Name

Ligapal

Legal name

LIGAPAL SARL

Website

https://ligapal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cormontreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware/Tool Sales: Sale of specialized manual tools including vine binders, aphrometers, crown cap removers, and related equipment. One-time purchase model with products designed for professional use in viticulture and winemaking.
2. Consumable Products: Sale of consumable products including biodegradable tying twines (bobines), staples, twist ties, and distriliens. Ongoing repurchase model for agricultural and winemaking operations.
3. Wholesale Distribution: The company operates on a wholesale basis, selling to resellers and distributors. Contact information for both France domestic and export sales is provided.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ligapal manufactures and sells specialized manual tools and biodegradable consumables for viticulture, oenology, brewery, cider, and market gardening applications. Core offerings include a family of aphrometers (pressure gauges) for sparkling and still wine bottles, a patented manual vine binder, 100% biodegradable wood vine clips and tying twines, twist ties, and a manual Champagne disgorging wrench. All products are made in-house in France from French or European raw materials, with the full range transitioned to 100% biodegradable composition in 2019.

Product overview

Ligapal is a French manufacturing company founded in 1964, based in Cormontreuil (Champagne region). The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of tools and equipment for viticulture, oenology, brewery, cider, market gardening, and arboriculture. The product line centers on two main categories: (1) Aphromètres (pressure gauges) including Cork Aphrometer, Crown Cap Aphrometer, Simplified Aphrometer, and Permanent Aphrometer for measuring pressure in sparkling and still wine bottles; and (2) Viticulture tools including Vine Binders (Lieurs), biodegradable wood vine clips (Agrafes Bois), biodegradable tying twines (Bobines), and twist ties/Distriliens. Additional products include a Crown Cap Remover for Champagne disgorgement, and accessories (ball carriers, repair kits, finger protectors). Since 2019, all products are 100% biodegradable, manufactured in-house using only French or European raw materials. The company operates as a wholesale B2B supplier through a network of resellers and direct online sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aphromètre Bouchon (Cork Aphrometer) Pressure gauge designed for Champagne bottles topped with wire-hood (muselet) and cork. Its stainless steel mechanism pierces the muselet and cork to measure pressure during secondary fermentation, with the cork ensuring airtightness during measurement. Available for crown cap 29mm and 36mm (Jeroboam). Sold to Champagne producers and oenology professionals.
• Aphromètre Capsule (Crown Cap Aphrometer) Pressure gauge for sparkling wine bottles topped with crown caps (tin-plated steel or aluminum-stainless alloy) with or without plastic shutter. Sealing is ensured by an ertane gasket. Measures pressure during secondary fermentation. Available for 26mm, 29mm, and 36mm crown caps and screw-cap wine bottles. Sold to sparkling wine producers, breweries, and cider houses.
• Aphromètre Simplifié (Simplified Aphrometer) Pressure and vacuum gauge for still wine bottles. Pierces cork and synthetic corks but cannot pierce crown caps or metallic shutters. Available with needle diameters of 2mm, 2.5mm, or 4mm, and manometer ranges of (-1/+1.5), (0/4), or (0/6) Bar. Sold to still wine producers and oenology professionals.
• Aphromètre Permanent (Permanent Aphrometer) Pressure monitoring device placed on the bottle neck instead of plastic shutter and cap during disgorgement, remaining on the bottle throughout secondary fermentation to track pressure evolution. Sealing ensured by an ertane gasket. Available for 26mm and 29mm crown caps with a (0/10) Bar manometer. Sold to sparkling wine producers.
• Clé à dégorger (Crown Cap Remover / Disgorging Wrench)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FarmitoominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 January 2020Farmitoo is an agricultural equipment marketplace that interviewed Ligapal about their expertise in viticulture, vinification, and oenology. The interview was published on Farmitoo's website on January 29, 2020, providing exposure to their customer base.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ligapalexport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ligapal

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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