GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

What GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG does

GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German manufacturer of specialty agricultural machinery, founded in 1861 and headquartered in Damme, Lower Saxony. The company designs, engineers, and produces more than 150 machine variants spanning the full cultivation cycle — planting, tending, harvesting, handling, and storage — for three core crop segments: potatoes, sugar beets, and vegetables. Its product range covers planters, harvesters, loaders, cleaners, and store-loading equipment, supported by proprietary technologies such as ChangeSep, AirSep, TerraProtect, SmartFold, Speedtronic, and VarioDrive, and an R&D program that reinvests approximately 10% of revenue and employs over 300 engineers.

The group operates 38 locations across 17 countries, with wholly-owned subsidiaries including SPUDNIK (USA), ASA-LIFT (Denmark), INTERNORM, RICON, and Schmiede.One, and a joint venture with Shaktiman in India (2019). Distribution is delivered through more than 500 Premium Partners in over 120 countries, supported by the myGRIMME digital customer platform and a vertically integrated spare parts business that services equipment still operating after 40+ years. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company is controlled by the Grimme family under the GRIMME Holding SE parent.

Commercial momentum is currently concentrated in a €50 million 2025 investment program (the largest in the company's history), a new AI Competence Center in Osnabrück, geographic additions in France and South Africa, a new Used Machine Center at Niedersachsenpark, and a sales reorganization around specialized GRIMME Centers for each crop segment. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 50001 certifications, operates in compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), and is led by a management team that includes Franz Grimme as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Christoph Grimme as Managing Director (VDMA board member since 2024), Philipp Grimme, Dr. Michael Tönnies, and Richard Weiß.

Name

GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik SE & Co. KG

Website

https://shop.grimme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GRIMME is a family-owned German manufacturer of specialty agricultural machinery — over 150 machine types for potato, sugar beet, and vegetable cultivation — serving professional growers and contractors across 120+ countries via 500+ Premium Partners and 38 company locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Machinery (Root Crop and Vegetable Harvesting Equipment)

NAICS

Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Potato & Specialty Crop Planters (Potato, Garlic, Sugarcane) (AFAAABAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery manufacturing
• Potato harvesting equipment
• Sugar beet technology
• Vegetable harvesting machinery
• Precision farming systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Damme

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery Sales: GRIMME designs, manufactures, and sells a comprehensive range of agricultural machinery including potato harvesters, beet harvesters, vegetable machines, planters, and self-propelled harvesters. The company offers over 150 machine types across potato, sugar beet, and vegetable technology. Revenue is generated through direct sales and the Premium Partner dealer network.
2. Spare Parts: GRIMME sells original spare parts through the Agroparts portal and myGRIMME platform. Spare parts are also available for machines over 40 years old, reflecting the company's long-term commitment to customer support.
3. Aftersales Services: GRIMME provides comprehensive aftersales services including inspection, maintenance, and repair through Premium Partners and its own service teams. During the season, the service team operates around the clock.
4. Used Machine Sales: GRIMME operates a marketplace for used machines (Gebrauchtmaschinen) and a dedicated Used Machine Center (Gebrauchtmaschinenzentrum) at the Niedersachsenpark, handling trade, refurbishment, and global distribution of pre-owned GRIMME machines.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GRIMME designs, manufactures, and sells more than 150 machine types for potato, sugar beet, and vegetable production, spanning soil cultivation, planting, harvest preparation, harvesting, storage, and handling. Its portfolio includes cup planters (PRIOS 440), self-propelled and trailed potato harvesters (VENTOR, VARITRON, EVO series), separators (CS 150, ChangeSep, AirSep), sugar beet harvesters (REXOR), the CleanLoader field loading station, and an integrated digital platform (GRIMME i-systems with ISOBUS terminals, SmartView, CropAnalyzer, Variable Rate Control, CleverPlanting, myGRIMME portal). Revenue comes from hardware sales, original spare parts, and aftersales services delivered through 500+ Premium Partners and own subsidiaries in 120+ countries.

Product overview

GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is a full-liner in potato technology and innovation leader in vegetable and sugar beet technology, offering over 150 machine types across three main segments: potato technology, sugar beet technology, and vegetable technology. The product portfolio spans the entire production chain including soil cultivation, planting, harvest preparation, harvesting, storage, and handling equipment. Key product lines include the PRIOS cup planters, VARITRON and VENTOR self-propelled harvesters, EVO and SE series potato harvesters, REXOR sugar beet harvesters, and the comprehensive GRIMME i-systems digital platform. The company also includes subsidiaries ASA-LIFT (vegetable machinery), SPUDNIK (potato/beet equipment), INTERNORM (industrial rollers), and RICON (conveyor systems). Digital offerings include the myGRIMME customer portal, SmartView video systems, CropAnalyzer yield monitoring, Variable Rate Control precision application, and an online configurator. Spare parts are available through the Agroparts catalog platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GRIMME i-systems: Digital systems including operating, assistance, and data systems for agricultural machinery, including ISOBUS terminals, SmartView video systems, and the myGRIMME customer portal.
• myGRIMME

Products and services

• PRIOS 440 4-row cup planter with 3.5 t bunker and 3 m road transport width, combining soil cultivation, planting, fertilizer, granules, seed treatment, spraying, ridge formation, and TerraProtect erosion protection in a single machine.
• VARITRON 470 TERRA TRAC 4-row self-propelled potato harvester with 7 t nonstop bunker, high separation performance, belt track drive system, and 460 PS engine.
• VENTOR 4-row potato harvester described as the largest road-approved potato harvester worldwide.
• EVO 280 Side-drawn 2-row potato harvester with 8 t bunker, designed for high separation and area performance.
• CS 150 Separator delivering the highest sieving performance for stone- and clod-free beds.
• CleanLoader Mobile field loading station capable of separating impurities and loading up to 100 tons of potatoes per hour.
• REXOR 6300/6200 High-performance self-propelled sugar beet harvester available in three-axle (REXOR 6300) and two-axle (REXOR 6200) versions, with 20-30 t bunker capacity and harvesting up to 100 t of beets per hour.
• ASA-LIFT vegetable machinery Specialized machinery for carrots, onions, cabbage, green beans, leeks, sweet potatoes, and celery including carrot harvesters, onion technology, cabbage harvesters, green bean harvesters, and leek harvesters, produced by GRIMME subsidiary ASA-LIFT in Denmark.
• SPUDNIK potato and beet harvesting equipment Subsidiary brand producing potato and sugar beet harvesting equipment, including BBL spinach harvester, potato harvesters, potato planters, beet harvesters, and transport technology including STC Trailers, manufactured in the USA.
• myGRIMME digital customer portal Free customer portal providing digital access to GRIMME services, bundling machine information, live data, automatic job documentation, and parts ordering capabilities for GRIMME machine owners.
• GRIMME i-systems Comprehensive range of hardware and software solutions covering operating systems (CCI 60, CCI 800, CCI 1200 terminals, IBX 200, IBX 300, ISOBUS multifunction lever), assistance systems (SmartView, automatic section control, Variable Rate Control, CleverPlanting, Speedtronic), and data systems (CropAnalyzer, myGRIMME) for precision agriculture.
• GRIMME Online-Konfigurator Web-based product configuration tool allowing customers to customize GRIMME machines to their specific requirements.
• GRIMME Used Machine Marketplace Online marketplace for new, used, and rental GRIMME machines, with automated search alerts notifying users when matching machines are listed. Operated alongside the Gebrauchtmaschinenzentrum (Used Machine Center) at the Niedersachsenpark.
• Agroparts spare parts portal Third-party spare parts catalog used by GRIMME customers (after free registration) to identify and order original GRIMME spare parts, with orders routed through dealers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 60,000 kg of potatoes harvested per hour with modern harvesters
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shaktiman-GRIMME (Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Since 2019, the Shaktiman-GRIMME joint venture develops and manufactures potato technology in India for the Indian market and potentially other emerging markets.
• AgropartscoreTechnology or IntegrationGRIMME uses the Agroparts spare parts catalog as its primary platform for spare parts ordering. After free registration, customers access GRIMME spare parts lists and can send order requests directly to their dealer through the portal. The platform supports machine selection by type or serial number.
• Competence Center Isobus (CCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRIMME is a founding member of the Competence Center Isobus (CCI) in Osnabrück and uses CCI products such as the CCI 1200 terminal in its machines. CCI develops cross-manufacturer ISOBUS solutions.
• agrirouterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRIMME is a founding member of agrirouter, a universal data exchange platform enabling data sharing between farmers and agricultural machinery from different manufacturers.
• AgBRAINminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgBRAIN is a partnership aimed at developing innovative base technologies in close cooperation with leading agricultural machinery companies in Germany and France.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRIMME is represented in the VDMA, with CEO Christoph Grimme serving on the board since 2024. VDMA is the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association.
• Private Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik Diepholz/Vechta (PHWT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranz Grimme is a founding member of the Berufsakademie Diepholz, which evolved into the PHWT private university. GRIMME supports this institution and participates in its Deutschlandstipendium program.
• Microsoft (Azure)coreTechnology or IntegrationGRIMME's website is hosted on Microsoft Azure servers in the 'West Europe' region. Standard contractual clauses per Art. 46 GDPR are in place. Azure Application Insights is used for website analytics.
• STC Trailers (SPUDNIK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough its subsidiary SPUDNIK, GRIMME acquired STC Trailers, which manufactures truck trailers for root crops that are particularly gentle and powerful.
• Various agricultural research institutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRIMME collaborates with universities and agricultural research institutes including the Bayrische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL Bayern) for developing specialized harvesting solutions (e.g., valerian harvesting).

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Standen (Standen Pearson Ltd / TKS): UK-based manufacturer of potato harvesting and handling equipment, comparable to GRIMME's product range. Primarily serves the UK and Irish markets with adjacent European export.

Broad incumbents

• CLAAS KGaA mbH: Major German agricultural machinery manufacturer focused on combines, forage harvesters, and tractors. Overlaps with GRIMME through broader ag-mech dealer relationships and precision-agriculture software ecosystems.
• AGCO Corporation (Fendt / Massey Ferguson / Valtra): Global full-line agricultural machinery OEM with tractor and implement brands. Overlaps with GRIMME through AGCO's broader implements portfolio (including Horsch and other partners) and precision-agriculture platforms competing with GRIMME i-systems.
• KUHN Group (Bucher Industries): Large French/Swiss broad-line agricultural implements manufacturer (now part of Bucher Industries). Competes with GRIMME in planters, tillage, and certain harvesting equipment as part of a wider product portfolio, but is not specialized in root crops.

Emerging players

• WKM (Maquinaria Agrícola WKM): Spanish manufacturer specializing in potato and onion harvesting machinery. Comparable niche competitor in southern European markets with a focus on specific root-crop segments.

Direct peers

• Ploeger Machines B.V. Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled harvesters for potatoes, carrots, onions, and other root crops. Competes directly with GRIMME's VARITRON/VENTOR platforms and ASA-LIFT vegetable equipment.
• Ropa Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH: German specialist in sugar beet harvesting and cleaning loaders, competing directly with GRIMME's REXOR platform. Ropa and GRIMME are the two leading European sugar beet harvester brands with comparable technology and customer bases.
• Dewulf Group: Belgian/Dutch manufacturer of potato and root crop harvesting equipment. Direct competitor to GRIMME in potato harvesters and planters, with similar geographic focus in Europe and growing export presence.
• AVR (BVBA AVR) / CNH Industrial: Belgian manufacturer of potato, beet, and vegetable harvesting machinery with strong overlap to GRIMME's core product portfolio. Now part of CNH Industrial, AVR competes head-to-head with GRIMME harvesters and planters across Europe and is one of GRIMME's closest pure-play peers in root-crop machinery.
• Holmer Maschinenbau GmbH: German manufacturer of self-propelled sugar beet harvesters and beet-cleaning loaders. Direct competitor to GRIMME in the beet segment with similar high-capacity, self-propelled product positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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