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