Company Story
1920 - Founding of Manitou BF SA by Marcel Bouyer
1958 - Launch of the first hydraulic telescopic handler
1972 - Introduction of the first all-terrain forklift truck
1985 - Launch of the first rotating telescopic handler
1990 - Manitou BF SA goes public with an IPO
2005 - Acquisition of Gehl Company, a US-based manufacturer of telescopic handlers
2013 - Launch of the first hybrid telescopic handler
2019 - Celebration of Manitou BF SA's 100th anniversary