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Dealers

Manitou manufactures 500,000th machine, Stihl opens new facility and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup

Manitou group manufactures its 500,000th machine Manitou Group has manufactured its milestone 500,000th machine. Manitou Americas will announce the celebration at various summer trade shows; Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls, NY; Ag Progress Days in Pennsylvania Furnace, PA; and Wisconsin Farm Tech Days in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. They will travel from Wisconsin to Europe, debuting […]

August 17, 2015

Dealers

Liebherr celebrates distribution evolution, Manitou launches new website and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing Roundup

Applied Machinery expands with new office location Applied Machinery Sales is expanding with a new office location in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This new location has nearly 48,000 square feet of space and will support their growing dealer network. The new facility will house the company’s parts and attachments inventory, handle daily orders and provide […]

July 31, 2015

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Manitou previews MHT 1490 telescopic handler at ConExpo-Con/Agg

Manitou showcased a prototype of its MHT 1490 high-capacity telescopic handler at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 in Las Vegas. A 176-horsepower Tier 4 Final Mercedes engine with four cylinders powers the telehandler and is equipped with an exhaust gas recycling (EGR) valve and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) that requires diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). A hydrostatic transmission coupled […]

March 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Manitou is giving away a “throwback” Gehl R190 skid steer to celebrate the brand’s 40th anniversary

In celebration of the Gehl brand’s 40th anniversary, Manitou Americas is giving away what it calls a “throwback” skid steer. The special edition R190 skid steer features the same “maize and blaze” paint scheme as the first Gehl skid steers manufactured in 1973. The 2-speed machine features joystick controls, an enclosed cab with heat and air […]

January 27, 2014

Business

Manitou Group appoints Michel Denis president and CEO

The Manitou Group board of directors today named Michel Denis as the group’s new president and chief executive officer. Denis replaces interim president and CEO Dominique Bamas who was appointed to the position in March 2013. Bamas’ resignation was amicable and in accordance with agreements made with the board to step down once a permanent […]

January 7, 2014

Construction Equipment

Manitou launches new MRT 2540 Privilege Plus rotating telehandler, updates MRT 2150 and MRT 1840

At an event in West Bend, Wisconsin, Manitou launched its newest rotating telescopic handler, the MRT 2540 Privilege Plus. The company also announced upgrades to the MRT 1840 Easy 360° and MRT 2150 Privilege Plus that include popular options as standard features, including a Perkins Interim Tier 4 engine, forward-neutral-reverse functionality on the joystick, a […]

November 10, 2013

Home

Yanmar strengthens alliance with Manitou in purchase of capital and voting rights

Yanmar announced today it has acquired 6.26 percent of the capital and voting rights of Manitou BF, strengthening a 25-year engine alliance and a North American agreement announced this past January. “It is becoming more necessary for each player to have a wide range of product line-up in today’s construction market,” said Takehito Yamaoka, Yanmar […]

October 22, 2013

Business

Manitou CEO steps down as board calls for better profitability

Manitou has announced that President and CEO Jean-Christophe Giroux has stepped down. “The Board believes that the new environment calls more for an operational focus, with a better balance between profitability and development,” according to a prepared statement from the company. Giroux will stay with the company through March 31. The news comes as a […]

March 12, 2013

Business

Manitou sales grow 12 percent in 2012

Despite a slow fourth quarter, Manitou saw a 12 percent growth in net sales in 2012 over the previous year. Each of the group’s three divisions saw gains in 2012. Net sales in 2012 finished at €1.26 billion ($1.7 billion U.S.), up 12 percent from the €1.13 billion ($1.5 billion U.S.) in 2011. Quarter four […]

January 31, 2013

Bauma

Manitou at bauma: upgrading three-in-one Rotative Telescopic Handler

Manitou will hit bauma running in April, highlighting its display with an upgrade to the three-in-one Rotative Telescopic Handler. As the company says, “It’s a crane, it’s a telehandler, it’s a platform.” The machine now comes with a Mercedes engine and an attachments recognition system to make using an changing attachments easier. It now also […]

January 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Pre-Bauma 2013 Day 2 wrap up: New Holland, Doosan, Bobcat, Liugong and more

Editor’s Note: Click here to read John’s Day 1 impressions from Pre-Bauma 2013. Winds are up but so is the temperature (a little) in Munich for the pre-Bauma media dialogue and our quick preview of some of the big April show debuts. Let’s get to it. Vogele says it will present eleven world firsts in […]

January 30, 2013

Business

Manitou Americas adds Kirby-Smith as telehandler dealer

Manitou has added Kirby-Smith as an authorized dealer for Manitou MT Series Construction Telescopic Handlers throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Kirby-Smith provides products for the construction, rental and industrial markets. The dealership’s Texas locations are in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth and Lubbock; Oklahoma locations are in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. For more information about Manitou […]

December 4, 2012