Notterkran

What Notterkran does

Notterkran is a privately held, for-profit industrial distributor headquartered in Muri, Switzerland, that has been in continuous operation since 1963. According to the available firmographic record, the company distributes hook devices and crane superstructures — i.e., specialized load-handling equipment and the structural upper assemblies of mobile or industrial cranes — supplying equipment that is integrated into lifting and material-handling applications used by crane operators, contractors, and industrial end-users. Its headquarters is in Muri, Switzerland, it operates a website at notterkran.ch, and it employs between 101 and 250 people.

The company's product scope is narrow by design: it is positioned as a specialist distributor rather than a general industrial supplier, with its range defined around hook devices and crane superstructures. This suggests a B2B go-to-market serving OEMs, crane fleet operators, and potentially construction or heavy-industry customers, with revenue generated through sale (and possibly service or installation support) of distributed equipment rather than licensing, subscription, or platform fees. No pricing model, customer logos, channel mix, partnerships, or geographic footprint details are disclosed in the available source data, so the operating geography, segment mix, and revenue mechanics cannot be characterized further from this input. The single web source referenced consisted only of a loading/verification stub rather than substantive company content, which materially constrains any deeper technical, financial, or commercial description of Notterkran.

Name

Notterkran

Website

https://notterkran.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Notterkran is a privately held Swiss industrial distributor, founded in 1963 and headquartered in Muri, that supplies hook devices and crane superstructures to crane OEMs, fleet operators, and heavy-industry customers, and employs 101–250 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lifting Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Machinery & Rigging (Small-Scale) (HSAKAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Deck Machinery & Mooring Systems (Winches, Windlasses, Capstans) (IMAJAIAA), Gearmotors, Gearboxes & Speed Reducers (IMAGACAF)

Keywords

• Crane superstructures
• Hook devices
• Crane equipment distribution
• Lifting equipment parts
• Industrial crane components

Headquarters

HQ city

Muri

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Notterkran is a distributor of hook devices and crane superstructures, supplying these physical industrial lifting components to business customers in the crane and construction equipment sector. The company focuses on the sourcing and provision of crane-related hardware rather than software, services, or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hook devices Hook devices for crane and lifting equipment applications, distributed by Notterkran to industrial buyers such as crane operators, manufacturers, and construction firms.
• Crane superstructures Crane superstructures supplied by Notterkran as a distributor to industrial customers in the crane and construction equipment sector.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Tadano: Japanese global crane manufacturer (now including Demag). Comparable as a broad crane superstructure producer whose products compete in the same loader-crane category.
• Liebherr: Swiss-headquartered global manufacturer of mobile cranes and construction equipment. Comparable as a domestic crane producer with deep Swiss presence that competes for the same end customers.
• Manitowoc Company: US-listed manufacturer of mobile cranes including rough-terrain and all-terrain cranes. Comparable at the broader category level as a competitor in the crane superstructure market.
• Palfinger: Austrian global leader in truck-mounted loader cranes and lifting solutions. Directly comparable as a manufacturer of crane superstructures and hook devices that Notterkran distributes in Switzerland.
• Atlas GmbH (Terex MP): German manufacturer of mobile and truck-mounted cranes under the Atlas brand. Comparable as a regional crane producer serving similar European commercial-vehicle buyers.
• Hiab (Cargotec): Part of Cargotec, Hiab is one of the world's largest loader crane manufacturers. Comparable because its cranes, hooklifts, and superstructures are the type of products Notterkran distributes.

Direct peers

• Fassi Group: Italian manufacturer of articulated truck-mounted cranes with a strong European distribution network. Comparable as a crane superstructure producer competing for the same Swiss/European customers.
• HMF A/S: Danish manufacturer of loader cranes and hooklifts. Comparable as a crane superstructure and hook device supplier serving the same European commercial-vehicle ecosystem.
• Epsilon (PALFINGER sister brand): Austrian manufacturer of timber and recycling loader cranes. Comparable as a crane superstructure specialist distributed through European dealer networks similar to Notterkran.

Emerging players

• SENNEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik: German manufacturer of material-handling and crawler cranes. Comparable as a specialty crane maker active in the same European lifting-superstructure market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Notterkran

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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