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 trying to find Manitou Forklifts in and around Staffordshire bear in mind that side shift capability can be useful when lining up the forks with the pallet. Rather than backing up and to reposition the forklift side shift allows the carriage to move sideways thus saving a lot of time.











