News Release
Manitowoc and FIMI celebrate 25-year partnership at GIS 2017
11/23/2017
- FIMI has been a distributor of Manitowoc’s Grove cranes since 1992.
- Celebrating with Manitowoc were FIMI owners, Giuseppe Milazzo and Adriano Filesi.
- Over the past 25 years FIMI has helped Manitowoc forge a strong footprint in Italy.
Manitowoc and FIMI have marked 25 years of partnership by celebrating at GIS 2017 in Piacenza, Italy. The dealership, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, central Italy, has supplied Manitowoc products since 1992. FIMI is responsible for the distribution of the Grove range of mobile cranes in the southern parts of Italy and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. It also manages Manitowoc Crane Care aftersales support in the country.
FIMI owners Giuseppe Milazzo and Adriano Filesi marked the occasion in a small ceremony with Manitowoc during the Italian tradeshow.
“FIMI is the type of dealer that all manufacturers would like to have in their network,” said Davide Camperi, area sales manager for mobile cranes at Manitowoc in Italy. “Its experience of the mobile crane market is vital to our success in the region. Having represented our Grove mobile crane range for a quarter of a century, FIMI has helped Manitowoc create a strong footprint in Italy. We’re here to say a big ‘thank you’ for all the company’s efforts. Here’s to the next 25 years!”
Established in 1983, FIMI is a well-known and seasoned Manitowoc dealer. In addition to Manitowoc cranes, it also offers a range of transportation and construction equipment. Having specialized in cranes, aerial platforms and industrial vehicles for more than three decades, FIMI has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best possible service to customers.
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.