Manitou creates subsidiary dedicated to warehouse trucks

This dedicated organisation will permit to provide the best solutions to our Loc and Manitou dealer customers thanks to its focus and a high level of specific know-how. Above and beyond the existing ranges of standard warehousing equipment, LMH Solutions is reinforcing its strategy of developing custom made products manufactured on order, based on its recognised expertise and with the improved agility provided by this new structure.

The production and administrative functions of LMH Solutions are located in Beaupréau, France, and the sales and after-sales service functions in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France.

Thibaut de La Bigne, Managing Director of LMH Solutions stated: "Highly motivated teams have been working for nearly a year on this project and succeeded to install the production facility at the new Beaupréau site, which is 100% operational, by the end of 2014. With simplified and reactive processes, this new structure will permit us to provide the agility necessary to develop custom made products manufactured on order for which our customers recognise our added value."

Michel Denis, president & CEO of the Manitou group said: "This operation is an important step in the strengthening of the Manitou Group in industrial handling. With LMH Solutions the group has now an improved reactivity and a more efficient organisation to develop warehousing products, a product range which is very complementary to the industrial forklift business."

Manitou Group is a world leader in all‐terrain material handling with brands such as Manitou, Gehl, and Mustang. It turns over around €1.25 billion a year.