Lontra

Lontra is an innovative engineering firm, delivering revolutionary new air and gas compressor designs.

Situated in the heart of the UK and growing on a global scale, we are backed by world-class technical and commercial partners and supporters including Sulzer, Shield Engineering Group, ABB, SKF, National Instruments. Our flagship product, the Blade Compressor has been demonstrated by Severn Trent Water to drive down energy costs by 20 percent, and is now in production and licenced to Sulzer for the Municipal and Regulated Wastewater market. Now developing new technologies and expanding into new industries and compressor applications. These include general manufacturing, cement, food and drink, pharmaceutical, industrial wastewater, drinking water and power generation. Lontra has attracted wonderful support in terms of grants and awards from Innovate UK, Horizon2020, Edie, IMechE, Royal Academy of Engineering, The Carbon Trust and Severn Trent Water. Most recently we have been shortlisted for the TMMX Awards for Manufacturer in Action and the Energy Institute (EI) Awards for Innovation.