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France
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aerial work platform
Aerial work platform
An aerial work platform, also known as an aerial device or elevating work platform, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height...
manufacturer, the third-largest company in the world in this area of products.
History
Haulotte Group was formed from the merger of Pinguely and Haulotte in 1995, and renamed Haulotte Group in 2005.Pinguely
Pinguely was formed by Alexandre Pinguely in LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
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in 1881. At first they made steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s, but diversified into making equipment
Construction
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. In 1892, they supplied a locomotive to the Chemin de Fer de St Victor à Thizy. In 1895, Pinguely supplied seven locomotives to the Voiron
Voiron
Voiron is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.- History :Voiron long formed part of Savoy, but in 1355 was exchanged by the count with France for Faucigny and Gex.Historical population:* 1901: 12,625- Geography :Voiron stands at a height of 950 ft., on the Morge Voiron...
- Saint-Béron
Saint-Béron
Saint-Béron is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
railway. Pinguely was not a major locomotive manufacturer in terms of numbers produced. In 1930, Pinguely supplied a steam tram locomotive to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhône. By 1932, Pinguely was also making steam shovels. Production of steam locomotives was stopped, and the company concentrated on manufacturing earthmoving equipment and mobile cranes.
Haulotte
Haulotte was formed in 1924 in L'HormeL'Horme
L'Horme is a commune in the Loire department in central France....
by Arthur Haulotte, the company being Ateliers de Construction A. Haulotte. They specialised in the production of aerial platforms, derrick
Derrick
A derrick is a lifting device composed of one tower, or guyed mast such as a pole which is hinged freely at the bottom. It is controlled by lines powered by some means such as man-hauling or motors, so that the pole can move in all four directions. A line runs up it and over its top with a hook on...
s and mobile crane
Mobile crane
-Defination:Mobile Crane A cable-controlled crane mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers. A hydraulic-powered crane with a telescoping boom mounted on truck-type carriers or as self-propelled models..-History:...
s.
Creusot-Loire
Pinguely and Haulotte were both taken over by the steel conglomerate Creusot-Loire. Creusot-Loire went bankrupt in 1984, and the future of Pinguely and Haulotte was in doubt. In 1985, both companies were bought by Pierre Saubot. Saubot had spotted a new market for aerial work platforms, and that work was assigned to Haulotte. Pinguely manufactured tower cranes in the meantime, mainly to fulfill a contract with the French ArmyFrench Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
. By the mid-90s, Haulotte was the leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms in France. The companies were kept separate through the 80s, and in 1995 became Pinguely-Haulotte. It was decided to concentrate on the aerial platform business, although Pinguely had won a contract worth FF300 million to supply equipment to the French Army.
Pinguely-Haulotte
Saubot decided to abandon all products and concentrate on self-propelled aerial work platforms, with the actual manufacturing sub-contracted out. Pinguely-Haulotte doing the design, research, development, engineering and marketing. In 1997, the last of the equipment for the French Army was delivered. The company was struggling to keep up with demand by this time, and subsidiary companies were set up in GermanyGermany
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and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. In 1998, Pinguely-Haulotte went public, sales having risen from EUR
Euro
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25 million in 1995 to EUR56 million in 1998. By 1999, Pinguely-Haulotte were producing 3,000 units a year, and in 2000 a new plant in Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
was acquired, raising production to 6,000 units. During this time, Pinguely-Haulotte were expanding their manufacturing base to include Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, Portugal
Portugal
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and Spain
Spain
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. In 2000, Pinguely-Haulotte were in negotiations to acquire the European operations of Terex
Terex
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in the United States
United States
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. This would have brought factories in Ireland
Ireland
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and the Netherlands into Pinguely-Haulotte's ownership but the deal fell through the following year. By the end of 2001 production was up to 10,000 units a year and sale were EUR246 million. Pinguely-Haulotte expanded into Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Singapore
Singapore
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, Sweden
Sweden
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and the US in that year. by mid-2002, Pinguely-Haulotte were the world's third biggest manufacturer of aerial work platforms, with a global share of 17%.
Haulotte Group
Pinguely-Haulotte was renamed Haulotte Group in 2005, thus bringing the end of the Pinguely name after 124 years. Their main business is the manufacture of articulated work platforms, scissor lifts, telescopic work platforms, trailer mounted work platforms and vertical mast-work platformsOn July 24, 2008 Haulotte Group acquired Bil-Jax, Inc., the largest U.S. scaffold manufacturer.
These days, Haulotte Group has 3 plants in France, 1 in Spain, 2 in the USA (former Bill-Jax) and 1 in Romania, near the City of Pitesti.
A brand-new plant is in the process of being opened (November–December '08), 1 km away from the existing plant near Pitesti, in Arges County. The name will be Arges II.The General Manager of the new plant will be the same as the one in the existing plant, Mr. Philippe Gault.
Locomotives
Preserved Pinguely locomotives
| Works number/Year | Identity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 39/1897 | Chemin de Fer du Drôme #16 | Musée des Tramways à Vapeur et des Chemins de Fer Secondaires France, Butry-sur-Oise Butry-sur-Oise Butry-sur-Oise is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *... |
| 143/1942 | Chemins de Fer du Morbihan #14 | Korofina, Mali Mali Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with... |
| 165/1904 | Chemins de Fer du Morbihan #101 | Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme |
| 167/1904 | Chemins de Fer du Morbihan #103 | Tournon Tournon Tournon is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Tournon, in the Savoie département* Tournon-d'Agenais, in the Lot-et-Garonne département* Tournon-Saint-Martin, in the Indre département... , France |
| 240/1909 | Tramways de l'Ouest du Dauphiné #31 | Chemin de Fer du Vivarais, Tournon |
| 368/1922 | Tuileries de La Rochefoucauld | Musée Maurice Dufresne Musée Maurice Dufresne The Museum of Maurice Dufresne is a technological history museum located in the mill at Marnay, near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France. It has acquired numerous important objects displayed in vast buildings containing some 25 rooms... , Azay-Le-Rideau, France |
| Chemins de Fer du Beaujolais #8 | l'Association des Amis du Petit Anjou, Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins.... , France |