Feb 22 (Reuters) - Manitou BF SA MANP.PA :
* TODAY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO INVEST EUR 70 MILLION ($80
MILLION) IN
ITS TWO NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
* TO SUPPORT ITS DEVELOPMENT, THE GROUP INTENDS TO HIRE 50
PEOPLE
ON EACH OF THESE SITES BETWEEN NOW AND 2023
* IN PARALLEL WITH THE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT WHICH WILL
ACCOUNT
FOR APPROXIMATELY EUR 50 MILLION ($57 MILLLION), NEARLY EUR 20
MILLION ($23 MILLION) WILL BE DEDICATED TO RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
* THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE GROUP REASSERTS ITS STRONG
AMBITIONS
TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS SET IN ITS STRATEGIC PLAN NEW HORIZONS
2025
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