17 April 2026
Winners of the 2026 ESTA Awards of Excellence on stage in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Photo: ESTA/Paco van Leeuwen
An exciting evening in the Netherlands culminated in the all-important presentation of the 2026 ESTA Awards on 16 April. Soon after the last award had been handed over most of the winners and participants moved on to the bar to continue on into the night celebrating their achievements in the lifting and specialized transport industry.
The ESTA Awards mark the best of the best in the industry in Europe, including spectacular and complex projects, new products, safety innovations, services and more.
During the evening at the Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk around 400 guests enjoyed a drinks reception, networking and dinner before the award winners were announced.
A surprise move at the end was to present the Gino Koster Award for outstanding contribution to the industry. |This was presented to Ton Klijn, ESTA director, who announced he will retire at the end of June.
Without further ado, here are the winners for this year in all ten categories.
ESTA Awards of Excellence 2026
Telescopic cranes lifting capacity below 120 tonnes
Mammoet Belgium
Telescopic cranes lifting capacity more than 120 tonnes
Autovictor
Cranes, lattice boom
Mammoet Europe
Abnormal transport, total mass less than120 tonnes
OL-Trans
Abnormal transport, total mass more than 120 tonnes
Wagenborg Nedlift
Combined techniques
Wagenborg Nedlift
Safety
Liebherr-Werk Ehingen
Innovation
Sarens NV
SPMT|SPT
Fagioli
Training
Liebherr-Werk Ehingen
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