LISTA

What LISTA does

LISTA is a Swiss-headquartered (LISTA AG, founded 1945) manufacturer of industrial workshop, warehouse, and storage equipment, with its primary operating entity Lista GmbH based in Bergneustadt, Germany. The company designs and produces a modular product portfolio built around drawer cabinets, shelving/racking, workbenches, and workplace systems (including the "move" line), complemented by more advanced offerings such as electronic access control (LEC, E-Multicabinet, E-Cabinet), CNC storage and transport systems, vertical storage lifts (Lista Lift, Lista Lift S), and driverless transport systems (Lista Stacker, Lista Ant, Lista Picking). LISTA positions itself as the only manufacturer offering a complete integrated package spanning static storage and automated internal material flow.

The company serves multiple verticals — workshops/industrial manufacturing (primary), healthcare, defense and security, aviation hangars, production lines, locker rooms, and mobile workshop containers — selling through a direct sales motion backed by localized country websites across Switzerland, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Austria, Spain, the Czech Republic, and China, plus an e-commerce shop and an AI-augmented product configurator supporting over 90 languages. LISTA employs 251–500 people and is privately held, with no disclosed parent company, venture backers, or public listing. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue, ownership structure beyond the Swiss parent / German operating subsidiary, and detailed financial metrics are not in the public record.

Name

LISTA

Legal name

LISTA AG

Website

http://www.lista.de/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Swiss-founded (1945) manufacturer of industrial workshop and warehouse equipment, offering drawer cabinets, workbenches, electronic access control, storage lifts, and driverless transport systems to workshops, healthcare, defense, aviation, and production customers across Europe and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Storage and Workshop Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing (333921), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous/Restricted Item Sorting & Safety Storage (Paint, Chemicals, Batteries) (HSAFADAL), Workshop Tools, Equipment & Lift Systems Distribution (TLAKAOAM)

Keywords

• Industrial storage equipment
• Workshop furniture
• Warehouse storage systems
• Automated guided vehicles
• Electronic access control

Headquarters

HQ city

Erlen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: LISTA generates revenue primarily through the sale of physical industrial equipment including drawer cabinets, workbenches, storage systems, and related accessories. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio for workshop, warehouse, and industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LISTA manufactures and sells physical industrial equipment for workshops, warehouses, and production facilities. The portfolio spans drawer cabinets, shelving systems, workbenches, modular workplace systems, a wide range of cabinets (swing-door, sliding-door, vertical extraction, fire brigade, environmental, etc.), electronic access control systems, CNC storage and transport systems, warehouse lifts, and driverless transport systems (automated guided vehicles). The company also operates an online configurator and e-commerce shop supporting direct configuration and purchase of its equipment.

Product overview

LISTA is a Swiss-based manufacturer of industrial workshop, storage, and facility equipment offering a comprehensive modular system. The product portfolio centers on drawer cabinets and shelving systems as core offerings, complemented by workplace systems (including the 'move' line), workbenches, general shelving/racking, and diverse cabinet types. Advanced offerings include electronic access control systems (LEC, E-Cabinet, E-Multicabinet), CNC storage and transport systems, warehouse lifts (Lista Lift/Lift S), and driverless transport systems (Lista Stacker, Ant, Picking). The ecosystem is extended through a configurator tool, AI Sales Assistant (launched 2026), e-commerce shop, and comprehensive accessories including division materials, locking systems, and ESD solutions. Solutions target sectors including workshops, healthcare, defense/security, hangar, production, cloakroom facilities, and workshop containers. LISTA is the only manufacturer offering a complete package combining storage and automated goods transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lista Lift: Storage lift system for efficient vertical storage solutions
• Lista Lift S
• Lista Stacker
• Lista Ant
• Lista Picking
• LEC
• E-Multicabinet
• E-Cabinet
• move

Products and services

• Schubladenschränke (Drawer Cabinets)

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bott: Bott is a Germany-based manufacturer of workshop, storage, and industrial furniture (drawer cabinets, workbenches, tool storage) — a direct head-to-head competitor to LISTA's core workshop product lines across Europe.
• Hempel Industrial: Hempel Industrial manufactures workshop and industrial storage solutions including drawer cabinets, workbenches, and racking — a direct competitor to LISTA's core European workshop furniture portfolio.
• Hänel Bönen: Hänel is a German manufacturer of vertical storage lifts (Rotomat, Lean-Lift) — directly comparable to LISTA's Lista Lift and Lista Lift S product lines in automated warehouse storage.
• Bedrunka+Hirth: Bedrunka+Hirth is a German manufacturer of professional workshop equipment, drawer cabinets, and industrial storage — directly comparable to LISTA's core workshop furniture portfolio.
• Kardex: Kardex is a Switzerland-based, listed provider of automated storage and retrieval systems including vertical lift modules and carousels — directly comparable to LISTA's storage lift and intralogistics offerings.
• Treston: Treston is a Finnish manufacturer of modular industrial furniture, workbenches, and storage systems serving workshops and production environments across Europe — closely comparable to LISTA's workbench and workplace systems lines.

Broad incumbents

• Toyota Material Handling: Toyota Material Handling is a global industrial truck and warehouse-automation provider (forklifts, AGVs, automated storage) — comparable to LISTA's driverless transport and material handling systems within a much broader global fleet portfolio.
• SSI Schäfer: SSI Schäfer is a large German intralogistics provider offering shelving, automated storage, conveyors, and AGVs — overlapping LISTA's storage and driverless transport lines but at much broader scale and system-integration scope.
• KION Group: KION Group (parent of Linde Material Handling and STILL) is a global intralogistics incumbent covering forklifts, warehouse automation, and supply-chain solutions — overlaps LISTA's material handling and storage lift lines at a multi-brand global scale.
• Jungheinrich: Jungheinrich is a German-listed global leader in forklifts, industrial trucks, and warehouse equipment including automated storage systems — comparable to LISTA's stacker and warehouse-equipment lines within a much larger portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkxK3iHbELXBxXQH18FNQ2g
• Facebookfacebook.com/listagroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lista-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/lista_group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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