Gardner Denver compressors in Portugal. Supplied and serviced by Ultra Controlo.
Ultra Controlo, a Portuguese manufacturer based in Abrunheira, Sintra, distributes and services Gardner Denver. We supply the brand’s oil-free and lubricated screw compressors, scroll, rotary vane and piston compressors, compressed air filters, carbon towers and process chillers, with genuine parts and UltraCare service.
14 Gardner Denver product families that Ultra Controlo supplies and services in Portugal, with the series names the manufacturer uses. Tell us the series or the job, and we reply with the model.
Oil-free, Class 0
Two-stage dry oil-free screw compressors
Two-stage dry screw compressors certified ISO 8573-1 (Compressed air: contaminants and purity classes) Class 0 by TÜV, says Gardner Denver; the T/TVS 90-160 gives 6.7 to 28.3 m³/min and 7.5 to 10.5 bar.
EnviroAire T/TVS 90-160
EnviroAire T/TVS 200-355
Oil-free, heat recovery
Ultima oil-free compressors with heat recovery
Two dry screw airends, each driven by its own variable speed permanent magnet motor; 75 to 160 kW and 4 to 10 bar, and the recovered heat gives water up to 85 °C, says Gardner Denver.
Ultima
Oil-free, water-injected
Water-injected oil-free screw compressors
Oil-free screw compressors in which water lubricates, cools and seals the compression: 15 to 37 kW, 5 to 10 bar and 0.32 to 5.86 m³/min, says Gardner Denver.
EnviroAire
EnviroAire VS
Oil-free, scroll
Oil-free scroll compressors
Oil-free scroll compressors from 3 to 29 kW (5 to 40 hp), with no oil in the compression chamber, says Gardner Denver on its US site.
EnviroAire ES
Lubricated, compact
Compact lubricated screw compressors
Lubricated screw compressors from 2.2 kW, with tank-mounted and air dryer options up to 7.5 kW, and the ESM/VS 7-22 at fixed or variable speed from 7 to 22 kW.
ESM/VS 7-22
Lubricated, continuous duty
Lubricated screw compressors, fixed and variable speed
Fixed (ESM) or variable (VS) speed, from 30 to 132 kW and 5 to 13 bar, with optional heat recovery and, in its 30 to 45 kW and 90 to 132 kW brochures, less than 3 ppm oil carryover, says Gardner Denver.
ESM(e)/VS 30-132
ESM/VS 45-55
Lubricated, two-stage
Large and two-stage lubricated screw compressors
Two-stage lubricated screw compressors with one motor and four rotors in a single semi-integrated casting: 110 to 250 kW, 5 to 10 bar and 9.16 to 47.9 m³/min, says Gardner Denver.
FourCore ESM/VS 110FC-290FC
ESM/VS 160-250
Air treatment
Compressed air filters and water separators
GDF filters cover 0.5 to 516 m³/min (at 20 °C, 7 bar); grade H removes particles down to 0.01 micron and leaves at most 0.01 mg/m³ of oil aerosol at 21 °C, says Gardner Denver.
GDF
GDWS
Sterile air
Sterile compressed air filters
Stainless steel housings and borosilicate glass microfibre elements developed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (materials and articles intended to come into contact with food), for 0.7 to 48 m³/min up to 16 bar, says Gardner Denver.
NES
High pressure
High-pressure and high-temperature filters
High-pressure filters for 1.8 to 41.6 m³/min up to 45 bar, and high-temperature filters up to 150 °C (peak 210 °C), says Gardner Denver.
GDF L-HP
GDF L-HT
Oil vapour
Activated carbon towers
Loose-fill carbon towers that remove oil vapour and odours after water separators and coalescing filters, with a nominal flow up to 5,700 m³/h (GDFT950L), leaving at most 0.003 mg/m³ of oil, says Gardner Denver.
GDFT
Rotary vane
Rotary vane air compressors
Direct-drive rotary vane compressors from 2 to 15 hp at 100 to 150 psi, built for continuous duty, with noise as low as 65 dBA, says Gardner Denver on its US site (60 Hz).
V/VR 01-11
Simplex
Duplex
hypac
Process cooling
Industrial process chillers
Closed-circuit water and oil chillers from 1/2 to 200 tons, for 60 Hz supply on Gardner Denver’s US site, which lists them for injection moulding, spot welders, lasers and plasma cutting.
XGCH Mini
XGCH Pro
XGCH Pro MAX
Piston
Reciprocating (piston) air compressors
Piston compressors from 2 to 30 hp for intermittent duty; the R-Series is single or two-stage and splash lubricated, 80 to 175 psi, tank or base mounted, says Gardner Denver on its US site.
R-Series
A-Series
PL-Series
VP-Series
Reward
Paradox
Sources: Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue, pp. 10 and 12; Gardner Denver EMEIA and US websites and brochures, read on 24 October 2026.
What the manufacturer says
Gardner Denver, in its own words.
Statements from the manufacturer’s own website and documents, each with its source.
Oil-free
Class 0, certified by TÜV
Gardner Denver states on its EMEIA website that its oil-free compressors are certified ISO 8573-1 Class 0 by TÜV; the oil-free screw ranges it describes there are the Ultima, with two dry screw airends, the water-injected EnviroAire and the two-stage EnviroAire T/TVS.
On its EMEIA website, Gardner Denver lists oil-lubricated rotary screw compressors from small 2.2 to 7.5 kW units up to the two-stage FourCore ESM/VS 110FC to 290FC, which its brochure gives as 110 to 250 kW, with ESM models at fixed speed and VS models at variable speed.
Gardner Denver’s 2026 filter brochure sets out the benefits of changing filter elements every year, with a pressure drop indicator to show when replacement is recommended.
One team in Portugal. From the quote to the spare part.
Every Ultra Controlo partnership includes certification, technical training, a stock of genuine parts and UltraCare, our technical support programme. For Gardner Denver equipment, that means one team for supply, parts and service.
Supply and genuine parts
Supply of Gardner Denver equipment, and original components in stock to keep downtime to a minimum.
Our own technicians
Diagnosis, repair and maintenance on site by our own certified, factory-trained team, with scheduled maintenance plans for each installation.
UltraCare, 24/7
Preventive and corrective maintenance, original spare parts and emergency support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue, pp. 10 and 22 to 24.
Questions
Gardner Denver in Portugal, answered.
Does Ultra Controlo service Gardner Denver compressors?
Yes. Ultra Controlo distributes and services Gardner Denver compressors and compressed air filters, and its UltraCare programme covers Ultra Controlo equipment and partner brands.
Does Gardner Denver make oil-free compressors?
Yes. The Ultra Controlo Industrial 2026 catalogue lists Gardner Denver oil-free screw compressors for contaminant-free air, ISO Class 0, and on its EnviroAire T/TVS page Gardner Denver states that its oil-free compressors are certified Class 0 for no oil content by TÜV.
What do ESM and VS mean on a Gardner Denver compressor?
On the Gardner Denver EMEIA site, ESM models are fixed speed and VS models are variable speed lubricated screw compressors.
Who certifies the Class 0 of Gardner Denver oil-free compressors?
Gardner Denver says its oil-free compressors are certified Class 0 for no oil content by TÜV, on its EnviroAire T/TVS page.
Partner brands
The other partner brands.
Five manufacturers, one team for supply, parts and service in Portugal.