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Material Handling Services in Europe Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Material handling services include the movement, storage, protection, and control of goods within or between buildings and vehicles. Material handling services are typically a single core competency of third-party logistics providers that offer a suite of services. Typical buyers include warehouse and distribution companies, logistics and transportation companies, material processing companies, and manufacturers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Material Handling Services procurement and pricing environment in Europe includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Material Handling Services market in Europe includes Cargo Weighing Services, Conveyance & Sortation, Manual & Automated Freight Loading & Unloading, Forklift Rentals, Pallet Jack Sales & Leasing, Warehouse Racking Installation, Load Securement Equipment and Crane & Hoist Services. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-5221-Service activities incidental to land transportation, NACE-52.21-Service Activities Incidental To Land Transportation, NAICS-488990-Other support activities for transportation and UNSPSC-78121600-Material handling services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Material Handling Services procurement coverage includes Containerized Freight (Freight, ranging from automobiles to food to consumer goods, that is uniformly packaged in standard-size containers for intermodal transport.), Quay Crane (A crane used at ports for loading and unloading containers onto and from vessels.) and Third-Party Logistics (The outsourcing of all or much of a company's logistics operations to a specialized company.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Material Handling Services procurement report as suppliers are Jungheinrich AG, Xpo Logistics, Inc., Bedeschi S.p.A., Knapp Ag and Ryder System, Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Material Handling Services market in Europe category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per hour, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Material Handling Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Material Handling Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Material Handling Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Material Handling Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Material Handling Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Material Handling Services is €169 per hour. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.21 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Material Handling Services market?
The top vendors in the Material Handling Services market include Jungheinrich AG, Xpo Logistics, Inc., Bedeschi S.p.A., Knapp Ag and Ryder System, Inc..
What industries supply the Material Handling Services market?
The top industries supplying the Material Handling Services market are Lifting & Handling Equipment Manufacturing in Europe, Computer & Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing in Europe, Publishing Activities in Europe, Other Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in Europe and Engine & Turbine Manufacturing in Europe.
What is the supply chain risk for Material Handling Services?
Expanding automation and e-commerce growth heighten supply chain exposure for European buyers . E-commerce expansion and increasing automation investments continue to pressure Europe's material handling supply chains, causing capacity constraints and longer delivery cycles. Buyers should conduct supplier risk evaluations, implement multi-source procurement strategies, and include flexibility clauses in contracts to mitigate delays and secure continuity across national and regional networks. Proactive capacity planning through early demand forecasting shared with suppliers, combined with geographic diversification across European service providers and buffer inventory for critical equipment, helps procurement teams maintain operational resilience when peak demand periods strain vendor resources or logistics infrastructure encounters disruptions.
What factors affect the price of Material Handling Services?
Established providers with strong reputations can command premium rates due to perceived reliability and quality, often measured through customer reviews, industry awards, and market share.
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