Porvair (PRV) Stock Overview

Porvair plc, a filtration and environmental technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells filtration and separation equipment in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications. The Laboratory segment is involved in the design and manufacture of instruments and consumables for use in environmental and bioscience laboratories with a focus on water analysis instruments, diagnostics, and sample preparation equipment. This segment also produces a range of laboratory microplates, filters, tubing, and associated consumables for use in diagnostics, sample preparation, and chromatography applications. The Metal Melt Quality segment designs and manufactures porous ceramic filters for the filtration of molten metals. This segment also provides patent protected filters for the aluminum cast house industry; and the filtration of gray and ductile iron, as well as filtration of super alloy filters used in the manufacture of turbine blades. The company is also involved in trading activities. It operates in Continental Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, and Africa, as well as other NAFTA countries. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in King's Lynn, the United Kingdom.