Hodel Service

What Hodel Service does

Hodel Betriebe AG, trading as Hodel Service, is a privately held Swiss engineering and service company headquartered across two workshop facilities in Ruswil and Grosswangen (Canton of Lucerne). Founded approximately 1979-1980, the firm specializes in the technical conception, design, and construction of machines for logistics and transport applications, with a particular focus on loading cranes and associated vehicles. Its service portfolio is organized into six integrated lines: Beratung (consulting), Konstruktion (engineering design and drafting from sketch to bill of materials), Handel (sourcing and sale of parts and machines), Vermittlung (multi-quote brokering with comparative evaluation), Analysen (accident-damage and defect analysis plus expert reports for insurance), and Inspektion/Wartung/SUVA Kontrollen (crane inspection, maintenance planning, and SUVA/UVV compliance certification as a recognized crane expert).

The company operates a B2B, sales-led GTM targeting industrial customers in logistics, transport, and crane operations, with all project initiation routed through direct email ([email protected], [email protected]) and telephone. Pricing is quote-based with individually assessed scopes; no tiered pricing is published. Revenue is generated across three streams: professional engineering services (consulting, construction, analysis), transaction-based parts and machinery trading/brokering, and recurring inspection/maintenance services linked to SUVA compliance.

Geographically the firm is concentrated in the Canton of Lucerne with no disclosed international footprint, supported by Google Remarketing for digital retargeting and a planned online shop for the parts-trading line. Headcount sits in the 11-50 employee band. Distribution is exclusively direct, with no channel partners or marketplace presence disclosed.

Name

Hodel Service

Legal name

Hodel Betriebe AG

Website

https://hodelbetriebe.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hodel Betriebe AG is a Swiss engineering firm (Canton of Lucerne) designing, building, and inspecting loading cranes and machinery for logistics, transport, and crane-operator customers, and producing expert reports for insurers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grosswangen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: Technical consulting, machine construction, and analysis services for industrial clients. Includes project planning, engineering design, and technical assessments for accident damage and insurance purposes.
2. Parts and Machinery Trading: Organization and brokering of machine parts and equipment sales. Manages inventory and provides product recommendations to clients.
3. Inspection and Maintenance Services: Crane inspection, maintenance, and SUVA (Swiss Accident Insurance) compliance checks. Includes condition assessment and repair coordination services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

No detailed information about Hodel Service's core offerings was provided in the input data.

Product overview

Hodel Betriebe AG is a Swiss engineering and service company with over 45 years of experience, offering a portfolio of technical services for logistics and transport applications. The core offerings include Beratung (consulting), Konstruktion (construction/design), Handel (trade), Vermittlung (mediation/brokering), Analysen (analysis), and Inspektion/Wartung/SUVA Kontrollen (inspection/maintenance/SUVA controls). These services are integrated offerings delivered through two workshop locations (Werk 1 in Ruswil and Werk 2 in Grosswangen), covering the full lifecycle from idea conceptualization through construction, procurement, and ongoing maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Liebherr: Liebherr is a major Swiss/German manufacturer of mobile, crawler, and tower cranes. As a broad incumbent in the same crane category Hodel services, its equipment installed base drives Hodel's regional inspection and maintenance pipeline, making Liebherr directly comparable on product and customer ecosystem.
• Konecranes: Konecranes is a global industrial crane and lifting equipment manufacturer and service provider. While broader in scope and global in reach, it overlaps with Hodel on crane inspection, maintenance, and modernization services for industrial customers.
• Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc is a leading manufacturer of crawler cranes and tower cranes with a broad industrial lifting portfolio. It is comparable to Hodel on crane equipment type and the industrial/customer base that drives regional inspection demand.
• Tadano: Tadano is a global crane manufacturer spanning all-terrain, rough terrain, and truck loader cranes. It competes in the same loader crane category Hodel services and shares end-customers in transport and logistics.

Direct peers

• Hiab (Cargotec): Hiab, part of Cargotec, is a leading manufacturer of on-road load-handling equipment including loader cranes. Like Hodel, it serves logistics and transport operators needing loader cranes, inspection, and maintenance services, making Hiab's customers and product range directly comparable to Hodel's target market.
• PALFINGER: PALFINGER is the global leader in hydraulic loader cranes — the exact equipment class Hodel services, inspects, and fabricates attachments for. Hodel operates as a regional Swiss service provider within PALFINGER's product ecosystem, making it a direct comparable on customer base and equipment type.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hodel-betriebe

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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