# Gerken acquires Allgaier's lifting systems division

Gerken GmbH is acquiring the lifting systems division of Allgaier GmbH, effective January 1, 2022. The acquisition includes the machinery fleet and all employees of the division, expanding Gerken's aerial work platform rental business in southern Germany.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-12-21
- Where: Neu-Ulm, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: aerial work platforms, scissor lifts, boom lifts, truck-mounted platforms, telescopic handlers, front loaders
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Allgaier](https://endata.com/companies/38601.md) (target)
- [Gerken GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/59853.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [vertikal.net](https://vertikal.net/de/news/beitrag/39028/gerken-ubernimmt-hebesysteme-von-allgaier), 2021-12-21: "Die Gerken GmbH übernimmt zum 1. Januar 2022 die Hebesystemsparte der Allgaier GmbH aus Neu-Ulm."

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