) — and is jointly ISO 9001:2015 certified with G2C-PROFILFORM. SPF is a privately held SAS led by President Mathieu LANCEREAU and Directeur Général Loïc BESSAGUET, with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or acquisition activity.

Name

SOCIETE POITEVINE DE FILTRATION SPF

Legal name

SPF SAS

Website

https://spf.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Société Poitevine de Filtration (SPF) designs, manufactures, and services mechanical filtration, screening, and sludge-handling equipment for municipal wastewater treatment plants, sugar refineries, distilleries, agri-food processors, and industrial clients across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America from its Antran, France headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Antran

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of manufactured filtration, screening, and wastewater treatment equipment including rotary screens, static screens, compactors, scraper bridges, clarifier bridges, sludge thickening tables, and associated components. Over 2,000 units sold since 1996 across France and export markets.
2. Spare Parts and Consumables: Supply of replacement parts, consumables (baggers, scrapers, motors, screws) and components for installed equipment, including for machines over 10 years old. SPF maintains an important stock of spare parts.
3. Technical Services (Maintenance, Commissioning, Training): Curative and preventive maintenance services, on-site technical assistance, equipment commissioning, and personalised training for client teams on operation and maintenance. Services include field interventions by teams of boilermakers/welders, mechanics, automation engineers and electromechanics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPF designs, manufactures, and services mechanical filtration, screening, and sludge handling equipment for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. Its product range includes rotary drum screens, static curved-bar screens, screw screens and conveyors, screw and hydraulic compactors, bar screens, clarifier scraper bridges, pressure filters, basket filters, sand classifiers, and sludge thickeners, including the proprietary DESHYVAC polymer-free sludge dewatering table developed with CHOQUENET. Approximately 90% of components are designed and manufactured in-house or through sister company G2C-PROFILFORM, with full lifecycle support including commissioning, training, and spare parts for equipment over 10 years old.

Product overview

SPF (Société Poitevine de Filtration) is the last French manufacturer of looped-gap screens (grilles à fissures bouclées), specializing in water treatment and residual water filtration equipment since 1984. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of mechanical filtration equipment organized into three main categories: screens (tamis) including rotary screens ROTOFILTRATEC, ROTEC, static curved-bar screens UFEL, and screw screens AQUATEC; compactors and conveyors including SPIROTEC screw conveyor, COMPACTEC screw compactor, CPL washing compactor, and CPH hydraulic piston compactor; and clarifier equipment including scraper bridges, suction bridges, and sludge thickening harrows. Additional product lines include bar screens (dégrilleurs), pressure filters FILTROTEC, basket filters, resin traps, sand classifiers DECANTEC, sludge thickeners DESHYVAC and CONCENTRATEC, looped-gap and welded screens, fixed metalwork, and combined units. Products are designed for urban wastewater treatment, sugar refining, distilleries, agri-food industries, and general industry applications, with 2000+ units sold since 1996.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DESHYVAC: Table d'épaississement de boue sans polymère - sludge thickening table without polymer, developed in partnership with CHOQUENET

Products and services

• ROTOFILTRATEC (Tamis rotatif à alimentation externe)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CHOQUENETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPF developed the DESHYVAC polymer-free sludge dewatering technology in partnership with CHOQUENET. This technology is claimed to be unique worldwide, enabling sludge dehydration and thickening without the use of polymers, producing normalised sludge compliant with NF U44-003 standard. The partnership combines SPF's filtration expertise with CHOQUENET's capabilities in process equipment.
• G2C-PROFILFORMcoreTechnology or IntegrationG2C-PROFILFORM is an independent SAS company and sister company of SPF, sharing the same physical location in Antran. It serves as SPF's manufacturing workshop, producing all SPF equipment including looped slit grids and ironwork. G2C also handles commercial production and manufacturing of mobile and fixed ironwork (clarifier scraper bridges, suction bridges, degreasers, degassers), and undertakes subcontracting in boilermaking, piping, tube bending and rolling. Both companies are jointly ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aqseptence Group: Global provider of water and wastewater screening solutions including bar screens, drum screens, and grit removal systems. Closely comparable product portfolio and target customers to SPF's rotary and static screens, compactors, and clarifier equipment.
• Huber SE: German manufacturer specializing in wastewater and process water treatment equipment, including bar screens, screenings handling, and sludge treatment. Directly comparable to SPF as both serve municipal and industrial clients with mechanical screening and sludge thickening equipment.
• WAMGROUP S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of screw conveyors, compactors, and bulk material handling equipment used in wastewater and industrial processing. Directly comparable to SPF's SPIROTEC, COMPACTEC, and screw screen product lines.
• Ovivo Inc. Canadian-headquartered pure-play water and wastewater treatment equipment provider offering screens, thickeners, and biological treatment systems. Direct peer to SPF in the municipal and industrial wastewater pretreatment and sludge handling equipment market.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz AG: Austrian industrial group with a Separation division offering solid/liquid separation equipment including screens, thickeners, and dewatering systems serving pulp, sugar, food, and municipal markets. Comparable to SPF particularly in the sugar refinery and distillery verticals.
• Alfa Laval AB: Swedish multinational providing separation, filtration, and heat transfer equipment across food, water, and industrial markets. Comparable to SPF particularly in industrial filtration and process water applications for sugar and food processing.
• Xylem Inc. US-listed global water technology company offering smart metering, treatment, and pumping equipment. Broad incumbent whose municipal water portfolio overlaps with SPF's screening and pretreatment equipment serving utilities.
• Veolia Environnement: French global environmental services giant operating water and wastewater treatment plants. While primarily a service operator, Veolia also supplies and procures similar screening, pretreatment, and sludge equipment to what SPF manufactures.
• Suez SA: French-headquartered water and waste management group serving municipal and industrial clients globally. Operates and procures similar pretreatment and sludge handling equipment to SPF, and competes for utility contracts in France and export markets.

Emerging players

• SONNLEITHNER / JK Industrievertretung: Austrian regional manufacturer of stainless steel screens, bar screens, and screenings handling equipment for small and medium wastewater treatment plants. Comparable to SPF as a niche European competitor in mechanical screening and filtration equipment for municipal and industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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