The business Pinguely-Haulotte was just named the Haulotte Group during 2005. The change in name was the first time within 124 years the name has not included Pinguely. The Haulotte Group is known for making articulated work platforms, telescopic 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' biggest scaffold manufacturer. Now, Haulotte Group has one factory in Spain, three plants in France, one factory in Romania, near Pitesti City. There is a new factory which opened in the winter of the year 2008. This plant is only 1 km away from the existing factory near Pitesti City within Arges County. The plant is called Arges II. There are also two factories within the USA, the former Bill-Jax.
Pinguely
The company was formed in the year 1881 within Lyon, France by Alexandre Pinguely. The company initially build steam engines. The company eventually evolved into making machines. In the year 1892, they provided a steam engine to the Chemin de Fer de St Victor a Thizy.
The company supplied 7 locomotives to the Voiron-Saint-Beron railway. Pinguely was not considered a main locomotive manufacturer in terms of numbers produced. The company supplied a steam train to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhone during 1930 and by the year 1932, Pinguely started making steam shovels. Production of steam locomotives was stopped and the company began focusing instead on mobile cranes and making earthmoving machinery instead.
Haulotte
In 1924, Haulotte was established in L'Horme by Arthur Haulotte. The company was known as Ateliers de Construction A. Haulotte. This business 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, research, design and development. All products were abandoned by Saubot so that the company can concentrate on self-propelled aerial work platforms.