Doosan Bobcat wins German government emergency generator procurement, expanding European presence

Doosan Bobcat has won a bid to supply generators for the German government's emergency humanitarian aid. The portable power business, which has grown mainly in the North American market, is expanding its business scope by proving product competitiveness in the European public procurement market.

According to the European Union's Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) on Nov. 8, Doosan Bobcat's German subsidiary was awarded the final contract to supply generators and power equipment ordered by the procurement office of Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior.

The supply items include 8-10kVA generators, power stations, cable sets, construction power distributors, and lighting towers. According to the original notice, the equipment will be used solely for emergency humanitarian aid, and the German government will organize transport to destination countries after taking delivery.

The procurement office of Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior has been procuring large-scale generators since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022 to help civilian and relief facilities in areas where power grids have been destroyed. This procurement volume will also be used to restore essential infrastructure at relief sites suffering from power shortages.

This order is a meaningful public procurement achievement for Doosan Bobcat's portable power business in the European market. Portable power equipment supplies electricity and compressed air to construction sites and disaster zones. Since 2023, Doosan Bobcat has unified the brand of this product line from Doosan to Bobcat, streamlining global marketing.

In 2024, the company launched a new lineup of portable generators tailored to European market specifications and emission standards, steadily expanding its locally customized product range. Having met the stringent requirements of German government agencies in this tender, the company is expected to secure additional business-to-government (B2G) volume going forward.

Doosan Bobcat's portable power business has been posting steady results, driven by the North American construction boom and product diversification. In the third quarter, the portable power segment's revenue was $99 million (about 138 billion won), up 5% from a year earlier.

During the same period, overall revenue in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) also rose 3% despite external factors such as foreign exchange losses, thanks to sustained demand for compact equipment and recovering sales of industrial vehicles such as forklifts. The company plans to continue strengthening its sales network in the European market based on this generator procurement success.

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