Manufacturer of material handling equipment, aerial work platforms and construction machinery under the Manitou, Gehl and Loc brands
Manitou Group S.A.
Ancenis (Headquarters) · Beaupréau · Chartres de Bretagne · Salzgitter · Ober-Mörlen · West Bend, WI · Castelfranco Emilia · SingaporeNew on Amplifa
About Manitou Group
Manitou Group is a listed, internationally active manufacturer of material handling equipment, lifting and handling devices and construction machinery headquartered in Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique, France). The group comprises the three brands Manitou (telehandlers, rough-terrain forklifts, compact loaders, aerial work platforms, attachments), Gehl (telescopic and wheel loaders, compact loaders) and Loc (pallet trucks and stackers with and without electric drive). The products are used primarily in construction, agriculture and industry; further target markets are mining, oil & gas, aerospace, environment, defense and the rental sector. Building on the invention of the first rough-terrain forklift by Marcel Braud in 1957, the company develops machines and digital services such as Connected Solutions, BIM files and training courses with around 6,000 employees in 140 countries. Production and branches extend across France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, the USA, Brazil, Singapore, China, India and Australia.
- Site
- Ancenis
- Processes
- Financing, Extended warranty (Extended Coverage), Maintenance, Connected Solutions, Training courses, BIM files, Attachments
- Materials
- Assembly, Attachments
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1957
- Employees
- 6,000
- Industries
- Agriculture, Construction, Industry, Mining, Oil & Gas, Aerospace
- 01
Design and development (R&D)
- 02
Manufacturing and assembly of the machines
- 03
Distribution via a worldwide dealer network
- 04
Services: financing, extended warranty, maintenance
- 05
Connected Solutions and digital services
Products & Manufacturing Processes
Assembly
Final assembly of telehandlers, compact loaders, aerial work platforms and material handling equipment in the company's own production facilities.
Attachments
Attachments such as grippers, buckets and winches expand the fields of application of the machines.
Locations
Ancenis
FRHeadquarters and production
- Materials
- Telehandlers, forklifts, aerial work platforms
Beaupréau
FRProduction
Chartres de Bretagne
FRSite
Salzgitter
DEBranch
Ober-Mörlen
DEBranch
West Bend, Wisconsin
USSite (Gehl)
Castelfranco Emilia
ITSite
Machines & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality & Standards
| Evidence | Ancenis |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1953
Founding of Braud & Faucheux by Andrée Braud and Henri Faucheux to manufacture small machines for agriculture and construction
- 1957
Founding year of Manitou according to the company; Marcel Braud developed the first rough-terrain forklift
- 1958
Introduction of the Manitou trade name
- 1971
Founding of Manitou UK
- 1981
Renaming of Braud & Faucheux to Manitou; start of production of four-wheel-drive telescopic loaders
- 1984
IPO
- 1985
Founding of Manitou Italia
- 1990
Founding of Manitou BeNeLux
- 1993
Founding of Manitou Portugal; acquisition of the material handling equipment manufacturer Loc
- 2005
Founding of Manitou Vostok (Russia)
- 2006
Annual revenue exceeds one billion euros for the first time
- 2007
Founding of Manitou Poland
- 2008
Acquisition of the US construction machinery manufacturer Gehl including Mustang Manufacturing
- 2012
Yanmar acquired 6.26 % of the company's shares
- 2022
Acquisition of the service provider Gi.Erre (Castelfranco Emilia) and purchase of 82 % of easyLi (lithium-ion batteries, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou)
- 2026
Death of Marcel Braud (February 3) and of Jacqueline Himsworth, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors (April 11)