Haulotte Group is a major French aerial work platform manufacturer, the third-largest company in the world in this area of products.

[3][citation needed] In 1930, Pinguely supplied a steam tram locomotive to the Chemin de Fer du Haut-Rhône.

[5] Production of steam locomotives was stopped, and the company concentrated on manufacturing earthmoving equipment and mobile cranes.

Pinguely manufactured tower cranes in the meantime, mainly to fulfill a contract with the French Army.

It was decided to concentrate on the aerial platform business, although Pinguely had won a contract worth FF300 million to supply equipment to the French Army.

[3] Saubot decided to abandon all products and concentrate on self-propelled aerial work platforms, with the actual manufacturing sub-contracted out.

[7][8][9] These days, Haulotte Group has 3 plants in France, 1 in Spain, 2 in the USA (former Bill-Jax) and 1 in Romania, near the city of Pitești.