What TGW Future Privatstiftung does

TGW Future Privatstiftung is an Austrian private foundation (Privatstiftung) established in 2004 in Wels, Upper Austria, by Ludwig Szinicz, co-founder of TGW Logistics. In 2004 Szinicz transferred 100% of his TGW Logistics shares to the foundation, making it the sole, permanent owner of the logistics automation company and legally binding its purpose to the long-term independence and sustainable operation of TGW Logistics in line with founder values. The foundation operates with a small core team (1-10 employees, including Foundation Board members, assistants, corporate communications, people and organisational development, and corporate finance leads) headquartered in Marchtrenk, Austria.

The foundation does not sell commercial products or services; its 'product' is ownership stewardship through a codified governance framework called the 'TGW World.' This comprises three parts: TGW Future Privatstiftung (the owning foundation), TGW Logistics (commercial logistics automation — 4,645 employees, 1.1 billion euros revenue, 1.5 billion euros order intake, and 49.3 million euros EBIT in fiscal 2024/25), and TGW Future Wings (non-profit educational division supporting ~9 projects and ~34,000 young people, with 43 million euros cumulatively invested since 2006). Adjacent entities include CAP.future GmbH (impact investment), Future Wings and Schule Morgen private foundations, and the MINDtastic internal training program. Operational direction is set by the 'Idea TGW' philosophy 'Mensch im Mittelpunkt – lernen und wachsen' and the Hexagon framework spanning purpose, human conception, value system, sustainability, holistic education, and exemplary entrepreneurship.

The foundation's revenue model is effectively a single income stream: annual distributions of profits from its wholly owned subsidiary TGW Logistics, which totaled 8.0 million euros in fiscal 2024/25. Per its foundation deed and Guideline 9, at least 30% of distributions are allocated to TGW Future Wings for youth education; in 2024/25 the foundation directed 66.6% (5.3 million euros) to this non-profit division. The foundation is governed by a Foundation Board (Stiftungsvorstand) chaired by Martin Krauss, with Dr. Ernst Chalupsky as Deputy Chair and members including Johannes Feldmayer, Christian Lutz, and Dr. Clemens Steiner, who also serve on TGW Logistics's Supervisory Board. The structure is designed to be ownerless and to survive generational transitions without sale or breakup of TGW Logistics.

Name

TGW Future Privatstiftung

Legal name

TGW Future Privatstiftung

Website

https://tgw-future.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TGW Future Privatstiftung is an Austrian private foundation that wholly owns TGW Logistics (a 1.1 billion-euro intralogistics company) and channels profit distributions into TGW Future Wings, its non-profit division funding holistic education programs for approximately 34,000 young people.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marchtrenk

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Distribution from TGW Logistics: The primary revenue stream for TGW Future Privatstiftung is the distribution of profits from its owned company TGW Logistics. In fiscal year 2024/25, TGW Logistics distributed 8.0 million euros to the foundation. TGW Logistics generated 1.1 billion euros in revenue and 1.5 billion euros in order intake with 4,645 employees worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TGW Future Privatstiftung is a private foundation that holds 100% of TGW Logistics (an intralogistics and warehouse automation company with €1.1 billion in revenue and 4,645 employees) and operates TGW Future Wings, a non-profit division funding holistic educational programs for young people. In fiscal year 2024/25 it received €8.0 million in distributions from TGW Logistics and reinvested approximately 66.6% of this into TGW Future Wings, which has reached roughly 34,000 young people since 2006 through about nine innovative educational projects. The foundation's purpose is to ensure the long-term independence of TGW Logistics while generating sustained funding for youth education under the philosophy 'Mensch im Mittelpunkt – lernen und wachsen' (Focusing on people – learning and growing).

Product overview

TGW Future Privatstiftung operates a multi-part structure consisting of: (1) The TGW Future Privatstiftung itself as the owning foundation established in 2004, (2) TGW Logistics as the commercial operating company focused on logistics automation, (3) TGW Future Wings as the non-profit educational division, and (4) The Foundation Philosophy framework including MINDtastic training program. This is not a product company but rather an ownership and governance structure with educational and commercial operations. The foundation model is designed to ensure long-term independence and sustainable continuation of the business while promoting human development and educational initiatives.

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Brands

• TGW Logistics: Commercial operating division of the foundation focusing on intralogistics and materials handling systems
• TGW Future Wings
• MINDtastic

Products and services

• TGW Future Privatstiftung (Foundation Entity) Private foundation acting as long-term, ownerless core shareholder of TGW Logistics; stewards the TGW World governance and allocates at least 30% of distributions to TGW Future Wings for youth education.
• TGW Logistics (wholly-owned subsidiary) Wholly-owned commercial operating subsidiary of the foundation providing intralogistics and warehouse automation solutions; in 2024/25 generated €1.1 billion in revenue and €49.3 million EBIT with 4,645 employees worldwide and €1.5 billion in order intake.
• TGW Future Wings (non-profit educational division) Non-profit division funding holistic educational programs for young people; supports about 9 innovative educational projects reaching approximately 34,000 young people (around two-thirds women) since 2006, with €43 million total invested.
• MINDtastic (learning and growth program) Internal training and development program supporting learning and growth within the TGW World, enabling employees to progressively unfold their potential in line with the foundation's Hexagon philosophy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.0 million euros distributed to foundation in 2024/25, with 66.6% directed to educational programs
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TGW LogisticscoreOthersTGW Future Privatstiftung owns 100% of TGW Logistics. The foundation serves as the permanent, long-term core shareholder ensuring the company's independence and sustainable operation. TGW Logistics is a leading logistics automation company with 4,645 employees, 1.1 billion euros in revenue, and 1.5 billion euros in order intake. The relationship is one of ownership, not a commercial partnership.
• TGW Future WingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGW Future Privatstiftung founded and funds TGW Future Wings, the non-profit division focused on holistic educational programs for young people. The foundation has invested 43 million euros in TGW Future Wings since 2006, with 66.6% of annual distributions directed to this division. TGW Future Wings supports 9 innovative educational projects reaching approximately 34,000 young people.
• Future Wings (private foundation)minorOthersA private foundation established by TGW Future Privatstiftung within the TGW Future Wings non-profit division.
• Schule Morgen (private foundation)minorOthersA private foundation established by TGW Future Privatstiftung within the TGW Future Wings non-profit division.
• CAP.future GmbHminorOthersA company owned by TGW Future Privatstiftung within the non-profit TGW Future Wings division.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vanderlande: Dutch warehouse and parcel-sortation automation company owned by Toyota Industries. A direct competitor in integrated logistics solutions for airports, retail, and parcel networks, with comparable scale and product breadth to TGW Logistics.
• Swisslog: Headquartered in Switzerland and owned by KUKA Group, Swisslog competes directly with TGW Logistics in warehouse automation and material handling, offering comparable ASRS, shuttle, and software solutions to the same enterprise customer base.
• Dematic: Largest direct competitor to TGW Logistics, specializing in intralogistics and supply chain automation. Both serve large enterprise customers with similar warehouse automation solutions; Dematic is owned by KION Group, giving the comparison a similar parent-ownership structure dimension.
• Knapp AG: Austrian-headquartered intralogistics specialist and one of TGW Logistics' closest geographic and product peers. Knapp competes head-to-head in distribution-center automation, shuttle-based storage, and pharma/apparel-vertical solutions.
• Daifuku: Japanese global leader in material handling systems with a comparable intralogistics portfolio (conveyors, ASRS, sortation). Daifuku competes with TGW Logistics on large multi-national RFPs and operates at similar scale.
• System Logistics: Italian intralogistics specialist (part of Krones-related industrial group) competing with TGW Logistics in beverage, food, and automated storage segments. Comparable product offering and customer profile.

Emerging players

• Kardex: Swiss-listed provider of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and intralogistics solutions. Partial product overlap with TGW Logistics but more focused on smaller-scale storage automation rather than full DC integration.

Broad incumbents

• KION Group: Parent of Dematic and a major intralogistics group. KION competes broadly with TGW Logistics through its Dematic subsidiary and provides a reference point for valuing foundation/family-influenced ownership of warehouse automation businesses.

Others

• Festo SE & Co. KG: German industrial automation company owned by the Festo Foundation (73% direct stake) - structurally the closest analog to TGW Future Privatstiftung's ownerless foundation ownership model, providing a peer for foundation-governed industrial businesses.
• Robert Bosch Stiftung / Bosch: Robert Bosch Stiftung holds 94% of Robert Bosch GmbH, the closest large-scale analog to TGW Future Privatstiftung's foundation-ownership model. Comparable governance logic (ownerless foundation, founder values, long-term independence) applied at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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