During the year 1928 in La Clayette, France, the company Potain was established. 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 world. Now, the company manufacturers over 60 models from various manufacturing plants in China, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. The company represents numerous different product ranges designed for various applications. These equipments are sold through a global Manitowoc dealer network.
The Potain family makes 3 different tower crane families. The self-erecting cranes are the smallest ones in the Potain range. These cranes vary from 1 ton to 7.98 ton capacity. The next size up is the top-slewing cranes which are larger and higher. These cranes vary from 7.98 to 64 tons. In addition, these are the largest custom-designed special application cranes. These units provide a reach capacity of one hundred sixty tons.
The company's top innovations comprise LLC series of hoists, the Dialog control system and the Vision Cab. The growing reputation of the company has expanded their appeal with different models. Potain cranes are often found on conventional construction sites, power stations, bridge building projects, shipbuilding yards and ship-building projects.
Manitowoc has 2 of their largest manufacturing facilities within the United States. The Manitowoc manufacturing facility is situated within Wisconsin. In this state, both crawler cranes and the tower crane parts are constructed in the state of Pennsylvania in the Shady Grove plant. Here boom trucks and mobile cranes are manufactured. Regional offices are situated in Mexico and within Brazil. Moreover, the extensive dealer network located all around the United States and Temecula provides support and coverage unrivalled by any other crane manufacturer.
Manitowoc has dominated the lifting market in North America for over 50 years. They have built their solid reputation with a combination of outstanding support and service and quality products. The well-known names of Manitowoc, Grove and national Crane have been top members of their market sectors within Temecula, South and Latin America and USA.