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Lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,328 supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts through award notices on TED; the 1,055 of them that state a value (79.4%) add up to €810 million. EU countries together imported €26 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to lifting and handling equipment and parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8428, 8427, 8426 and 8425; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,751 companies have won 4,229 public supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts in 30 European countries, in 2,131 award notices from 1,236 public buyers.
  • 6% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 5.8% of all awards across Europe.
  • 30.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% 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, "Lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/424-lifting-and-handling-equipment-and-parts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 424 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
4.2K
in 2.1K award notices
Awarded value
€2.8B
from 77% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.8K
with at least one award
Public buyers
1.2K
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2525Nov–Dec 20232024: 1,4891,48920242025: 1,3281,32820252026: 1,3871,3872026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202325
20241,489
20251,328
20261,387
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €4M€4MNov–Dec 20232024: €1.1B€1.1B20242025: €810.2M€810.2M20252026: €912.4M€912.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€4M
2024€1.1B
2025€810.2M
2026€912.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration1,310
    Cities, regions and central administration: 1,310
  2. Coal and solid fuels789
    Coal and solid fuels: 789
  3. Ports359
    Ports: 359
  4. Hospitals and health services251
    Hospitals and health services: 251
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies243
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 243
  6. Electricity utilities203
    Electricity utilities: 203
  7. Environment and waste199
    Environment and waste: 199
  8. Universities, schools and research172
    Universities, schools and research: 172
  9. Other703
    Other: 703
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,310
Coal and solid fuels789
Ports359
Hospitals and health services251
Armed forces and defence agencies243
Electricity utilities203
Environment and waste199
Universities, schools and research172
Other703
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Poland972
    194 companies
    Poland: 972
  2. Czechia567
    179 companies
    Czechia: 567
  3. France450
    288 companies
    France: 450
  4. Slovenia322
    66 companies
    Slovenia: 322
  5. Romania304
    101 companies
    Romania: 304
  6. Germany302
    197 companies
    Germany: 302
  7. Spain285
    135 companies
    Spain: 285
  8. Bulgaria128
    67 companies
    Bulgaria: 128
  9. Ireland115
    73 companies
    Ireland: 115
  10. Sweden93
    55 companies
    Sweden: 93
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Contracts by buyer country
Poland972
Czechia567
France450
Slovenia322
Romania304
Germany302
Spain285
Bulgaria128
Ireland115
Sweden93
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 18.5%, Medium-sized 12.7%, Small 10%, Micro 2.5%, SME (size not stated) 30%, Size not stated 26.2%Large companies: 783 (18.5%)19%Medium-sized: 538 (12.7%)13%Small: 425 (10%)10%Micro: 107 (2.5%)SME (size not stated): 1,269 (30%)30%Size not stated: 1,107 (26.2%)26%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies783 · 18.5%
Medium-sized538 · 12.7%
Small425 · 10%
Micro107 · 2.5%
SME (size not stated)1,269 · 30%
Size not stated1,107 · 26.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany44
    Germany: 44
  2. Italy36
    Italy: 36
  3. Austria27
    Austria: 27
  4. Spain21
    Spain: 21
  5. United Kingdom20
    United Kingdom: 20
  6. Bulgaria16
    Bulgaria: 16
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany44
Italy36
Austria27
Spain21
United Kingdom20
Bulgaria16
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €26B€26B20232024: €25B€25B20242025: €26B€26B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€26B
2024€25B
2025€26B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8428, 8427, 8426, 8425 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

94%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 94%

252 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

5.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 5.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

30.2%

Lots with a single bid: 30.2%

Among 3.9K 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.

Companies winning most often across Europe

  1. 1.MAS Sp. z o.o.Poland · 85 notices
  2. 2.Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowo Usługowe ROXY D.Piszczek, E.Piszczek Sp. J.Poland · 48 notices
  3. 3.Przedsiębiorstwo Kompletacji i Montażu Systemów Automatyki CARBOAUTOMATYKA S.A.Poland · 42 notices
  4. 4.MATIX Sp. z o.o.Poland · 35 notices
  5. 5.Linter S.A.Poland · 31 notices
  6. 6.SAG Sp. z o.o.Poland · 29 notices
  7. 7.Megmar Logistics & Consulting Sp. z o.o.Poland · 25 notices
  8. 8.TK Elevadores España,S.L.Spain · 21 notices
  9. 9.WIMAR Wieczorek Sp. J.Poland · 20 notices
  10. 10.Artech Rybnik Sp. z o.o.Poland · 19 notices

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Questions

How big is the lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,328 supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts through award notices on TED; the 1,055 of them that state a value (79.4%) add up to €810 million. EU countries together imported €26 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to lifting and handling equipment and parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8428, 8427, 8426 and 8425; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 1.1% from 2023.
How many public contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 4,229 supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts in 2,131 TED award notices; the 3,270 awards with a published value add up to €2.8B.
Which countries buy the most lifting and handling equipment and parts through public tenders?
Poland (972 awards), Czechia (567 awards), France (450 awards) lead; 1,751 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win lifting and handling equipment and parts contracts?
6.0% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.