5.7.7.1Vertical

Air Filtration & Purification Equipment

Manufacturers of HEPA filters, UV air purifiers, and commercial air cleaning systems.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Ventilation & Air Quality Equipment (5.7.7), the segment that Air Filtration & Purification Equipment sits within — not Air Filtration & Purification Equipment on its own.

Market size
~$8B
Growth
~6.3%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~470
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate

U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 333413 (industrial & commercial fan, blower & air-purification equipment).

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Ventilation/filtration equipment sales plus filter consumables

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate–High

recurring filter/consumable replacement

EBITDA margin
Equipment plus recurring consumables
Capex intensity
Moderate

Characteristics

  • Post-pandemic IAQ a durable structural tailwind.
  • Energy-recovery ventilation and filtration growing.
  • Filter consumables provide recurring revenue.

Geographic concentration

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaHawaiiIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode IslandKansasNorth CarolinaSouth DakotaWisconsin

Ventilation and air-quality equipment manufacturing concentrates in South Dakota, North Carolina, Kansas, and Wisconsin.

South DakotaNorth CarolinaKansasWisconsin

U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (employment by state), NAICS 333413. Concentration shown by location quotient.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Ventilation & air-quality specialists
  • HVAC & filtration strategics
  • PE-backed platforms

What’s driving deals

  • Indoor-air-quality and filtration demand.
  • Energy-recovery ventilation adoption.
  • Consumable-driven recurring revenue.

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