# Speck pumps in Portugal

Ultra Controlo, based in Sintra, Portugal, distributes and services Speck Pumpen liquid pumps; its Industrial 2026 catalogue lists Speck submersible, vertical multistage centrifugal, side-channel, process and wastewater, liquid-ring vacuum and regenerative turbine pumps for domestic, industrial and public or municipal installations.

## Speck Pumpen products in the Ultra Controlo catalogue

The Industrial 2026 catalogue lists Speck Pumpen under liquid pumps, with centrifugal, peripheral and side-channel pumps for industrial and domestic hydraulic applications, and says that Speck Pumpen technology is applied to domestic, industrial and public or municipal installations.

| Product line | Catalogue description |
|---|---|
| Submersible pumps with peripheral impellers | Sealless, for temperature control and cooling |
| Vertical multistage centrifugal pumps | Stainless steel, for pressure boosting, water treatment and firefighting |
| Side-channel pumps with magnetic coupling | Self-priming, for difficult suction conditions |
| Pumps for process and waste water | Dry or submerged installation, for pools, sewage and shipbuilding |

The catalogue also lists Speck liquid-ring vacuum pumps for sterilisers and regenerative turbine and small centrifugal pumps.

## Side-channel pumps

The manufacturer describes side channel pumps, also known as turbine pumps, as hydraulic continuous-flow machines and a sub-type of centrifugal pump, suitable for clear to lightly contaminated liquids with no abrasive contamination or solid content. For side channel blowers, see [side channel blowers](https://library.ultracontrolo.com/industry/side-channel-blowers-in-industry/).

## Speck is now Circutec

The manufacturer's website announces that, as of 10 June 2025, Speck introduced a new brand name, Circutec. It describes the Circutec Group as a family-run enterprise in the mechanical engineering sector, headquartered in Roth, Germany, that manufactures pumps and compressors for industrial applications, and traces the Speck name to a company founded in Nuremberg in 1909 that started by manufacturing piston pumps. The Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue uses the name Speck Pumpen.

## Distribution and service

Ultra Controlo distributes and services five partner brands: Gardner Denver, Elmo Rietschle, Speck Pumpen, Speck Triplex and Thomas. Its Industrial 2026 catalogue states that every partnership includes certification, technical training, genuine-parts stock and UltraCare, the Ultra Controlo technical support programme. Speck Triplex, listed separately, covers high-pressure plunger pumps; see [Speck Triplex plunger pumps](https://library.ultracontrolo.com/industry/speck-triplex-plunger-pumps/).

### Does Ultra Controlo service Speck pumps?

Yes. Ultra Controlo distributes and services Speck Pumpen, one of the five partner brands in its Industrial 2026 catalogue.

### Is Speck now called Circutec?

The manufacturer's website says that Speck introduced the brand name Circutec on 10 June 2025, and that the Circutec Group is headquartered in Roth, Germany.

## Sources

- [Ultra Controlo, Medical gas answers: Does Ultra Controlo supply industry as well as hospitals?](https://www.ultracontrolo.com/medical-gas-answers#does-ultra-controlo-supply-industry)
- [Circutec (formerly Speck), News: New Brand Name, Speck is now Circutec (10 June 2025)](https://www.speck.de/en/company/news)
- [Circutec (formerly Speck), About Circutec](https://www.speck.de/en/company/about-circutec)
- [Circutec (formerly Speck), History](https://www.speck.de/en/company/history)
- [Circutec (formerly Speck), Side channel pumps](https://www.speck.de/en/products/side-channel-pumps)
- Ultra Controlo, Industrial 2026 catalogue, pp. 10 and 13

Reviewed: 2026-10-22. Ultra Controlo engineering. https://library.ultracontrolo.com/industry/speck-pumps-portugal/