The Manitowoc Company

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The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Type	Manufacturing
Founded	1902
Headquarters	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Products	Cranes, Foodservice Equipment, and Marine Vessels.
Website	http://www.manitowoc.com/

The Manitowoc Company (NYSE: MTW) is a manufacturer of high-capacity lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes, and mobile telescopic cranes for heavy construction, commercial construction, energy-related, infrastructure, duty-cycle, and crane-rental applications. It is also a producer of boom trucks. Additionally, The Manitowoc Company is a manufacturer of ice machines, ice/beverage dispensers, soft-drink dispensing valves, cast aluminum cold plates, and commercial refrigeration equipment for the food service, lodging, convenience store, health care, beverage, and bottling industries. The Manitowoc Company is also a provider of shipbuilding, ship-repair, and conversion services for government, military, and commercial vessels operating on and off the U.S. Great Lakes.

[edit] History

The Manitowoc Company was founded by Charles West and Elias Gunnell in the lakeshore community of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1902 as a shipbuilding and ship-repair organization under the name Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. Since that time, the company has grown and diversified, entering the lattice-boom crane business in the mid-1920’s and branching into commercial refrigeration equipment shortly after World War II. In November 2002 The Manitowoc Company acquired the Grove Crane company for approximately $271 million.