Donegal firm seals crane deal with US company
Mantis Cranes of Donegal, the only manufacturer of self-erecting cranes outside continental Europe, has formed a joint venture partnership with New York-based Celtic Cranes called Celtic Self Erecting Cranes. Mantis employs 29 people in Donegal and their distinctive cranes can be seen on building sites throughout Ireland and Britain.
The agreement was announced by Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin during the Enterprise Ireland trade visit to the east coast of the USA. The latest crane to be launched by Mantis, the TC-25, was designed and built at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Killygordon. Several other Mantis crane models have also been picked up by Celtic Cranes, that have been made available in the United States since summer 2007.
