Manitowoc and Kobelco extend alliance to Europe

Archiv – The Manitowoc Company and Kobelco Cranes Co. of Japan have reached agreement for the latter to manufacture and supply to the former a range of lattice-boom crawler cranes on an OEM basis for distribution in Europe.The Manitowoc Company and Kobelco Cranes Co. of Japan have reached agreement for the latter to manufacture and supply to the former a range of lattice-boom crawler cranes on an OEM basis for distribution in Europe.
A range of Kobelco cranes in the sub-110 tonnes weight class will be sold in Europe by Manitowoc Crane Group from the third quarter of 2005. All new models will be branded as Manitowoc cranes, and will be sold and supported under Manitowoc’s existing distribution network. Kobelco will continue to sell and support its current complete crawler crane product line under its European distribution system.