Kiloutou develops its activities in Spain with the acquisition of Almaq S.A.

SpainAcquisitions Olivier Colleau


The Kiloutou Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Spanish equipment rental company Almaq S.A. This operation enables Kiloutou Spain to strengthen its network in the Northern part of Spain with 4 new branches in the region of Aragon, around the strategy city of Zaragoza.

Established in 1983, Almaq is a leading earthmoving equipment rental player in the city of Zaragoza and in the Aragon area. With 4 branches and depots located in Zaragoza, Jaca, Teruel and Alcaniz, the company and its team of 23 employees operates more than 800 pieces of rental equipment. The customer portfolio is made up of professionals from various industries that benefit from direct delivery or pick-up services at the local shops.

Following on from the acquisition of Diaz-Miquelez in July 2021, this new addition enables Kiloutou to continue expanding its network coverage in Northern Spain with the integration of local leaders. The branches and the team of Almaq will join the network of 21 branches and 220 employees of Kiloutou Spain with a change of commercial brand within the following months.

For Olivier Colleau, Executive President of the Kiloutou Group, “After Diaz-Miquelez in July, the acquisition of Almaq confirms Kiloutou’s commitment to the Spanish rental market and is fully in line with Kiloutou’s development strategy in the country, which aims at strengthening our geographical presence in high potential areas. It illustrates once again our ability to federate quality regional stakeholders with a strong local presence around our development project. I would like to warmly welcome the 23 skilled and experienced team members from Almaq into the Kiloutou Group. ”

The co-owner and Managing Director of Almaq, said: “I am delighted and proud to announce the acquisition of our earthmoving rental equipment company by Kiloutou. We share mutual expertise and common ambition to continuously improve the services we provide to our customers. The handover will enable our teams to contribute to the growth of the Kiloutou Group with our strong knowledge of the market of Zaragoza. I am pleased to see our teams continuing their success while benefiting from new investments, services and resources“.

This move is part of the Kiloutou Group’s active campaign to boost development, through regular organic growth and the continuing pursuit of external growth. Internationally, it is an extension of the development strategy undertaken in Poland, Spain, Italy and Germany over the past years.

About Kiloutou

Kiloutou, Europe’s third-largest generalist equipment rental company in Europe and a major player in the sector in France, has for over 40 years combined economic performance with environmental and human values to promote the most innovative solutions for an increasingly diversified customer base: construction and civil engineering companies, independent tradesmen, SMEs, local authorities, and industry. For its development, the Kiloutou Group relies on the expertise of more than 7,000 team members serving over 400,000 customers in seven countries across Europe, in France, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark (GSV) and following the acquisition of Grupo Vendap, Portugal. The Kiloutou Group network consists of 600 branches and fields the largest equipment range in the market, with over 1,000 product references and more than 350,000 pieces of equipment (excluding accessories) in four main product categories: earthmoving, access, utility vehicles and tools and light equipment.

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