Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (PKD 28.22.Z)
This subclass includes:
- the manufacture of lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery and equipment, operated manually or mechanically, for example:
- pulleys and hoists, winches, capstans and jacks,
- cranes, lifting gear, road gantries, straddle carriers,
- industrial trucks, even fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of a type used in industrial plants (including hand trucks and wheelbarrows),
- mechanical manipulators and industrial robots, specially designed for lifting, gripping, loading or unloading,
- driverless and robotic forklifts and pallet loading/unloading equipment
- the manufacture of conveyors, aerial cableways and the like
- the manufacture of lifts, escalators and moving walkways
- the manufacture of parts suitable for use solely or principally with lifting and handling equipment
- the manufacture of automatic lifting and handling equipment of a type used in warehouses.
This subclass excludes:
- the manufacture of machinery for vertical farming, classified in 28.30.Z,
- the manufacture of conveyors and hoists, used underground, operating continuously, classified in 28.92.Z,
- the manufacture of mechanical excavators, dredgers and shovel loaders, classified in 28.92.Z,
- the manufacture of industrial robots for various applications, classified in 28.99.Z,
- the manufacture of lorry cranes, floating cranes and railway cranes, classified in 29.10.E, 30.11.Z, 30.20.Z,
- the installation of lifts and escalators, classified in 43.24.Z.
Industry statistics (2025)
Number of companies
Companies
7,177
Companies (primary PKD)
623
Companies with financials
219
Business turnover
Legal structure
Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
- Sp. z o.o.50.2%313
- JDG37.7%235
- Sp. j.4.7%29
- Sp. k.2.4%15
- S.A.2.2%14
- Other1.4%9
- P.S.A.0.3%2
- Cooperative0.3%2
- Foundation0.2%1
- Association0.2%1
Financial results
The calculation excludes new companies that pull financial results down. Only firms with a filing in the previous year are included, so market trends are easier to read.
Median revenue
Ranking
Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.
Top companies by revenue
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 210.76m | USD 12.40m | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 103.97m | USD 1.95m | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. + limited partnership | USD 57.13m | USD 1.23m | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. + limited partnership | USD 46.96m | USD 683.86k | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 32.64m | USD 3.09m | |
| 6 | S.A. | USD 30.97m | USD 1.14m | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 28.24m | USD -399.09k | |
| 8 | S.A. | USD 28.07m | USD 3.59m | |
| 9 | S.A. | USD 25.90m | USD -6.00k | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 25.40m | USD 404.60k |
Fastest-growing companies
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Y/Y growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 4.44m | +185.9% y/y | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 4.57m | +87.3% y/y | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 12.78m | +75.0% y/y | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.41m | +62.3% y/y | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.34m | +38.9% y/y | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. | USD 13.41m | +37.1% y/y | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 5.05m | +35.4% y/y | |
| 8 | sp. k. | USD 12.94m | +29.4% y/y | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 14.57m | +28.3% y/y | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 4.96m | +28.2% y/y |
Stock market
No companies from this industry are listed.
Related PKD codes in division 28
FAQ
The primary industry for 623 companies is manufacture of lifting and handling equipment. 219 entities have filed financial statements.
So far in 2026, 8 new companies with PKD 28.22.Z have been registered. In all of 2025, there were 17 such companies.
So far in 2026, 7 companies with PKD 28.22.Z have been deregistered. In all of 2025, there were 16 such companies.
In 2025, the median revenue for PKD 28.22.Z was USD 1.83m and the mean revenue was USD 7.81m, based on 142 financial statements. Averages and medians include only companies that file financial statements, excluding sole proprietorships.
Yes, in 2025, the median net profit was USD 39.49k, an improvement on 2024 (USD 37.98k). Among all 674 industries in Poland, PKD 28.22.Z ranks 106th, putting it in the top 16%.
The most common legal form for PKD 28.22.Z is sp. z o.o., used by 313 companies in this industry (50.2% of the total). In second place is a sole proprietorship (235 companies, 37.7%), and in third place – sp. j. (29 companies, 4.7%).





