Agricultural equipment
Sugar beet harvesting
Holmer and Agrifac are among the leading manufacturers of sugar beet harvesters. Holmer also manufactures sugar beet loading machinery and high-powered carrier tractors.
The business
HOLMER Maschinenbau GmbH is the global market leader in the field of self-propelled sugar beet harvesters and expanding in carrier vehicles. As a modern, medium-sized engineering company based in Eggmühl/Schierling, Holmer develops, produces, markets and supports HOLMER technologically leading agricultural machines.
Terra Dos sugar beet harvesters are marketed to agricultural contractors, farmer co-ops, large-scale farmers and agri businesses. Products are sold mainly directly and sometimes through dealers.
Terra Felis beet cleaner-loaders are used by cooperatives and contractors working for sugar refineries. Sales are made directly to contractors and cooperatives on the recommendation of the refineries.
The Terra Variant acts as high-capacity spreaders of liquid and solid manure or methanization digestates. The flexible carrier vehicles can be also used to transport sugar beets to the field’s edge or directly onto the truck.
The Group also owns the Agrifac brand, which is developing a simpler and lighter beet harvesting machine adapted to smaller farms. Agrifac relies on its agricultural spraying sales network.
Strategy
In EXEL Industries’ sugar beet harvesting activity, our strategy is based on our considerable innovation capacity and ability to identify high value-added markets. Innovation is central to Holmer’s product policy.
The growth in sales of sugar beet harvesters is intensifying in Eastern European countries, China, Turkey and the United States.
For the Terra Variant line of high-capacity carriers, our efforts are focused on Europe, with priority given to Germany, France, the UK and the Eastern European countries.
Key figures
€159m
revenue in 2022–2023
14%
of total Group sales
2
production sites
389
permanent employees
With the Terra Dos 5, HOLMER presents its latest-generation of beet harvesters.
The Terra Dos 5 builds on the proven success of the predecessor model and sets new standards. The focus is on the driver and the economic efficiency of the machine. Driver assistance systems and intuitive operation guarantee the best harvesting quality under challenging conditions.
Our brands
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Agrifac develops and produces a light, user-friendly beet harvester for smaller agricultural structures in the Netherlands.
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Holmer is a globally recognized brand that manufactures and markets tanker harvesters, cleaner-loaders and high- and medium-capacity systems tractors. The group has one manufacturing plant in Germany and six sales subsidiaries in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, the USA and Turkey, as well as a representative office in Beijing, China.