Manac Trailers Expands And Announces A New Research And Innovation Center

January 2020

St-Georges, QC Manac Trailers, one of North America’s largest specialty semi-trailer manufacturers, announces the grand opening of the Manac Research and Innovation Center. This new space of more than 62 000 sq. ft. will be the headquarters for Manac's research and innovative development ideas.

This new center will help to support and accelerate Manac’s research efforts in product design, optimized manufacturing processes, development of knowledge and applied technology, pilot projects and the implementation of Manac's new business information systems.

According to Rodrick Levesque, director of Product Engineering at Manac, "This collaborative space consolidates the jobs of engineers, technicians, designers, analysts and consultants and creates a technologically elite community of which we are very proud".

Manac Trailers is the premier supplier of customized semi-trailer solutions in North America and this new Research and Innovation Center will expand our ability to test our innovations, train our employees and better communicate with our customers. In short, this center will help us find solutions more easily and quickly to meet the needs of our customers.

Manac is the leading North American manufacturer of specialty trailers. Manac offers a wide range of vans, dumps and belt trailers, lowbeds, grain hoppers, chip and logging trailers, heavy duty chassis for oil, gas and mining industry and has achieved a leading position in the flatbed market. Manac has a portfolio of top brands: Manac®, UltraPlate®, Ultravan, Alutrec®, Darkwing®, CPS®, Liddell Canada®,

ABS Trailers®, Peerless®, Scona® & Trailmobile and Cobra®. Manac manufactures its trailers in facilities located in Saint-Georges and Laurier-Station (QC), Penticton (B.C.) and Oran (MO, USA).