The corporation Pinguely-Haulotte was recently named the Haulotte Group in the year 2005. The change in name was the first time in 124 years the name has not included Pinguely. The Haulotte Group is popular for manufacturing telescopic work platforms, articulated work platforms, trailer mounted work platforms, vertical mast-work platforms and scissor lifts.
On the 24th of July, 2008 the Haulotte Group obtained Bil-Jax, who was the US' largest scaffold manufacturer. Currently, Haulotte Group has three plants in France, one plant in Spain, one in Romania, near Pitesti City. There is a new plant which opened in the winter of the year 2008. This factory is just 1 km away from the existing plant near the city of Pitesti within Arges County. The factory is referred to as Arges II. There are also two factories in the United States, the former Bill-Jax.
Pinguely
Alexandre Pinguely established the Pinguely Company during 1881 within Lyon, France. At first, they constructed steam engines. The business evolved into making equipment eventually. In 1892, they provided a train to the Chemin de Fer de St Victor a Thizy.
Pinguely supplied 7 steam engines to the Voiron-Saint-Beron railway. When it comes to numbers produced, Pinguely was not a main steam engine manufacturer. The company provided a steam train to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhone in 1930 and by the year 1932, Pinguely began manufacturing steam shovels. Steam locomotive production was stopped and the company started focusing instead on mobile cranes and manufacturing earthmoving equipment instead.
Haulotte
Arthur Hualotte formed the beginnings of Haulotte during the year 1924, when it was known as Ateliers de Construction A. Haulotte. This company specialized in manufacturing aerial platforms, mobile cranes and derricks.
Pinguely-Haulotte
Manufacturing it was decided to be sub-contracted to Pinguely-Haulotte, who was to be responsible for the engineering and marketing, design, research and development. All products were abandoned by Saubot so that the company could concentrate on self-propelled aerial work platforms.