# Manitou to build €60M fabrication welding plant in Candé, France

Manitou will invest €60 million in a new 20,000 square metre fabrication welding facility in Candé, France, near its aerial work platform assembly operations. The plant will employ up to 100 new staff and is scheduled for completion in early 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-09-08
- Where: Candé, France
- Value: $64.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: aerial work platform fabrications
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [vertikal.net](https://vertikal.net/en/news/story/42340/another-new-awp-plant-for-manitou), 2023-09-08: "We will continue to work with our approved suppliers for mechanically welded components. Bringing this activity in-house will enable us to reduce the tensions that our supply chain can encounter during surges in activity."

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