TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG

We are the world market leader in the field of trenchless pipeline construction.

TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH Co. KG is the world market leader in the field of trenchless pipeline construction with the GRUNDOMAT, which is used tens of thousands of times around the globe every day. The trenchless NODIG method is used in the construction of pipeline networks for water, gas, electricity, telecommunications, district heating, fiber optic networking and pipeline construction as well as wastewater disposal.

Since its foundation by Dipl.-Ing. Paul Schmidt in 1962, TRACTO-TECHNIK, a family-owned company, has developed into a multi-award-winning, internationally successful manufacturer of special machinery, employing around 700 people worldwide. Six branches in Germany and sister companies in Switzerland, Great Britain, France, Morocco, the USA and Australia as well as sales partners in more than 70 countries ensure maximum proximity to customers worldwide.

The innovative strength is reflected in well over 450 valid patents and numerous awards.

The product portfolio covers the entire spectrum of trenchless pipeline construction for supply and disposal. Be it earth rockets and mini drilling systems for laying house connections, pile drivers for pipeline construction, HDD flush drilling systems for crossing under traffic routes and waterways, or bursting systems for the rehabilitation and renewal of pipelines. In the field of horizontal directional drilling, TRACTO machines are characterized by a high degree of digitalization and automation, which in the long term counteracts the shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry and makes TRACTO the innovation leader in trenchless pipeline construction.

Today, the company is managed by the managing directors Timotheus Hofmeister (managing partner) and Meinolf Rameil (technical managing director).

WORLD MARKET LEADER PRODUCT/S

GRUNDOMAT Earth Rocket

Location

Lennestadt

Employees

World wide: 800

Germany: 700

South Westphalia: 600

Sales Volume

2023: 200 Mio. €

Milestones

1962

Foundation of TRACTO-TECHNIK

1970

first GRUNDOMAT earth rocket

1989

GRUNDOJET first horizontal directional drilling machine

1995

GRUNDOBURST first machine for static pipe renewal

1996

GRUNDODRILL 10S first machine of the GRUNDODRILL series with rod magazine, included in the book Hidden Champions by Prof. Simon

2005

first approaches for interaction of technology and design

2012

GRUNDODRILL 18ACS first HDD rock drilling rig

2016

GRUNDODRILL xCS- series – high degree of digitalization and automation, GRUNDOMAT new generation

Contact

TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
Paul-Schmidt-Straße 2
57368
Lennestadt

Phone +49 2723 8080

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