We develop and manufacture, globally, the best and most sustainable components and flexible tubing for air and fluid transport solutions and this for our B2B customers in our target Health Care and Industrial& Appliance markets. Additionally, we want to be known for our dedicated team of professionals who excel in product innovation and customer focus. Together, these goals will help us to achieve sustainable profitable growth and solid financial results.
Adhering to our values helps us to have a consistent approach to our work, industry, customers and team members. Our values should guide every decision, conversation and interaction we have.
Today, the Plastiflex Group operates from its global HQ in Paal-Beringen, Belgium, where Business management, Operations management, Finance, R&D, and Product management are located.
Further Plastiflex operates 12 factories. In North-America (3): Statesville (North-Carolina, USA), Tijuana (Mexico) and Laguna Hills (California, USA) ; In Europe (6): Kezmarok (Slovakia), Caldes de Montbui (Spain), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Kierspe (Germany), Izmir (Turkey) and Kobarit (Slovenia) ; In Asia: Suzhou (China), Dongguan (China) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia).
Plastiflex has sales offices in the US, UK, Belgium, Australia, Spain and China.
# of employees: 1500
# of locations: 16
# of manufacturing facilties: 12
# of cleanrooms: 12 (class 8)
# of cleanrooms: 1 (class 7)
# of acquisitions since 2018: 6
In 1953, Plastiflex was founded in Fountain Valley, California by Lewis Herrmann and Jack Baker. They developed a novel process to spiral wounding plastic hoses. After that, the company was immediately positioned in its markets as the Hose Innovator.
Nowadays, Plastiflex is operating in two key markets: Healthcare and Industrial/Appliances.
In 1998, 3D Participaties, a Belgian-based family-owned private equity firm and partner of Plastiflex since 1991, took over the company.
In 2018, Plastiflex acquired Haviland Contour Plastics, a key player in the US pool business. With this acquisition Plastiflex became the absolute market leader in this market segment.
To further expand its position in the Industrial and Appliances market, Plastiflex acquired Smooth-bor Plastics products for the pool and carwash market, in 2020.
Plastiflex continued its growth path. In 2021, it acquired Amnitec in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. By joining the Group, it was rebranded into Amniflex. Now a key player in the industrial market, supplying composite hoses, steel hose assemblies, expansion joints and bellows for chemicals and other heavy duty industrial applications.
At the end of 2021, IK Partners became the new joint shareholder of Plastiflex Group.
Under the new ownership of IK, Plastiflex continued its growth plan. In 2022, Walter Potthoff Gmbh was acquired, a strong market reference in the injection moulding industry specialised in healthcare and industrial solutions.
With the acquisition of R-vent Medikal in 2023, a company specialised in servicing the distribution channels in respiratory care, Plastiflex executed further on its Healthcare market strategy.
In 2025, Plastiflex strengthened its position in the respiratory care market through the acquisition of Smooth-Bor Plastics, a manufacturer of advanced tubing systems. Smooth-Bor specializes in heated tubes for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices, as well as other tubing systems and masks used in respiratory care. This acquisition further enhances Plastiflex’s product offering, particularly in the sleep and ventilation segments.
That same time, Plastiflex also added TIK doo to its portfolio—a manufacturer of disposable medical devices. TIK is known for its coated urethral catheters and a complementary range of tubing systems for respiratory care, gynecology, and gastroenterology. The integration of TIK expands Plastiflex’s offering in the fluid management market and brings additional cleanroom production capacity in Europe, aligning with the group’s strategy of regional self-sufficiency.
