QME

What QME does

QME is a privately held, for-profit industrial equipment company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Navan, Ireland. Per its firmographic profile, the company manufactures and supplies mining and quarry equipment and provides maintenance and refurbishment solutions to operators in the extractive-industries value chain. With a headcount of 101-250, QME sits in the small-to-mid-sized industrial OEM band, consistent with a niche specialist serving mining and quarrying end-customers rather than a mass-market equipment vendor.

The company's business model combines two revenue streams characteristic of industrial OEMs: (i) sale or supply of new mining and quarry equipment, and (ii) aftermarket maintenance and refurbishment services for installed fleets. This pairing is operationally significant because equipment sales create the installed base that subsequently generates recurring service, spare-parts, and refurbishment revenue — a structure that improves revenue durability once a customer relationship is established. No pricing model, customer logos, segment mix, distribution channels, or contract-value disclosures are available in the supplied sources, so the revenue mechanics cannot be characterized further than this general OEM-plus-aftermarket structure.

The underlying product technology, specific equipment lines, platform architecture, certifications, and regulatory standing are not disclosed in the available inputs. The company's primary web property returned only a loading/verification page, and the broader source bundle contained no product-level, technology-level, or management-team detail. Investors should treat any deeper technical, financial, or competitive characterization as a data gap requiring direct company outreach or primary-source diligence.

Name

QME

Website

https://qme.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

QME, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Navan, Ireland, manufactures and supplies mining and quarry equipment and provides maintenance and refurbishment solutions. The privately held company employs 101-250 people and serves mining and quarrying industry operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining and Quarry Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wear Parts & Consumables (GET, Liners, Drill Bits, Grinding Media) (IMAKANAH)

Keywords

• Mining equipment
• Quarry equipment
• Equipment maintenance
• Equipment refurbishment
• Industrial machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Navan

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

QME manufactures and supplies mining and quarry equipment. The company also provides maintenance and refurbishment solutions for the equipment it supplies, targeting industrial operators in the mining and quarrying sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining and Quarry Equipment Manufactured equipment supplied to mining and quarry operators, supporting extraction and processing operations.
• Equipment Maintenance and Refurbishment Solutions Maintenance and refurbishment services for mining and quarry equipment, delivered to operators of such equipment.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Powerscreen: Ireland/UK-based manufacturer of mobile crushing and screening equipment for quarries and mines. Directly comparable as a mid-sized specialist serving the same quarry and mining customer base with related equipment.
• McLanahan: US-based manufacturer of aggregate, mineral, and mining processing equipment, including washing, screening, and crushing solutions. Comparable as a mid-sized specialist focused on quarry and mining equipment for similar end customers.
• Keestrack: Belgian manufacturer of mobile crushing, screening, and conveying equipment for quarrying, mining, and recycling. Directly comparable mid-sized European OEM serving overlapping customers in aggregates and mining.
• Tesab Engineering: Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of quarry and recycling equipment including crushers, screeners, and shredders. Directly comparable given its Irish/UK base, mid-sized scale, and similar quarry equipment focus.

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Finnish global leader in aggregates and mining equipment, including crushers, screens, and processing plants. Highly comparable given its focus on quarry and mining capital equipment plus a strong services and parts business.
• Astec Industries: US-based diversified equipment manufacturer serving the aggregate, mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. Comparable in aggregates/mining equipment manufacturing with an aftermarket service business.
• Epiroc: Swedish OEM of mining and infrastructure equipment, including drilling, loading, and rock excavation products. Comparable as a major mining equipment manufacturer with a large installed base and aftermarket service network.
• Sandvik: Global Swedish OEM of mining and rock-processing equipment, including crushing, drilling, and materials-handling systems. Directly comparable as a mining/quarry equipment manufacturer with extensive aftermarket and refurbishment services.
• Terex Corporation: US-based diversified manufacturer of equipment for construction, infrastructure, and quarrying, including crushing and screening systems. Comparable in aggregates and quarry equipment manufacturing plus aftermarket support.
• Komatsu: Japanese global OEM of construction and mining equipment, including surface mining excavators, dump trucks, and support equipment. Comparable as a major mining equipment manufacturer competing in surface extraction and quarry markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/qme_1987

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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