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More than
40 years of history and experience.
Continual progress...
| 1966 |
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Manac
Inc. is founded in St.
Georges, Quebec. The company
operates in a barn behind the house of founder
Marcel Dutil. Eleven units are manufactured that
year.
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| 1972 |
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Manac
Inc. acquires Canam Steel, and The Canam Manac
Group is formed.
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| 1974 |
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Opening
of the first sales office and service center in
Boucherville.
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| 1977 |
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Manac
starts manufacturing its first FRP vans.
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| 1982 |
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Manac
manufactures its first galvanized-steel vans.
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| 1986 |
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Manac
designs and builds its first aluminum vans.
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| 1989 |
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Manac
launches two innovative products: soft-sider platforms
and chip semitrailers equipped with steel walls.
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| 1991 |
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Manac
manufactures its first combo (steel and aluminum)
flatbeds.
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| 1994 |
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Manac
inaugurates its Orangeville, ON plant. This 138,000-square-foot
facility will manufacture standard dry vans for
the North American market.
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| 2000 |
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Manac
launches its first all-aluminum flatbed in September,
becoming the only semitrailer manufacturer to offer
a complete line of platform trailers: the steel
model, the combo (steel and aluminum) and the all-aluminum
model.
At the end of December, Manac acquires the canadian
assets of semitrailer manufacturer Kalyn-Siebert.
The deal sees Manac acquire a 100,000-square-foot
plant, the Fabrex trademark as well as a certain
amount of raw material and finished products in
inventory. Manufacturing operations for the new
aluminum flatbed will be done at this location.
In December, Manac opens
a new service center and sales office in Mississauga,
Ontario. The new facility, located in the heart
of the Ontario Transportation Center, includes
five semitrailer repair bays.
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| 2002 |
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Manac
acquires the assets of semitrailer manufacturer
CPS Trailers Inc. in Oran,
Missouri. This is Manac’s
first plant in the United States.
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| 2003 |
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Definitive
closure of the Manac plant in Orangeville, Ontario.
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| 2004 |
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The
Canam Manac Group Inc. announces its decision to
focus on construction activities and to sell off
its semitrailer division. Manac Inc., a private
company, is founded to buy the assets of this division.
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| 2006 |
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Manac
marks its fortieth anniversary by holding a day
of activities for all Manac employees at the St.
Georges plant.
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| 2007 |
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In
the summer of 2007, the new Kennett,
MO plant produces
it’s first flatbeds.
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| 2009 |
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Manac purchases the intellectual property, tooling and raw materials following the bankruptcy of Trailmobile Canada and the subsequent acquisition from Trailmobile Corporation.
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| 2010 |
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The Trailmobile ULTRAPLATE composite Dry Van is now available from Manac's Kennett, MO assembly plant.
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