Tenderlift

What Tenderlift does

Tenderlift is a French designer and manufacturer of hydraulic lifting platforms and carbon hydraulic cylinders for the boating industry, serving primarily luxury catamaran shipyards and yacht owners. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Canet-en-Roussillon, the company employs approximately 55 people and has installed more than 2,000 platforms to date. Its flagship product is a strap-based hydraulic platform that lifts dinghies, jet-skis, and other equipment while creating additional living space on board, supported by proprietary carbon hydraulic cylinders marketed as among the lightest in the world. The company operates as the 'Tenderlift Group' following the late-2022 acquisition of Hydraunautic, which added hydraulic powerpack technology and enabled integrated platform-plus-powerpack deliveries. Product range spans 40–85 ft vessels, with custom mechanical structures (davits, side doors, gangways) manufactured alongside the core platform line, and a planned 2026 expansion into monohulls.

Tenderlift's revenue is generated through two channels. The primary channel is OEM integration with catamaran builders — including Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Bali, Sunreef Yachts, Gunboat, Privilege Marine, and others — where pricing is quote-based and per-boat contract values reflect custom engineering. The secondary channel is a global network of 25+ distributors handling retrofit installation, commissioning, and after-sales services. The business model is therefore B2B-heavy on OEM design-ins with a B2B2C tail through the distributor service network; there is no public list pricing and no subscription or recurring software component. The company has invested €7M in production infrastructure over four years, including a 2,250 m² RE2020-compliant facility inaugurated in March 2025, and was awarded an EcoVadis Bronze Medal for sustainability in 2025. Privately held by Hélène and Benoît Chatillon since 2020, Tenderlift has not disclosed revenue or external funding.

Name

Tenderlift

Legal name

TENDERLIFT

Website

https://tenderlift.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tenderlift designs and manufactures hydraulic lifting platforms and carbon hydraulic cylinders for the boating industry, primarily serving luxury catamaran manufacturers and yacht owners through direct OEM partnerships and a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Boat Building (336612), Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Yacht Tenders & Auxiliary Leisure Craft Manufacturing (IMAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Luxury Yacht Tenders & Support Craft Manufacturing (IMAJAMAK)

Keywords

• Marine hydraulic platforms
• Carbon hydraulic cylinders
• Boat lifting systems
• Catamaran deck equipment
• Custom yacht hydraulics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabestany

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hydraulic platforms: Sale of custom hydraulic lifting platforms for catamarans and sailing vessels. Platforms are sold directly to shipyards for new builds or retrofitted through distributors.
2. Carbon hydraulic cylinders: Sale of proprietary carbon hydraulic cylinders as standalone products or integrated into Tenderlift platforms.
3. Custom/mechanized structures: Tailor-made mechanical and hydraulic solutions including side doors, gangways, and davits for yacht integration.
4. Commissioning and maintenance services: Installation verification, handover, and maintenance services for platforms, both at Canet-en-Roussillon facility and globally through distributor network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tenderlift designs and manufactures hydraulic lifting platforms for catamarans and yachts, including the patented strap-based Tenderlift platform that lifts dinghies, jet-skis, and sea bobs while creating additional living space on board. The company also produces proprietary carbon hydraulic cylinders among the lightest in the world, and delivers tailor-made mechanical and hydraulic solutions (side doors, gangways, davits, and centralized powerpack systems) for yacht builders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hydraunautic: Subsidiary brand specializing in custom hydraulic engineering including powerpacks, controllers, HMI systems, electro-hydraulic steering with force feedback, and cylinders for sail trim and anchor handling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2000 platforms manufactured as of 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supportive and minor.

• HydraunauticcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Hydraunautic, founded in 2012 and specializing in custom hydraulic engineering, was acquired by Tenderlift in late 2022. This created Tenderlift Group combining Hydraunautic's hydraulic engineering expertise with Tenderlift's mechanical platform engineering. The synergy enables fully integrated onboard hydraulic systems with centralized powerpack solutions.
• Région OccitaniesupportiveOthersRegional government authority that provided funding support through FEDER funds for Tenderlift's facility expansion and new 2250m2 industrial building construction.
• CARSATsupportiveOthersFrench social security institution for occupational health and safety that provided support for the industrial development investment.
• Robin MarineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBased in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. Specialized in installation and mounting of new electrical and hydraulic equipment. Part of the 25-distributor network worldwide.
• Catamaran BarcelonaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBased in Barcelona, Spain. Specialized in sailing, multihulls, and installation and repair (radoub) of catamarans. Part of the 25-distributor network worldwide.
• M2 OrganisationminorOthersEvent organizer for the International Multihull Show in La Grande-Motte and the Multihull Occasions show in Canet-en-Roussillon.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Opacmare: Italian manufacturer of hydraulic passerelles, gangways, tender lifts, and side-opening balconies for luxury yachts. Most direct functional competitor to Tenderlift's hydraulic platforms and side doors, often specified on the same superyacht and catamaran builds.
• Besenzoni: Italian supplier of hydraulic ladders, passerelles, tender lifting systems, and helm seats for motor yachts. Directly competes with Tenderlift on hydraulic platform and davit products sold to yacht OEMs and refit yards, serving a similar customer base across similar vessel sizes.
• Sanguineti Chiavari: Italian maker of hydraulic passerelles, gangways, and tender launch systems for superyachts and motor yachts. Competes head-to-head with Tenderlift in hydraulic tender handling and platform equipment for the same Tier-1 European yacht builders.
• Artres Yacht Systems: Italian specialist in hydraulic systems and gangways for motor yachts and superyachts. Comparable niche player with a similar value proposition centered on integrated hydraulic onboard solutions.
• Vernipol: Italian manufacturer of hydraulic platforms, passerelles, and side doors for yachts. Closely comparable product portfolio to Tenderlift, with similar target vessel sizes and overlapping OEM customer base in Italy and France.
• Beclawat: Italian maker of marine hydraulic systems, davits, and lifting equipment for yachts and commercial vessels. Adjacent peer sharing Tenderlift's davit and platform product logic, sold through European yacht channels.

Broad incumbents

• Selden Mast: Long-established Scandinavian supplier of spars, rigging, deck hardware, and powered deck equipment for sailing yachts. Not a direct platform competitor, but a broad incumbent supplying integrated deck-mechanical equipment to similar sailing/multihull OEMs.
• Rondal: Superyacht rigging, spars, and powered deck-equipment supplier serving large sailing yacht builders. Has broader scope than Tenderlift but overlaps as a premium deck-hardware supplier to the same high-end sailing yacht market.

Emerging players

• Allsalt Marine: Supplier of hydraulic platform, passerelle, and side-door systems for production yachts and catamarans. A smaller, newer competitor whose product line directly overlaps Tenderlift's core catamaran platform offering.

Regional players

• FB Design / Passerelle Solutions (yacht hydraulic installer channel): Italy-based marine hydraulic and passerelle installation specialists serving the Mediterranean refit and new-build market. Comparable as regional peers installing competing hydraulic platform systems, particularly on Italian- and French-flagged vessels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCL29dHZ2-3i_lMk5gIujv3g
• Facebookfacebook.com/tenderlift
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tenderlift
• Instagraminstagram.com/tenderlift

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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