Manitou Americas an Official Safety Equipment Supplier to Circuit of the Americas
• Manitou Americas provides telescopic handlers and operators for the Manitou Safety Team at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas November 15-17, 2013 at Circuit of the Americas
WEST BEND, WISCONSINÂ — For the second year, Manitou is named an official safety equipment supplier of Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas. Manitou Americas will be transporting eighteen (18) MLT 845 telescopic handlers and providing twenty (20) trained operators to be stationed at the corners of the track during the FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX, held November 15-17, 2013. The Manitou Safety Team will remove disabled vehicles throughout the weekend.
“We are very proud to be a partner with Circuit of The Americas in Austin,” said Lori Heidecker, Marketing Director - Manitou Americas. “The Manitou telescopic handlers are the perfect machines to have at the track to safely remove disabled cars and keep the event running smoothly.” Circuit of The Americas utilizes multiple products from the Manitou and Gehl brands to assist with track maintenance throughout the year. Products include rough terrain telescopic handlers and track loaders to keep the grounds in great shape throughout the season.
“It is exciting to be a part of first-class world racing events with Circuit of The Americas,” said Dan Miller, CEO - Manitou Americas. “This event gives us the opportunity to provide our customers with one of the most prestigious racing venues in America, as well as international brand exposure for our products.”
Manitou Americas, Inc. - based in West Bend, Wisconsin - utilizes the racing events at Circuit of The Americas, one of the world’s most prestigious racing venues, to entertain dealers and customers from all over the world. Manitou Americas provides Gehl and Manitou Equipment to race tracks across the United States. For more than 25 years the Gehl brand has been named the Official Construction Equipment for Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and the Long Beach Grand Prix in Long Beach, California.
Manitou Group, THE Material-Handling Reference, is headquartered in Ancenis (West of France). Manitou Group designs, assembles and distributes material-handling solutions for agriculture, construction and industrial markets. The group reported in 2012 revenue of Euros1,265 million, of which two thirds outside France. Business is conducted under the Manitou, Gehl, Mustang, Loc and Edge trademarks, through 1,400 independent dealers in more than 120 countries. As of December 31, 2012, Manitou Group employed approximately 3,300 people of which 40% outside France.
Corporate information is available at: www.manitou-group.com
Shareholder information: communication.financiere@manitou-group.com
Press information: l.heidecker@manitou-group.com
