In the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Since then, Potain has been the world leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. Currently, the company makes more than 60 models from different production plants in China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The company represents numerous different product ranges utilized for a variety of applications. These equipments are sold through an international Manitowoc dealer network.
The family of Potain cranes are divided into different tower crane families. The smallest cranes manufactured 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 which are larger and higher. These cranes range 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 one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations consist of 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 usually found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's biggest facilities are based in the United States. Their manufacturing facility is based within Wisconsin. In this state, both the tower crane parts and crawler cranes are made in the state of Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here mobile cranes and boom trucks are built. Regional offices are situated in Brazil and in Mexico. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network located throughout Roseville and the United States offers coverage and support unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowac has been part of the North American Market for over 50 years. They have built a great reputation for provided their customers with quality products with outstanding support. The popular names of National Crane, Manitowoc Cranes and Grove have been top members of their market sectors in South and Latin America, USA and Roseville.