Manitowoc Crane Group Starts Expansions in Shady Grove

September 23, 2007 • In addition to its recently announced $7.4 million addition to its manufacturing facility in Port Washington, Wis., the Manitowoc Crane Group started a multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation project last month at its manufacturing facility in Shady Grove, Pa.

Construction began on a 9,000-square-foot addition that will house a new wash, paint, and shipping area in the Manitowoc 999 crawler assembly building, as well as a 12,000-square-foot expansion that will add space necessary to incorporate the National Crane boom assembly. This is expected to reduce material handling, align assembly function with the appropriate assembly line station, and relocate National Crane boom assembly to streamline manufacturing and assembly process. Both projects are due for completion in January 2008.

Additionally, Manitowoc Crane Group is renovating an existing 36,000-square-foot office space for Manitowoc Crane CARE, which will include Manitowoc Crane CARE's training facility and will provide additional space for expanded operation. The renovation is expected to be completed in February 2008.

“These additions and renovations to the Shady Grove facility will help streamline our manufacturing process and improve our manufacturing efficiency,” said Larry Weyers, executive vice president of the

Americas

. “This will go a long way toward increasing manufacturing capacity in the United States and help MCG respond more quickly to customer requests and service needs.”