Rimo

What Rimo does

Rimo (legal entity UAB "Patikima linija") is a Lithuanian heavy-industrial manufacturer founded in 2003 and headquartered in Garliava. The company designs and produces car carriers, mobile and stationary conveyors, press shears, hydraulic presses, metal processing equipment, and large-format hydraulic cylinders, with a 12,000 m2 vertically integrated factory capable of producing one car carrier per day and 3,000+ units cumulatively since inception. Rimo holds proprietary technology including a patented ridged car fastening system on its ADERO model, the only rail-mounted press shears for metal scrap, and the only Lithuanian manufacturer of 8-meter-long, 1-meter-diameter hydraulic cylinders.

The company monetizes across at least five revenue streams: car carrier hardware sales (with the ADERO launch in 2021 targeting EV transport and a 15% CO2 reduction), custom industrial engineering solutions for chemicals, energy, agriculture, waste sorting, quarries, and ports, batch hydraulic cylinder and component manufacturing, metal processing services (laser cutting, bending, turning, milling, welding, painting), and automotive logistics services through the wholly-owned ALFATRANSA subsidiary whose fleet is entirely composed of RIMO vehicles. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with dedicated account managers per product line (carriers, conveyors, presses/balers, metalworking, hydraulics), supplemented by a 50+ partner European service network that handles after-sales, spare parts, and VDI 2700 8.1 certification work.

Rimo serves primarily the automotive industry (OEMs and dealers) and industrial manufacturing verticals, with secondary exposure to equipment manufacturers needing custom hydraulic components. The firm has 251–500 employees, is privately held, holds VDI 2700 8.1 issuing authority for Germany since 2024, and operates without external private equity or venture capital backing. Geographic scope is European, with Lithuania as the manufacturing base, Germany as the priority growth market, and additional reach into France and Poland through a multilingual digital presence.

Name

Rimo

Legal name

UAB "Patikima linija"

Website

https://rimo.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rimo is a Lithuanian heavy-industrial manufacturer founded in 2003 that designs and produces car carriers, conveyors, press shears, hydraulic cylinders, and metal processing equipment, serving European automotive OEMs, dealers, and industrial operators across chemicals, energy, agriculture, waste, and port sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713), Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714)

akta.pro primary industry

Body Panels, Doors, Hoods & Closures Manufacturing (IMACAGAH)

Keywords

• Car carrier manufacturing
• Industrial conveyor systems
• Hydraulic cylinder production
• Metal processing services
• Automotive logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Garliava

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Car Carrier Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of car transporters (RIMO brand). Production capacity of 1 car carrier per day. New ADERO model launched in 2021.
2. Hydraulic Components and Cylinders: Manufacturing of hydraulic cylinders (up to 8m length, 1m diameter), hydraulic stations, hydraulic components, and hydraulic equipment. Batch production for individual customer orders.
3. Industrial Engineering Solutions: Custom engineering solutions including conveyors (mobile and stationary), press shears, presses, metal processing services. Serves chemistry, energy, agriculture, waste sorting, logistics sectors, quarries, and ports.
4. Metal Processing Services: Metal working services including laser cutting (up to 8000x2500mm), bending, turning, milling, welding, painting. Programmable turning capable of 100,000 identical parts.
5. Logistics Services (ALFATRANSA): Automotive transportation services through subsidiary ALFATRANSA. Fleet consists entirely of RIMO car carriers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

RIMO manufactures car carriers (vehicle transporters) under the RIMO brand, including the ADERO model. The company also designs and produces industrial engineering solutions: mobile and stationary conveyors, press shears, hydraulic presses and balers, and large hydraulic cylinders up to 8 meters in length. It further provides metal processing services (laser cutting, bending, turning, milling, welding, painting) and operates automotive logistics services through its subsidiary ALFATRANSA. All products are manufactured to order at a 12,000 m2 facility in Garliava, Lithuania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% reduction in CO2 emissions with ADERO model
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Service PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of more than 50 authorized service partners across Europe providing maintenance, repairs, spare parts, and VDI certification audits. Actively expanding the network in Germany.
• German Quality ExpertscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTeam of German experts who test components and oversee manufacturing processes to ensure quality standards.
• German ExpertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman quality experts embedded in the factory for component testing and process oversight.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wielton: One of the largest trailer manufacturers in Europe, headquartered in Poland. Produces a broad trailer portfolio including semi-trailers and car transporters, with similar mid-sized European manufacturing footprint and overlapping customer base.
• Krone: Major German trailer manufacturer producing semi-trailers, container chassis, and specialized transport vehicles. Comparable in European mid-market positioning and overlaps with Rimo's industrial engineering and trailer product lines.
• Schmitz Cargobull: Germany's largest trailer manufacturer and a major European supplier of semi-trailers, including car transporters. Closely comparable in target customers (logistics operators, fleet owners) and product category, with broader scale and dealer network.
• Feldbinder: German manufacturer of silo, tank, and specialty trailers. Compares to Rimo in scope of European specialty vehicle manufacturing and overlap with industrial logistics customers.
• LAG Trailers: French trailer manufacturer producing a broad range of semi-trailers including specialized car and freight transporters. Comparable European mid-market peer with overlapping customer segments in automotive logistics.
• Lamberet: French trailer manufacturer specializing in refrigerated and insulated semi-trailers, with a presence in specialty transporters. Comparable as a mid-sized European specialty trailer OEM serving logistics and automotive-adjacent customers.
• Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke: German-based vehicle and trailer manufacturer historically known as one of Europe's largest car carrier and specialty vehicle producers. Directly competes with Rimo in the European car carrier market and serves automotive OEMs and dealers with similar products.

Broad incumbents

• CIMC Vehicles: China-based global leader in trailer and specialty vehicle manufacturing with a substantial European presence. Competes in the broader trailer market including car carriers, with significantly greater scale and global distribution.

Regional players

• STAS: Belgian manufacturer of aluminum tipper trailers and bulk-material specialty trailers. Comparable as a European specialty trailer OEM serving industrial and logistics customers, with similar mid-sized manufacturer profile.
• TPV (Trailer Parts & Vehicles): Spanish trailer manufacturer producing semi-trailers and specialized haulers for the Iberian and broader European market. Comparable in product category and target buyer base, with regional differentiation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/patikimalinija
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rimo-patikima-linija-uab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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