KION Stříbro

What KION Stříbro does

KION Stříbro is a manufacturing campus located in Ostrov u Stříbra, Plzeňský region, Czech Republic, operated as a wholly owned facility of KION GROUP AG, a publicly listed German Aktiengesellschaft on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The campus concentrates two of KION Group's business segments on one site: Industrial Trucks & Services — covering the Linde Material Handling and STILL brands, which manufacture reach trucks and manually guided industrial vehicles — and Intelligent Automation Solutions, represented by the Dematic brand, which produces customized intelligent automated warehouse storage systems tailored to specific customer requirements. Approximately 700 core employees work on campus in manufacturing, administrative, and technical roles, supported by what the company describes as modern production technologies and working conditions.

The campus serves industrial and logistics enterprises that require warehouse automation, materials handling equipment, and customized storage solutions. Its revenue model is hardware sales through KION Group's established B2B enterprise distribution and direct-sales channels; customized Dematic automation projects represent the higher-value portion of the mix. Marketing and lead generation are executed at the parent level through KION Group corporate channels and the individual brand marketing functions for Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Dematic; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Geographically, the campus operates within Central Europe as one node in KION Group's wider European manufacturing footprint. From a structural perspective, the Stříbro site is an operational component of KION Group's multi-brand intralogistics platform rather than a standalone enterprise, and the company's own materials frame it as an integrated manufacturing hub spanning manual material handling and intelligent warehouse automation.

Name

KION Stříbro

Legal name

KION GROUP AG

Website

https://kionstribro.cz

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KION Stříbro is a Czech Republic manufacturing campus of KION GROUP AG running two segments: Industrial Trucks & Services (Linde Material Handling, STILL reach trucks) and Intelligent Automation Solutions (Dematic automated warehouse systems), serving industrial and logistics enterprises via B2B enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ostrov u Stříbra

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Truck Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of reach trucks and manually operated industrial trucks under Linde Material Handling and STILL brands
2. Automated Warehouse Solutions: Customized intelligent automated storage solutions manufacturing under the Dematic brand for warehouse automation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

KION Stříbro is a manufacturing campus that produces reach trucks and manually guided industrial vehicles under the Linde Material Handling and STILL brands, and manufactures intelligent automated warehouse storage solutions under the Dematic brand. The facility serves enterprise customers requiring customized material handling equipment and automated storage systems for industrial and logistics operations.

Product overview

KION Stříbro is a manufacturing campus facility that operates as part of KION GROUP AG, organized into two distinct business segments. The Industrial Trucks & Services segment covers the Linde Material Handling and STILL sub-brands, which produce reach trucks and manually guided vehicles. The Intelligent Automation Solutions segment, represented by Dematic, focuses on manufacturing intelligent automated storage solutions customized for customer requirements. The campus employs approximately 700 core employees and represents a multi-brand portfolio approach rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Linde Material Handling: Brand specializing in the manufacture of telescopic and manually operated industrial trucks, part of the Industrial Trucks & Services segment.
• STILL
• Dematic

Products and services

• Industrial Trucks & Services Business segment encompassing Linde Material Handling and STILL brands, focused on manufacturing reach trucks and manually guided vehicles for material handling operations in industrial and logistics environments.
• Intelligent Automation Solutions Business segment represented by the Dematic brand, specializing in manufacturing intelligent automated warehouse storage solutions customized to specific customer requirements for storage and logistics operations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Symbotic: U.S.-based AI-enabled warehouse automation vendor using robotics and software platforms for end-to-end supply chain automation. Comparable to KION Stříbro's Dematic segment in customer profile (large enterprise warehouses) but with a more software-centric and standardized approach to automation.
• Geek+: Chinese-founded global mobile robot and smart logistics vendor focused on goods-to-person, AMR, and automated storage solutions. Emerging competitor to Dematic with a faster, software-led deployment model; comparable on automation technology but lighter on custom integration than KION Stříbro's model.

Direct peers

• Toyota Material Handling: The materials handling division of Toyota Industries, producing forklifts, reach trucks, and automated warehouse solutions globally. Closely comparable to KION Stříbro across both core product lines — industrial trucks and warehouse automation — and competes head-to-head in European end markets.
• Crown Equipment: U.S.-based family-owned manufacturer of forklifts, reach trucks, and warehouse equipment with a growing automation offering. Direct comparable to KION Stříbro's Industrial Trucks & Services segment, particularly in lift-truck engineering and customization.
• AutoStore: Norwegian cube-based automated storage and retrieval system vendor with a fast-growing European installed base. Competes with KION Stříbro's Dematic segment for automated storage projects, particularly in retail and 3PL where modular AS/RS is preferred.
• Swisslog: Subsidiary of KUKA, specializing in automated warehouse solutions, AS/RS, and intralogistics robotics. Direct competitor to KION Stříbro's Dematic-branded Intelligent Automation Solutions, particularly in customized automated storage projects.
• SSI Schaefer: German family-owned intralogistics specialist offering racking, automation, and warehouse software including SSI Single Piece Flow and shuttle-based AS/RS. Closely comparable to Dematic's customized automated storage solutions and competes across the same European enterprise customer base.
• Jungheinrich: Hamburg-based global manufacturer of forklifts, reach trucks, and warehouse logistics equipment with a strong automation and intralogistics software portfolio. Directly competes with KION Stříbro's Linde Material Handling and STILL truck brands and Dematic automation segment across Europe.
• Hyster-Yale Materials Handling: Global lift truck and materials handling equipment manufacturer spanning Hyster, Yale, and Nuvera brands. Direct peer to KION Stříbro's industrial truck manufacturing and competes in similar end markets for warehouse and logistics customers.

Broad incumbents

• KUKA: German-headquartered robotics and automation incumbent (owned by Midea) with warehouse robotics via Swisslog and a broader industrial robotics portfolio. Overlaps with Dematic's warehouse automation offering while also serving non-overlapping industrial robotics markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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