Profile: Manitou BF S.A. (MANP.PA)

Manitou BF SA is a France-based holding of companies engaged in the marketing and manufacture of machinery for the construction, agricultural and industrial sectors. The Group's range of products include Manitou, industrial and semi-industrial rough-terrain masted forklift-trucks; Maniscopic, high capacity rough-terrain and rotating, telescopic forklift-trucks; Maniaccess, vertical, articulated, scissor and telescopic access platforms; Manitransit, truck-mounted forklifts; Manihoe, forklift-trucks with front telescopic arm and a rear-mounted shovel; Maniloader, compact loaders; and Manilec, which are a range of warehouse equipment movers. As of December 31, 2008, The Group distributed its products through a network of over 500 dealerships located in more than 120 countries. Manitou BF SA has 21 subsidiaries around the world and is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange. In October 2008, Manitou BF SA acquired US construction equipment maker, Gehl.