# Manitou Group begins construction of €60M welding plant in Candé, France

Manitou Group has started construction of a new 20,000 m² welding plant in Candé, France, with a €60 million investment. The plant will internalize fabrication of aerial work platforms and is expected to start production in early summer 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-01
- Where: Candé, Maine-et-Loire, France
- Value: $66.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Jun 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 20,000 m² of industrial buildings
- Products: aerial work platforms, welded components
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [manitou-group.com](https://www.manitou-group.com/fr/new/premiere-pierre-posee-pour-la-nouvelle-usine-de-mecano-soudure-dediee-a-lactivite-de-nacelles/), 2024-10-01: "Le marché des nacelles élévatrices constitue un levier de croissance important pour le groupe."
- [lesechos-comfi.lesechos.fr](https://lesechos-comfi.lesechos.fr/press-release/manitou-epa-mtu-premiere-pierre-posee-pour-la-nouvelle-usine-de-mecano-soudure-dediee-a-lactivite-de-nacelles-R0VoSHLwksI), 2024-10-01: "Le marché des nacelles élévatrices constitue un levier de croissance important pour le groupe."
- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MANITOU-GROUP-4773/news/Manitou-construction-begins-on-a-new-plant-47980456/), 2024-10-02: "Manitou Group has announced the start of construction of a new mechanical welding plant"

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