Name

Frea Solutions

Legal name

FREA Solutions ApS

Website

https://frea-solutions.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Equipment

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) & Land-Based Farming (AFAEAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting) (AFAEAAAM)

Keywords

• Recirculating aquaculture systems
• Aquaculture equipment manufacturing
• Fish farming water treatment
• Automated fish feeders
• Water oxygenation systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Sønder Felding

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment and Components Sales: Sale of aquaculture equipment including aeration systems, oxygenation equipment, water purification components, feeders, grid screens, and biofilters for fish farms.
2. Complete RAS System Design and Delivery: Design and delivery of complete RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture Systems) for fish farming operations, based on low energy consumption, simple operation, and high efficiency.
3. Tailored Solutions and Consulting: Customized solutions for complete new facilities or fish farms, including development and testing of products before production, with focus on specific customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FREA Solutions designs and manufactures Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and aquaculture equipment for fish farming operations. The company sells individual components (aeration, oxygenation, water purification, feeders, grid screens) and delivers complete tailored RAS facility solutions. Products are tested at the company's own full-scale aquaculture facilities (FREA A/S and Kærhedebrug ApS) before customer delivery.

Product overview

FREA Solutions (Forkortelse for Fuldt Recirkuleret Akvakulturanlæg) provides innovative aquaculture equipment and RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) solutions with more than 30 years of experience. The product portfolio is organized into six main categories: (1) Aeration and Degassing (including Low-pressure diffusers, Diffusers for Airlift, and PVC-pipes with drilled holes) for CO2 removal and water quality optimization; (2) Water Oxygenation (including Oxygen-boxes with lifting pump, Oxygen platforms, Pumping boxes, and Oxygen manifolds) for maintaining stable oxygen levels up to 200% saturation; (3) Water Purification (including Sludge cones, Closing-balls, and Fixed Bed Biofilters) for efficient faeces removal and biofilter management; (4) Feeders (including CJ Feeder series 0, 1, 1P, 2, 2P, 4P-T with associated gear motors, hoppers, pendulum discs, and electrical controls) for automated feeding from start-feeding through market size; (5) Grid Separation (including Grid screens with aero-wing profiles, perforated plates, PE screen-plates, and PE screen-plates) for inlet/outlet screening and fish welfare; (6) Other Products (including Fish tanks, Slide gate valves, Outlet boxes, and Walkways). All products are developed and tested at the company's own full-scale facilities including Kærhede Dambrug ApS and FREA A/S.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complete RAS System Design and Delivery Complete Recirculating Aquaculture System design and delivery service for fish farming operations, including new patented module-based systems combining round tanks and raceways in one system with low energy consumption, simple operation, and high efficiency. Includes tailored solutions for complete new facilities or fish farms with development and testing of products before production.
• Aeration and Degassing Equipment Low-pressure diffusers and airlift diffusers for aeration and degassing of water at 80 cm depth, optimizing gas levels for improved feeding and fish welfare. Includes low-pressure diffusers with increased water-flow (~40 l/s per m²) and diffusers for airlift circulation/pumping. Available with fixed or floating installation in galvanized steel, aluminum, or stainless steel frame.
• Water Oxygenation Equipment Oxygenation equipment for fish farms including oxygen-box with lifting pump, oxygen platforms for concrete bases, pumping boxes, and oxygen manifolds. Provides high efficiency oxygen dissolving up to 200% saturation with only 0.7m lift. Made of seawater-resistant aluminum or stainless steel 316L.
• Water Purification Equipment (Sludge Cones and Biofilters) Sludge cones for quick and effective faeces removal with vacuum-shaped cone design and steep slippery slope minimizing sludge accumulation. Can eliminate need for drum filters. Includes closing-balls for sludge cones and fixed bed biofilters with aeration and back-flushing capabilities. Made of HDPE with aluminum U-profile frame or stainless steel.
• CJ Feeder Series (Automatic Fish Feeders) Range of automatic feeders including motorized disc-feeders and pendulum feeders for indoor and outdoor use, covering entire fish lifecycle from start-feeding (CJ Feeder 0 with 3 litre hopper) through market size (CJ Feeder 4P-T outdoor with 90 litre container). Available with various hopper capacities (5, 10, 25 litres) and pendulum discs for different feed sizes.
• Grid Screens for Inlet/Outlet Separation Inlet and outlet grid screens with high water-flow and minimal pressure loss due to special-designed aero-wing profiles. Rounded profiles minimize nose-damage to fish. Frame in seawater-resistant aluminum. Available with aero-wing profiles, perforated plates, or PE screen-plates for various fish sizes and farm types.
• Other Aquaculture Equipment Additional aquaculture equipment including fish tanks for start-feeding and fry (steel tank with 3.2m³ water volume), slide gate valves for fish channels and biofilters, outlet boxes for collection of dead fish and faeces, and fiberglass walkways with anti-slip surface for access in concrete systems.
• Tailored RAS Solutions and Consulting Customized solutions for complete new facilities or fish farms, including development and testing of products before production, with focus on specific customer requirements. Includes guidance and advisory services, project proposals, and collaboration with consulting partners NC Consulting and Aquahouse for project development and consultancy on local and national authority applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Low energy consumption of approximately 1.5 kWh/kg of feed
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TroutlodgeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025FREA Solutions CEO Thorsten Vammen visited Troutlodge headquarters. Collaboration focused on genetics providers, RAS system designers and trout farmers working together for innovation in aquaculture. Partnership for future industry breakthroughs.
• NC Consulting (Peder Nielsen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFREA Solutions has cooperated with NC Consulting for several years. This cooperation has primarily been focused on recirculation projects, where NC Consulting alone or in cooperation with Aquahouse has developed project proposals for new fish farms. Peder Nielsen has also offered consultancy to sister companies in connection with various applications to local and national authorities.
• Bloom Aqua (Singapore)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFREA Solutions has together with Bloom Aqua, a Singapore-Israeli RAS technology company, developed a complete RAS system for high density production of white-leg shrimps. Providing a cost-effective solution for healthy, tasty and nutritious shrimp production, it is FREA and Bloom's desire to commercialize this technology across the world.
• Aquahouse (Knud Leth Nielsen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFREA Solutions has cooperated with Aquahouse for several years. This cooperation has primarily been focused on recirculation projects, where Aquahouse alone or in cooperation with NC Consulting has developed project proposals for new fish farms.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AKVA Group: Norwegian-listed aquaculture technology supplier offering cages, feeding systems, sensors, and RAS solutions for salmon and other species. Broader incumbent with overlapping RAS equipment and software offerings that compete with FREA in larger-scale projects.
• Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems: Division of Pentair providing water filtration, treatment, and aquaculture systems for commercial fish farming and aquariums. Overlaps with FREA on water treatment, biofiltration, and oxygenation equipment for aquaculture operators.
• Xylem Water Solutions: Global water technology major offering pumps, aeration, disinfection, and monitoring equipment used in industrial water treatment including aquaculture. Larger incumbent with overlapping aeration/oxygenation technology and significantly greater R&D and distribution scale.

Emerging players

• Blue Aqua International: Singapore-based aquaculture technology company specializing in super-intensive shrimp farming systems and RAS for shrimp and other species. Comparable to FREA's shrimp RAS strategy via Bloom Aqua partnership and a relevant competitor for Asian shrimp RAS deployments.
• Trovan (formerly Poseidon Aquatic Group): Aquaculture technology firm focused on land-based RAS for marine and freshwater species. Emerging peer with comparable turnkey land-based facility design and similar customer base of investors and traditional fish farmers.

Others

• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water treatment and process solutions provider whose industrial water treatment and biological filtration capabilities are used in large-scale aquaculture operations. Comparable to FREA on water purification and biofiltration components but operates as an enabling infrastructure vendor.

Direct peers

• Billund Aquaculture: Danish RAS engineering company designing and delivering complete recirculating aquaculture systems for fish hatcheries and grow-out facilities globally. Direct peer to FREA in Danish RAS system design and turnkey delivery to trout/salmon farmers.
• Innovasea: North American aquaculture technology company offering RAS systems, fish farming equipment, and aquatic monitoring solutions. Direct peer in providing engineered RAS infrastructure to commercial aquaculture operators.
• AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies: Israeli RAS technology provider specializing in turnkey indoor fish farming facilities, including a strong focus on shrimp RAS — directly comparable to FREA's collaboration with Bloom Aqua and to its modular RAS offering for multiple species.
• Hesy Aquaculture: Dutch supplier of RAS installations and components for eel, pike perch, and other high-value species. Comparable niche RAS equipment manufacturer serving European fish farmers with similar project-based delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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