News Release
Potain takes to the skies for second year in South Africa
7/13/2016
This
year, once again, Potain has proved very popular in Pretoria, South Africa
where over 10,000 visitors witnessed its presence across the South African
skyline at the annual airshow in May. Last year was the first year that
Johannesburg-based Potain crane dealer, SA French, sponsored the Pitt Special
aerobatics team. The team of aviators known as ‘Team Torre’ conducted a number
of impressive performances twice daily and also invited customers to
participate in the air displays.
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.