The company Potain was established in La Clayette, France in 1928. Ever since that time, the company has grown into a leading producer of cranes. The company is responsible for more than 100,000 cranes in operation around the world. At present, the company manufacturers over 60 models from different production facilities in France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents many different product ranges designed for various applications. These equipments are sold through a global Manitowoc dealer network.
The Potain family makes 3 different tower crane families. The self-erecting cranes are the smallest kinds in the Potain range. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are higher and bigger. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the biggest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These models provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with various models. Potain cranes are often found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are made in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are built. Regional offices are situated within Brazil and in Mexico. Moreover, the extensive dealer network situated all over the USA and Northwest Territories provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for more than 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within USA, Northwest Territories and South and Latin America.