CBK Technik has been engineering fairground equipment for over three decades from a workshop in northern Poland. It isn't a region you'd expect to find the manufacturer of what is arguably the most sophisticated travelling bumper car system in the world — but that's where the work has happened.
Origins
CBK Technik began as a workshop focused on industrial hydraulics — the same underlying technology that now drives the auto-deployment mechanism in every trailer we build. The shift into fairground equipment came from a specific customer problem: a travelling fair operator who needed a bumper car setup that his crew of three could actually manage without outside help.
The first hydraulic bumper car trailer took two years to design and build. It required solving problems that no off-the-shelf component addressed — how to store a 200 square metre track floor in a trailer without compromising road legality, how to make a hydraulic deployment mechanism reliable enough for daily operation by non-engineers, and how to balance the mechanical complexity against the need for a system that operators could maintain themselves.
That first trailer is still operating today, over thirty years on. The customer is still running events with it.
What European Manufacturing Means
When we say CBK Technik is a European manufacturer, we mean something specific.
Every hydraulic component in our systems is manufactured or sourced within Europe. The steel fabrication, the chassis work, the electrical systems — all done at our facility in Poland or by verified European suppliers we've worked with for years. This isn't a branding choice. It's a quality and support decision.
European hydraulic standards are among the most demanding in the world. Our systems are built to EN 13814 (fairground ride safety), EN 1090 (steel-structure execution), and ISO 3834 (welding quality) — the European standards required for any amusement ride operating publicly across the EU. For the German market, units are produced to TÜV requirements with full TÜV certification. When you buy a CBK track, you're buying something that has been certified to operate legally at public events across the EU — and that certification carries weight in markets outside Europe too.
Factory Direct
The most important thing to understand about how CBK Technik sells is this: you buy from us, not from a distributor.
This matters in practice. When you have a technical question about your hydraulic circuit, you speak to the engineer who designed it. When you need a replacement part, it comes from the factory that made the original, not from a regional warehouse that may or may not stock what you need.
It also means the price you pay is the factory price. There's no distributor margin. We've had customers come to us after getting quotes through third-party resellers and discovering that the same system is 20–30% cheaper direct from the factory. (The operating-cost math is here.)
Custom Configuration
No two operators have exactly the same requirements. Track size, car design, colour schemes, branding — all of these can be specified at the time of order.
The two standard configurations (20×10 m and 20×11 m) cover the majority of event venues our customers operate in. But we've built custom sizes for specific markets, including narrower configurations for venues where width is constrained and extended configurations for operators who need maximum track area (see examples in the gallery).
The autoscooter shell — facade, paybox, lighting, and livery — is fully customisable. We've produced units in operator branding, themed builds for specific event types, and designs tuned to the visual conventions of a particular country's fairground tradition. The design-to-production lead time is typically 8–10 weeks for a first order.
Global Delivery
Poland's position in central Europe makes us accessible to most European markets by standard road freight. For longer distances, CBK systems travel by sea in standard shipping containers — the same 40-foot high cube containers used for most industrial equipment.
Current customers operate CBK tracks across Europe, in the Middle East, in Southeast Asia, and in Latin America. In each case, the delivery model is the same: factory direct, standard shipping dimensions, local installation support via our certified network.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the lead time for a custom order? 8–10 weeks for a first order, from design sign-off to factory completion. Repeat orders run shorter.
Does factory-direct mean I lose local support? No. Factory-direct means the engineer who designed your unit is the one who answers when you call. We work with certified installation and service partners in each major market, so on-site response is regional even though the manufacturing is centralised in Poland.
What's covered under the manufacturer warranty? Structural, hydraulic, and electrical warranty terms are confirmed on a per-order basis. The factory issues the formal warranty document at contract signing — typically 12 months on the full system, with extended terms available on hydraulic and structural components.
If you're considering a CBK Technik system, the best starting point is a conversation. Get in touch and tell us about your operation — we'll explain what makes sense for your situation.