Mateco

Mateco GmbH (stylised as mateco) is a German aerial work platform (AWP) rental company headquartered in Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg. It rents a wide range of aerial work platforms — including truck-mounted, scissor and telescopic booms — and also sells used machines. Founded in Stuttgart in 1973 under the name Maltech Gesellschaft für technische Malerarbeiten mit beschränkter Haftung, and shortly afterwards as Maltech Hebebühnen-Vermietung GmbH & Co., the company began by renting truck-mounted aerial platforms before adding scissor and telescopic lifts a few years later. Over the decades it grew through acquisitions of smaller and mid-sized AWP rental providers, becoming the largest German provider in its field. In 1999 the business was renamed mateco AG, a non-listed joint-stock company. By 2011 Mateco operated 28 locations and maintained subsidiaries in Poland and Luxembourg. In 2012 the private-equity firm Odewald & Compagnie acquired 49% of the shares to provide growth capital, and in the same year the Belgian TVH Group, based in Waregem, acquired Mateco AG; the company was subsequently converted into Mateco GmbH. In 2017 TVH took over Lavendon (Deutschland) Holding GmbH and with it Gardemann Arbeitsbühnen GmbH, Mateco's largest competitor at the time. In 2018 Gardemann and mateco were merged under the common roof of Mateco GmbH. In 2021 TVH's group assets were split, and the Mateco business was transferred into the sole ownership of the Vanhalst family, administered through mateco Société à responsabilité limitée in Luxembourg, which is the sole shareholder of Central Parts GmbH, which in turn is the sole shareholder of Mateco GmbH. By 2023 Mateco operated 62 locations in Germany with a rental fleet of around 12,100 aerial work platforms of various designs. The company positions itself as a full-service height-access partner, serving construction, industrial maintenance, facade work, landscaping and tree care, and events. Its website offers online rental enquiries, a product database with technical data, and downloadable rental catalogues covering industrial and street machines. Mateco has also been recognised in consumer studies, being named a winner in the "Mietgeräte" (rental equipment) category of "Deutschlands beste Online-Portale 2026", a study by the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) and news channel ntv based on ratings from more than 45,000 users across over 600 providers.

Mateco GmbH was founded in Stuttgart in 1973. Its original name was Maltech Gesellschaft für technische Malerarbeiten mit beschränkter Haftung, and shortly afterwards it operated as Maltech Hebebühnen-Vermietung GmbH & Co. The early business focused on renting truck-mounted aerial work platforms; a few years later scissor lifts and telescopic boom lifts were added to the fleet. Over time the company grew into the largest German provider of aerial work platform rental, expanding through the acquisition of numerous smaller and mid-sized rental companies. In 1999 the company was renamed mateco AG, structured as a non-listed joint-stock company. By 2011 Mateco operated 28 locations and had established subsidiaries in Poland and Luxembourg. In 2012 the private-equity firm Odewald & Compagnie invested in the business, acquiring 49% of the shares with the aim of providing further growth capital. In the same year the Belgian TVH Group, headquartered in Waregem, acquired Mateco AG; following the acquisition the company was converted into Mateco GmbH. In 2017 TVH took over Lavendon (Deutschland) Holding GmbH, and thereby Gardemann Arbeitsbühnen GmbH, which until then had been Mateco's largest competitor. In 2018 Gardemann and mateco were combined under the common umbrella of Mateco GmbH. In 2021 TVH split its group assets, and the Mateco business was placed into the sole ownership of the Vanhalst family. This ownership is administered through mateco Société à responsabilité limitée in Luxembourg, which is the sole shareholder of Central Parts GmbH, which in turn is the sole shareholder of Mateco GmbH. By 2023 Mateco maintained 62 locations in Germany and its rental fleet comprised around 12,100 aerial work platforms of various designs. The company continues to operate a nationwide branch network, offers online rental enquiries and a technical product database, and publishes rental catalogues covering industrial and street machines. In 2026 it was recognised as a winner in the 'Mietgeräte' category of the 'Deutschlands beste Online-Portale 2026' consumer study by the German Institute for Service Quality and ntv.

• 2026

  Named a winner in the 'Mietgeräte' category of 'Deutschlands beste Online-Portale 2026' by DISQ and ntv.

• 2023

  Operated 62 locations in Germany with a rental fleet of around 12,100 aerial work platforms.

• 2021

  TVH split its group assets; Mateco transferred to sole ownership of the Vanhalst family via mateco S.à r.l. (Luxembourg) and Central Parts GmbH.

• 2018

  Gardemann and mateco merged under the common roof of Mateco GmbH.

• 2017

  TVH took over Lavendon (Deutschland) Holding GmbH and thereby Gardemann Arbeitsbühnen GmbH, Mateco's largest competitor at the time.

• 2012

  Private-equity firm Odewald & Compagnie acquired 49% of shares; Belgian TVH Group acquired Mateco AG; company converted to Mateco GmbH.

• 2011

  Operated 28 locations and maintained subsidiaries in Poland and Luxembourg.

• 1999

  Renamed mateco AG, a non-listed joint-stock company.

• 1973

  Founded in Stuttgart as Maltech Gesellschaft für technische Malerarbeiten mit beschränkter Haftung.

• 1973

  Shortly afterwards renamed Maltech Hebebühnen-Vermietung GmbH & Co., renting truck-mounted aerial work platforms.

• Scissor lifts and telescopic boom lifts added to the rental fleet a few years after founding.

Germany's largest aerial work platform rental provider, offering a broad fleet of industrial and street machines with nationwide branch coverage and online rental services.

• Truck-mounted aerial work platforms

• Scissor lifts

• Telescopic boom lifts

• Articulated boom lifts

• Industrial aerial platforms

• Street aerial platforms

• Used aerial work platforms (sales)

1. 1Arbeitsbühnen mieten und kaufen bei matecomateco.de
2. 2Mateco – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Mateco – Wikidatawikidata.org