Manitowoc Names All State Crane as Potain Self-Erecting Crane Dealer
Manitowoc Cranes has appointed All State Crane and Rigging as the newest Potain self-erecting crane dealer in the U.S. Based in Holland, Mich., the company will sell and rent the entire range of Potain self-erecting cranes, as well as offer parts, service and training. All State is one of the top rental agencies in the region and this partnership helps expand Manitowoc’s local service in the Midwest.
“While popular in other parts of the world, self-erecting cranes are still fairly new to this area.” said Adam Stack, vice president of sales at All State. “We’re excited to better support our existing customers and help introduce these cranes to the market. As more customers are introduced to these incredibly versatile cranes, they see how quickly they are setup and how easy they are to operate, which only increases demand. By providing in-house service, parts and training, we can now offer full support for self-erecting crane owners and rental customers in the Potain Hup and Igo ranges.”
According to Stack, contractors in North America are increasingly interested in the benefits of self-erecting cranes. These compact, agile machines have been used in applications where schedule is crucial, such as commercial construction, residential homebuilding, utility work and more. They can offer greater reach and better jobsite coverage than mobile equipment, for a much lower cost.
“We are very excited to partner with All State. It is a highly experienced rental company focused on excellent service,” said Michael Heacock, vice president of sales-tower cranes at Manitowoc.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.