What Partel Canada Inc. does

Partel Canada Inc. (operating under the brand "Partel") is a privately held manufacturer and distributor of high-performance building envelope systems serving the low-energy and Passive House construction sector. The company was founded in 2011 by Hugh Whiriskey in the West of Ireland and operates across four regions — Ireland, the UK, North America (US headquarters at 99 Hudson Street, Manhattan, with the Canadian arm traded under Partel Canada Inc.), and mainland Europe — supported by an in-house Technical Development Manager and Business Development Manager field force that delivers onsite inspections, CPD training, and WUFI hygrothermal analysis.

The product portfolio is organized into five technical families: (1) vapor control and breather membranes built on proprietary Monolithic breathable technology and HYGROVARIABLE smart vapor control (VARA PLUS, VARA PLUS ECO, IZOPERM PLUS, IZOPERM PLUS A2, IZOPERM PLUS ECO, EXOPERM MONO 150, EXOPERM MONO SA 250, EXOPERM MONO DURO A2, EXOPERM DURO A1, plus fluid-applied VARA FLUID Brush and Spray); (2) adhesive and sealing tapes (CONEXO, CONIZO, ECHOSEAL ALU FR, CONPRESeal, CONLEX BUTYL, VARA SEAL series); (3) liquid adhesives, primers, and sealants (ACRABOND, ACRAPRIME, VERBOND, ACRALINE ROLL, FOAMSEAL, RUBSEAL, Nexoseal); (4) PET-based thermal-break insulation across three density grades under the ALMA VERT brand; and (5) a KABSEAL penetration-sealing product line for cables, pipes, and electrical junction boxes. Products carry phA Passive House component certification (IZOPERM PLUS), CE/UKCA marking, A2-s1,d0 and B-s1,d0 fire classifications, and five published Environmental Product Declarations — making Partel the first Irish manufacturer of these membrane categories to publish EPDs.

Partel generates revenue through three streams: (a) one-time product sales via the shop.partel.com self-serve Shopify e-commerce platform and direct field sales, with unit prices ranging from ~$10 for primers/sealants up to ~$950 for premium fire-rated membranes; (b) professional technical consulting services including onsite inspections, WUFI condensation-risk analysis, and specification guidance delivered by Technical Development Managers; and (c) CPD seminars and training delivered by Business Development Managers across the UK and Ireland, anchored by RIBA-approved course status and the company's role as exclusive Ireland/UK distributor of LUNOS decentralized ventilation systems since 2013. The customer base spans residential self-builders and Passive House retrofit homeowners, trade specifiers and contractors, healthcare and government institutional builds, and nonprofit housing projects.

Name

Partel Canada Inc.

Legal name

Partel

Website

https://partel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Partel Canada Inc. is a privately held specialty manufacturer of high-performance airtightness, windtightness, and moisture-management building envelope systems — membranes, tapes, adhesives, thermal breaks, and penetration seals — serving Passive House, low-energy, and high-rise construction across Ireland, the UK, North America, and mainland Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Envelope Systems

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Insulation & Air/Vapor Barrier Systems (Thermal, Acoustic, WRB/AVB) (IMAFAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vapor Retarders & Vapor Barrier Films (IMADAGAJ), Exterior Insulation & Weatherproofing (House Wrap, Air/Water Barriers) (HSAPAKAK), Ventilation System Installation & Repair (Bath/Kitchen Fans, ERV/HRV) (HSAOAIAF)

Keywords

• Airtightness membranes
• Building envelope systems
• Thermal break products
• Windtightness sheeting
• Passive house components

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Hardware): Primary revenue stream from selling building envelope products including membranes, tapes, adhesives, thermal bridging solutions, and accessories. Products are sold through e-commerce platform with direct shipping to customers. Transaction-based model with unit pricing per product.
2. Training and CPD Services: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and seminars on airtightness, windtightness, ventilation, and thermal bridging. Courses are provided to architects, engineers, building consultants, tradesmen, installers, and homeowners. Training is available for both UK/Ireland regions and can be tailored to specific project requirements.
3. Technical Consulting Services: Onsite inspections and technical consultation services provided by Technical Development Managers. WUFI condensation risk analysis services to ensure proper building envelope function. Specification guidance and detail reviews to support correct system design and installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Partel Canada Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes high-performance building envelope products for energy-efficient construction, including variable vapor retarder and vapor-open membranes, airtightness tapes, construction adhesives, thermal break components, and penetration seals. The product range supports passive house, low-energy new-build, and deep-retrofit projects, and is paired with technical consultation and CPD training for construction professionals. The company also acts as an exclusive regional distributor of LUNOS decentralized mechanical heat-recovery ventilation systems.

Product overview

Partel Canada Inc. provides a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance building envelope systems for energy-efficient and passive construction. The product portfolio centers around five core product categories: (1) Membranes including vapour control layers (VARA PLUS, VARA PLUS ECO, IZOPERM PLUS, IZOPERM PLUS A2, IZOPERM PLUS ECO) and breathable monolithic membranes (EXOPERM MONO 150, EXOPERM MONO SA 250, EXOPERM MONO DURO 200, EXOPERM DURO A1, EXOPERM MONO DURO A2, EXOPERM MONO 150 Connex) plus fluid-applied membranes (VARA FLUID Brush, VARA FLUID Spray); (2) Adhesive tapes for airtight and windtight sealing (CONEXO MULTISEAL, CONEXO MULTISEAL SL, CONIZO AIRTIGHT TAPE, CONIZO SL, CONIZO PATCH, ECHOSEAL ALU FR, CONPRESeal BG1, CONPRESeal 3V BG1, CONLEX BUTYL, VARA SEAL series); (3) Liquid adhesives and primers (ACRABOND, ACRAPRIME, VERBOND, ACRALINE ROLL, FOAMSEAL, RUBSEAL, Nexoseal); (4) Thermal bridging solutions (ALMA VERT series in 115, 200, and 350 kg/m³ densities); and (5) Penetration sealing products (KABSEAL family including PRO, PRO 6, HEAT, GAS, SLAB, KORNERSEAL GAS, ELECTRISEAL BOX). The system is designed for modular use across interior and exterior applications (roof, wall, facade, window, door, corner) with complementary accessories. Partel also offers technical services including WUFI hygrothermal analysis, onsite inspection, and CPD training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vara: Smart vapour control layer products including VARA PLUS and VARA PLUS ECO
• Izoperm
• Exoperm
• Alma Vert
• Conexo
• Conizo
• Acrabond
• Acraline
• Acraprime
• Kabseal
• Echoseal

Products and services

• VARA intelligent variable vapor retarder membrane
• IZOPERM vapour-open external membrane Vapour-permeable external membrane for windtightness on the cold side of the building envelope, allowing moisture to escape while protecting the assembly from wind and water. Used on facades and roof applications in low-energy and passive house construction.
• EXOPERM monolithic external membrane Monolithic vapour-open external membrane providing windtightness and driving-rain resistance for the building envelope, targeted at high-performance facades and roof constructions.
• CONIZO airtightness tape High-performance single-sided tape for sealing overlaps, junctions, and penetrations in internal airtightness layers, designed to be compatible with Partel membrane systems.
• CONEXO airtightness tape High-performance airtightness tape for use at membrane junctions and penetrations, designed for compatibility with Partel's VARA and external membrane ranges.
• ACRABOND construction adhesive Specialist acrylic dispersion adhesive formulated for bonding Partel membranes to common substrate materials, providing durable airtight and windtight seals at junction and perimeter details.
• ALMA VERT thermal break component Thermal break component used to interrupt thermal bridging at structural junctions and mounting points in the building envelope, supporting low U-value targets required in passive house and low-energy construction.
• KABSEAL penetration seal Pre-formed sealing gaskets for airtight and windtight sealing of service penetrations (cables, pipes, ducts) through the building envelope, designed to integrate with Partel membrane systems.
• LUNOS mechanical heat-recovery ventilation systems Decentralized mechanical ventilation systems with heat recovery, distributed by Partel under exclusive regional arrangements in Ireland and the UK. Used in passive house and low-energy projects requiring continuous fresh air with minimal heat loss.

Quantifiable outcome

• Airtight membranes can eliminate up to 90% of water vapour allowing construction to dry sufficiently
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• LUNOScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Exclusive distributor of LUNOS decentralized ventilation systems in both Ireland and the UK since 2013. LUNOS is the worldwide market leader in providing decentralized ventilation systems for residential and commercial buildings. This partnership extends Partel's building envelope solutions to include complete ventilation capability.
• Montpelier ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company in Vermont engaged by Partel for weatherization energy retrofit projects including Passive House retrofits and Habitat for Humanity work. Partel provided technical consultation and supplied airtight products.
• Richard Pedranti ArchitectminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm that worked with Partel on Net Zero Passive House project in New York (2018). Partel consulted and supplied products for energy-efficient construction consistent with minimalist modern aesthetic.
• Chris Miksic (Montpelier Construction)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal builder in Vermont who collaborated with Partel on Habitat for Humanity low energy PH home project providing stable low energy bills, year-round comfort, and healthy indoor air quality.
• Habitat for Humanity VermontminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNonprofit housing organization that collaborated with Partel and Montpelier Construction on affordable low-energy home construction using Partel's Vara Plus membrane on interior to achieve airtightness.
• SiskmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for University Hospital Limerick's €90 million 96-bed block construction project. Sisk is using Partel's IZOPERM PLUS A2 for building façade enhancement as part of healthcare infrastructure development.
• Irish Green Building Council (IGBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC operates and registers Partel's Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in Ireland. The EPDs are third-party reviewed and provide transparent environmental performance data for Partel's air and windtight membranes.
• EcoReview IrelandminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational environmental consultancy specializing in construction, manufacturing, and food sectors. Conducted Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and EPDs for Partel's membrane products through consultant Peter Seymour.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartel utilizes WUFI-ORNL/IBP software (developed by Fraunhofer IBP and Oak Ridge National Laboratory) for hygrothermal analysis services. WUFI enables realistic calculation of transient heat and moisture transport in building components.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pro Clima: Pro Clima (Moll bauökologische Produkte GmbH) is the leading European manufacturer of high-performance intelligent airtightness and windtightness membranes (e.g., INTELLO, SOLITEX) and sealing tapes — directly comparable to Partel's VARA PLUS, IZOPERM PLUS, and EXOPERM MONO product lines.
• SIGA: SIGA is a Swiss manufacturer of high-performance vapour control, airtightness, and windtightness membranes and tapes (Majcoat, Majvest, Wigluv) — the closest direct competitor to Partel across Passive House and energy-efficient construction markets.
• Ecological Building Systems: Ecological Building Systems distributes and supplies Pro Clima and other high-performance building envelope products across the UK and Ireland — directly comparable to Partel in target customer (architects/builders of Passive House) and product mix (membranes, tapes, adhesives).
• LUNOS Lüftungstechnik: LUNOS is the worldwide market leader in decentralized residential and commercial ventilation systems, for which Partel is the exclusive Ireland/UK distributor. The partnership means Partel and LUNOS jointly deliver the airtightness-plus-ventilation envelope solution in those markets.
• 475 High Performance Building Supply: 475 High Performance Building Supply is a U.S. specialty distributor of Passive House components (membranes, tapes, adhesives, windows) serving the same architect/builder community as Partel in North America.
• Ampack: Ampack is a Swiss manufacturer of building envelope membranes, tapes, and airtightness products (e.g., Ampatex, Ampatop), competing head-to-head with Partel in the German-speaking and broader European Passive House market.

Broad incumbents

• Mapei: Mapei is a global manufacturer of construction adhesives, sealants, and specialty chemical products including products for building envelope sealing. Partel's ACRABOND and other acrylic adhesive systems compete in overlapping product categories on commercial construction projects.
• DuPont Tyvek: DuPont Tyvek is the incumbent North American housewrap brand with ubiquitous distribution and builder specification. Partel competes by offering higher-performance alternatives for the Passive House/NZEB segment where Tyvek's permeance and durability do not meet airtightness targets.
• Kingspan: Kingspan is a global building envelope manufacturer offering high-performance insulation, membranes, and airtightness components (including formerly part of its portfolio). It competes broadly with Partel on thermal break and insulation products such as ALMA VERT.
• ZIP System (Huber Engineered Woods): Huber's ZIP System structural sheathing with integrated weather barrier is a North American mainstream alternative to high-performance membranes — competing on convenience and code compliance for the builder/contractor segment rather than Passive House performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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