Montabert

What Montabert does

Montabert is a French industrial manufacturer founded in 1921 by Joanès Montabert and headquartered in Saint-Priest near Lyon. The company designs, produces, and distributes hydraulic demolition and drilling equipment for the global construction, mining, quarrying, and infrastructure end markets. Its product portfolio spans five main categories: hydraulic rock breakers, hydraulic drifters, CPA excavator-mounted drilling masts, demolition attachments (multiprocessors, grapples, scrap shears, and pulverizers), and pneumatic equipment including crust breakers and line atomizer lubricators.

The core technology centers on hydraulic percussion and top-hammer drilling systems, with recent generations of CPA drilling masts incorporating intelligent rock detection, integrated dust sensors, radio control with 2D/3D angle display, automated depth measurement, and Bluetooth-enabled diagnostics. The company reinvests 4–5% of annual revenue into R&D and files patents regularly to sustain product development. Manufacturing is concentrated in a single French plant, with 72% of component purchases sourced domestically and 88% within 400 km, supporting a localized, vertically integrated production model.

Montabert operates a hybrid go-to-market combining a certified global dealer network spanning over 60 countries with company-owned distribution and service centers in priority markets including the USA, India, Vietnam, Chile, Argentina, Japan, Algeria, and Singapore. The Komatsu Mining-operated my.montabert.com portal administers dealer certification and the Gold Clip 5-year warranty program on the SC breaker range. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of capital equipment and aftermarket parts and service, with quote-based pricing through the dealer channel and no public price disclosure. End customers include construction contractors, mining operators, quarries, demolition firms, and aluminum foundries requiring rock breaking, drilling, material processing, and demolition equipment.

Name

Montabert

Legal name

MONTABERT

Website

https://montabert.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Montabert is a French manufacturer founded in 1921 that designs, produces, and distributes hydraulic rock breakers, drifters, CPA drilling masts, demolition attachments, and pneumatic equipment for construction, mining, quarrying, and demolition contractors worldwide through a 60+ country dealer network and direct service centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydraulic Demolition and Drilling Equipment

NAICS

Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (33312)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Demolition Equipment (Breakers, Crushers, Shears) (IMAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Attachments & Work Tools (Buckets, Augers, Hammers) (IMAHAAAM), Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA), Excavators (IMAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Hydraulic rock breakers
• Hydraulic drifters
• Drilling attachments
• Demolition equipment
• Pneumatic mining equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Priest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hydraulic Equipment Sales: Montabert generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of hydraulic rock breakers, hydraulic drifters, CPA drilling masts, demolition equipment, and pneumatic equipment. Products are sold through a global dealer network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Montabert designs, manufactures, and distributes hydraulic rock breakers, hydraulic drifters, CPA excavator-mounted drilling masts, demolition equipment (multiprocessors, grapples, scrap shears, pulverizers), and pneumatic equipment (crust breakers, pneumatic drifters, line atomizer lubricators). Products are built at the Saint-Priest facility near Lyon and sold to construction, mining, quarrying, and demolition operators through a global dealer network and company-owned direct centers.

Product overview

Montabert is a French manufacturer of hydraulic demolition and drilling equipment founded in 1921, producing a comprehensive portfolio of heavy construction and mining equipment. The product portfolio centers on five main categories: Hydraulic Rock Breakers (primary breaking equipment for construction and mining applications), Hydraulic Drifters (top-hammer drilling solutions), CPA Drilling Masts (modular attachments that transform excavators into autonomous drilling machines), Demolition Equipment (including HCM multiprocessors, HCG grapple lines, HCS scrap shears, and HCP pulverizers for primary/secondary demolition and recycling), and Pneumatic Equipment (Z92 crust breakers for aluminum foundries, T-series pneumatic drifters, and GM line atomizer lubricators). The CPA drilling mast line offers excavator-mounted solutions ranging from compact Micro CPA units (9-14t carriers) to heavy-duty CPA 35 160 models (28-40t carriers) with drilling capabilities from 26mm to 127mm diameter and depths up to 30.9m. The demolition equipment line provides complete material processing solutions with multiprocessors (HCM 700-750), demolition grapples (HCG 7-250 to HCG 75-2700), scrap shears (HCS 20-2300 to HCS 50-5500), and pulverizers (HCP 850/1000 fixed and rotating variants) spanning carrier weights from 7 to 100 tons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydraulic Rock Breakers Hydraulic rock breakers for breaking rock and concrete in construction, mining, and demolition applications.
• Hydraulic Drifters Hydraulic drifters for top-hammer drilling operations used in mining, quarrying, and construction applications.
• CPA Drilling Masts Modular CPA drilling masts (Micro CPA, CPA 222E, CPA 28 050, CPA 30 095, CPA 30 150, CPA 35 160) that transform excavators into autonomous drilling machines for quarrying, trenching, pre-splitting, and ground reinforcement, with drilling diameters of 26mm to 127mm and depths up to 30.9 m.
• Demolition Equipment (HCM, HCG, HCS, HCP ranges) Complete demolition equipment range including HCM multiprocessors, HCG demolition and universal grapples, HCS scrap shears, and HCP fixed and rotating pulverizers for primary and secondary demolition, recycling, and material processing.
• Pneumatic Equipment Pneumatic equipment including Z92 crust breakers for aluminum foundries, T21/T23/T28 pneumatic drifters for mining, and GM.4/GM.44 line atomizer lubricators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in unplanned downtime

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Komatsu MiningcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKomatsu Mining operates the my.montabert.com dealer portal for Montabert products. The partnership provides dealer certification, aftermarket support including Gold Clip warranty program (5 years warranty on SC range from 06 to 42), and warranty registration services for Montabert breakers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Indeco: Italian manufacturer of hydraulic breakers, demolition pulverizers, and shears; direct competitor to Montabert in European and global demolition attachment markets.
• Atlas Copco: Swedish industrial group with a Power Technique division offering hydraulic breakers, rock drills, and demolition attachments directly overlapping Montabert's core product lines for construction, mining, and quarry customers.
• Epiroc: Sweden-based mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer producing hydraulic breakers, drifters, and rock drilling tools; competes head-to-head with Montabert in mining and quarrying applications.
• Sandvik: Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions offers hydraulic breakers, top-hammer drilling tools, and demolition equipment serving the same mining and construction end markets as Montabert.
• Furukawa: Japanese manufacturer of hydraulic breakers (Furukawa Breaker / FRD) and rock drills, a long-standing direct competitor to Montabert in hydraulic demolition and drilling equipment.
• Stanley Infrastructure: Manufacturer of hydraulic breakers, demolition tools, and attachments under the Stanley and LaBounty brands, competing directly with Montabert's demolition product line for excavator-mounted applications.
• Soosan Heavy Industries: South Korean specialist in hydraulic breakers and attachments, offering a broad range of breaker sizes that directly overlap Montabert's hydraulic rock breaker portfolio.
• NPK Construction Equipment: Japanese-founded manufacturer of hydraulic breakers, compactors, and demolition attachments, directly competing with Montabert's hydraulic breaker and demolition equipment lines worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• Komatsu: Global heavy equipment OEM and Montabert's mining distribution partner; competes indirectly via its PC/PC200-series excavators that host breakers, and offers its own Komatsu-branded demolition attachments.
• Caterpillar: Largest construction and mining equipment OEM, selling integrated excavators plus Cat-branded hydraulic hammers and demolition tools; competes with Montabert at the carrier and attachment level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TramacUS
• Facebookfacebook.com/MontabertWorldwide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/montabert
• Instagraminstagram.com/montabert.official

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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