Frans Vanwinkel, vice president of sales and marketing for Manitowoc Crane Group in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, said the new deal would bring mutual benefits to both companies. “We’re delighted to have a company with the knowledge, experience and reputation of Arcomet representing us in the important British market,” he said.
“The relationship between our two companies stretches back some time, but has intensified over the past two years, with Arcomet adding over 50 Potain cranes to its fleet in the past 12 months and our partnership continuing to grow healthier by the day. We’re certain that by joining forces in Great Britain we will be able to offer a level of service not previously seen in the region.”
Dirk Theyskens, joint managing director of Arcomet Group, added: “With the upcoming Olympic Games in 2012, and a number of other major projects in the pipeline, the British market is one of the busiest in Europe at the moment. We’re certain that our industry expertise and reputation combined with the quality Potain product will prove a winner with British contractors.”
Arcomet will operate from three locations in Britain, and will organise sales and rental for the full Potain range from self-erectors to the large top-slewing cranes. Sales and rentals for the Igo and GTMR ranges of self-erecting cranes will be handled by the newly incorporated Midland Cranes, under the charge of Jerry Welford, managing director. Midland Cranes will establish a nationwide network of regional offices to utilise its fleet of stock cranes and to ensure a local service to local job sites.
The newly incorporated Arcomet Tower Cranes, under the charge of managing director Graham Baukham, will handle sales and rental for the top-slewing tower crane range. Further market support will continue from the Manitowoc Crane Group (UK) operation in Uxbridge, Middlesex under the charge of Steve Barnett, managing director – sales/operations.
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