18.07.2016

Briggs adds Manitou

Manitou North America has appointed sales and rental company Briggs Equipment as a telehandler dealer. For its locations in Dothan and Mobile, Alabam, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans in Louisiana.

Briggs also handles Genie and JLG aerial lifts, JCB, Genie, JLG and Skytrack telehandlers. However the Manitou MRT range will be the only 360 degree telehandlers in the Briggs line up.
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A Manitou MRT 2150 360 degree telehandler arrives at Briggs Equipment

Manitou Americas vice president of sales and marketing Eric Burkhammer said: “Briggs Equipment is one of North America’s largest dealers in industrial and construction equipment and we are confident that given their track record in the market, they will provide expert sales, service and parts for Manitou equipment”.

Briggs chief executive Chris Meinecke added: “Through our long, illustrious history, we have chosen to only partner with leading manufacturers that offer something innovative to our customer base, we are committed to providing solutions that help our customers reduce total cost of operations and maximise uptime, while improving overall safety of operations. We are proud to represent Manitou’s MRT and MHT product lines, which often times replace two or three pieces of equipment onsite and offer unmatched precision and safety in moving materials.”