Our local presence in Northern Ireland
Micro Matic UKI
Founded in 1982 and based in Bangor, Northern Ireland, Valpar Micro Matic was the first company in the world to produce machine-made python.
After launching this ground-breaking invention, Valpar Micro Matic has continued to grow and is now the world’s leading manufacturer of python and tubing for the beverage dispense industry. We also supply product to the industrial, marine and automotive industries.
Our core capabilities and patented technologies include single and multi-layer tube extrusion, bundling, shaping, and welding. We can also provide individually tailored solutions in addition to our standard range.
In 2015 we were acquired by Denmark-based Micro Matic, making us a proud part of the global market leader in the supply of beverage dispense solutions from keg spears to digital signage.
In August 1982 Robert Beckett set up processes in a farm building with the intention of being the first company in the world to make machine made python – an idea which became a reality!
Before this python had been made by hand often in unhygienic conditions, which had led to products of varying quality and poor performance. But Robert’s philosophy of “there’s got to be an easier way” and a combination of common sense, innovation and technical knowledge led to the creation of the first ever python making machine later that year.
Since our first sales to the UK in 1984, the company has continued to grow, and in joining with Micro Matic has become one of the largest suppliers of beverage products in the world.
1982-1993: Leadership through innovation
- 1982 Valpar Industrial Ltd established and first machine made python developed
- 1984 first sales of machine made python to Scottish & Newcastle
- 1984 patent of machine made process acquired
- 1988 moved into Bangor premises
- 1989 awarded ISO accreditation and still manufacture under these quality processes today
- 1990 purchase of state of the art Maillefer extrusion lines to enable manufacture of tubing at the Bangor plant
- 1991 made first striped tubing for ease of identification (Codemaster)
- 1992 Valpar won the UK Queens Award for Export Achievement, one of the few companies in Northern Ireland to have received this award
- 1993 developed and patented 3 layer tube, known as Brewmaster
1994-2014: Product excellence
- 2004 manufactured and patented ‘EasyFit’ superior reinforced jacket for ease of installation
- 2006 bought over by O’Neill Manufacturing Group
- 2008 created back pythons for use in the cellar
- 2010 manufacture of coloured jacket pythons for select identification by world class breweries
2015-: A part of a family
- 2015 bought over by Micro Matic DK
- 2021 Valpar Micro Matic begins to look after sales and distribution of all Micro Matic parts in the UK and Ireland
- 2022 Valpar Micro Matic purchased Porter Lancastrian to strengthen offering of products In UK market
- 2022 built a new Beverage Dispense Innovation Centre in Bangor
- 2023 Valpar Micro Matic purchased Disptek UK to further strengthen product offering in UK market
- 2025 developed flushable tube for the Soft Drinks market
- 2026 Valpar Micro Matic merged with Porta Micro Matic as Micro Matic UKI
