The cleanroom sector seemed to approach 2025 as the year of innovation. The new products and offerings flowed fast, coming out of companies worldwide, both big and small.
Within the cleanroom market, there are numerous tools and formats that have remained stagnant for a while. However, the advent of AI and major regulatory updates is starting to accelerate the industry’s modernisation. The backdrop to this has been the US market’s reshoring efforts, as well as new and exciting pharmaceutical breakthroughs, all of which has resulted in the cleanroom market having to prove its flexibility and resourcefulness.
In this evolving landscape, some will emerge that capitalise on opportunities presenting themselves. The businesses at the heart of the cleanroom sector have been making a lot of moves to rise to the top during this time, so there has been a lot happening across those in design and build, environmental monitoring, and contamination control.
Cleanroom design and build firms
There was a lot of movement in the cleanroom design and build business in 2025; launches and expansions were prevalent. The year saw the launch of Skanska’s new vertical business “SAT” to target high tech cleanroom builds, as well as G-CON changing hands and Angstrom Group relaunching C2C as its brand in the UK. Angstrom also carried out a strategic rebranding of its specialised life sciences division. The division will now operate as a separate business unit under the name Angstrom Life Science Solutions. In big news in the UK, offsite manufacturer McAvoy declared its intentions to push into the pharmaceutical and life science construction sector.
On the flip side, cleanroom rental and consultancy firm Azzur went bankrupt with over $100m in debt. A new cleanroom rental company, Chrysalis, has now sprung up from its ashes, with the acquisition of its facility assets.
In Asia, two companies have had major IPOs in the cleanroom construction space. The Malaysia-based cleanroom fixtures and systems expert, iCents Group, went public in July. Simultaneously, as part of its continuing growth strategy in Indonesia and Singapore, iCents incorporated a subsidiary, iCents Engineering, to manage its regional operations. India-based Fabtech Technologies Cleanroom also went public at the start of 2025. The cleanroom system expert is also looking to expand geographically, launching its UAE subsidiary at the end of the year.
McAvoy declared its intentions to push into the pharmaceutical and life science construction sector
Regional expansion is definitely a thriving business move for the cleanroom sector. Within the US, CleanSpace opened a new office in Michigan, whilst in Europe, global firms CRB and Exyte have expanded operations in Germany, Italy-based Parteco Cleanroom Systems has added presences in the DACH region and Egypt, and finally, ZETA has opened a new subsidiary in Poland.
Many brands are also being seen to double down on the modular cleanroom trend. In the UK, Total Clean Air worked with Vanguard Healthcare Solutions to create the new standalone modular cleanroom brand “Modular Clean Air”. Monmouth Scientific also created a partnership with IMeBIO to strengthen the French company’s presence in the UK. GCS, owned by G-CON Manufacturing, also invested in a new showroom in Pennsylvania to enable potential clients to walk through a full-scale modular installation.
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