Manitou Group is increasing its manufacturing facility in Yankton, S.D., to accommodate the manufacturing of telehandlers the corporate debuted at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in 2023.
The corporate started development on a $20 million, 75,000 sq. ft. enlargement onto its 220,000 sq. ft constructing. This work coincides with Manitou’s fiftieth anniversary of the positioning, which is devoted to the manufacturing of telehandlers and articulated loaders. The Yankton enlargement comes a yr after Manitou started increasing its close by plant in Madison, S.D. The Yankton enlargement will embody laser-cutting machines and an automatic shifting meeting line.
Alexandre Caharel, vice chairman of compact and articulated loaders, stated, “The enlargement of our Yankton web site, which is now 50 years outdated, strengthens our group’s historic presence in the US. This is a crucial development lever in a very dynamic market. This new industrial web site will allow us to maintain tempo with this robust demand, whereas delivering ever better added worth to our prospects.”
Manitou Group has employed 50 staff since the start of the enlargement, in a state the place the unemployment charge is one of the bottom in the US. This modernization shall be accompanied by different hires that shall be adjusted based on market developments. Manitou Group has 300 staff at its Yankton facility and greater than 900 in the US.
The enlargement ceremony came about within the presence of Jacqueline Himsworth, chairman of the board of Manitou Group; Michel Denis, Manitou Group president and CEO; and nationwide representatives from the state of South Dakota and Yankton Mayor Mason Schramm.
