scholpp kran & transport

What scholpp kran & transport does

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH is a Stuttgart-headquartered, family-owned German crane rental and heavy-load transport specialist founded in 1956 by Alfred Scholpp and led since 1995 by Martin Scholpp. The company operates an ~80-unit crane fleet spanning 40 to 700 tonnes of lifting capacity and executes approximately 10,000 deployments per year across eight branch locations in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, serving industrial, infrastructure, energy, healthcare, automotive, museum, and events clients. With roughly 230 qualified employees, the firm maintains an in-house training academy ("Akademie für Maßarbeit") recruiting approximately four apprentices per year, and is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 15635 standards.

The company's structural differentiator is a trimodal heavy-load terminal at Stuttgart that connects road, rail, and inland waterway handling for oversized industrial cargo — a capital-intensive asset that few regional mid-sized competitors can replicate. SCHOLPP also operates a co-located branch at the BASF Ludwigshafen industrial complex, embedding service delivery inside a flagship chemical-industry customer's site, and was awarded the BSK Award for Crane Work of the Year in 2025. Drone-based site surveying (camera-based computer vision) is in use for project planning, while the broader employee-facing digital interface is delivered through the mySCHOLPPplus/mobil platform.

The business model is project-based B2B industrial services revenue, generated through crane rental contracts and heavy-load transport jobs, supplemented by recurring anchor-customer commitments such as the BASF Ludwigshafen co-location. Pricing is per-deployment and contract-negotiated; the customer base spans regulated utilities (Netze BW, Transnet BW), large industrial operators (BASF), public-infrastructure projects, hospitals (Robert Bosch Hospital), and event/cultural venues. Geographic expansion is signaled by the March 2026 opening of a Herrenberg sales office, while talent and asset modernization remain core capital-allocation priorities under stable family ownership.

Name

scholpp kran & transport

Legal name

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH

Website

https://scholppkran.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH is a Stuttgart-headquartered, family-owned German crane rental and heavy-load transport specialist operating eight branches across Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, with ~80 cranes (40–700 tonnes) and ~230 employees serving industrial, infrastructure, healthcare, and energy clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crane Rental and Heavy-Load Transport Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile & Crawler Cranes (IMAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH), Gear & Lifting Equipment Rental (Cranes, Spreaders, Forklifts, Reach Stackers) (TLAHALAD), Heavy Lift / Breakbulk & RoRo Project Shipping (TLADAGAC)

Keywords

• Crane rental services
• Industrial machine relocation
• Heavy load transport
• Mobile crane operations
• Specialized lifting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crane Rental and Services: Crane services ranging from 40 to 700 tonnes lifting capacity, including operator and rigging crew. Revenue is generated per project/job based on crane type, duration, load complexity, and site requirements. The primary revenue driver.
2. Machine Relocation Services: Complete machine moving services including planning, disconnection, transport, reassembly, and commissioning. Charged per project based on complexity, number of machines, and scope of services (including dismantling, rigging, and alignment).
3. Transport Solutions: Specialized transport logistics for machines, equipment, and components including route planning, permit acquisition, and execution. Revenue based on transport distance, load dimensions, and regulatory requirements.
4. Supplementary Services: Additional services including traffic engineering (road closures, construction site safety), disposal of old materials and machines, and container rental. Supplementary revenue streams bundled with core services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCHOLPP provides mobile crane rental and operated lifting services using a fleet of approximately 80 cranes ranging from 8 to 700 tonnes capacity, covering hydraulic terrain cranes, tower folding cranes, large cranes, loader cranes, city cranes, and mini cranes. The company also delivers end-to-end machine relocation services (dismantling, transport, reassembly, alignment) and specialized transport solutions including route planning, permit acquisition, and execution, with trimodal (road-water-rail) heavy-load capability at Stuttgart.

Product overview

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH is a crane and heavy-load transport services company operating a fleet of approximately 80 cranes ranging from 8 to 700 tonnes capacity. The company offers an integrated suite of services built around three core offerings: (1) Krandienstleistungen — crane rental and lifting services using hydraulic terrain cranes, fast-running cranes, tower folding cranes, large cranes (S-GK 400, S-GK 500, S-GK 650), loader cranes up to 165 mt, city cranes, and mini cranes up to 8 tonnes; (2) Maschinenumzüge / Maschinenmontagen — complete machine relocation including dismantling, transport, assembly, and alignment, with special equipment such as robot chassis, lifting frames, portals, machine baskets, chain hoists, and aluminium spreaders; and (3) Transportlösungen — comprehensive transport solutions including planning, permits, and execution. Additional services include nationwide crane services, a used equipment marketplace, in-house workshop, traffic engineering, container rental, old machine disposal, and trimodal logistics via a heavy-load quay at Stuttgart. The company also operates an internal training academy (Akademie für Maßarbeit), employee benefit programmes (mySCHOLPPplus, mySCHOLPPmobil), and a charitable children's meal programme (Kinderkrane). Services are delivered through 8 locations across Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate with approximately 230 employees completing around 10,000 deployments per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Krandienstleistungen (Crane Services)
• Maschinenumzüge / Maschinenmontagen (Machine Relocation and Industrial Assembly)
• Transportlösungen (Transport Solutions)
• Bundesweite (Kran)Dienstleistungen (Nationwide Crane Services)
• Trimodale Schwerlastlogistik (Trimodal Heavy-Load Logistics)
• Werkstatt (In-house Workshop Services)
• Gebrauchtmarkt (Used Equipment Market)
• Verkehrstechnik (Traffic Engineering Services)
• Containervermietung (Container Rental)
• Altmaschinenentsorgung (Old Machine Disposal)

Quantifiable outcome

• BSK Award 2025 - 1st Place, Crane Work of the Year (over 120t)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hermann Paule GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral contractor for road transport who engaged SCHOLPP as the crane services subcontractor for the Robert-Bosch-Hospital modular construction project. Paule served as the primary client contracting SCHOLPP's crane and lifting services for this complex urban installation. SCHOLPP describes the relationship as a close partnership producing outstanding results.
• matecominorOthersWork platform provider whose equipment (work platforms/aerial lifts) was used alongside SCHOLPP's cranes for the LED screen dismantling project at MHP Arena Stuttgart. mateco provided access equipment complementary to SCHOLPP's crane services.
• Max Wild GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil engineering and construction company who commissioned SCHOLPP for the tandem lift of the Rosenstein replacement bridge onto the MS Oleander vessel at Kaatsch site in Plochingen. Max Wild is the lead contractor for the overall Rosenstein bridge replacement project in Stuttgart.
• Spedition KüblercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFreight forwarding company that commissioned SCHOLPP for the transshipment of a 297-tonne Hitachi Energy transformer from ship at Stuttgart trimodal terminal. SCHOLPP handled the water-to-road transshipment; Spedition Kübler managed subsequent overland transport logistics.
• Hitachi EnergyminorOthersManufacturer of the 297-tonne transformer transshipped at SCHOLPP's Stuttgart terminal. The transformer was shipped from Mannheim via the Neckar River to Stuttgart for eventual rail transport to Transnet BW's Wendlingen substation.
• Transnet BWcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrid operator for Baden-Württemberg who received the 297-tonne Hitachi Energy transformer at their Wendlingen substation. SCHOLPP's transshipment at Stuttgart was a critical link in the supply chain for Transnet BW's infrastructure project.
• Netze BWminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrid infrastructure company who commissioned SCHOLPP for the dismantling of two LED screens at MHP Arena Stuttgart. Project executed using two S-HK 250 cranes in tandem lift with industrial rope access technicians.
• Schrott- und Metallhandel Kaatsch GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetal recycling and trading company at Plochingen on the Neckar River who hosts the trimodal heavy-load terminal where SCHOLPP performed the tandem lift of the 128-tonne Rosenstein bridge. Kaatsch provides the riverside infrastructure enabling SCHOLPP's water-borne heavy logistics capability. Kaatsch also receives recycled LED screens from SCHOLPP projects.
• ARSLAN Industrieservice GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustrial service company that donated gifts for SCHOLPP's employee Christmas charity tombola in 2025.
• Liebherr Werk Ehingen GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCrane manufacturer Liebherr donated gifts for SCHOLPP's employee Christmas charity tombola in 2025.
• Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerModel vehicle manufacturer that donated gifts for SCHOLPP's employee Christmas charity tombola in 2025.
• Tadano EuropeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCrane manufacturer Tadano donated gifts for SCHOLPP's employee Christmas charity tombola in 2025.
• Technikmuseum Sinsheim & Technikmuseum SpeyerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoth technology museums donated gifts for SCHOLPP's employee Christmas charity tombola in 2025.
• Franz Bracht GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman crane company that hosted a photo shoot for SCHOLPP employee Julia Schlesinger (Miss und Mister Handwerk 2027 candidate) at their facility in Erwitte. Franz Bracht also operates a private crane museum visited by Julia.
• VfB StuttgartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial business partner of VfB Stuttgart football club. Association provides brand visibility, hospitality opportunities, and community engagement at the Bundesliga stadium.
• Bundesverband Schwertransporte und Kranarbeiten (BSK)coreOthersIndustry association for heavy transport and crane work in Germany. SCHOLPP is a member; won the BSK Award 2025 for Crane Work of the Year (over 120t) at the BSK annual conference in Dresden.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH: One of Germany's largest crane rental companies operating tower cranes, mobile cranes, and heavy-lift services nationwide. Direct competitor to SCHOLPP in the crane services market with a similar integrated service model but broader national footprint.
• Wasel GmbH: German crane and heavy-haul specialist operating a large mobile crane fleet across multiple locations, including large-capacity units comparable to SCHOLPP's S-GK 650. Direct competitor in heavy-lift and special transport services.
• Helmut Rübsamen GmbH & Co. KG: German heavy-transport and crane services company with national reach, offering special transport, crane work, and assembly services comparable to SCHOLPP's three-pillar offering.
• Franz Bracht GmbH: German crane company headquartered in Erwitte with mobile and large-crane operations plus a private crane museum. Industry peer mentioned in SCHOLPP's partner network for cross-marketing activities.

Broad incumbents

• Felbermayr Holding GmbH: Austrian-based heavy-lift, crane, and civil-engineering group with operations across Germany and Europe. Operates a larger fleet and broader service portfolio than SCHOLPP, including foundation engineering and waterway construction.
• Mammoet: Global heavy-lift and transport specialist (Dutch-owned) serving energy, petrochemical, and infrastructure projects with mega-crane capacity. Competes for the largest transformer and infrastructure lifts that SCHOLPP also targets.
• Sarens: Belgian-headquartered global heavy-lift company with one of the world's largest crane fleets including modular cranes up to 5,000 tonnes. Competes at the upper end of the same heavy-lift project space SCHOLPP serves.

Others

• Max Wild GmbH: Civil engineering and construction company based in southern Germany that contracts SCHOLPP as a crane subcontractor. Functions both as a customer and as a comparable regional infrastructure player, though not a direct crane-services competitor.
• mateco: European work-platform and aerial-equipment rental company partnering with SCHOLPP on the MHP Arena LED-screen dismantling. Adjacent equipment-rental peer in the southern German market with overlapping customer base.

Emerging players

• Wiesecker Kran- und Fördertechnik: Regional German crane and materials-handling specialist serving southern Germany with mobile cranes and forklift rental. A smaller-scale peer in SCHOLPP's geographic backyard, useful as a comparable mid-market regional operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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