Founder Marcel Schots at the Schots Machinery yard
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Independent, hands-on, worldwide

An independent company buying and selling used construction and mining machinery, excavators, wheel loaders, dozers and dump trucks, to customers around the globe.

How it started

From the cab
to the world

Marcel Schots founded the business in 2001, building on his background as a machinery mechanic. That mechanic's eye still shapes everything we do. Combined, the team brings more than 30 years of experience in the machinery trade.

Today we sell roughly 100 units a year worldwide, from major brands like Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu, Hitachi and Liebherr. Every machine is described as it is, so you know what you buy. Should something need replacing or repairing first, our own workshop takes care of it in consultation with you.

Marcel Schots, founder
MarcelFounder & owner
2001Founded
30+Years' experience
100+Machines / year
100%Honest descriptions
Milestones

Two decades of experience in Heavy Machinery

2001

Schots Machinery is founded

Marcel Schots turns a mechanic's expertise into an independent machinery trading business.

Growth

An in-house workshop

We bring repair and modification under our own roof, so work on a machine is done by people who know it.

Worldwide

Customised transport

Full logistics, disassembly, loading, shipping and export documents, to every major seaport.

Today

~100 machines a year

A reliable dealer of high-quality machines, trusted by buyers and sellers across the globe.

What drives us

Our values

Transparency

Every machine described as it is, so there are no surprises on delivery.

Trust

Honest advice and fair prices, whether you're buying from us or selling to us.

Reach

Independent and global, we source, prepare and ship machines anywhere in the world.

Let's do business

Buying or selling, you'll deal with people who know machines, and keep their word.