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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-147371

Subject to completion, dated January 27, 2010

This preliminary prospectus supplement relates to an effective registration statement but is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these notes and are not soliciting an offer to buy these notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Preliminary prospectus supplement
(To prospectus dated January 27, 2010)

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

$400,000,000
       % Senior Notes due 2018
Issue Price         %

Interest payable             and             .

The notes will mature on             , 2018. Interest will accrue from                           , 2010, and the first interest payment date will be                           , 2010.

We may redeem some or all of the notes at any time on or after                           , 2014 at the redemption prices set forth under "Description of notes—Optional redemption." Prior to                       , 2014, we may redeem the notes at a "make-whole" premium. In addition, at any time prior to                           , 2013, we may redeem up to 35% of the notes with proceeds we receive from certain equity offerings at the prices set forth under "Description of notes—Optional redemption." If we sell certain assets and do not reinvest the proceeds or repay indebtedness or if we experience specific kinds of changes in control, we must offer to repurchase the notes.

The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness, including our senior secured credit facilities. The notes will be senior to all of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The notes will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future senior secured indebtedness, including our senior secured credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The obligations under the notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by all of our existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee our senior secured credit facilities. The guarantees will rank equally in right of payment with the existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors, including guarantees of our senior secured credit facilities, and will rank senior to the existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the guarantors. The guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future secured indebtedness of the guarantors, including the guarantees of our senior secured credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. Not all of our subsidiaries will guarantee the notes. The notes and the guarantees will be structurally subordinated to all liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Investing in the notes involves risks. See "Risk factors" beginning on page S-16.

The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Currently, there is no public market for the notes.

We expect that delivery of the notes to purchasers will be made on or about                           , 2010 in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company for the account of its participants, including Clearstream Banking société anonyme and Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these notes or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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About this prospectus supplement

This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer only to the "prospectus," we are referring to both parts combined.

If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated into each by reference include important information about us, the notes being offered and other information you should know before investing. You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as well as additional information described under "Where you can find more information" in the accompanying prospectus before investing in the notes.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated in each by reference is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

All references to "Manitowoc," "our company," "we," "us" and "our" in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus mean, unless we otherwise indicate or the context indicates otherwise, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries. All references in this prospectus supplement to our consolidated financial statements include, unless the context indicates otherwise, the related notes. The market data included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including growth rates and information relating to our relative position in the industries we serve, are based on internal surveys, market research, publicly available information and industry publications. Although we believe that such independent sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information contained in them.

Our data for market position comes from various sources including internal estimates and third-party sources. Some of the third-party sources for Crane segment market shares include Intercontinental Crane Exchange (ICE), Power Crane & Shovel Association (PCSA), and Verband Deutscher Muschinen und Analagenban (VDMA). Third-party sources for Foodservice segment market shares include North American Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM), Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, World Market for Foodservice Equipment (a report published by SBI) and Top U.S. Equipment & Supplies Manufacturers (a report published by Clarity Marketing).

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Cautionary statement about forward-looking information

Statements included or incorporated by reference into this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, which are based upon our current expectations. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what appears within this document. Forward-looking statements include descriptions of plans and objectives for future operations, and the assumptions behind those plans. The words "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," and "expects," or similar expressions, usually identify forward-looking statements. Any and all projections of future performance are forward-looking statements. In addition to the assumptions, uncertainties and other information referred to specifically in the forward-looking statements, a number of factors relating to each business segment could cause actual results to be significantly different from what is presented in this document or in the documents incorporated by reference into this document. Those factors include, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk factors" and the following (organized by our two principal segments: Crane and Foodservice, as described in "Summary—Our company," and our corporation as a whole for factors that overlap the two segments):

Crane—cyclicality of the construction industry; the effects of government spending on construction-related projects throughout the world; unanticipated changes in global demand for high-capacity lifting equipment; changes in demand for lifting equipment in emerging economies; the replacement cycle of technologically obsolete cranes; and demand for used equipment.

Foodservice—weather; consolidation within the restaurant and foodservice equipment industries; global expansion of customers; commercial ice-cube machine and other foodservice equipment replacement cycles in the United States and other mature markets; unanticipated issues associated with refresh/renovation plans by national restaurant accounts and global chains; specialty foodservice market growth; growth in demand for foodservice equipment by customers in emerging markets; demand for quick-service restaurants and kiosks; future strength of the beverage industry; in connection with the now-completed acquisition of Enodis plc: potential balance sheet changes resulting from finalization of purchase accounting treatment; the ability to appropriately and timely integrate the acquisition of Enodis; realization of anticipated earnings enhancements, cost savings, strategic options and other synergies and the anticipated timing to realize those savings, synergies and options.

Corporate (including factors that may affect both of our segments)—finalization of the price and terms of completed and future divestitures and unanticipated issues associated with transitional services provided by the company in connection with these divestitures; changes in laws and regulations throughout the world; the ability to finance, complete and/or successfully integrate, restructure and consolidate acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances and joint ventures; the successful development of innovative products and market acceptance of new and innovative products; issues related to plant closings and/or consolidation of existing facilities; efficiencies and capacity utilization of facilities; competitive pricing; availability of certain raw materials; changes in raw materials and commodity prices; issues associated with new product introductions; matters impacting the successful and timely implementation of ERP systems; changes in domestic and international economic and industry conditions, including steel industry conditions; changes in the markets we serve; unexpected issues associated with

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the availability of local suppliers and skilled labor; changes in the interest rate environment; risks associated with growth; foreign currency fluctuations and their impact on reported results and hedges in place; world-wide political risk; geographic factors and economic risks; health epidemics; pressure of additional financing leverage resulting from acquisitions; success in increasing manufacturing efficiencies and capacities; unanticipated changes in revenue, margins, costs and capital expenditures; work stoppages, labor negotiations and rates; issues associated with workforce reductions; actions of competitors; unanticipated changes in consumer spending; the ability of our customers to obtain financing; the state of financial and credit markets; the ability to generate cash consistent with our stated goals; and unanticipated changes in customer demand.

We urge you to consider these factors before investing in the notes. The forward-looking statements included in this document or in any document incorporated by reference into this document are made only as of the date of this document or the date of the incorporated document, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Explanatory note regarding financial statements

On January 28, 2010, we filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K to which we attached (i) Exhibit 99.1 Business, Selected Financial Data, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules portions of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and (ii) Exhibit 99.2 Financial Statements portion of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The information reflected in this prospectus supplement regarding those periods in the sections entitled "Summary—Summary historical consolidated financial data," "Selected financial data" and "Business" reflects the information set forth in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to the January 28, 2010 Form 8-K.

As further discussed in "Documents incorporated by reference," for the periods described above, the financial statements and related information in the January 28, 2010 Form 8-K update the corresponding information in our 2008 Form 10-K and 2009 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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Summary

The information below is only a summary of more detailed information included elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This summary may not contain all the information that is important to you or that you should consider before making a decision to invest in the notes. Please read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the risk factors, as well as the information incorporated by reference, carefully.

Our company

We are a multi-industry capital goods manufacturer operating in two principal segments: Cranes and Related Products (the "Crane" segment) and Foodservice Equipment (the "Foodservice" segment). We have over a 100-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services to our markets. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, we generated net sales of $2.9 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $295.1 million and a net loss from continuing operations of $636.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "—Summary historical consolidated financial data" for further information about this measure, including a reconciliation to earnings (loss) from continuing operations.

Crane segment

Our Crane business is recognized as one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions and offers one of the broadest product lines in the industry, including lattice-boom cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes and boom trucks. Our largest crane model provides lifting capacity of up to 2,535 U.S. tons. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, our Crane segment generated net sales of $1.8 billion and operating earnings of $126.8 million.

We design, manufacture and distribute a diversified line of lifting solutions, including:

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Crawler-mounted lattice-boom cranes, which we sell under our Manitowoc brand;

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Top-slewing and self-erecting tower cranes, which we sell under our Potain brand;

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Mobile telescopic cranes, which we sell under our Grove, Shuttlelift and Dongyue brands;

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Hydraulic telescopic boom trucks, which we sell under our National Crane brand; and

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Crane parts and repairing, rebuilding and remanufacturing, and training services, which we deliver under our Crane Care brand.

We also facilitate third-party financing for certain customers of our Crane products under the Manitowoc Finance brand.

Our cranes are used in a wide variety of applications throughout the world, including energy and utilities, petrochemical and industrial projects, infrastructure development such as road, bridge and airport construction, and commercial and high-rise residential construction.

Our Crane business is geographically diversified, with 50% of our sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 coming from the Americas, 40% from the Europe-Middle East-Africa region and 10% from the Asia-Pacific region.

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We believe we are the #1 or #2 producer in the global crane market in the range of capacity and size classes we serve. We estimate that we are #1 globally in the market for crawler cranes with over 80 tons capacity, rough terrain cranes, self-erecting tower cranes and industrial cranes. We estimate that we are #1 in the market for boom trucks and truck cranes in the Americas as well as the market for tower cranes in Europe. Global crane demand is currently depressed due to a cyclical downturn resulting from the global macro-economic downturn and credit crisis. However, since March 2009, we have seen increasingly positive net order flows. We believe the following market indicators are key drivers for global demand for our equipment:

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Tower crane demand is driven by residential and commercial construction spend rates in Europe and oil prices in the Middle East.

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All-terrain crane demand is driven by building and infrastructure construction spend rates in Europe, transportation development (road, rail, airports, etc.) in the Americas, and energy construction (including plants and transmission lines) in Asia.

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Rough terrain demand is driven by European and American GDP growth, infrastructure spending and refinery construction.

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Crawler crane demand is driven by construction of chemical plants, refineries and power plants.

As these end-markets improve, and as used equipment markets begin to soften, we believe our industry will begin to see an acceleration of demand for new cranes. As of September 30, 2009, our total Crane segment backlog was $667 million.

Our primary competitors in the Crane segment include Liebherr, Terex, Kobelco, SHI (Link Belt), Fushun, Sany, HSI, Tadano, XCMG, Yongmao and Zoomlion.

Foodservice segment

Our Foodservice segment is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment serving the ice, beverage, refrigeration, food preparation and cooking needs of restaurants, convenience stores, hotels and other institutional kitchens.

We design, manufacture and distribute a broad line of commercial foodservice equipment, including:

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Traditional cooking products, including ranges, grills and ovens, sold under the Garland and US Range brands;

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Accelerated cooking products, sold under the Convotherm, Cleveland, Garland, Lincoln and Merrychef brands;

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Frying products, sold under the Frymaster and Dean brands;

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Hot holding and merchandising equipment, sold under the Frymaster brand;

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Refrigeration and cold holding products, sold under the Delfield, Kolpak, Kysor Panel and Kysor Warren brands;

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Beverage dispensing products, sold under the Servend, Multiplex and Manitowoc Beverage Systems brands;

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Ice making equipment and bins, sold under the Manitowoc brand; and

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Warewashing equipment, sold under the Jackson brand.

We also facilitate third-party financing for certain customers of our foodservice equipment under the Manitowoc Finance brand.

On October 27, 2008, we completed our acquisition of Enodis plc (Enodis), a global leader in the design and manufacture of commercial foodservice equipment. The $2.7 billion acquisition has positioned us among the world's leading commercial foodservice equipment manufacturers, with expanded capabilities comprehensively covering the core needs of our customer base, including refrigeration, ice-making, cooking, food preparation and beverage-dispensing technologies.

Since our acquisition of Enodis, our Foodservice business is more diversified on a product, customer and geographic basis. In 2008, 73% of our sales, on a pro forma basis reflecting the Enodis acquisition, came from the Americas, 17% from Europe and 10% from the rest of the world. In the same period, 73% of our Foodservice sales came from the restaurant industry, 11% from convenience stores and other food retailers, 10% from hotels and other travel and leisure customers, and 6% from educational establishments.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, our Foodservice segment generated net sales of approximately $1.1 billion and operating earnings of $132.8 million.

We estimate the global market for food service and food retailing equipment to be $25 billion annually. Long-term growth is underpinned by a secular trend towards food prepared outside the home, international expansion by large restaurant chains, energy- and resource-saving requirements in foodservice operations of all types, and an increasing focus on food safety. Convenient access to restaurant-quality food by consumers in mature and emerging markets is driving growth in traditional foodservice locations, and is driving demand for smaller, limited-menu locations in nontraditional locations such as food courts, convenience stores and airports. In addition, global and national quick-service and casual-dining chains continue to invest in developing new menu items to create same-store sales opportunities, often creating equipment roll-out opportunities to support these new food items.

A large installed base of foodservice equipment in North America and Europe also provides replacement equipment opportunities, including new technology-based equipment that saves labor and other resources for foodservice operators.

Our primary competitors in the Foodservice segment include Ali Group, ITW, Ingersoll-Rand, Middleby, Scotsman, Hoshizaki, Electrolux, Cornelius, True and Henny Penny.

Competitive strengths

We believe that the following strengths will continue to underpin our competitive positions in the markets we serve:

Operational excellence

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use of lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma principles. We use these principles to implement processes within our factories to decrease cycle times, reduce working capital and warranty costs, improve on-time delivery and safety, and increase flexibility and overall customer satisfaction. We are capitalizing on our acquisition of Enodis in October 2008 and the recent economic downturn to accelerate the streamlining of our global platform via facilities consolidation and component standardization to position our businesses for profitable growth as demand conditions recover. We are conducting lean assessments at many facilities in both Crane and Foodservice on a regular and rotational basis. For example, we are undertaking improvement processes in Cranes to in-source certain production processes, reduce cycle-times and increase productivity through shorter machine set-up times. In Foodservice, we are using lean principles to consolidate facilities and set up new manufacturing processes, as well as using value-stream mapping to eliminate waste and standardize our production metrics.

Portfolio of leading brands underpinning strong positions in core markets

We believe that many of our key brands, including Manitowoc, Grove, National and Potain in our Crane segment, and Manitowoc, Frymaster, Cleveland, Delfield, Garland, Lincoln, Convotherm and Jackson in our Foodservice segment, hold leading positions in their principal markets. We believe our brands are recognized for their innovative technology, customer-focused design, reliability and product support, which supports our selling efforts, enhances customer loyalty and supports strong resale values for our products.

Innovative product offerings with global reach

We offer our customers a complete range of crane and foodservice equipment solutions, which creates revenue synergies by causing our customers and distribution partners within each of our segments to view us as a one-stop provider. For example, in our Foodservice segment we have the scale and breadth to partner with global restaurant chains across their development cycle. Our technology center in Tampa, Florida facilitates partnering with our customers to design and deliver innovative kitchen equipment and workflow plans oriented around specific menus and restaurant layouts. Our extensive engineering and research and development activities have been key drivers of our market success. Manitowoc Foodservice brands have won 15 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Kitchen Innovation Awards in the United States over the past five years. In the Crane segment we also have a number of new product introduction projects that are in various stages of completion in all product categories and across product lines. For example, one of our latest tower crane innovations is the launch of our Potain MDT 368 tower crane that is designed to accelerate erecting and dismantling times with an innovative hinge that enables the crane's counterjib to fold for transport. In the crawler crane product category, we plan to introduce our new model 31000 crane in 2010 that features a patented counterweight system that minimizes its tailswing and reduces ground bearing pressure, while providing over 2,500 tons of lifting capacity. Across product lines, our Crane segment is also working on initiatives such as common control systems and a remote diagnostic and information system called Crane STAR.

We sell our Crane and Foodservice products and provide our services worldwide, with 43 manufacturing facilities and 55 distribution facilities, service branches and offices located in 27 countries. Our manufacturing presence on four continents and our distribution presence on five continents give us proximity to our customers and enable us to offer timely delivery and

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product support, which differentiates us from many of our competitors. Our global presence also provides us with world-class scale in sourcing and manufacturing.

Geographic and customer diversification

We operate in two discrete businesses, each featuring a broad product offering and selling to a diverse customer base across global geographies. While both our Crane and Foodservice businesses are influenced by general economic conditions, they serve different global markets that do not move in lock-step with each other. Demand in our Foodservice business is generally more stable and predictable than that in our Crane business, and our 2008 acquisition of Enodis has significantly increased the stabilizing impact of our Foodservice segment on our consolidated sales and earnings. Our customer base is also diverse, with no single customer representing more than 5% of our consolidated net sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. In the foodservice market, many of the world's largest restaurant chains rely on our products. Several chains are experiencing their fastest growth in emerging markets such as China, India and the Middle East. We believe these emerging markets provide significant opportunity for our Foodservice segment due to our increased global presence and relationships with the chain accounts that will be expanding into these areas. The Federation of Contract Catering Organizations estimates that the percentages of food sales outside the home in the regions of Latin and South America, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific were 11%, 9% and 23%, respectively, in 2009. In supporting global chains in these emerging markets, we are also localizing our Foodservice manufacturing, sales and support activities to give us broader access to general market opportunities in these regions.

Reputation for industry-leading customer service

We support our products through an extensive aftermarket customer service network. Our Crane Care service network provides total lifecycle support to our Crane customers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, on three continents. As many of our products serve in customer-critical applications, downtime can be extremely costly for our customers. We believe our responsiveness and the quality of our field service differentiate us from our competitors and serve as purchase decision drivers for our Crane and Foodservice equipment customers as well as supporting strong resale values for our products. Our Crane dealers and direct sales efforts are supported around the clock by a team of over 600 factory-trained field technicians, engineers and a staff of product support account representatives and locally-based country organizations in most of our major markets. We also provide our customers and dealers with advanced service, sales and operator training via six well-equipped training centers in the United States, China, Germany and France. We also have available several portable training units as well as training courses over the web. We believe the extent of our training is unparalleled within the lifting industry.

In Foodservice, the Manitowoc STAR service network of authorized service agents helps U.S. customers optimize their equipment productivity through contracted fast-service response times, a network of factory trained technicians, and guaranteed service reliability. Outside the United States, we maintain authorized foodservice factory service agents in more than 100 countries around the globe supporting our primary brands. We supplement this agent network in select European markets and Canada with company-owned distribution. In the United States and other markets, we have established relationships with leading buying groups to expand product availability across major market and geographic segments. Our global network of

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nearly 50 trained chefs host customers and channel partners in our company-operated demonstration kitchens in Canada, China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere, accelerating adoption of our innovative kitchen technologies into operator kitchens. The Foodservice segment has over 10,000 factory-trained field service technicians around the world.

Stability from replacement business and our large installed base

In both our operating segments we believe replacement business provides us with demand visibility and organic growth, as many of our product categories represent significant capital outlays for our customers, who have significant discretion to maintain products for a longer service life. We estimate that the installed base of our Potain-branded tower cranes is approximately 66,000 units and that the installed base of our Manitowoc-branded crawler and Grove-branded mobile cranes is approximately 51,000 units. We engage these customers not only for repair parts, services and training, but we also offer remanufacturing options and trade-in opportunities when they choose to purchase a new crane. Although we are in constant pursuit of new customers, much of our sales are to existing customers, who benefit from owning a fleet of units from the same original equipment manufacturer. Based on industry data, we estimate approximately 50-60% of global Foodservice segment equipment 2009 sales were replacements of existing equipment. There is a large installed base of Manitowoc Foodservice equipment which becomes obsolete over time by new technology and changes in consumer demand.

Committed, experienced management team

Our senior management team has an average of 19 years of industry experience and exceptional product- and market-specific knowledge and expertise. We believe that their strong track record of managing both segments of our business through economic cycles and the integration of several acquisitions, such as the Potain cranes subsidiary of Groupe Legris Industries SA ("Potain"), Grove Worldwide ("Grove") and Enodis, positions us for success.

Successful acquisition track record

Since 1995, we have used both organic growth and strategic acquisitions to build two strong, global businesses. During this timeframe we have completed over 22 acquisitions including our largest acquisitions of Potain and Grove in 2001 and 2002 in the Crane segment and the Enodis acquisition in 2008 in the Foodservice segment. We have a well-defined acquisition identification, evaluation and integration process that is used on all of our acquisition transactions. Through this process we are able to develop detailed plans for integration and synergy generation to evaluate the benefits of a potential acquisition and turn those plans into actions when an acquisition transaction is completed. After the Potain and Grove acquisitions, we disclosed that we planned to achieve over $30 million in synergies from the combination of our three crane organizations. Ultimately we were able to significantly exceed our synergy targets from this combination. In connection with the Enodis acquisition, we previously disclosed that we expect to achieve over $80 million in annual synergies from the combination of Enodis with our legacy foodservice organization. In 2009, we realized $35 million in synergies from this combination, and we expect to realize over $70 million of synergies during 2010. We are well on our way toward exceeding our $80 million annual target for synergies from the Enodis acquisition. These synergies include both expense and revenue synergies.

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Our business strategy

We are committed to our tradition of providing high-quality, customer-focused products and services and building our market-leadership positions in our two core businesses. Major elements of our business strategy are as follows:

Emphasize new product development and innovation

We intend to continue to invest capital to develop new products and enhance our existing products with improved cost-effective functionality in response to changing customer requirements. In our Crane segment we have implemented a rigorous Integrated Product Development (IPD) process that we expect will generate 25 new or updated products in the next two years. We believe these projects will keep us at the forefront of technology and innovation in each of our product lines, similar to the success of our new 2,535 ton capacity crawler crane, our innovative winch technology on our tower cranes, and our mega-track suspension systems on our all-terrain cranes. In 2009 we dedicated a team of engineers to the development of step-change innovations beyond our existing product development programs.

In our Foodservice segment, customer-specific models of the Frymaster Protector Fryer are facilitating use of healthier, zero-trans-fat oil by reducing the amount of oil required to produce consumer-favorite items. We have introduced our first model in a new category of blended ice machines which produce portion-controlled coffee, fruit, yogurt and other flavored "smoothie" drinks in demand by consumers who crave fresh, healthy meal alternatives. We continue to develop resource-saving and reduced environmental footprint products such as our re-engineered Manitowoc S-Series ice machines with reduced energy and water consumption, built from materials that are more easily recycled, and shipped in packaging with more recycled content.

Aggressively pursue cost reduction initiatives

Our management has undertaken various initiatives to create a culture of cost efficiency and continuous improvement. Our recent cost-reduction initiatives, undertaken in response to the severe global economic crisis that led to revenue reductions across our company beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, resulted in annual run-rate savings of $365 million with $240 million of those savings realized in 2009. Approximately $100 million of these cost reductions were realized by us during the first half of 2009 with the remaining $140 million realized in the second half of the year. These cost reduction initiatives included significant global workforce reductions in both segments, a wage and salary freeze for substantially all employees, in-sourcing of work, employee benefits deferrals, and discretionary spending reductions. They also have contributed to the synergies realized during the year in the Foodservice segment. In addition to our focus on cost reduction initiatives, we have an intensified focus on cash generation from working capital management and capital expenditure discipline. The combination of both the cost reductions and focus on cash generation was an important part of our ability to exceed our goal of $450 million of debt reduction in 2009 by approximately $24 million.

Focus on capital and operating efficiency

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which drives us to deploy capital in areas with the greatest expected after-tax returns in excess of the cost of capital employed. We will continue to manage our business with rigorous financial and operating discipline aimed at continuously improving value for our shareholders, customers, employees and communities. Operational excellence is one of our seven strategic imperatives and is very important to maintaining and growing our market positions in both segments. The principles of lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma are ingrained in a continuous improvement culture in both the Crane and Foodservice segments.

Optimize global footprint

Over the long-term, we plan to continue to optimize our manufacturing, distribution and service networks in existing and select geographic markets. Where appropriate, we will continue to pursue joint ventures and licensing agreements to leverage the operating experience, technical expertise and local market knowledge of our strategic partners.

Recent developments

Achievement of our $450 million 2009 debt reduction target

We surpassed our 2009 total debt reduction target by approximately $24 million, with a total debt reduction during the year of $474 million. Since the acquisition of Enodis in October 2008 through September 2009, we reduced our total debt by $562 million with both cash from operations as well as proceeds from the divestitures of our Marine segment and Enodis' ice machine operations. During the fourth quarter of 2009, we further reduced our total debt by approximately $212 million primarily through cash from operations. As a result, since the acquisition of Enodis in 2008, we have reduced our total debt by approximately $774 million. We have completely paid off our $300 million term loan X facility, and we have prepaid approximately $150 million of our term loan B.

Senior secured credit agreement amendment

In January 2010, we entered into an amendment to our senior secured credit agreement to provide incremental flexibility under the total leverage and consolidated interest coverage covenants and to amend the definition of Consolidated EBIT to allow for the add-back of certain non-recurring cash restructuring charges. This amendment is effective, but the operativeness is conditioned upon the closing of the offering of the notes.

Product line divestitures

During December 2009, we divested two product lines within our Foodservice segment for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $12 million. The two product lines that were divested were our Lincoln Smallwares business and our Merco product category. The Smallwares business, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana was sold to The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. and included products such as pots, pans, baking sheets and other cooking implements as well as manual food preparation equipment (i.e. slicers, peelers). The Merco product category was sold to Hatco Corporation and included food warming equipment, merchandisers, toasters and racking/dispensing systems.

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Financial update

The following information represents an update of our preliminary results as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2009:

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Crane segment net sales of $475 - $480 million and operating earnings of between $16 - $18 million;

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Crane segment backlog of $575 million;

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Foodservice segment net sales of $355 - $360 million and operating earnings of between $39 - $41 million;

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Consolidated operating earnings of $36 - $38 million, which includes depreciation of $20 - $22 million and amortization expense of $12 - $14 million;

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Cash interest expense of $43 - $45 million;

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Cash flow from operations of $160 - $165 million;

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Capital expenditures in fourth quarter of 2009 of between $13 - $15 million;

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Consolidated total assets of $4.4 billion;

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Total debt reduced to $2.175 billion; and

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Total liquidity of $470 million, consisting of cash of $110 million and $360 million of borrowing capacity under our $400 million revolving credit facility.

The preliminary financial results presented above are subject to the completion of our financial closing procedures. Those procedures have not been completed. Accordingly, these results may change and those changes may be material.

The preliminary financial data included in this prospectus supplement has been prepared by and is the responsibility of our company's management. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the accompanying preliminary financial data. Accordingly, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.

Corporate information

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902. Our principal executive offices are located at 2400 South 44th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220, telephone (920) 684-4410.

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Summary historical consolidated financial data

The following selected historical financial data have been derived from our consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 28, 2010 and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Results of the Marine segment in each of the periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2008 and the results of substantially all Enodis ice businesses and certain Enodis non-ice businesses in the year ended December 31, 2008 and the nine months ended September 30, 2009, have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements to exclude the results from our results from continuing operations. In addition, the earnings (loss) from discontinued operations include the impact of adjustments to certain retained liabilities for operations sold or closed in periods prior to those presented. For businesses acquired during the time periods presented, results are included in the table from their acquisition date.

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(1)   Discontinued operations represent the results of operations and gain or loss on sale or closure of the Marine segment, substantially all Enodis ice businesses and certain Enodis non-ice businesses, Delta Manlift SAS and Toledo Ship Repair, which either qualified for discontinued operations treatment, or were sold or closed during 2008 or 2004.

(2)   Adjusted EBITDA, as defined under our senior secured credit agreement and used in this prospectus supplement, consists of our earnings (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization, without giving effect to (a) any extraordinary gains, extraordinary losses or other extraordinary non-cash charges or benefits, (b) any gains or losses from sales of assets other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (c) fees, expenses and charges incurred or recorded (i) prior to December 31, 2008 in connection with the Enodis acquisition, the execution, delivery and performance of the senior secured credit agreement or divestiture transactions required by government authorities in connection with the Enodis acquisition (Divestiture Transactions) up to an aggregate amount of $25,000,000 or (d) fees, expenses and charges incurred or recorded after December 31, 2008 and prior to December 31, 2009 in connection with Divestiture Transactions.

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We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial performance measure for our debt holders and us and is a complement to net income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because it excludes interest and income taxes, Adjusted EBITDA provides insight with respect to our ongoing operating results irrespective of our capital structure, and because it excludes depreciation and amortization, Adjusted EBITDA provides a basis for measuring our financial performance unrelated to historical cost or carrying value of long-lived assets. We believe that the disclosure of the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA provides information that is useful to an investor's understanding of our liquidity and financial flexibility. Adjusted EBITDA is also an important metric because it relates directly to our ability to comply with our financial covenants in our senior secured credit facilities and as such, we believe Adjusted EBITDA is material to an understanding of our financial condition.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to earnings from operations as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as an indicator of our operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as a measure of liquidity. We have significant uses of cash flows, including capital expenditure and debt principal repayments that are not reflected in Adjusted EBITDA. It should also be noted that not all companies that report Adjusted EBITDA information calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we do.

The following is a reconciliation of earnings (loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods above:

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Working capital is defined as net inventory plus net accounts receivable less trade accounts payable.

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The offering

The following summary contains basic information about the notes and is not intended to be complete. For a more complete understanding of the notes, please refer to "Description of notes."

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Risk factors

You should carefully consider each of the risks set forth below. If any of the events contemplated by the risks set forth below actually occur, then our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. As a result of these and other factors, the value of the notes could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks related to the notes

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the notes.

We currently have, and following this offering will continue to have, a substantial amount of indebtedness. As of September 30, 2009, after giving effect to the issuance of the notes offered hereby, the application of the net proceeds from the offering and the repayment in full of our term loan X, we would have had total debt of approximately $2,359.6 million, including $400 million of notes offered hereby, $150 million of our 7¹/8% senior notes due 2013 (2013 Notes) and $1,754.0 million of borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities. In addition, we would have approximately $357.3 million of available borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facilities at September 30, 2009. We borrow under our revolving credit facility from time to time on an intraquarter basis to fund our ordinary course working capital needs and as a result our senior secured debt levels may be higher (and borrowing capacity lower) during the middle of any fiscal quarter than at quarter end. We may also incur significant additional indebtedness in the future. Our substantial indebtedness may:

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make it difficult for us to satisfy our financial obligations, including making scheduled principal and interest payments on the notes and our other indebtedness;

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limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general business purposes;

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require us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments, thereby limiting our ability to use such cash flow for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general business purposes;

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limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry;

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place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

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increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

Our credit facilities and other debt instruments have restrictive covenants that could limit our financial flexibility.

Our senior secured credit facilities and the indenture related to our 2013 Notes contain, and the indenture that will govern the notes offered hereby will contain, financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. Our ability to borrow under our senior secured credit facilities is subject to compliance with certain financial covenants, including leverage and interest coverage ratios. Our senior secured credit facilities include other restrictions that, among other things, limit our ability to incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in mergers, consolidations and liquidations;

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make asset dispositions, restricted payments and investments; enter into transactions with affiliates; and amend, modify or prepay certain indebtedness. The indenture related to our 2013 Notes contains, and the indenture that will govern the notes offered hereby will contain, limitations on our ability to effect mergers and change of control events, as well as other limitations, including limitations on:

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the declaration and payment of dividends or other restricted payments;

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incurring additional indebtedness or issuing preferred stock;

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the creation or existence of certain liens;

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incurring restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or other payments;

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transactions with affiliates; and

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sales of assets.

See "Description of notes—Certain covenants" and "Description of other indebtedness." We report the status of our compliance with these covenants quarterly. Our failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of substantially all of our funded debt. We do not have sufficient working capital to satisfy our debt obligations in the event of an acceleration of all or a significant portion of our outstanding indebtedness.

Despite our current level of indebtedness, we may still be able to incur substantially more indebtedness. This could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of our senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the 2013 Notes limit, and the indenture governing the notes offered hereby will limit, but do not prohibit, us or our subsidiaries from incurring additional indebtedness. If we incur any additional indebtedness that ranks equally with the notes and the guarantees, the holders of that indebtedness will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of notes and the guarantees in any proceeds distributed in connection with any insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding-up of us. Subject to restrictions in our senior secured credit facilities and the indentures, we also have the ability to incur additional secured indebtedness that would be effectively senior to the notes offered hereby. We borrow under our revolving credit facility from time to time on an intraquarter basis to fund our ordinary course working capital needs and as a result our secured indebtedness levels may be higher during the middle of any fiscal quarter than at quarter end. This may have the effect of reducing the amount of proceeds paid to you. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries now face could intensify.

Servicing our indebtedness will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

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extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond our control.

The risk exists that our business will be unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will not be available to us under our senior secured credit facilities in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, including our senior secured credit facilities, a portion of which mature in 2013, with the remainder maturing in 2014, our 2013 Notes, the notes offered hereby or new debt securities, or to fund our other liquidity needs. As a result, we may need to refinance all or a portion of such indebtedness. We may not, however, be able to refinance any of such indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

We are required to repurchase all or a portion of our senior notes, including the notes offered hereby, upon a change of control.

Upon certain change of control events, as that term is defined in the indenture for our 2013 Notes and the notes to be offered hereby, including a change of control caused by an unsolicited third party, we are required to make an offer in cash to repurchase all or any part of each holder's notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal thereof, plus accrued interest. The source of funds for any such repurchase would be our available cash or cash generated from operations or other sources, including borrowings, sales of equity or funds provided by a new controlling person or entity. Sufficient funds may not be available to us, however, at the time of any change of control event to repurchase all or a portion of the tendered notes pursuant to this requirement. Our failure to offer to repurchase notes, or to repurchase notes tendered, following a change of control will result in a default under the indentures, which could lead to a cross-default under our senior secured credit facilities and under the terms of our other indebtedness. In addition, our senior secured credit facilities restrict our ability to make any such required repurchases. Prior to repurchasing the notes upon a change of control event, we must either repay outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities or obtain the consent of the lenders under our credit facilities. If we do not obtain the required consents or repay our outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities, we would remain effectively prohibited from offering to purchase the notes. See "Description of notes—Repurchase at the option of holders—Change of control."

The notes offered hereby and the related guarantees will be unsecured and effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors' existing and future secured indebtedness.

The notes offered hereby and the related guarantees will be general unsecured obligations ranking effectively junior in right of payment to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness and that of each guarantor, including indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities. Additionally, the indenture governing the notes offered hereby will permit us to incur additional secured indebtedness in the future. In the event that we or a guarantor is declared bankrupt, becomes insolvent or is liquidated or reorganized, any indebtedness that is effectively senior to the notes and the guarantees will be entitled to be paid in full from our assets or the assets of the guarantor, as applicable, securing such indebtedness before any payment may be made with respect to the notes or the affected guarantees. Holders of notes will participate ratably with all holders of our unsecured indebtedness that is deemed to be of the same class as the notes, and potentially with all of our other general creditors, based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or creditor, in our remaining assets. As of

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September 30, 2009, after giving effect to the issuance of the notes offered hereby, the contemplated use of proceeds and the repayment of our term loan X, the notes and the guarantees would have been effectively subordinated to $1,754.0 million of senior secured indebtedness and we would have been able to incur an additional $357.3 million of indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities on such date, subject to compliance with financial covenants in our senior secured credit facilities, all of which would have also been effectively senior to the notes and the guarantees.

If our subsidiaries do not make sufficient distributions to us, we will not be able to make payments on our debt, including the notes.

We are a holding company with no material operations and only limited assets. Because our operations are conducted primarily by our subsidiaries, our cash flows and our ability to service indebtedness, including our ability to pay the interest on and principal of the notes, depend to a large extent upon cash dividends and distributions or other transfers from our subsidiaries. In addition, any payment of dividends, distributions, loans or advances by our subsidiaries to us could be subject to restrictions on dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions and foreign currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate, and any restrictions imposed by the current and future debt instruments of our subsidiaries. Such payments to us by our subsidiaries are contingent upon our subsidiaries' earnings.

Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and, except for those subsidiaries that will act as guarantors of the notes, have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the notes or to make any funds available, whether by dividends, loans, distributions or other payments, and will not guarantee the payment of interest on, or principal of, the notes. Any right that we have to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors upon the liquidation or reorganization of any such subsidiary, and the consequent right of holders of notes to realize proceeds from the sale of their assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary's creditors, including trade creditors and holders of debt issued by the subsidiary. Unrestricted subsidiaries under the indenture will also not be subject to the covenants in the indenture.

The assets of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors will be subject to prior claims by creditors of those subsidiaries.

You will not have a claim as a creditor against our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes. Our existing and future foreign subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. Therefore, the assets of our non-guarantor subsidiaries will be subject to prior claims by creditors of those subsidiaries, whether secured or unsecured.

As of September 30, 2009, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had $1.6 billion of liabilities (to which the notes would have been structurally subordinated) and $2.0 billion of assets or 39.9% and 42.3% of our consolidated totals, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated $1,643.0 million of sales and $32.3 million of earnings from continuing operations.

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A subsidiary guarantee could be voided if it constitutes a fraudulent transfer under U.S. bankruptcy or similar state law, which would prevent the holders of notes from relying on that subsidiary to satisfy claims.

Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, a guarantee can be voided, or claims under the guarantee may be subordinated to all other debts of that guarantors if, among other things, the guarantor, at the time it incurred the indebtedness evidenced by its guarantee or, in some states, when payments become due under the guarantee, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of the guarantee and:

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was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence;

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was engaged, or about to engage, in a business or transaction for which the guarantor's remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or

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intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay those debts as they mature.

A guarantee may also be voided, without regard to these factors, if a court finds that the guarantor entered into the guarantee with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors. A court would likely find that a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for its guarantee if the guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the guarantees. If a court were to void a guarantee, you would no longer have a claim against the guarantor. Sufficient funds to repay the notes may not be available from other sources, including the remaining guarantors, if any. In addition, the court might direct you to repay any amounts that you already received from the subsidiary guarantor. The measures of insolvency for purposes of fraudulent transfer laws vary depending upon the governing law. Generally, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if, at the time if issued the guarantee:

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the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets;

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the present fair saleable value of its assets is less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

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it could not pay its debts as they become due.

Each subsidiary guarantee will contain a provision intended to limit the guarantor's liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its subsidiary guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer. This provision may not be effective to protect the subsidiary guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer law. In a recent Florida bankruptcy case, this kind of provision was found to be ineffective to protect the guarantees.

There is no established public trading market for the notes.

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the notes. The underwriters have advised us that they currently intend to make a market in the notes, but they are not obligated to do so and any market making with respect to the notes may be discontinued at any time without notice. Accordingly, there can be no assurance regarding any future development of a trading market for the notes or the ability of holders of notes to sell their notes at all or the price at which such holders may be able to sell their notes. If a trading market were to develop, the notes may trade at prices that are higher or lower than their initial offering price, depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, our operating results and financial condition and the market for similar securities.

The notes may be issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The notes may be issued with original issue discount (OID) for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that the issue price of the notes is less than their stated principal amount by more than a de minimis amount. U.S. Holders, whether on the cash or accrual method of tax accounting, will be required to include any amounts representing OID in gross income (as ordinary income) on a constant yield to maturity basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash payments to which such income is attributable. For further discussion, see "Certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences."

If the notes are issued with OID and a bankruptcy petition were filed by or against us, holders of notes may receive a lesser amount for their claim than they would have been entitled to receive under the indenture governing the notes.

If the notes are issued with OID and a bankruptcy petition were filed by or against us under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code after the issuance of the notes, the claim by any holder of the notes for the principal amount of the notes may be limited to an amount equal to the sum of:

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the original issue price for the notes; and

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that portion of the original issue discount that does not constitute "unmatured interest" for purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Any original issue discount that was not amortized as of the date of the bankruptcy filing would constitute unmatured interest. Accordingly, holders of notes under these circumstances may receive a lesser amount than they would be entitled to under the terms of the indenture governing the notes, even if sufficient funds are available.

Risks related to our business

Some of our business segments are cyclical or are otherwise sensitive to volatile or variable factors. A downturn or weakness in overall economic activity or fluctuations in those other factors can have a material adverse effect on us.

Historically, sales of products that we manufacture and sell have been subject to cyclical variations caused by changes in general economic conditions and other factors. In particular, the demand for our crane products is cyclical and is impacted by the strength of the economy generally, the availability of financing and other factors that may have an effect on the level of construction activity on an international, national or regional basis. During periods of expansion in construction activity, we generally have benefited from increased demand for our products. Conversely, during recessionary periods, we have been adversely affected by reduced demand for our products. In addition, the strength of the economy generally may affect the

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rates of expansion, consolidation, renovation and equipment replacement within the restaurant, lodging, convenience store and healthcare industries, which may affect the performance of our Foodservice segment. Furthermore, an economic recession may impact leveraged companies, such as Manitowoc, more than competing companies with less leverage and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See "Risks related to the notes—We have a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the notes."

Products in our Crane segment depend in part on federal, state, local and foreign governmental spending and appropriations, including infrastructure, security and defense outlays. Reductions in governmental spending can reduce demand for our products, which in turn can affect our performance. Weather conditions can substantially affect our Foodservice segment, as relatively cool summer weather and cooler-than-normal weather in hot climates tend to decrease sales of ice and beverage dispensers. Our sales depend in part upon our customers' replacement or repair cycles. Adverse economic conditions may cause customers to forego or postpone new purchases in favor of repairing existing machinery.

A substantial portion of our growth has come through acquisitions. We may not be able to identify or complete future acquisitions, which could adversely affect our future growth.

Our growth strategy historically has been based in part upon acquisitions. Our successful growth through acquisitions depends upon our ability to identify and successfully negotiate suitable acquisitions, obtain financing for future acquisitions on satisfactory terms or otherwise complete acquisitions in the future. In addition, our level of indebtedness may increase in the future if we finance other acquisitions with debt. This would cause us to incur additional interest expense and could increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions and limit our ability to service our debt or obtain additional financing. See "Risks related to the notes—We have a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the notes." Furthermore, our current leverage may prevent us from pursuing potential acquisition candidates until we are able to reduce our total debt and leverage to a point where additional debt could be incurred to support the financing of such an acquisition. We cannot assure you that future acquisitions will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our future success depends on our ability to effectively integrate acquired companies and manage growth.

Our growth has placed, and will continue to place, significant demands on our management and operational and financial resources. We have made significant acquisitions since 1995. Future acquisitions will require integration of the acquired companies' sales and marketing, distribution, manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, finance and administrative organizations. Experience has taught us that the successful integration of acquired businesses requires substantial attention from our senior management and the management of the acquired companies, which tends to reduce the time that they have to manage the ongoing business. We are currently in the process of integrating the Enodis acquisition. While we believe we have successfully integrated our acquisitions prior to Enodis and we believe we are on track to complete a successful integration of the Enodis acquisition, we cannot assure you that we will

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be able to integrate Enodis or any future acquisitions successfully, that the acquired companies will operate profitably or that the intended beneficial effect from such acquisitions will be realized. Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected if we do not successfully integrate Enodis or any other future companies that we may acquire or if we do not manage our growth effectively.

Because we participate in industries that are intensely competitive, our net sales and profits could decline as we respond to competition.

We sell most of our products in highly competitive industries. We compete in each of those industries based on product design, quality of products, quality and responsiveness of product support services, product performance, maintenance costs and price. Some of our competitors may have greater financial, marketing, manufacturing and distribution resources than we do. We cannot be certain that our products and services will continue to compete successfully with those of our competitors or that we will be able to retain our customer base or improve or maintain our profit margins on sales to our customers, all of which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If we fail to develop new and innovative products or if customers in our markets do not accept our new products, our results would be negatively affected.

Our products must be kept current to meet our customers' needs. To remain competitive, we therefore must develop new and innovative products on an on-going basis. If we fail to make innovations, or the market does not accept our new products, our sales and results would suffer.

We invest significantly in the research and development of new products. These expenditures do not always result in products that will be accepted by the market. To the extent they do not, whether as a function of the product or the business cycle, we will have increased expenses without significant sales to benefit us. Failure to develop successful new products may also cause potential customers to choose to purchase used equipment or competitors' products, rather than invest in new products manufactured by us.

Price increases in some materials and sources of supply could affect our profitability.

We use large amounts of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper and electronic controls among other items in the manufacture of our products. Occasionally, market prices of some of our key raw materials increase significantly. In particular, we have experienced significant increases in steel, aluminum, foam, and copper prices at times in recent periods, which have increased our expenses. If in the future we are not able to reduce product cost in other areas or pass raw material price increases on to our customers, our margins could be adversely affected. In addition, because we maintain limited raw material and component inventories, even brief unanticipated delays in delivery by suppliers—including those due to capacity constraints, labor disputes, impaired financial condition of suppliers, weather emergencies or other natural disasters—may impair our ability to satisfy our customers and could adversely affect our financial performance.

To better manage our exposures to certain commodity price fluctuations, we regularly hedge our commodity exposures through synthetic markets. Through this hedging we fix the future price for a portion of these commodities utilized in the production of our products. To the

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extent that our hedging is not successful in fixing commodity prices that are favorable in comparison to market prices at the time of purchase, we would experience a negative impact on our profit margins compared to the margins we would have realized if these price commitments were not in place, which may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods.

We increasingly manufacture and sell our products outside of the United States, which may present additional risks to our business.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, approximately 49%, 58%, 56% and 53%, respectively, of our net sales were attributable to products sold outside of the United States. Expanding international sales is part of our growth strategy. We acquired 22 major manufacturing facilities with the Enodis acquisition, 16 of which are in North America, 4 are in Europe, and 2 are in Asia. International operations generally are subject to various risks, including political, military, religious and economic instability, local labor market conditions, the imposition of foreign tariffs, the impact of foreign government regulations, the effects of income and withholding tax, governmental expropriation, and differences in business practices. We may incur increased costs and experience delays or disruptions in product deliveries and payments in connection with our international manufacturing, the integration of our new facilities and sales that could cause loss of revenue. Unfavorable changes in the political, regulatory and business climate and currency devaluations of various foreign jurisdictions could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We depend on our key personnel and the loss of these personnel could have an adverse affect on our business.

Our success depends to a large extent upon the continued services of our key executives, managers and skilled personnel. Generally, these employees are not bound by employment or non-competition agreements, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to retain our key officers and employees. We could be seriously harmed by the loss of key personnel if it were to occur in the future.

Our operations and profitability could suffer if we experience problems with labor relations.

As of December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 13,100 people and had labor agreements with 14 union locals in North America. In addition, a large majority of our European employees belong to European trade unions, and we have three trade unions in China and one trade union in India. These collective bargaining or similar agreements expire at various times in each of the next several years. We believe that we have satisfactory relations with our unions and, therefore, anticipate reaching new agreements on satisfactory terms as the existing agreements expire. However, we may not be able to reach new agreements without a work stoppage or strike, and any new agreements that are reached may not be reached on terms satisfactory to us. These risks are heightened by the current economic environment and the headcount reductions we have undertaken over the last 12 months. A prolonged work stoppage or strike at any one of our manufacturing facilities could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights or maintain our rights to use licensed intellectual property, our business could be adversely affected.

Our patents, trademarks and licenses are important in the operation of our businesses. Although we intend to protect our intellectual property rights vigorously, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in doing so. Third parties may assert or prosecute infringement claims against us in connection with the services and products that we offer, and we may or may not be able to successfully defend these claims. Litigation, either to enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others, could result in substantial costs and in a diversion of our resources. In addition, if a third party would prevail in an infringement claim against us, then we would likely need to obtain a license from the third party on commercial terms, which would likely increase our costs. Our failure to maintain or obtain necessary licenses or an adverse outcome in any litigation relating to patent infringement or other intellectual property matters could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our results of operations may be negatively impacted by product liability lawsuits.

Our business exposes us to potential product liability risks that are inherent in the design, manufacture, sales and use of our products, especially our crane products. Certain of our businesses also have experienced claims relating to past asbestos exposure, although neither we nor our affiliates have incurred material costs related to these asbestos claims. We vigorously defend ourselves against current claims and intend to do so against future claims. However, a substantial increase in the number of claims that are made against us or the amounts of any judgments or settlements could materially and adversely affect our reputation and our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Some of our products are built under fixed-price agreements; cost overruns therefore can hurt our results.

Some of our work is done under agreements on a fixed-price basis. If we do not accurately estimate our costs, we may incur a loss under these agreements. Even if the agreements have provisions that allow reimbursement for cost overruns, we may not be able to recoup excess expenses.

Strategic or required divestitures could negatively affect our results.

We regularly review our business units and evaluate them against our core business strategies. In addition, at times we are forced by regulatory authorities to make business divestitures as a result of acquisition transactions. As a result, we regularly consider the divestiture of non-core and non-strategic, or acquisition-related operations or facilities. Depending upon the circumstances and terms, the divestiture of an operation or facility could negatively affect our earnings from continuing operations.

Environmental liabilities that may arise in the future could be material to us.

Our operations, facilities and properties are subject to extensive and evolving laws and regulations pertaining to air emissions, wastewater discharges, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous materials and wastes, the remediation of contamination, and otherwise relating to health, safety and the protection of the environment. As a result, we are involved from time to time in administrative or legal proceedings relating to environmental and health

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and safety matters, and have in the past and will continue to incur capital costs and other expenditures relating to such matters.

Based on current information, we believe that any costs we may incur relating to environmental matters will not be material, although we can give no assurances. We also cannot be certain that identification of presently unidentified environmental conditions, more vigorous enforcement by regulatory authorities, or other unanticipated events will not arise in the future and give rise to additional environmental liabilities, compliance costs and/or penalties which could be material. Further, environmental laws and regulations are constantly evolving and it is impossible to predict accurately the effect they may have upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

We are exposed to the risk of foreign currency fluctuations.

Some of our operations are or will be conducted by subsidiaries in foreign countries. The results of the operations and the financial position of these subsidiaries are reported in the relevant foreign currencies and then translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements, which are stated in U.S. dollars. The exchange rates between many of these foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar have fluctuated significantly in recent years and may fluctuate significantly in the future. Such fluctuations may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial position and may significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods.

In addition, we incur currency transaction risk whenever one of our operating subsidiaries enters into a transaction using a different currency than its functional currency. We attempt to reduce currency transaction risk whenever one of our operating subsidiaries enters into a transaction using a different currency than its functional currency by:

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matching cash flows and payments in the same currency;

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direct foreign currency borrowing; and

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entering into foreign exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

However, we may not be able to hedge this risk completely or at an acceptable cost, which may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods.

Increased or unexpected product warranty claims could adversely affect us.

We provide our customers a warranty covering workmanship, and in some cases materials, on products we manufacture. Our warranty generally provides that products will be free from defects for periods ranging from 12 months to 60 months with certain equipment having longer term warranties. If a product fails to comply with the warranty, we may be obligated, at our expense, to correct any defect by repairing or replacing the defective product. Although we maintain warranty reserves in an amount based primarily on the number of units shipped and on historical and anticipated warranty claims, there can be no assurance that future warranty claims will follow historical patterns or that we can accurately anticipate the level of future warranty claims. An increase in the rate of warranty claims or the occurrence of unexpected warranty claims could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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Some of our customers rely on financing with third parties to purchase our products, and we may incur expenses associated with our assistance to customers in securing third-party financing.

We rely principally on sales of our products to generate cash from operations. A portion of our sales is financed by third-party finance companies on behalf of our customers. The availability of financing by third parties is affected by general economic conditions, the credit worthiness of our customers and the estimated residual value of our equipment. In certain transactions we provide residual value guarantees and buyback commitments to our customers or the third-party financial institutions. Deterioration in the credit quality of our customers or the overall health of the banking industry could negatively impact our customers' ability to obtain the resources needed to make purchases of our equipment or their ability to obtain third-party financing. In addition, if the actual value of the equipment for which we have provided a residual value guaranty declines below the amount of our guaranty, we may incur additional costs, which may negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We are in the process of implementing a global common ERP system in our Crane segment.

We are in the process of implementing a new global ERP system in the Crane segment. This system will replace many of our existing operating and financial systems. Such implementation is a major undertaking, both financially and from a management and personnel perspective. Due to current economic conditions we have delayed the previously scheduled implementation timeline for the Crane segment ERP system. One business location implemented this system in 2009, but the next business unit is not scheduled to implement this new ERP system until 2012. Should the system not be implemented successfully and within budget, or if the system does not perform in a satisfactory manner, it could be disruptive and or adversely affect our operations and results of operations, including our ability to report accurate and timely financial results.

Our inability to recover from a natural or man-made disaster or similar events could adversely affect our business.

Our business and financial results may be affected by certain events that we cannot anticipate or that are beyond our control, such as natural or man-made disasters, national emergencies, significant labor strikes, work stoppages, political unrest, war or terrorist activities that could curtail production at our facilities and cause delayed deliveries and canceled orders. In addition, we purchase components, raw materials, information technology and other services from numerous suppliers, and, even if our facilities are not directly affected by such events, we could be affected by interruptions at such suppliers. Such suppliers may be less likely than our own facilities to be able to quickly recover from such events and may be subject to additional risks such as financial problems that limit their ability to conduct their operations. We cannot assure you that we will have insurance to adequately compensate us for any of these events.

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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

The following table shows our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods presented:

For the purposes of computing this ratio, "earnings" consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity affiliates plus (a) amortization of previously capitalized interest, (b) distributed income from equity affiliates and (c) fixed charges, minus (a) interest capitalized during the period and (b) the noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. "Fixed charges" consist of (i) interest incurred (both expenses and capitalized) and amortization of debt expense plus (ii) the portion of rent expense representative of a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.

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Use of proceeds

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $          million, after deducting underwriting discount and other offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding under our term loan A and term loan B facilities on a pro rata basis based on their respective amounts outstanding. As of September 30, 2009, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under our term loan A and term loan B facilities was $948.1 million and $1,191.0 million, respectively, and borrowings outstanding under such facilities accrued interest at approximately 5.1% and 7.5%, respectively, excluding the impact of interest rate hedges in place. The facilities are scheduled to mature in November 2013 and November 2014, respectively.

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Capitalization

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September 30, 2009 on an actual basis and as adjusted giving effect to the sale of $400 million of notes in this offering, the application of the estimated gross proceeds of this offering as described under "Use of proceeds," and the repayment in full of our term loan X, which occurred on December 16, 2009.

You should read this table in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

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Selected financial data

The following selected historical financial data have been derived from our consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 28, 2010 and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Results of the Marine segment in each of the periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2008 and the results of substantially all Enodis ice businesses and certain Enodis non-ice businesses in the year ended December 31, 2008 and the nine months ended September 30, 2009, have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements to exclude the results from our results from continuing operations. In addition, the earnings (loss) from discontinued operations include the impact of adjustments to certain retained liabilities for operations sold or closed in periods prior to those presented. For businesses acquired during the time periods presented, results are included in the table from their acquisition date.

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Business

General

Founded in 1902, we are a multi-industry capital goods manufacturer in two principal markets: Cranes and Related Products (our "Crane" segment) and Foodservice Equipment (our "Foodservice" segment). Crane is recognized as one of the world's largest providers of lifting equipment for the global construction industry, including lattice-boom cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes and boom trucks.

Foodservice is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment serving the ice, beverage, refrigeration, food preparation and cooking needs of restaurants, convenience stores, hotels and other institutional kitchens. We have over a 100-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services to our markets worldwide. For the year ended December 31, 2008 we had net sales of approximately $4.5 billion, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 we had net sales of approximately $2.9 billion.

Our Crane business is a global provider of engineered lift solutions, offering one of the broadest lines of lifting equipment in the industry. We design, manufacture, market and support a comprehensive line of crawler cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes and boom trucks. Our Crane products are marketed under the Manitowoc, Grove, Potain, National and Crane Care brand names and are used in a wide variety of applications, including energy, petrochemical and industrial projects, infrastructure development such as road, bridge and airport construction, and commercial and high-rise residential construction.

On October 27, 2008 we completed our acquisition of Enodis, a global leader in the design and manufacture of innovative equipment for the commercial foodservice industry. The $2.7 billion acquisition, the largest and most recent acquisition for the company, has established us among the world's top manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment. With this acquisition, our Foodservice capabilities now span refrigeration, ice-making, cooking, food-preparation, and beverage-dispensing technologies. We are now able to equip entire commercial kitchens and serve the world's growing demand for food prepared away from home.

In order to secure clearance for the acquisition of Enodis from various regulatory authorities, including the European Commission and the United States Department of Justice, we agreed to sell substantially all of Enodis' global ice machine operations following completion of the transaction. On May 15, 2009, we completed the sale of the Enodis global ice machine operations to Braveheart Acquisition, Inc., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., for approximately $160 million. The businesses sold were operated under the Scotsman, Ice-O-Matic, Simag, Barline, Icematic and Oref brand names. We also agreed to sell certain non-ice businesses of Enodis located in Italy that are operated under the Tecnomac and Icematic brand names. Prior to disposal, the antitrust clearances required that the ice businesses were treated as standalone operations, in competition with us. The results of these operations have been classified as discontinued operations.

On December 31, 2008, we completed the sale of our Marine segment to Fincantieri Marine Group Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Fincantieri—Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA. The sale price in the all-cash deal was approximately $120 million. We have reported the Marine segment as a

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discontinued operation for financial reporting purposes as of December 31, 2008, and for all prior periods presented in accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," codified in Accounting Standards Codification 360-10. After reclassifying the Marine segment to discontinued operations, we have two remaining reportable segments, the Crane and Foodservice segments.

Our principal executive offices are located at 2400 South 44^th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220.

Financial information about business segments

The following is financial information about the Crane and Foodservice segments for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the operating results of Enodis from the date of acquisition. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 28, 2010, except that certain expenses are not allocated to the segments. These unallocated expenses are corporate overhead, amortization expense of intangible assets with definite lives, interest expense, and income tax expense. We evaluate segment performance based upon profit and loss before the aforementioned expenses. Restructuring costs are included as reductions to the respective segment's operating earnings for each year below.

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