PLASTIFLEX GROUP
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 RVENT 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.
In 2026, Plastiflex Group acquired Sidam SRL, a leading healthcare company that designs and supplies tubing systems for preparing, handling, and delivering complex medical substances used in radiology, radiopharma, stem cell therapy and oncology. The acquisition strengthens Plastiflex’ activities in the fluid management segment by adding capabilities and high-growth end-markets to the group.