News Release
Valente recognized for purchasing the most GMEs in Europe and Africa in 2018
4/23/2019
Manitowoc has recognized long-term Potain partner Valente for having purchased the most GME tower cranes in Europe and Africa in 2018.
During a special ceremony at bauma 2019, Valente was presented with an award by Orlando Mota, vice president of sales for Europe and Africa at Manitowoc.
Established in 1979, Valente is a leading tower crane sales and rental company based in Belley, near Lyon. The company has represented Potain since 1996 and supplies cranes to customers across the Rhône Alpes region.
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.