The business Pinguely-Haulotte was recently named the Haulotte Group during the year 2005. The name change was the first time within 124 years the name has not included Pinguely. The Haulotte Group is popular for making articulated work platforms, telescopic work platforms, vertical mast-work platforms, scissor lifts and trailer mounted work platforms.
On the 24th of July, the year 2008 the Haulotte Group obtained Bil-Jax, who was the US' biggest scaffold manufacturer. Currently, Haulotte Group has one plant in Spain, three factories in France, one plant in Romania, near Pitesti City. There is a new plant that opened during the winter of the year 2008. This plant is 1 km away from the existing factory near Pitesti within Arges County. The plant is called Arges II. There are also two plants in the USA, the former Bill-Jax.
Pinguely
Alexandre Pinguely formed the Pinguely Company during 1881 in Lyon, France. At first, they built steam engines. The company eventually evolved into making machinery. During the year 1892, they supplied a steam engine to the Chemin de Fer de St Victor a Thizy.
Pinguely supplied 7 locomotives to the Voiron-Saint-Beron railway. In terms of numbers produced, Pinguely was not a main steam engine manufacturer. The company supplied a steam train to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhone in 1930 and by the year 1932, Pinguely began making steam shovels. Steam locomotive production was stopped and the company started focusing instead on mobile cranes and making earthmoving machinery instead.
Haulotte
Arthur Hualotte established the beginnings of Haulotte during the year 1924, when it was known as Ateliers de Construction A. Haulotte. This business specialized in manufacturing aerial platforms, mobile cranes and derricks.
Pinguely-Haulotte
Manufacturing it was decided to be sub-contracted to Pinguely-Haulotte, who was to be responsible for the marketing and engineering, design, research and development. All products were abandoned by Saubot so that the company can focus on self-propelled aerial work platforms.