Aerial work platforms’ history from 1960 to now

	1964 : The ingenious H50 mobile crane with its eight lifting speeds
	1966 : The GC 730 vehicle-mounted Pinguely positioned itself as a leader in the French crane market
	1970 : The GC525TL crane. As soon as the ST series appeared.
	1972 : The GB 18 - the world's first "City Crane": high moving speeds, rapid deployment and a cabin raised by hydraulic jacks.
	1975 : Assembly hall of the Plant of Pinguely in l'Horme (France).
	1976 : The GC 20300 wheel-mounted crane (with a 300 tons load capacity).
	1979 : Pinguely and Haulotte begin to collaborate. This TTR 220 crane was jointly developed
	1985 : Pierre Saubot takes control of both Pinguely-Haulotte business from Creusot Loire. Haulotte slowly becomes involved in the emerging market for aerial work platforms. Mobile crane activities, mainly for the military, are concentrated in Pinguely.
	1986 : H46N - First Haulotte aerial work platform.
	1992 : Haulotte H 76 platforms.
	2003 : Pinguely-Haulotte joins the space race: the Shenzhou V capsule - China's first manned space flight.
2003 : “Haulotte loads up to charge ahead !”.The advertising message put forth by the large-scale publicity campaign launched by the Haulotte Group. The Group’s product diversification began at this time, with other aerial work platforms ,material lifting equipment such as telescopic handler (developed in partnership), radio-controlled selfpowered cranes and backhoe loaders with 360° rotation.
	2005 : The name of the Group and its logo change. “Pinguely-Haulotte” becomes the “Haulotte Group”, which better reflects the diversification in its aerial work platforms and activities and the international dimension which the manufacturer has acquired.
2006 : The undeniable European leader and world’s 3rd largest aerial work platform and material lifting equipment manufacturer generates a turnover of €519.3 million and has a worldwide staff of 1,600. 2006 is a record year, with the successful stock exchange launch of Haulotte shares on Euronext Paris (SBF 120). A further step is also made in the service field, with the opening in the Rhône- Alpes region of France of the 6,000 m2 Haulotte Services Expertise and Reception Centre, entirely dedicated to our clients. This adds a new dimension to client support on a global scale, emphasised by the opening of marketing and client service subsidiaries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South America.
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