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Crane Industry Statistics

Aging fleets mean global crane fleets average 15 years old—discover how that impacts safety, utilization, and the market drivers reshaping crane operations.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Crane Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Edited by Henrik Dahl·Fact-checked by Peter Sandoval
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The crane industry at a glance

The global crane market was valued at $25.7 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $43.4 billion by 2035, supported by infrastructure, renewable-energy, port-modernization and industrial-investment programs.

$25.7B[61]
Global market size, 2025
5.4%[61]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2035
40.4%[61]
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
€4.19B[1]
Konecranes sales, 2025
Market size
Global crane-market estimates vary by scope and classification. Global Market Insights valued the market at $25.7 billion in 2025, while a Frost & Sullivan estimate cited in a 2025 Hong Kong Exchanges filing put the broader global hoisting-machinery market at $30.2 billion in 2024.[61][62]
Forecast & CAGR
Global Market Insights forecasts the crane market to grow from $25.7 billion in 2025 to $43.4 billion in 2035, representing a 5.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2035. Frost & Sullivan’s broader hoisting-machinery forecast projects growth from $30.2 billion in 2024 to $46.2 billion in 2030, equivalent to a 7.3% CAGR.[61][62]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific was the largest regional market in 2025, with $10.355 billion and a 40.4% share of global crane-market revenue, according to Global Market Insights. In the broader hoisting-machinery market, Asia-Oceania accounted for 28.5% of 2024 revenue, followed by North America at 27.7% and Europe at 22.7%.[61][62]
Segmentation
The market is commonly segmented by product into mobile and fixed cranes, and by application into construction, mining, industrial, oil and gas, and other uses. Grand View Research reported that mobile cranes led product revenue in 2025 and construction represented 35.9% of application revenue.[63]
Key players & concentration
Global Market Insights identified Liebherr as the leading company with more than 9.4% market share in 2025. Liebherr, Manitowoc, Tadano, XCMG and SANY together accounted for 31.6%, indicating a market with substantial large-player participation but no dominant global supplier.[61]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being supported by civil-infrastructure programs, renewable-energy construction, port modernization and industrial handling requirements. Product development is increasingly focused on electrification, hybrid power, automation and digital controls; Konecranes launched an electric-battery version of its rubber-tyred gantry crane in 2025, while geopolitical uncertainty and uneven construction markets remain constraints.[62][1]
Consumer behavior & competition
Reliable quantitative data on crane-buyer behavior and rental-versus-purchase decisions was not identified from a sufficiently authoritative public source. Available company reporting indicates competition is increasingly based on lifecycle service, installed-base support, automation, energy efficiency and port or industrial application expertise.[1]
M&A
M&A remains an active route for industrial technology expansion. Crane Company completed the approximately $1.06 billion acquisition of Baker Hughes’ Panametrics, Druck and Reuter-Stokes businesses on January 1, 2026, and also completed its acquisition of optek-Danulat on the same date; in September 2026 it agreed to acquire Trillium Flow Technologies’ U.S. pump business for approximately $240 million.[50][46]
Regulation
In the United States, OSHA’s 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC applies to power-operated equipment used in construction that can hoist, lower and horizontally move suspended loads, including mobile, tower, overhead, gantry, floating and port-related crane types. In the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 establishes health, safety and conformity-assessment requirements for machinery and related products.[53][64]
Latest news
Konecranes reported €4.19 billion of net sales and €4.39 billion of order intake for 2025, with its order book reaching €2.99 billion at year-end. Crane Company reported 2025 quarterly sales of $581.0 million and announced 2026 guidance alongside two acquisitions completed on January 1, 2026.[1][50]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Crane Industry

The leading companies in the crane industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

SANY Heavy Industry leads Gitnux's 2026 crane ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with $2.18 billion in 2025 hoisting-machinery revenue. Bigge Crane and Rigging is the highest-ranked crane rental and lifting services provider at 9.3, with a large U.S. fleet covering mobile, crawler, tower and all-terrain cranes.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in crane manufacturing

    SANY Heavy Industry

    CN

    Ranked #1 · 9.4 · Crane manufacturing

    Why we picked it: It reports 2025 hoisting-machinery revenue within construction and mobile cranes worldwide.

    See in ranking ↓Visit sanyglobal.com ↗

  2. Leader in crane rental and services

    Bigge Crane and Rigging

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · Crane rental and services

    Why we picked it: Its U.S. fleet spans multiple crane types used in rental and heavy lifting services.

    See in ranking ↓Visit bigge.com ↗

  3. #3 overall

    Mammoet

    NL

    Ranked #3 · 9.3 · Crane rental and services

    Why we picked it: Its worldwide heavy-lifting operations are supported by a scale of 1,000+ cranes.

    See in ranking ↓Visit mammoet.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Pick 2 is the highest-ranked company in the top 5 that adds a new segment; no further segment places in the top 5, so pick 3 follows rank.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the crane industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

SANY Heavy Industry

Crane manufacturing · CN

9.4
2

Bigge Crane and Rigging

Crane rental and services · US

9.3
3

Mammoet

Crane rental and services · NL

9.3
4

Konecranes

Crane manufacturing · FI

8.8
5

ALL Family of Companies

Crane rental and services · US

8.7
6

PALFINGER

Loader, marine and lifting cranes worldwide · AT

8.5
7

Liebherr

Mobile, crawler and tower cranes worldwide · CH

8.5
8

Maxim Crane Works

Crane rental and lifting services, United States · US

8.4
9

The Manitowoc Company

Crawler, tower and mobile cranes worldwide · US

8.2
10

W.O. Grubb Crane Rental

Crane rental and lifting services, United States · US

7.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the crane industry. In Crane Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/crane-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

The Manitowoc Company total revenue

The Manitowoc Company total revenue grew from $1.4B in 2020 to $2.2B in 2023.

$1.5B
Start
+15.34%
CAGR · 3y
$2.2B
Projected
20202023
source-verifieds29.q4cdn.com2023

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Konecranes’ Zero4 ecosystem connects partner organizations to AI and connected crane features, with 90 ecosystem partners in 2025 and 120 Konecranes employees in 2026.

AI in the crane industry

  • 90 partner organizations participated in Konecranes’ Zero4 innovation ecosystem in 2025, supporting projects involving artificial intelligence, digitalized material flows and energy efficiency.[1]
  • Around 120 Konecranes employees were involved in the company’s Zero4 research ecosystem in 2026, whose projects increasingly focused on artificial intelligence and physical AI.[2]
  • 1 AI-assisted RailQ 3D crane-runway analysis application and 1 AI service-technician assistance tool were listed as live Konecranes solutions in 2026.[1]

Automation in the crane industry

  • 1 crane automation technology provider, CATs, was acquired by Konecranes in 2024, including its patents, source code and database.[1]
  • 42% of new overhead-crane systems installed globally in 2024 reportedly included remote-control features linked to load monitoring and predictive-maintenance software.[3]

Digital Transformation in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 32% of U.S. industrial-products respondents said their operations-technology investments had delivered expected results in 2024.[4]
  • 34% of industrial-manufacturing organizations across 26 countries had achieved return on investment from multiple AI use cases in 2024.[5]
  • 24% of companies across the European Industrial Ecosystem had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[6]
  • 76% of industrial-manufacturing firms across 26 countries reported that their workforce had an appetite to embrace cutting-edge technology in 2024.[5]

Technology Adoption in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 31% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing modern-delivery technologies, including low-code and no-code, in 2024.[7]
  • 37% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing AI and automation strategies in 2024.[7]
  • 35% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing data-and-analytics strategies in 2024.[7]
  • 30% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing edge-computing strategies in 2024.[7]

Cloud Computing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 87% of Australian manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2022.[8]
  • 54% of EU manufacturing enterprises used paid cloud-computing services in 2025, up from approximately 45% in 2023.[9]
  • 39% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing XaaS technologies, including public and multicloud, in 2024.[7]
  • 87% of Finnish manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2023.[8]

Big Data in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024, up 7 percentage points from 2023, according to an Auburn University study of 97 participants.[10]
  • 60% of manufacturers surveyed could collect and normalize data from assets or equipment in 2024, across 461 decision makers in the United States, Germany and Malaysia.[11]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024.[10]
  • 33% of manufacturers surveyed were performing prescriptive analytics in 2024, according to ABI Research’s survey of 461 manufacturing decision makers.[11]
  • 67% of manufacturers surveyed in the United States, Germany and Malaysia could collect and analyze data in near real time in 2024.[11]
  • 16.2% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used big-data technologies in 2024.[6]

IoT in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 35% of manufacturing companies in a Productivity Institute sample had adopted Internet of Things technology, with geography not specified by the source.[12]
  • 81% of manufacturing leaders surveyed identified data and analytics for process improvement as an important technology use case, while IoT for predictive maintenance ranked among the leading use cases in 2024.[13]
  • 11.1% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used Internet of Things technologies in 2023.[6]
  • 27.6% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used Internet of Things technologies in 2024.[6]

Innovation in the crane industry

  • 1 hydrogen-fuel-cell straddle carrier was introduced by Konecranes in 2025 as part of its port-equipment innovation portfolio.[1]
  • 1 fully electric empty-container handler was launched by Konecranes in 2024 as part of its product-electrification innovation program.[1]
  • 6 Zero4 research projects were started by Konecranes in 2024 within a program involving approximately 60 ecosystem partners.[1]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Order intake and order book figures anchor performance context: Konecranes reported €4,389.3 million order intake in 2025 and €2,988.4 million order book at year-end.

Business intelligence in the crane industry

  • €2,988.4 million was Konecranes’ order book at the end of 2025.[1]
  • €4,187.8 million was Konecranes’ total net sales in 2025, a core group-level performance indicator for crane and material-handling operations.[1]
  • €4,389.3 million was Konecranes’ order intake in 2025.[1]
  • €1,561.1 million was Konecranes Industrial Service order intake in 2025.[1]
  • 3 business areas—Industrial Service, Industrial Equipment and Port Solutions—made up Konecranes’ operating structure in 2025.[1]
  • €1,367.6 million was Konecranes Industrial Equipment order intake in 2025.[1]

Data analytics in the crane industry

  • More than 500 Manitowoc field-service technicians supported crane diagnosis, repair and operating-efficiency data use in 2025.[14]
  • 60 ecosystem partners supported Konecranes’ Zero4 research and innovation projects in 2024.[1]
  • 1,574.7 million euros was Konecranes’ 2024 Industrial Service sales associated with maintenance, lifecycle services and data-enabled customer operations.[15]
  • 2023 was the launch year of Konecranes’ predictive-maintenance engine, which uses crane lifecycle data to predict maintenance needs.[15]
  • 1,700+ active and pending patents were reported by Konecranes in 2024, including technologies supporting connected and data-enabled lifting equipment.[1]
  • 90 ecosystem partners were involved in Konecranes’ Zero4 program in 2025, which aims to track and optimize material-flow and equipment fleets.[1]

Data Quality in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of manufacturers identified poor data quality as a technical barrier to improving processes in 2025.[16]
  • 61% of manufacturing leaders agreed that poor data quality limited adoption and optimization of emerging technologies in 2025.[16]
  • 41% of manufacturers surveyed distrusted the data used for supply-chain operations in 2025.[17]
  • 44% of manufacturers surveyed reported that AI projects had failed because of poor data quality in 2025.[17]
  • 54% of manufacturers surveyed had duplicate data in several systems in 2025.[17]
  • 51% of manufacturers surveyed said their data was siloed across disparate tools and systems in 2025.[17]

Data Governance in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of manufacturers surveyed had a corporate-wide governance plan, strategy or formal data-management guidelines in 2024.[18]
  • 58% of manufacturers surveyed assigned primary data-governance responsibility to a C-suite or senior leader in 2024.[18]
  • 22% of manufacturers surveyed included data collection, management or analysis in executive incentives, KPIs or business imperatives in 2024.[18]
  • 15% of manufacturers surveyed said their data strategy was entirely aligned with their overall business strategy in 2024.[18]

KPIs in the crane industry

  • 6.6% was Konecranes’ year-on-year increase in total sales in 2024.[1]
  • 62% was Wolffkran’s average crane utilization in 2023, compared with a technical maximum of 84%.[19]
  • 20.6% was Konecranes Industrial Service’s operating margin in 2025.[1]
  • 20.3% was Konecranes’ return on capital employed in 2024.[1]
  • 5.0% was Konecranes’ year-on-year decline in order book at the end of 2024.[1]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Strategic differentiation ties to service and technology portfolios, including 1,700+ active and pending patents reported by Konecranes in 2024.

Growth in the crane industry

  • $128 million was Manitowoc’s 2024 adjusted EBITDA.[20]
  • 1,700+ active and pending patents supported Konecranes’ product and technology-development strategy in 2024.[1]
  • €35 million was the year-over-year increase in Liebherr maritime-crane revenue in 2024.[21]
  • €4,227.0 million was Konecranes’ 2024 net sales, up 6.6% year over year.[1]
  • 13.1% was Konecranes’ comparable EBITDA margin in 2024.[1]
  • $2.2 billion was Manitowoc’s 2024 net sales.[20]

Differentiation in the crane industry

  • 1,700+ active and pending patents differentiated Konecranes’ technology portfolio in 2024.[1]
  • 230 cranes were serviced under Manitowoc’s EnCORE rebuild guidelines in 2025, supporting lifecycle-cost differentiation.[22]
  • 500+ certified technicians supported Manitowoc’s differentiated aftermarket-service proposition worldwide in 2025.[14]
  • 100+ EnCORE projects were completed by Manitowoc-owned MGX Equipment Services in 2025.[22]
  • 60 metres is the maximum main-boom length of Tadano’s AC 5.120-1, a compact all-terrain crane highlighted for maneuverability in 2026.[23]
  • 3.6% was Liebherr maritime-crane revenue growth in 2024, supported by offshore and container-crane demand and new electrification and automation development.[21]

Mergers and acquisitions in the crane industry

  • 1 acquisition of Manitex International was completed by Tadano on January 2, 2025.[23]
  • 100% of IUK Crane Ltd. was acquired by Tadano on July 1, 2025, adding IHI Transport Machinery’s transportation-system business.[23]
  • ¥15.3 billion was the approximate acquisition cost disclosed for Tadano’s purchase of IHI Transport Machinery’s transportation-systems business in 2025.[23]
  • 4 major product lines were included in the IHI transportation-systems business acquired by Tadano in 2025.[23]
  • 50+ years of engineering expertise came with the IHI transportation-systems business acquired by Tadano in 2025.[23]
  • 46% was Tadano’s forecast FY2025 ratio of overseas sales for aerial work platforms and truck-loader cranes, up from 8% in FY2023 following expansion and acquisition initiatives.[23]

Strategic partnerships in the crane industry

  • 1 local dealer, Zeppelin Polska, supplied Karmax with a Grove GMK4100L-2 all-terrain crane in Poland in 2024.[14]
  • 1 new Manitowoc dealer partnership was established with RIHAM in Kuwait in 2025.[14]
  • 1,012 million euros of Liebherr maritime-crane revenue in 2024 was supported by customer partnerships and demand for offshore and container cranes.[21]
  • 1 Saudi Arabian customer partnership began with Tadano after SALCO received a GR-500EXL crane in 2024.[23]
  • 1 new Potain dealer partnership was established with NFT Hong Kong in 2024 for tower-crane sales, rental and service.[14]
  • 1 acquisition created Tadano distributor continuity in the Pacific Northwest when Mountain Crane acquired Lennon Crane in 2025.[23]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce turnover and operator pipeline remain material constraints, with 5,900 job openings for crane operators projected in Canada over 2024–2033.

Hiring in the crane industry

  • 3,056 employees joined Terex in North and South America in 2024, representing a 45% regional new-hire rate.[24]
  • 1,237 employees under age 30 joined Terex in 2024, representing a 55% new-hire rate for that age group.[24]
  • 562 women joined Terex in 2024, representing a 26% female new-hire rate.[24]
  • 5,900 job openings for crane operators are projected in Canada over 2024–2033, approximately matching the projected number of job seekers.[25]
  • 3,464 employees joined Terex in 2024, representing a 30% new-hire rate across its global crane and lifting-equipment business.[24]

Employee retention in the crane industry

  • 30% was Terex’s 2024 turnover rate in the Asia-Pacific region.[24]
  • 2,772 Terex employees left the organization in 2024, producing a 24% global turnover rate.[24]
  • 41% was Terex’s 2024 turnover rate for employees under age 30.[24]
  • 21% was Terex’s 2024 turnover rate among female employees, compared with 25% among male employees.[24]
  • 12% was Konecranes’ global employee-turnover rate in 2024, down from 14% in 2023 and 15% in 2022.[26]

Remote Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 36.9% of workers could work at home and 33.3% actually did so during 2024–2025.[27]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 35.2% of surveyed workers reported remote work in the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions from July 2021 through March 2024.[28]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 19% of workers worked remotely, including hybrid and fully remote arrangements, during October 2023–September 2024.[29]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, teleworked hours represented 12.2% of total hours worked in 2025.[27]

Hybrid Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 79% operated a hybrid model for non-production employees in 2025.[30]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 80% said their organizations were still struggling to balance hybrid working in 2025.[31]
  • Across manufacturing companies, the average required office attendance reached 2.82 days per week in the second quarter of 2025.[30]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 67% identified productivity as a key factor driving pressure to return to the office in 2025.[31]
  • Across manufacturing employees, 80% believed office mandates reflected a lack of trust that employees would be productive at home in 2025.[31]

Upskilling in the crane industry

  • 4.26 average training hours per male Terex employee were recorded in 2024.[24]
  • 16.8 training hours per employee were recorded by Konecranes in 2024.[1]
  • 4.45 average training hours per female Terex employee were recorded in 2024.[24]
  • 4.30 average training hours per Terex employee were recorded in 2024, excluding some on-the-job and in-person training.[24]

Employee Engagement in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 70% of respondents said most non-frontline employees were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[4]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 25% of respondents did not know whether their frontline workforce was engaged in 2023.[4]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 48% of respondents said most frontline workers were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[4]
  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, the average employee-engagement score was 72.9% in 2026.[32]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 41% identified employee recognition as a high priority in 2024.[33]

DEI in the crane industry

  • 83% was Konecranes’ employee Inclusion Index result in 2024, measuring belonging, authenticity and equity.[26]
  • 2.16% of U.S. crane-and-tower operators were women in 2024, according to workforce data for the occupation.[34]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Lead-generation outcomes are measurable in crane dealer marketing cases, including 2,180% growth in monthly lead volume after a six-month program.

Customer acquisition in the crane industry

  • Approximately $3 million in additional closed sales was attributed to a regional overhead-crane company’s digital marketing transformation in the United States.[35]
  • 122% growth in inbound phone calls was reported by a regional overhead-crane company after its six-month digital marketing transformation in the United States.[35]
  • 2,400 monthly website visitors were recorded by a regional overhead-crane company before its six-month digital marketing program in the United States.[35]
  • $9 million or more in additional sales pipeline was generated during the first six months of a regional overhead-crane company’s digital marketing program in the United States.[35]
  • 20,400 monthly website visitors were recorded by the same regional overhead-crane company after six months of search, content and analytics work in the United States.[35]

Lead generation in the crane industry

  • 10 monthly leads were generated by a regional overhead-crane company before implementing a unified digital lead-generation system in the United States.[35]
  • 2,180% growth in monthly lead volume was reported by a regional overhead-crane company after a six-month digital marketing program in the United States.[35]
  • 229 confirmed decision-makers were reached in an outreach campaign for a crane dealer in the United States.[36]
  • 165 new email addresses were acquired for a crane dealer’s marketing database through targeted outreach in the United States.[36]
  • 86 high-quality leads were supplied to a crane dealer’s sales team through a targeted outreach program in the United States.[36]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Media and databases support outreach capacity, including 19,215 active decision-makers in the American Cranes & Transport database.

Marketing in the crane industry

  • 16 magazines were included in KHL’s global media network serving crane, construction, transport and equipment markets.[37]
  • 15 newsletters were included in KHL’s marketing network serving global crane and related equipment audiences.[37]
  • 19,215 active decision-makers were listed in the American Cranes & Transport database available for lead-generation marketing globally.[37]
  • 54 social-media accounts were operated across KHL’s crane, construction and power media network globally.[37]
  • 300,000 or more unique visitors per month are attracted to KHL websites serving construction, crane and related equipment audiences globally.[37]

Digital marketing in the crane industry

  • 1,920 targeted calls formed the measurable outreach volume for a crane dealer’s customer-acquisition campaign in the United States.[36]
  • $3 million in additional closed sales was attributed to a regional overhead-crane company’s coordinated SEO, content and analytics program.[35]
  • 122% growth in inbound calls was recorded after a regional overhead-crane company improved its online search visibility and digital content.[35]
  • 20,400 monthly website visitors were reached by a regional overhead-crane company after six months of local and national search optimization in the United States.[35]
  • 18,000 additional monthly website visitors were generated by a regional overhead-crane company during a six-month digital marketing transformation in the United States.[35]

Branding in the crane industry

  • 1 supplier ranked highest for product quality in both the industrial and water-and-wastewater segments of Thern’s winch and crane study.[38]
  • 41% of winch and crane industry survey respondents expected demand for davit cranes and winches to increase in the near future.[38]
  • 100% of surveyed winch and crane industry respondents rated product quality, reliability, knowledge, expertise and delivery or turnaround time as highly important.[38]
  • 1 market segment identified on-site engineering support as its leading purchasing driver in Thern’s winch and crane industry study.[38]
  • 1 market segment identified customer service as its leading purchasing driver in Thern’s winch and crane industry study.[38]

Social media in the crane industry

  • 175,000 or more combined social-media followers were reported by Crane Hub Global across its international crane and lifting media network.[39]
  • 1 image-sharing platform was specifically listed by KHL for targeted advertising distribution: Instagram.[37]
  • 3 social platforms were specifically listed by KHL for targeted advertising distribution: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.[37]
  • 55,000 or more TikTok followers were reported by Crane Hub Global across its crane and lifting industry audience.[39]
  • 62,000 or more LinkedIn followers were reported by Crane Hub Global across its crane and lifting industry audience.[39]

Influencer Marketing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 28% ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025; global survey scope.[40]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[40]
  • Among manufacturing marketers using paid channels, 19% used influencer marketing in the 12 months covered by the 2025 outlook survey; global manufacturing, survey conducted June–August 2024.[41]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers planned to increase influencer investment in the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[40]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used influencers in 2025, providing a benchmark applicable to industrial manufacturing marketers.[40]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution metrics emphasize productivity and utilization, including Crane Company reporting $29.0 million productivity gains offsetting cost-of-sales changes.

Process optimization in the crane industry

  • 5.0% of Crane Company’s 2025 cost-of-sales change was offset by reported productivity gains worth $29.0 million.[15]
  • 21.8% was Konecranes Industrial Service’s comparable EBITA margin in 2025, compared with 21.0% in 2024.[1]
  • 13% was Crane Company’s reduction in manufacturing-site electricity consumption in 2024 versus its 2018 baseline.[42]
  • 102% was Crane Company’s adjusted free-cash-flow conversion in 2025, supporting reinvestment and process-improvement initiatives.[43]
  • 90 partners participated in Konecranes’ ZERO4 research ecosystem in 2025 to develop a unified material-flow platform for tracking and optimizing equipment fleets worldwide.[1]

Operational efficiency in the crane industry

  • 20.6% was Konecranes Industrial Service’s operating-profit margin in 2025.[1]
  • 4,389.3 million euros was Konecranes’ order intake in 2025, 9.7% higher than in 2024.[1]
  • 55.6% was year-to-date physical utilization for Rouse crane-rental participants in 2025, down 0.8 percentage points from the same period in 2024.[44]
  • 2,988.4 million euros was Konecranes’ order book at the end of 2025, up 3.5% year over year.[1]
  • 14.0% was Konecranes’ record comparable EBITA margin in 2025 on global crane and lifting-equipment operations.[1]

Quality management in the crane industry

  • 260 basis points was the 2025 increase in Crane Company Aerospace & Advanced Technologies’ reported segment operating margin.[45]
  • 102% was Crane Company’s adjusted free-cash-flow conversion in 2025, providing financial capacity for quality and reliability investment.[43]
  • 13% was Crane Company’s 2024 manufacturing-site electricity-consumption improvement from its 2018 baseline, reported as an operational sustainability result.[42]
  • 13% was Crane Company Aerospace & Advanced Technologies’ 2025 sales growth, supported by commercial, aftermarket and defense demand.[45]
  • 25.0% was Crane Company Aerospace & Advanced Technologies’ operating margin in 2025, compared with 22.4% in 2024.[46]

Supply chain in the crane industry

  • 1,561.1 million euros was Konecranes Industrial Service’s order intake in 2025.[1]
  • 1,637.8 million euros was Konecranes Port Solutions’ order intake in 2025.[1]
  • 2,988.4 million euros was Konecranes’ order book at the end of 2025, representing committed future crane and service work.[1]
  • 56.4 million dollars was Crane Company’s 2025 cost impact from tariffs included in higher material, labor and manufacturing costs.[15]
  • 20% was Konecranes’ reduction in value-chain emissions from its 2019 base by 2025, including purchased goods and sold products.[1]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across global manufacturing, 56% of executives in 2025 said their organization had invested in nearshoring or a combination of reshoring and nearshoring.[47]
  • Across global manufacturing, 37% of facilities were offshore in 2024, compared with 41% onshore and 22% nearshore.[47]
  • Across global manufacturing, executives expected offshore facilities to decline to 28% within three years of 2025, while onshore facilities rise to 48%.[47]
  • Across EU enterprises sourcing abroad during 2021–2023, 39% outsourced business functions to external providers, while 72% used affiliated enterprises abroad for insourcing.[9]
  • Across global manufacturing, 73% of executives in 2025 believed friendshoring would represent a significant share of future sourcing and production.[47]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing dynamics in rental markets show variability, with 41% of crane-hire survey respondents reporting rates decreased during the previous 12 months in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the crane industry

  • 4% to 5% was the reported increase in North American crane-rental rates after the pandemic in an industry benchmarking discussion.[48]
  • 41% of crane-hire survey respondents reported that rates had decreased during the previous 12 months in the 2025 survey.[49]
  • 39% of crane-hire survey respondents expected rates to increase during the next 12 months in the 2025 survey.[49]
  • 54.5% of respondents in a 2023 crane-rental survey reported increasing rates for 100 tonne-metre tower cranes.[37]
  • 17.5% was Crane Company’s 2025 operating-profit margin, reflecting higher prices net of inflation and productivity gains.[43]

Cost reduction in the crane industry

  • 5.0% was the productivity-gain contribution to Crane Company’s 2025 cost-of-sales bridge.[15]
  • 13% was Crane Company’s reduction in manufacturing-site electricity consumption in 2024 compared with its 2018 baseline.[42]
  • 50 million dollars was Crane Company’s approximate annual capital-expenditure plan at the midpoint of its 2024 investor-day range.[50]
  • 29.0 million dollars was Crane Company’s reported productivity gain in 2025, offsetting part of higher material, labor and manufacturing costs.[15]
  • 2.0% to 2.5% of sales was Crane Company’s expected annual capital-expenditure range in its 2024 investor-day plan.[50]

Profitability in the crane industry

  • 14.0% was Konecranes’ comparable EBITA margin in 2025, its highest annual level on record.[1]
  • 25.0% was Crane Company Aerospace & Advanced Technologies’ operating margin in 2025.[46]
  • 19.4% was Crane Company’s adjusted operating margin in its 2024 investor-day plan.[50]
  • 9.4% was Konecranes Industrial Equipment’s comparable EBITA margin in 2025.[1]
  • 588 million euros was Konecranes’ comparable EBITA in 2025.[1]

Financial planning in the crane industry

  • 4,187.8 million euros was Konecranes’ net sales in 2025.[1]
  • 4,389.3 million euros was Konecranes’ 2025 order intake, an indicator of future revenue planning visibility.[1]
  • 1.4 times was Crane Company’s pro-forma net-debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA ratio after January 2026 acquisitions.[43]
  • 2,988.4 million euros was Konecranes’ order book at December 31, 2025.[1]
  • 102% was Crane Company’s adjusted free-cash-flow conversion in 2025.[43]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Lifecycle-service and electrification appear in operating metrics and launches, including 2025 Konecranes portfolio adds and Manitowoc support scale.

Product development in the crane industry

  • 6 Zero4 research and innovation projects were started by Konecranes in 2024 with about 60 ecosystem partners, focusing on industrial productivity.[1]
  • The Konecranes X-series crane was launched in 2024 with software-based feature updates described as a first in the company’s crane portfolio.[15]
  • €406 million was generated by Liebherr’s tower-crane product segment in 2025, up 28.9% year on year.[21]
  • The Konecranes D-series electric chain hoist and an E-Hybrid rubber-tired gantry crane were launched in 2025.[1]
  • 2,515 employees worked in Liebherr’s tower-crane product segment in 2025, up 1.9% year on year.[21]

Product lifecycle in the crane industry

  • 755 cranes were in Wolffkran’s average fleet in 2023, compared with 754 cranes in 2022.[19]
  • 45 years was the oldest crane age recorded in the 2008 assessment of 4,069 cranes in the United States.[51]
  • 62% was Wolffkran’s average crane utilization in 2023, down from 72% in 2022.[19]
  • 14.6 years was Wolffkran’s average fleet age in 2023, compared with 14.7 years in 2022.[19]
  • 16 years was the average age of active cranes in a U.S. utility fleet assessment published in 2023, while disposed cranes averaged 28 years.[52]

After-sales in the crane industry

  • Approximately 140,000 cranes formed Manitowoc’s installed base supported by its Crane Care aftermarket network in 2015.[45]
  • More than 500 field-service technicians were employed by Manitowoc in 2025, compared with fewer than 230 in 2020.[14]
  • €1,562.8 million was Konecranes’ Industrial Service net sales in 2025.[1]
  • $690 million in non-new-crane sales revenue, including customer support, was reported by Manitowoc for 2025.[14]
  • €278.2 million was Konecranes’ 2024 service revenue within Port Solutions, up 19.3% from 2023.[15]

Value proposition in the crane industry

  • 21.8% was Konecranes Industrial Service’s comparable EBITA margin in 2025, indicating the profitability of its maintenance and lifecycle-service proposition.[1]
  • €87 million was Wolffkran’s 2023 revenue from rental and directly related services, including crane service offerings.[19]
  • 20.0% was Konecranes Industrial Service’s operating margin in 2024.[1]
  • €115,000 was Wolffkran’s unadjusted average revenue per crane in 2023.[19]
  • 13% was Wolffkran’s 2023 increase in revenue per crane after adjusting for utilization.[19]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Emissions and ethics reporting are quantified, with Konecranes’ value-chain emissions reduction at 12% and 26 supplier Code of Conduct audits in 2025.

Sustainability in the crane industry

  • 12% was the reduction in Konecranes’ value-chain emissions from 2019 to 2024, worldwide.[26]
  • 15% was Liebherr Appliances’ reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions across five production sites between 2022 and 2024.[21]
  • 56% was the reduction in Konecranes’ own-operations emissions from 2019 to 2024, worldwide.[26]
  • 9% was Liebherr Appliances’ reduction in energy consumption across five production sites between 2022 and 2024.[21]

ESG in the crane industry

  • 6% was Liebherr Group’s employee turnover rate in 2025, based on 3,525 departures.[21]
  • Top 1% was Konecranes’ 2024 EcoVadis position among general-purpose machinery peers.[26]
  • A was Konecranes’ 2024 CDP climate-program rating, reflecting climate disclosure and performance.[26]
  • 83% was Konecranes’ employee inclusion index in 2024, worldwide.[26]
  • Top 2% was Konecranes’ 2024 EcoVadis position among all rated companies globally.[26]

Ethics in the crane industry

  • 97% of Konecranes employees completed refresher Code of Conduct training in 2025.[1]
  • 86% of Konecranes employees said they would feel comfortable reporting unethical behavior in 2025.[1]
  • 88% of Konecranes employees gave a positive response to whether management was committed to integrity and ethical business practices in 2025.[1]
  • 51 ethics-related outreaches were recorded by Crane Company in 2024, 4% fewer than in 2023.[42]
  • 98% of Konecranes employees completed basic Code of Conduct training in 2025, excluding recent hires and employees on leave.[1]

Circular economy in the crane industry

  • 26 Supplier Code of Conduct audits were conducted by Konecranes in 2025.[1]
  • 100% of Konecranes’ industrial crane products are electric, supporting repairability, recyclability and material efficiency.[1]
  • 29% of Liebherr’s hazardous waste was recycled in 2025, representing 4,032 tonnes.[21]
  • 3 new circular-economy business opportunities were assessed by Konecranes in 2025, meeting its annual target.[1]
  • 30 Supplier Code of Conduct audits were conducted by Konecranes in 2024.[1]

Carbon footprint in the crane industry

  • 12,632 metric tonnes CO₂e were Manitowoc’s location-based Scope 2 emissions in 2024.[14]
  • 22,862 metric tonnes CO₂e were Manitowoc’s Scope 1 emissions in 2024.[14]
  • 64.7% of Terex’s 2024 Scope 3 emissions came from use of sold products.[24]
  • 41,100 tCO₂e were Konecranes’ Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024, 54% below its 2019 baseline.[1]
  • 10,200 tCO₂e were Konecranes’ manufacturing-site Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024.[1]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Distribution and regional expansion data includes network scale, with 640 sales and service locations in Konecranes’ disclosed distribution network.

Globalization in the crane industry

  • €1,012 million was Liebherr maritime-crane revenue in 2024, up 3.6% year over year.[21]
  • €3,916 million was Liebherr revenue from mobile and crawler cranes in 2024.[21]
  • 20 largest crane manufacturers generated $33.57 billion in combined crane-related sales in 2023, according to the ICm20 ranking published in 2024.[37]
  • 100.4% was Tadano’s estimated 2025 global mobile-crane demand index excluding China, relative to the previous year.[15]
  • 30 production sites worldwide supported PALFINGER’s global crane and lifting-solutions business in 2024.[59]

Cultural adaptation in the crane industry

  • 1 new Potain dealer was appointed in Hong Kong in 2024, providing tower-crane sales, rental and service support through NFT Hong Kong.[14]
  • 56.0 metres is the maximum lifting height including jib of the Tadano GR-500EXL selected by Saudi Arabian customer SALCO in 2024.[23]
  • 2 Grove TMC750 truck cranes and 1 GCD15 carrydeck crane were included in RIHAM’s first Kuwait order after becoming a Manitowoc dealer in 2025.[14]
  • 2 countries, Taiwan and Hong Kong, were identified as NFT Group Asia businesses supporting Potain’s regional representation in the 2024 dealer announcement.[14]
  • 2 official Tadano distributors represented the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon after Mountain Crane acquired Lennon Crane in 2025.[23]

Supplier management in the crane industry

  • 5 countries—Germany, Finland, the United States, France and Sweden—had the largest numbers of Konecranes suppliers in 2024.[26]
  • 5 supplier-meeting topics included contracts, performance, compliance, risk review and relationship management under Konecranes’ 2024 supplier-relationship framework.[15]
  • 3 major material categories—steel, mechanical and electrical components, and logistics or subcontracting services—were identified by Konecranes in its 2024 supply-chain disclosure.[26]
  • 2 purchasing options were cited by Konecranes as a supply-chain-resilience measure in 2024.[26]
  • 3 supplier-management controls—screening, assessments and audits—were used by Konecranes during supplier relationships in 2024.[26]

Stakeholder management in the crane industry

  • 460+ field-service technicians supported Manitowoc’s crane customers in 2024.[20]
  • 13 stakeholder categories were identified by Konecranes as increasingly important, including communities, authorities, universities, trade unions, NGOs, analysts and media.[60]
  • 4,800 employees worked for Manitowoc in 2024, forming a major internal stakeholder group for its global crane business.[20]
  • 2 materiality perspectives—impact and financial—were combined by Crane Co. in its 2024 stakeholder-assessment process.[42]
  • 7 stakeholder groups were engaged in Crane Co.’s 2024 double-materiality assessment: executives, board members, business-unit presidents, employees, risk management, customers, suppliers and shareholders.[42]

Distribution channels in the crane industry

  • 640 sales and service locations formed Konecranes’ global distribution network in the company’s disclosed network data.[26]
  • 140 Konecranes sales and service locations were in Asia and the Pacific in the company’s disclosed distribution network.[26]
  • 200 Konecranes sales and service locations were in the Americas in the company’s disclosed distribution network.[26]
  • 300 Konecranes sales and service locations were in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the company’s disclosed distribution network.[26]
  • 13% of Konecranes’ 2024 orders came from distributors.[1]

Key questions about the Crane Industry

What is the global crane market size in 2025?
Global Market Insights estimated the crane market at $25.7 billion in 2025.
How fast is the crane market expected to grow after 2025?
Global Market Insights forecasts growth from $25.7 billion in 2025 to $43.4 billion by 2035, implying a 5.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.
Which companies lead the crane industry?
SANY Heavy Industry leads Gitnux's 2026 crane ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with $2.18 billion in 2025 hoisting-machinery revenue. Bigge Crane and Rigging is the highest-ranked crane rental and lifting services provider at 9.3, with a large U.S. fleet covering mobile, crawler, tower and all-terrain cranes.
What technology shifts are most visible in crane systems?
Product development increasingly emphasizes electrification, hybrid power, automation, and digital controls; Konecranes also launched an electric-battery version of a rubber-tyred gantry crane in 2025.
How is the crane market structured by players?
Global Market Insights identified Liebherr as the leading company with more than 9.4% market share in 2025, while Liebherr, Manitowoc, Tadano, XCMG, and SANY together accounted for 31.6%.
What’s changing in crane buyer decisions between rental and purchase?
Reliable quantitative data on rental-versus-purchase decisions was not found in an adequately authoritative public source; available reporting indicates competition increasingly uses lifecycle service and installed-base support.
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