2004 INVESTOR FACT BOOK Mid-Year Update
Manitowoc’s Diversified Business Model Provides a Springboard for Continued Growth Manitowoc at a Glance Founded in 1902, Manitowoc is a diversified, multi-industry, capital goods manufacturer with market-leading positions in each of its business segments. It is one of the world’s leading producers of high-capacity lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, and boom trucks for heavy construction, energy-related, infrastructure, commercial building, and crane-rental applications. As a leading manufac- turer of ice machines, ice/beverage dispensers, and commercial refrigeration equipment, Manitowoc offers the broadest line of cold-focused equipment for the foodservice, convenience store, lodging/hospitality, and beverage/bottling industries. In addition, Manitowoc is a prominent provider of shipbuilding and ship-repair services for government, military, and commercial customers whose vessels operate on and off the US Great Lakes.
Manitowoc’s Crane, Foodservice, and Marine businesses share these important characteristics: