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Marcel Braud, honorary chairman and founder of the Manitou forklift truck, has passed away at the age of 93. He joined the family business Braud Mécanique…
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Handling industry figurehead passes away
0Marcel Braud, honorary chairman and founder of the Manitou forklift truck, has passed away at the age of 93. He joined the family business Braud Mécanique Générale after World War II, first as a labourer, then working as a painter, welder, assembler and foreman. In 1958, he came up with the idea for the forklift truck, inverting the design of a tractor and adding a lifting mast and power steering. He called it the Manitou. He would go on to hold several more positions within the company, notably workshop manager and purchasing manager, before becoming chairman and CEO in 1970,…