What López Garrido does

López Garrido (TALLERES LÓPEZ GARRIDO, S.A.) is a family-owned Spanish manufacturer of tractor-mounted agricultural and forestry machinery, founded in 1930 and headquartered in Guadalcázar, Córdoba. The company designs and builds more than 300 machine models organized into core families of wood chippers (trituradoras), flail mowers (desbrozadoras), loader attachments (palas cargadoras), biomass shredders, and complementary implements (augers, subsoilers, trailers, backhoes, olive harvest arms, polidozers), serving professional farmers in olive, vineyard, almond, cereal, and pistachio cultivation, plus forestry contractors and municipalities.

Manufacturing is concentrated at a single Guadalcázar facility where López Garrido is the only agricultural machinery producer in Spain with dual Hardox and Strenx certification from Swedish steel group SSAB, increasingly incorporating SSAB Zero fossil-free recycled steel. The production stack has been upgraded with Industry 4.0 equipment including 3D scanning for tractor coupling design, next-generation laser cutting, welding robotics, and a 400-tonne press brake. Since 2023 the company has added a Batsi Solutions digitalization layer for fleet data collection and management, plus a dedicated LG Service department for spare parts, technical assistance, and retail of branded and third-party (Echo) supplies.

Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales via an authorized distributor and concessionaire network across Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, and Italy, with export partners in Canada, Peru, and Morocco, and a direct retail channel at the factory store. Pricing is contact-based through the sales team and dealers, with no public list price. Go-to-market combines dealer sales with regional sales representatives (central-south Spain, north-central Spain, Portugal), event-driven demand generation through FIMA Zaragoza and Expoliva Jaén, and demonstration days hosted by concessionaires. The company is privately held, family-led (López Domenech / López Moriana), and not listed.

Name

López Garrido

Legal name

TALLERES LÓPEZ GARRIDO, SA

Website

https://lopezgarrido.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

López Garrido is a family-owned Spanish manufacturer founded in 1930 in Córdoba, producing more than 300 models of tractor-mounted shredders, brush cutters, loaders, and forestry implements, sold through an authorized distributor network across Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, and Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Machinery

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Material Handling & Attachments (Loaders/Implements) (IMAHACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agricultural Processing Equipment (On-farm) (IMAHACAL), Tillage, Seeding & Planting Equipment (IMAHACAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery manufacturing
• Tractor-mounted implements
• Wood chippers and shredders
• Forestry brush cutters
• Loader attachments

Headquarters

HQ city

Guadalcázar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery Sales: Sale of agricultural machinery for tractors including shredders, brush cutters, loader arms, trailers, subsoilers, olive booms, augers, polidozers, bale collectors, backhoe loaders and other implements. Products are sold through a network of distributors, concessionaires and authorized exporters.
2. Spare Parts and Replacements: Sale of original spare parts and replacements through LG Service retail store. Includes hydraulic components, crop protection equipment, transmissions, bearings, seals, fasteners, tools, EPIs, tractor spares, lubricants, and branded equipment including chainsaws and brush cutters.
3. Agricultural and Hardware Supplies: Wide variety of agricultural supplies including tractor oils, fittings, irrigation materials, gardening tools, work clothing, compressors, and motor pumps sold through LG Service physical store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

López Garrido designs, manufactures, and distributes tractor-mounted agricultural machinery, including wood chippers/shredders, brush cutters, loader attachments, augers, subsoilers, trailers, backhoes, and olive harvest arms. The company produces a catalog of over 300 machine models for tractors, primarily serving olive, vineyard, almond, cereal, pistachio, and forestry professionals through an authorized distributor network. It also operates LG Service for after-sales support, spare parts, and agricultural supplies.

Product overview

López Garrido (TALLERES LÓPEZ GARRIDO, S.A.) is a manufacturer of agricultural machinery for tractors based in Guadalcázar, Córdoba, Spain, operating since 1930. The company offers an extensive catalog of over 300 machine models for all types of tractors, divided into distinct product families: wood chippers (trituradoras) including TGA (multipurpose), TSA (powered), TFM (forestry medium), TFO (forestry heavy-duty), TSH, and biomass chippers TBM 2000 and TBS; flail mowers (desbrozadoras) including agricultural and forestry models DFA and DFO; loader attachments (palas cargadoras); agricultural implements including SFA auger, subsolador, recogedor de fardos, remolques, retroexcavadora, olive harvest arm (pluma olivar), and polidozer. The company also offers a digitalization add-on through Batsi Solutions for fleet management and LG Service for after-sales support, spare parts, and technical assistance. Products are designed primarily for olive, vineyard, almond, cereal, pistachio, and forestry applications, and are distributed through an authorized network of dealers, concessionaires, and exporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LG Service: Post-sale service department created to optimize and streamline potential claims or breakdowns of their machines. Also includes a hardware store and agricultural supplies store located next to the factory.

Products and services

• TSA Trituradora Alimentada (Powered Wood Chipper) Powered wood chipper for tractor designed for chipping vineyard, orchard, and olive pruning residues up to 10 cm diameter, operating at 540 rpm with 100 mm rotor diameter. Targeted at professional farmers.
• TGA Trituradora Multiuso (Multipurpose Wood Chipper) Versatile agricultural wood chipper for tractor for maintenance of pruning residues, with high performance and maximum durability. Features 4 belts, 540 rpm, and 70 mm rotor diameter. Targeted at olive, vineyard, and orchard farmers.
• TFO Trituradora Forestal (Forestry Wood Chipper) Heavy-duty forestry wood chipper for high-power tractors (130–240 CV), designed for forestry work up to 30 cm branch diameter, with 500 mm rotor diameter, hydraulic rear door, and tungsten fixed hammers. Targeted at forestry professionals and high-power tractor operators.
• TBM 2000 Trituradora de Biomasa (Biomass Chipper) Biomass chipping machine for recovering pruning waste from olive, citrus, vineyard, and other crops with branch diameter up to 15 cm. Features 9 m3 container with load capacity up to 3,000 kg, maximum height of 3.4 m, road-homologated with Hardox 500 steel cutter rotor.
• DFO Desbrozadora Forestal (Forestry Brush Cutter) Most powerful chain forestry flail mower in López Garrido's forestry range, designed for tractors 90–250 CV with 4 chains (Grade 80, 20 mm diameter) and double cutting level. Built in high elastic limit steel for dense brushwood, woody debris, fire prevention, and forest maintenance.
• DFA Desbrozadora Agrícola/Forestal (Agricultural/Forestry Flail Mower) Forestry flail mower for medium and high-power tractors (120–250 CV) with dual-rotor chain system (8 chains, 20 mm diameter, Grade 80), operating at 1,000 rpm. Built with Hardox and Strenx certified steel for forest clearing, firebreak maintenance, and dense vegetation.
• Palas Cargadoras (Tractor Loader Attachments) Tractor loader attachments for loading, digging, and material handling. Main structural components made from Swedish high-elastic-limit steel for robustness and durability with reduced net weight.
• SFA Sinfín Agrícola (Agricultural Auger) Agricultural auger for tractor designed for efficient distribution of fertilizer, seeds, and cereals from trailer to spreader. Built with Swedish high-resistance steel (Strenx–Hardox chassis), 127 mm screw diameter, adjustable discharge height, and CE certified.
• Subsolador (Tractor Subsoiler) Agricultural subsoiler for tractor designed for soil preparation and decompaction, breaking up compacted soil layers to improve water infiltration and root growth.
• Retroexcavadora (Tractor Backhoe) Agricultural backhoe attachment for tractor for digging, trenching, and earthmoving tasks on the farm.
• Remolques (Tractor Agricultural Trailers) Agricultural trailers for tractor for transport of agricultural materials, crops, and equipment.
• Polidózer (Tractor Polidozer) Agricultural polidozer attachment for tractor for soil leveling and grading tasks.
• Recogedor de Fardos (Bale Collector) Bale collector attachment for tractor for efficient collection and handling of bales in the field.
• LG Service (After-Sales Service and Spare Parts) After-sales department for managing customer claims, breakdowns, spare parts supply, and technical assistance. Includes a physical retail store at the Guadalcázar factory for spare parts, agricultural supplies, tools, lubricants, and branded equipment, serving as a one-stop support hub.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional, minor and flagship.

• Batsi SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2023Partnership with Batsi Solutions to integrate a software and hardware system for digitizing López Garrido machines. This data collection, reading, and management system enables effective fleet management, improved technical support, and greater precision in agricultural operations for López Garrido customers.
• SSAB (Swedish Steel Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationSSAB is the Swedish steel group providing López Garrido with Hardox and Strenx premium steels, as well as the new SSAB Zero recycled emission-free steel. SSAB is committed to fossil-free steel production by 2050. López Garrido is the only agricultural machinery manufacturer in Spain with dual Hardox and Strenx certification.
• Agro VianaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized concessionaire for López Garrido in Galicia, Spain. Hosted demonstration days for López Garrido forestry machinery including the TFO shredder and DFO brush cutter in areas like Viana do Bolo. Galicia represents Spain's largest forestry power.
• Echo (Japanese Power Equipment Brand)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLG Service is a distributor of Echo brand products including chainsaws (pruning, forestry), brush cutters, and blowers, offering these as part of the agricultural and forestry supplies available at the LG Service retail store.
• FIMA (Feria Internacional de la Maquinaria Agrícola)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIMA is the premier international agricultural machinery fair in Zaragoza, Spain. López Garrido has been attending for over 30 years, using it as the main platform to showcase new products, meet customers and distributors, and demonstrate their machinery. FIMA 2024 was its 60th anniversary with over 1,300 exhibiting brands and 167,564 visitors.
• Expoliva (Feria Internacional del Aceite de Oliva e Industrias Afines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpoliva is the world's leading fair for the promotion and development of the olive sector and olive oil industry, held in Jaén, Spain. López Garrido uses this event to showcase new mechanical discs for shredders designed for vegetation cover in olive groves and to connect with the olive farming community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AHWI / Vermeer Forestry: German-origin (now Vermeer-owned) manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulchers and horizontal grinders for tractors and excavators. Direct peer in the high-power forestry shredder / TFO-equivalent segment serving fire-prevention and land-clearing customers.
• Seppi M. Italian manufacturer of agricultural and forestry mulchers, shredders, and brush cutters for tractors. Most direct competitor in López Garrido's core product categories (trituradoras/desbrozadoras) with comparable dealer-distributed go-to-market across Europe.
• TMC Cancela: Spanish (Galician) manufacturer of forestry mulchers, brush cutters and stone crushers for tractors. Direct head-to-head competitor in Iberian forestry machinery, with overlapping distributor channels and similar end-customer profile (forestry, fire prevention, olive/vineyard maintenance).
• Serrat Trituradoras: Spanish agricultural and forestry shredder/mulcher manufacturer headquartered in Huesca. Direct competitor in the Iberian market across the same product families as López Garrido, including biomass chippers and forestry equipment.
• Noremat: French manufacturer of professional brush cutters, mowers and forestry maintenance equipment for tractors and hydraulic arms. Direct peer in the desbrozadora/brush cutter category, especially relevant for French-speaking markets where López Garrido also distributes.
• Berti Macchine Agricole: Italian manufacturer of agricultural and forestry mulchers, flail mowers and inter-row equipment for tractors. Closely comparable product mix to López Garrido's DFA/DFO and TFO/TFM lines, with similar export-driven European dealer model.
• Maschio Gaspardo: Italian manufacturer of agricultural implements (tillage, seeding, fertilization, crop care, hay-making) for tractors. Direct peer in the broader tractor-mounted implement category, with a much larger product portfolio and international footprint but overlapping customers.

Broad incumbents

• John Deere (Deere & Company): Global full-line agricultural and turf machinery OEM with its own tractor and implement portfolio. Indirect competitor and dominant channel-shaping incumbent; López Garrido's implements attach to third-party tractors including John Deere but compete against Deere's own branded implements.
• Kverneland Group: Norwegian-origin, Kubota-owned manufacturer of agricultural implements (tillage, seeding, fertilising, crop care, bale equipment). Overlaps with López Garrido in the implements category at much greater scale and with global distribution.
• Kuhn Group: Major French agricultural machinery manufacturer of implements, tillage, seeding, hay/forage and livestock equipment. Much broader portfolio than López Garrido but competes in adjacent tractor-mounted implement categories through the same European dealer channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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