▁manufact ured ▁products ▁in ▁Long view , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁company ▁provided ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Al lies ' ▁earth mov ing ▁equipment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁it ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁jack - up ▁dr illing ▁rig . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁it ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁log - stack er ▁machine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁str addle ▁car rier . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁founder , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Mar athon ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Mar athon ▁Le T our ne au ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Row an ▁( now ▁Val aris ▁pl c ), ▁which ▁had ▁used ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁its ▁dr illing ▁rig s , ▁acquired ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁General ▁C able ▁for ▁$ 5 0 ▁million . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Row an ▁( now ▁Val aris ▁pl c ) ▁sold ▁Le T our ne au ▁Techn ologies ▁to ▁Joy ▁Global . ▁Joy ▁Global ▁subsequently ▁sold ▁Le T our ne au ' s ▁Dr illing , ▁Marine , ▁and ▁Power ▁divisions ▁to ▁Camer on ▁International . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ke ppel ▁Corporation ▁acquired ▁Le T our ne au ▁Off sh ore ▁Product s ▁( jack ups , ▁c ran es , ▁and ▁elev ating