- Stands for: names of the company founders Pawling & Harnischfeger.
- Formerly, a brand of rough terrain cranes.
- Based in Waverly, Iowa.
- P&H brand cranes were sold worldwide.
P&H Products
- Rough terrain crane
- Lattice boom crawler crane
- Truck crane

Historical Overview
1884
P&H is founded by Alonzo Pawling & Henry Harnischfeger as a small machine and pattern shop in the American Midwest.
1911
P& H changed its name to Harnischfeger Corporation.
1959
Harnischfeger Corporation enters in JV with an Australian company called Power Cranes and Shovels, Pty., Ltd.
1988
P&H mobile cranes brand integrated into PPM / North America by way of license from Harnischfeger Corporation.
1995
Terex acquires PPM as an affiliate operating as Terex PPM.
Distinguished Historical Accomplishments
1887
Pawling & Harnischfeger enter into an overhead industrial crane market.
1920
P&H designed the first machines with fully welded car body.
1942
Harnischfeger Corporation produces its “P&H” cranes and excavators for the war effort.