During the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. Ever since then, Potain has been the global leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for over 100,000 cranes installed and sold around the world. Now, the company makes more than 60 models from various production facilities inside France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The company represents many different product ranges used for a variety of applications. These equipments are sold through a global 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 higher and larger. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These units provide a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC range of hoists, the Vision Cab and the Dialog control system. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are often found on traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, ship-building projects and shipbuilding yards.
Manitowoc has 2 of their biggest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is located within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed in Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here both mobile cranes and boom trucks are manufactured. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and within Brazil. In addition, the extensive dealer network situated all over Nevada and the United States provides coverage and support 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 clients with quality products with outstanding support. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Nevada, South and Latin America and the United States.