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 News Release
October 27. 2008
Manitowoc opens expansions at Niella Tanaro, Italy
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| Manitowoc staged a special customer day to celebrate the latest expansions at its manufacturing plant in Niella Tanaro, Italy. The factory builds cranes from the company’s Grove and Potain brands. |
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Manitowoc celebrated the latest expansions to its manufacturing facility in Niella Tanaro, Italy, with a special event for customers, dealers and Manitowoc management. The new area at the Niella plant is building rough-terrain cranes from Manitowoc’s Grove brand. The factory also builds all-terrain cranes from the Grove brand and self-erecting cranes and top-slewing tower cranes from the Potain brand.
Among those at the event was Eric Etchart, president and general manager of Manitowoc, who said the new factory would extend capability in Italy and create additional capacity at other Manitowoc factories. “The expansion here is important because it gives us greater capacity to build more cranes, but equally important is the capacity that is freed up at our other facilities,” he said. “We are now building all our two-axle and three-axle all-terrain cranes here, allowing us more capacity at our factory in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. And building rough-terrain cranes here for the Italian market gives us greater flexibility at our factory in Shady Grove, Pa., U.S.” Manitowoc first began manufacturing cranes on the Niella Tanaro site, close to Turin, in 2000 when it started assembling Potain self-erecting cranes. In 2005, it began production of top-slewing tower cranes and built a 2,500 m2 factory for assembly of Grove rough-terrain cranes and two-axle all-terrain cranes.
In 2007, construction began on a 5,000 m2 plant with the first cranes leaving the production line in 2008. Manitowoc manufactures two Grove rough-terrain crane products at the new factory, while the older 2,500 m2 building has been expanded to assemble all of Grove’s two- and three-axle all-terrain crane products.
Niella Tanaro now occupies 81,000 m2 of land with 24,000 m2 of covered factory and office space. The workforce is almost doubled with the new addition.
About The Manitowoc Company
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is one of the world's largest providers of lifting equipment for the global construction industry, including lattice-boom cranes,tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, and boom trucks. As a leading manufacturer of ice-cube machines, ice/beverage dispensers, and commercial refrigeration equipment, the company offers the broadest line of cold-focused equipment for the foodservice industry. In addition, the company is a leading provider of shipbuilding, ship repair, and conversion services for government, military, and commercial customers throughout the U.S. maritime industry.
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