In the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Ever since then, Potain has been the global leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold all-around the globe. Currently, the company makes over 60 models from different production facilities inside France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The business represents numerous different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These machines are sold through a global Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes produced by Potain are the self-erecting cranes. These cranes range from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-made. These units offer a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
Some of the main innovations with the company consist of the LLC range of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The company's growing reputation has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are often found on conventional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the USA. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane components and crawler cranes are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are located within Mexico and in Brazil. What's more, the extensive dealer network found throughout New Hampshire and the USA offers support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for more than 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their customers with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Grove, National Crane and Manitowoc have been leading members of their market sectors in USA, New Hampshire and South and Latin America.