Cooling and ventilation equipment market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 54 supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment through award notices on TED; the 24 of them that state a value (44.4%) add up to €26.4 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €2.76 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cooling and ventilation equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8415; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 106 companies have won 152 public supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment in Germany, in 119 award notices from 85 public buyers.
  • 78.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 17.1% of all awards.
  • 40.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Cooling and ventilation equipment market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/425-cooling-and-ventilation-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
106
since November 2023
Award notices
119
on TED
Public buyers
85
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€2.8B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
152
in 119 award notices
Awarded value
€48.7M
from 38% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
106
with at least one award
Public buyers
85
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 444420242025: 545420252026: 54542026
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Contracts awarded by year
202444
202554
202654
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €6.9M€6.9M20242025: €26.4M€26.4M20252026: €15.3M€15.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€6.9M
2025€26.4M
2026€15.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 56
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 34
  3. Railway operators: 14
  4. Gas and heat utilities: 11
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 9
  6. Economic affairs: 7
  7. Hospitals and health services: 6
  8. Electricity utilities: 5
  9. Other10
    Other: 10
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research56
Cities, regions and central administration34
Railway operators14
Gas and heat utilities11
Armed forces and defence agencies9
Economic affairs7
Hospitals and health services6
Electricity utilities5
Other10
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Darmstadt19
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 19
  2. Berlin18
    DE30
    Berlin: 18
  3. Köln16
    DEA2
    Köln: 16
  4. Oberbayern15
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 15
  5. Oberpfalz12
    DE23
    Oberpfalz: 12
  6. Koblenz11
    DEB1
    Koblenz: 11
  7. Hamburg8
    DE60
    Hamburg: 8
  8. Karlsruhe8
    DE12
    Karlsruhe: 8
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Darmstadt19
Berlin18
Köln16
Oberbayern15
Oberpfalz12
Koblenz11
Hamburg8
Karlsruhe8
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 25.7%, Medium-sized 31.6%, Small 32.2%, Micro 7.9%, Size not stated 2.6%Large companies: 39 (25.7%)26%Medium-sized: 48 (31.6%)32%Small: 49 (32.2%)32%Micro: 12 (7.9%)Size not stated: 4 (2.6%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies39 · 25.7%
Medium-sized48 · 31.6%
Small49 · 32.2%
Micro12 · 7.9%
Size not stated4 · 2.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands8
    Netherlands: 8
  2. France6
    France: 6
  3. Austria5
    Austria: 5
  4. United States4
    United States: 4
  5. Denmark3
    Denmark: 3
  6. Finland2
    Finland: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands8
France6
Austria5
United States4
Denmark3
Finland2
Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)2023: €2.7B€2.7B20232024: €2.5B€2.5B20242025: €2.8B€2.8B2025
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Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)
2023€2.7B
2024€2.5B
2025€2.8B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Berlin18
    Berlin: 18
  2. Regensburg11
    Regensburg: 11
  3. München11
    München: 11
  4. Koblenz11
    Koblenz: 11
  5. Darmstadt11
    Darmstadt: 11
  6. Hamburg8
    Hamburg: 8
  7. Bonn7
    Bonn: 7
  8. Bochum7
    Bochum: 7
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Where the buyers are (city)
Berlin18
Regensburg11
München11
Koblenz11
Darmstadt11
Hamburg8
Bonn7
Bochum7

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8415 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Germany

78.3%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 78.3%

33 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

17.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 17.1%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

40.8%

Lots with a single bid: 40.8%

Among 147 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Weiss Technik GmbH11 public contracts in total
  2. Dr.-Ing. Paul Christiani GmbH & Co. KG15 public contracts in total
  3. Bluefors Oy33 public contracts in total
  4. Behrendt GmbH12 public contracts in total
  5. Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA39 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment in Germany?
106 companies won 119 contract award notices for these categories from 85 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Weiss Technik GmbH, Dr.-Ing. Paul Christiani GmbH & Co. KG, Bluefors Oy, Behrendt GmbH, Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA.
How big is the cooling and ventilation equipment market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 54 supply contracts for cooling and ventilation equipment through award notices on TED; the 24 of them that state a value (44.4%) add up to €26.4 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €2.76 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to cooling and ventilation equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8415; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.6% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of cooling and ventilation equipment meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as HANNOVER MESSE, LIGNA, Fakuma, Blechexpo, K, SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.