# Manitou Group opens new aerial work platform factory in Candé, France

Manitou Group inaugurated a new factory in Candé, France, on March 29, 2022, dedicated to the production of rough-terrain aerial work platforms.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-29
- Where: Candé, France
- Value: $28.5M (26.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: 29 Mar 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: rough-terrain aerial work platforms
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Manitou](https://endata.com/companies/17913.md)

## Sources

- [manitou-group.com](https://www.manitou-group.com/en/new/inauguration-of-a-new-platform-factory-in-cande/), 2022-03-29: "This modern factory gives us a very important and scalable production capacity that will accompany us in the long term."
- [accessbriefing.com](https://www.accessbriefing.com/news/manitou-opens-26-million-mewp-factory/8019481.article), 2022-03-30: "Manitou has opened a new €26 million factory in North West France, for the production of its rough boom lifts, as part of a strategic growth plan for the market sector."
- [lesechos.fr](https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/pays-de-la-loire/manitou-a-ouvert-une-deuxieme-usine-de-nacelles-1398216), 2022-04-04: "Cette usine sera également une vitrine de la transition énergétique de Manitou Group avec l'assemblage de nouveaux modèles électriques."

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