Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 611 supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 531 of them that state a value (86.9%) add up to €212 million. EU countries together imported €15.6 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8429; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 18.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 762 companies have won 1,706 public supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 30 European countries, in 1,150 award notices from 769 public buyers.
  • 0.5% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 8.7% of all awards across Europe.
  • 37.5% 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, "Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/432-earthmoving-and-excavating-machinery-and-associate, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 432 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
1.7K
in 1.2K award notices
Awarded value
€522.5M
from 78% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
762
with at least one award
Public buyers
769
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 4848Nov–Dec 20232024: 44444420242025: 61161120252026: 6036032026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202348
2024444
2025611
2026603
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €2.7M€2.7MNov–Dec 20232024: €142.9M€142.9M20242025: €212.4M€212.4M20252026: €164.5M€164.5M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€2.7M
2024€142.9M
2025€212.4M
2026€164.5M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 1,093
  2. Environment and waste: 318
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 70
  4. Economic affairs: 48
  5. Water utilities: 38
  6. Housing and community amenities: 30
  7. Railway operators: 30
  8. Electricity utilities: 24
  9. Other54
    Other: 54
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,093
Environment and waste318
Armed forces and defence agencies70
Economic affairs48
Water utilities38
Housing and community amenities30
Railway operators30
Electricity utilities24
Other54
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 93 companies
    Germany: 212
  2. 111 companies
    France: 195
  3. 57 companies
    Poland: 181
  4. 34 companies
    Romania: 169
  5. 90 companies
    Spain: 167
  6. 65 companies
    Sweden: 116
  7. 34 companies
    Lithuania: 110
  8. 25 companies
    Bulgaria: 88
  9. 44 companies
    Italy: 85
  10. Portugal38
    16 companies
    Portugal: 38
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Contracts by buyer country
Germany212
France195
Poland181
Romania169
Spain167
Sweden116
Lithuania110
Bulgaria88
Italy85
Portugal38
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 26.7%, Medium-sized 15.2%, Small 9.1%, Micro 1.6%, SME (size not stated) 21.4%, Size not stated 26%Large companies: 456 (26.7%)27%Medium-sized: 259 (15.2%)15%Small: 156 (9.1%)Micro: 27 (1.6%)SME (size not stated): 365 (21.4%)21%Size not stated: 443 (26%)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 companies456 · 26.7%
Medium-sized259 · 15.2%
Small156 · 9.1%
Micro27 · 1.6%
SME (size not stated)365 · 21.4%
Size not stated443 · 26%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. United Kingdom7
    United Kingdom: 7
  2. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
  3. Slovakia1
    Slovakia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
United Kingdom7
Denmark1
Slovakia1
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €19B€19B20232024: €14B€14B20242025: €16B€16B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€19B
2024€14B
2025€16B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8429 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

99.5%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 99.5%

9 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

8.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 8.7%

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

Lots with a single bid

37.5%

Lots with a single bid: 37.5%

Among 1.5K 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.TERRA ROMANIA UTILAJE DE CONSTRUCTII S.R.L.Romania · 39 notices
  2. 2.ИНЖКОНСУЛТ ЕООДBulgaria · 35 notices
  3. 3.Bergerat Monnoyeur Sp. z o.o.Poland · 30 notices
  4. 4.Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbHGermany · 28 notices
  5. 5.Hydrosprzęt KUKLA Spółka JawnaPoland · 27 notices
  6. 6.Interhandler Sp. z o.o.Poland · 27 notices
  7. 7.Volvo Maskin ASNorway · 26 notices
  8. 8.FINANZAUTO S.A.USpain · 25 notices
  9. 9.СИ ЕМ ЕЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АДBulgaria · 25 notices
  10. 10.Cimertex - Sociedade De Maquinas E Equipamentos, S.A.Portugal · 19 notices

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Questions

How big is the earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 611 supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 531 of them that state a value (86.9%) add up to €212 million. EU countries together imported €15.6 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8429; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 18.7% from 2023.
How many public contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,706 supply contracts for earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts in 1,150 TED award notices; the 1,332 awards with a published value add up to €522.5M.
Which countries buy the most earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts through public tenders?
Germany (212 awards), France (195 awards), Poland (181 awards) lead; 762 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts contracts?
0.5% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.

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.