About Us

About Us

CPL Activated Carbons (formerly CPL Carbon Link) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of activated carbons and related services and has enjoyed strong growth in the environmental and industrial purification markets thanks to a number of factors:
  • Global sourcing capability, able to obtain the best carbons at competitive prices
  • Broad product range consisting of coal, coconut shell and wood-based carbons, sold under our FiltraCarb® brand name
  • An active R&D programme, linked to our parent company CPL Industries, looking into new carbon materials and technologies
  • State-of-the-art reactivation facility, able to regenerate spent carbons from ‘green’ (food & drinking water) and ‘amber’ (industrial/ environmental) process streams in separate kilns
  • Broad range of Clean-Flo® mobile carbon filters, for liquid (AquaSorber®) and gas phase (VOCSorber®) applications, manufactured in-house by our engineering subsidiary CPL Icon
  • Site Services team able to facilitate the installation of carbon/filters and the removal/changeout of spent media
  • An experienced and knowledgeable sales & marketing team backed up by a friendly and efficient office organisation
  • Manufacturing/engineering capabilities and multiple logistics hubs in the UK. Fast response and short lead-times
  • Efficient network of production, warehousing and logistics capabilities
  • Market-leading position in several key carbon applications
  • Full accreditation to the latest quality (ISO 9001), environmental (ISO 14001), Health & Safety (ISO45001) and legislative (UK & EU REACH) standards.

https://www.invicagroup.com/CPL Activated Carbons is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPL Industries (Invica Group), a diversified industrial company and the largest producer of smokeless fuels in Europe. With its extensive engineering, manufacturing and R&D capabilities, the CPL group enjoys synergies that are unique within the industry.

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Company Timeline

1990

1990
Carbon Link Ltd was first formed, based in Sterling House Wigan, UK, selling activated carbons to the purification market

1990

1999

1999

Acquisition of Carbon Link Ltd. by CPL Industries, forming CPL Carbon Link

1999

2002

2002
Supplied our first every carbon filter vessel, built for groundwater remediation

2002

2003

2003
Supplied our first Clean-Flo® mobile carbon filter on a rental/service basis

2003

2013

2013
Started regeneration of ‘amber’ spent carbons at our reactivation facility in Immingham, UK

2013

2015

2015
Moved our headquarters to a larger and more modern office in Beecham Court, Wigan

2015

2016

2016
As part of our international growth strategy, we acquired Spanish filtration media specialist GalaQuim in Madrid, Spain, forming CPL GalaQuid

2016

2017

2017
Launched the largest mobile carbon filter on the market, our 30m3 VOCSorber® and successfully exhibited at our first international event, Aquatech in Amsterdam

2017

2018

2018
Expanded our ‘amber’ regeneration capacity and added a separate, dedicated kiln for ‘green’ reactivation. Won our first UK water utility tender for reactivated carbon

2018

2019

2019 Exhibit filters inside NEC
We were excited to launch our YouTube channel. Scaled-up our exhibition activities by displaying filters inside the NEC for the first time. Began collaborating with sister our company Puragen Activated Carbons.

2019

2020

2020 First Green filter
CPL was proud to maintain ‘business as usual’ during Covid lockdowns. We launched our first green mobile filter units, for LFG applications.

2020

2021

2021 Labs Extension
Relocated and expanded our laboratory facilities. Launched our largest vertical filter, the VOCSorber® HF20V High Flow unit.

2021

2022

2022 Cobranding
Began co-branding vessels to reflect closer collaboration with Puragen Activated Carbons and the growing services business in mainland Europe.

2022