For more than 60 years, the Manitou group has continually been ahead of the market, taking the service provided to the customer as its starting point. It is the entire strength of a leader to pave the way and to create tomorrow’s products and services. The group strategy, combining innovation, competitiveness, performance and an entrepreneurial dimension, is based on this requirement.

It all began in a small blacksmith shop in West Bend, Wisconsin. From these humble beginnings, Gehl Company has grown to be a major force in the compact equipment industry worldwide. In the past 150 years, the small blacksmith shop has given way to a state-of-the-art research and design center, and Hexelbanks have been replaced by the world's largest skid loader. But despite changes in technology and an ever-expanding product line, Gehl has always remained true to its reputation for ingenuity, innovation and reliability.