Manitou Group Names Ilmars Nartish as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Manitou North America

Manitou Group specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of handling, lifting and earthmoving equipment for the construction (61% of net sales), agriculture (27%) and industry (12%) markets. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows: - handling and lifting equipment (86.1%): rough-terrain handling equipment (fixed and rotating telehandlers, rough-terrain forklifts and on-board trucks), aerial work platforms, industrial and semi-industrial forklifts, truck-mounted forklifts, rough-terrain forklift trucks, warehousing equipment, skid-steers and track loaders, articulated loaders and backhoe loaders; - services (13.9%): sale of spare parts and accessories, provision of financing solutions, fleet management, provision of connected machines, extended warranties and maintenance contracts, training services and sale of second-hand equipment. At the end of 2023, the group had 10 manufacturing sites worldwide. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Northern Europe (36.5%), Southern Europe (33.8%), the Americas (20.9%) and Asia/Pacific/Africa/Middle East (8.8%).