03.10.2017

Western Pacific adds PM loader cranes

Manitex has appointed Western Pacific Crane & Equipment as dealer for its PM articulated loader crane range for the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and the Canadian Province of British Columbia.

Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, part of the Lanco Group is based in Fontana, in the greater Los Angeles area, and also has locations in Bakersfield and Tracey - California, Arlington- Washington, Anchorage -Alaska, Kapolei, Hawaii and Surrey- British Columbia. It also distributes Grove telescopic cranes, Manitowoc crawler cranes, Manitou telehandlers and National Crane boom trucks. It will sell, rent, service and support the PM crane range throughout the territory..

Western Pacific was established by Lanco at the end of 2010, the company also owns Walter Payton Power Equipment, the Manitowoc distributor in the Midwest and Mi-jack the Illinois based Terex crane distributor. It has also owned Broderson Cranes since 2013 and acquired Lift King fork trucks from Manitex in 2016.

Manitex/PM product manager Sam Rooke said: “We are pleased to welcome Western Pacific to our dealer network. “its commitment to providing the best in class quality, service and technical support combined with a deep industry experience makes the company a great fit for our knuckle boom distribution.”

Western Pacific president Bob Johnson added: “We are excited about the opportunity that the PM product adds to our crane portfolio. The parts and service commitment that Manitex - PM has made in Texas will be a great advantage to us and our customers, in maximising their uptime and return on investment.”