News Release
Manitowoc hosts dealer conference in Egypt
15/06/2016
Ahmed
Talhimet, sales director for Manitowoc Cranes in the Middle East speaking at
the recent conference held in Egypt.
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Manitowoc held a conference
in Egypt with long standing dealers Orascom Trading and International
Development Programmes (IDP) to highlight the company’s latest products and innovations
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The conference underlined Manitowoc’s
commitment to Egypt and the Middle East
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The event was a success
with the sale of the first four MDT389 cranes in the Middle East
Manitowoc
recently held a conference in Cairo, Egypt with long-standing Grove and Potain
dealers Orascom Trading and International Development Programmes (IDP), to
highlight the company’s latest products and innovations which include
Manitowoc’s Crane Control System (CCS) and the new Variable Position
Counterweight (VPC) technology. The company also presented its new five-axle
Grove all-terrain crane range. Over 70 customers attended the seminar in March as
well as two representatives from Manitowoc. This is the first time that
Manitowoc and its dealers have hosted a joint event in Egypt and resulted in
the sale of the first four MDT389 cranes in the Middle East.
Ahmed
Talhimet, sales director for Manitowoc Cranes in the Middle East, says the conference
was a great opportunity for the company to highlight its products and support
to customers in the region. “We wanted to host a conference for our customers
in Egypt to underline our commitment to the country,” he said. “Initial
feedback from customers has been extremely positive with many finding the presentations
on innovation of particular interest.”
During the
seminar, Manitowoc presented the company’s latest tower crane range which
includes the new CCS operating system. Manitowoc product managers discussed the
key advantages that CCS brings to Potain and Grove cranes. The user-friendly
control system will be progressively installed on all new all-terrain crane
models, as well as crawler cranes, rough-terrain cranes and tower cranes,
achieving the highest level of comfort, ergonomic control, and lifting
capacity. Mr. Talhimet also gave a presentation on the new crawler cranes and discussed
the benefits of the exclusive VPC technology.
“We are
starting to see more opportunities and sales of Grove and Potain cranes in this
region due to the fact that the construction sector is beginning to pick up
again,” continues Talhimet. “Selling the first four MDT389 cranes in the Middle
East demonstrates that the market in Egypt is beginning to show signs of growth.”
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 117-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services that are tailored to customers’ needs. Its 2019 net sales were approximately $1.83 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, boom trucks and industrial cranes under the Grove, Potain, Manitowoc, National Crane, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand names.