Heavy equipment distribution, rental, and plant engineering across 43 countries
Zeppelin Group operates a capital-intensive, geographically distributed business spanning equipment distribution, rental, and energy systems across 340+ sites in 43 countries. The tech stack reflects a mixed legacy-to-modern posture: heavy investment in enterprise systems (SAP, Dynamics NAV, Power BI) and domain-specific tools (Trimble, Siemens S7, AutoCAD) alongside newer infrastructure (AWS, Snowflake, Python). Hiring velocity is decelerating while staffing shortages and high workload remain top pain points—a signal of operational strain despite the engineering-heavy hiring mix.
Zeppelin Group, founded in 1950 and foundation-owned, provides equipment distribution, fleet rental, and engineering solutions to construction, mining, and industrial customers. The company operates five strategic business units focused on construction equipment (Germany/Austria and international), rental services, power systems, and plant engineering, supported by a digital capability center. With 11,000+ employees generating EUR 3.7B in annual revenue, Zeppelin maintains a large installed base of machinery across Europe and beyond. The business model combines recurring rental revenue, equipment sales and service, and capital project delivery.
SAP and Dynamics NAV for ERP; Trimble for construction/fleet management; Power BI for analytics; Snowflake and AWS for cloud infrastructure; Python for automation; Jira, Confluence for collaboration; Windows Server and SQL Server on-premises.
Approximately 11,000 employees across 340+ sites in 43 countries, generating EUR 3.7B in annual revenue in 2021.
Other companies in the same industry, closest in size