TecMate develops and manufactures professional and consumer battery chargers for all types of lead-acid (Pb – STD, AGM, GEL, Deep Cycle, EFB) & lithium (LFP, LCO, LMO, NMC) batteries, diagnostic tools including battery testers, engine troubleshooting and tuning tools and CABLE, USB and LED accessories aimed at the power sport, automotive, marine, light aircraft, medical, e-bike, industrial equipment and battery industries.

About TecMate History

1994 – TecMate International was founded in Belgium on 1 September 1994, to continue the development and manufacturing of professional battery charging, battery testing and engine troubleshooting and tuning tools that had started in 1988 through a sister company Eurogarden.

1995 -The first OptiMate battery saving charger for consumers was released, with the purpose of saving AGM, GEL and STD lead-acid batteries that have stopped working simply due to neglect. The OptiMate battery saving process is revered and trusted by global motorcycle and performance automotive OEMs and consumers alike.

1996 – TecMate South Africa was established, to directly control manufacturing of diagnostic tools and professional battery chargers made primarily for the power sport industry.

2004 – TecMate North America was established in Canada, to directly control distribution of product into North, Central and South America.

2005 – An Engineering facility that controls product Research and Development, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance was established in Canada. All TecMate products are designed in Canada and global manufacturing is controlled from Canada.

2010 – the unique OptiMate Lithium charging method was developed, to safely recover, charge, test and maintain Li-Ion LFP (LiFePo4) batteries. OptiMate Lithium is revered and trusted by global motorcycle and performance automotive OEMs and consumers alike.

2012 – the OptiMate Accessories range was launched that included high quality cable and smart USB charging solutions. New accessories are continuously added to the range.

2014  – TecMate released the first ECO friendly battery charging platform incorporating technology normally used in heavy industry, including power factor correction and synchronous rectification, in an effort to raise efficiency of charging to a new standard; 75% of incoming power is now delivered as charge to the battery, compared to the industry standard of 35-40%. All TecMate charger platforms now include ECO friendly technology.

2018 – a range of solar battery charger product was released, with emphasis on ease of use and mount-ability.

2020 – Building on the success of mountable solar kits, OptiMate Solar Travel kits were launched. Solar Travel Kits include a  unique and stable adjustable fold out stand with the entire kit stored in nylon carry case.

2021 – TecMate Japan was established in Tokyo, Japan, to directly control distribution of product into Japan and surrounding Asia Pacific Countries.

2022 – A new range of OptiMate PRO professional battery charger products was launched, to better serve motorcycle and motorsport OEM customers.

2023 – TecMate US was established in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, to directly control distribution of product within the USA.