The company Pinguely-Haulotte was just named the Haulotte Group in 2005. The change in name was the first time within 124 years the name has not included Pinguely. The Haulotte Group is known for manufacturing telescopic work platforms, articulated work platforms, vertical mast-work platforms, scissor lifts and trailer mounted work platforms.
The Haulotte Group obtained Bil-Jax, Inc. on July 24th, the year 2008. Bil-Jax is the largest scaffold manufacturer in the US. Now, Haulotte Group has one factory in Spain, three factories in France, one in Romania, near Pitesti City. There is a new plant that opened during the winter of the year 2008. This factory is 1 km away from the existing factory near Pitesti within the County of Arges. The plant is called Arges II. There are also two plants in the USA, the former Bill-Jax.
Pinguely
The company was established during 1881 in Lyon, France by Alexandre Pinguely. The company initially constructed steam locomotives. The business eventually evolved into making equipment. In the year 1892, they supplied a locomotive to the Chemin de Fer de St Victor a Thizy.
Pinguely provided 7 locomotives to the Voiron-Saint-Beron railway. When it comes to numbers produced, Pinguely was not a main locomotive manufacturer. The company provided a steam locomotive to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhone during the year 1930 and by the year 1932, Pinguely started making steam shovels. Production of steam locomotives was stopped and the company began focusing instead on mobile cranes and making earthmoving machines instead.
Haulotte
Arthur Hualotte established the beginnings of Haulotte during the year 1924, when it was called Ateliers de Construction A. Haulotte. This business specialized in manufacturing mobile cranes, derricks and aerial platforms.
Pinguely-Haulotte
It was decided that the actual manufacturing was to be sub-contracted to Pinguely-Haulotte. They were to be responsible for the engineering and marketing, design, research and development. All products were abandoned by Saubot so that the company can focus on self-propelled aerial work platforms.