Manitowoc Crane Care has expanded its Encore dealer programme, which aims to extend the service life of a crane and ensure any repair and refurbishment work is done to a high standard, to EMEA and added its first certified partner in the region.
Manitowoc announced that Danish company UN Mobilkranar, which has worked with Manitowoc for nearly 20 years, now offers fully certified repair and refurbishment services for Grove mobile cranes in Scandinavia, under the Manitowoc Crane Care brand.
"We are very proud to achieve Encore partner status and to offer even more service to our customers," said Niels Hoffman, general manager of UN Mobilkranar. "This will further strengthen our long-standing relationship with Manitowoc and ensure we remain at the leading edge of crane services in Scandinavia."
Gilberto Ferreira, Global Encore general manager, at Manitowoc added: "We are delighted to award UN Mobilkranar full certification to carry out approved refurbishments as our first Encore partner in EMEA, and we look forward to confirming other appointments in the coming months. The Encore programme not only provides customers with additional services at a local level but gives dealers the backing and support to provide services of the highest quality."
The Encore partner programme began in 2011 in the US, and has grown to a network of 10 partners, all of whom provide customers with a local option for certified repair and refurbishment services. Manitowoc said that the success of the programme in North America has allowed the company to expand the service and further dealer partner appointments in EMEA are expected this year.