During 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 around the globe. Currently, the company manufacturers over 60 models from different manufacturing facilities in France, China, Portugal, Germany and Italy. The company represents many different product ranges utilized for various applications. These machines 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 vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes that are both bigger and higher. These cranes range from 7.98 to 64 tons. Furthermore, these are the biggest special application cranes that are custom-designed. These models offer a reach capacity of 160 tons.
The company's top innovations consist of LLC series 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 traditional construction sites, bridge building projects, power stations, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Two of Manitowac's largest facilities are based within the US. Their manufacturing facility is based in the state of Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are made in Pennsylvania inside the Shady Grove facility. Here both boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are situated within Mexico and in Brazil. Furthermore, the extensive dealer network situated throughout Florida and the USA provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market within North America for more than 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The popular names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within South and Latin America, USA and Florida.