One day in 1957, Marcel Braud, the founder of Manitou, thought up the principle of an original device by turning around the shape of a farm tractor and adding to it a lifting mast and hydraulic steering?
Thus the world's first rough-terrain forklift-truck was born. It proved the company's success and led to it becoming world famous. Manitou now has a presence in over 120 countries.
Whilst investigating Manitou Forklifts in and around Highland you may be interested to know that a specialist technician is usually required to repair an electric forklift truck; electric forklifts do not climb ramps well and they are not usually good for heavy pushing or pulling.











