In the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was born. Ever since then, Potain has been the global leader in tower crane production. They are responsible for more than 100,000 cranes installed and sold all over the world. Currently, the company makes over 60 models from different production plants inside France, China, Italy, Portugal and Germany. The business represents numerous different product ranges used 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 that are both larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. Moreover, these are the largest custom-made special application cranes. These models offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations include 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 usually found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based in the United States. Their manufacturing facility is based in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane components are constructed within Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove facility. Here both boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are located within Brazil and in Mexico. As well, the extensive dealer network situated all around Canada and the United States provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane producer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market within North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding service and support and quality products. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Canada, South and Latin America and USA.