Elevator Modernization Contracts in Germany
Vertisk recorded 722 elevator modernization contract notices in Germany over the last 24 months.
Modernization contracts replace controllers, drives, doors and safety systems on lifts already in service. They reward estimators who can scope existing equipment against current code, and they are the segment where independents compete most effectively with the OEMs.
Who wins modernization work in Germany
Tracked elevator companies among the recorded winners, by number of awards. Contractors outside the elevator industry that won bundled works are excluded.
- Schindler Deutschland AG3 awards
- Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge GmbH & Co. KG3 awards
- KONE GmbH Germany2 awards
- TK Elevator GmbH (Germany HQ)2 awards
- K&H Aufzüge GmbH1 award
- Otis Germany1 award
- redi-Lift GmbH1 award
- Tepper Aufzüge GmbH1 award
Recent activity
Contract notices per month, most recent last.
- 2025-12 — 13 notices
- 2026-01 — 36 notices
- 2026-02 — 14 notices
- 2026-03 — 26 notices
- 2026-04 — 19 notices
- 2026-05 — 68 notices
- 2026-06 — 69 notices
- 2026-07 — 64 notices
- 2026-08 — 51 notices
- 2026-09 — 45 notices
- 2026-10 — 55 notices
- 2026-11 — 10 notices
Counts are elevator and lift contract notices classified by work type from national procurement portals and Tenders Electronic Daily, over a rolling 24 months. Vertisk publishes notice counts rather than contract values: award values in public notices frequently cover bundled construction work far beyond the lift scope, so summing them would overstate the market. Record-level notices are available to members.
Other work types in Germany
- Elevator new-installation contracts in Germany1,792 notices
- Elevator maintenance contracts in Germany269 notices
- Elevator repair contracts in Germany94 notices
Modernization elsewhere
- Modernization contracts in United States14,205 notices
- Modernization contracts in Poland2,575 notices
- Modernization contracts in Greece1,330 notices
- Modernization contracts in Netherlands1,255 notices
- Modernization contracts in France1,188 notices
- Modernization contracts in Italy905 notices
- Modernization contracts in Belgium524 notices
- Modernization contracts in Switzerland477 notices
- Modernization contracts in Taiwan390 notices
- Modernization contracts in Japan186 notices
- Modernization contracts in Spain178 notices
- Modernization contracts in United Kingdom113 notices