Terex Forklift

Terex Forklift Forklift Training - Terex Forklifts stands by their mission to supply a reliable and cost efficient product line. They take pleasure in developing equipment that improves their customers’ return on investment. Through numerous divestures and acquisitions planned to expand the product offering, Terex has recently expanded dramatically. They have enhanced their geographic coverage to make it possible for them to deliver quality standards and value for their broad consumer base.

Terex has remained a competitive player in the material handling and industrial equipment sector. They are working towards building a franchise under the name brand Terex by incorporating all of their previous brand names for many of the products used in conjunction operations the brand Terex. Currently, Terex goods are principally marketed under the Terex brand name. A few of the following historic brand names and transitional names include: ATC, Amida, American Truck Company, American, Advance, Bartell, Benford, Bendini, Bid-Well, CMI, CMI-Cifali, CMI Johnson-Ross, Cedarapids, Canica, Comedil, Demag, ELJay, Franna, Fermac, Finlay, Fuchs, Genie, Hi-Ranger, Jaques, Load King, Morrison, O&K, Peiner, PPM, Powerscreen, Pegson, Reedrill, Schaeff, Simplicity, Standard Havens, Tatra, TerexLift, Telelect and Unit Rig.

Terex has shown steady progress, buying PPM Cranes, in 1995 while divesting Clark Material Handling in 1995. In 1997 Terex acquires Telelect and Simon-RO. BPI Handlers in Baraga, Michigan is also acquired this same year.

Terex rapidly grew their mining and Crane operations with the acquisition of O&K mining, TerexLift, Gru Comedil, American Crane and Peiner. A Light Building business soon followed in 1999 when Terex acquired Amida, Bartell and Benford. They quickly became a leader within the crushing and screening market by buying Cedarapids, Powerscreen, BL Pegson, Re-Tech, and Finlay. Franna, Kooi and Princeton crane manufacturers were also added to Terex in 1999.

By acquiring Fermac, a dedicated manufacturer of tractor loader backhoes, in the year 2000, Terex stretched into the Compact Equipment marketplace. Their Light Construction business continued to expand business with the acquisition of Coleman Engineering. This same year, Terex divested Moffett, Kooi and Princeton.

In 2001, Terex expanded their Roadbuilding division business with the acquisitions of CMI, Bid-Well, Load King, Atlas and Jaques.

Several acquisitions in 2002 placed Terex amongst the leaders in their respective categories. Terex became a leading crane company as Demag fills out the Terex Cranes product offerings. Advance Mixer places Terex within the concrete mixing business. Acquiring German makers Fuchs and Schaeff placed Terex in a top position in the Compact Equipment class. Genie became a principal producer of Aerial Work Platforms. This busy year was completed business with the acquisitions of EPAC and Pacific Utility, which supplied company-owned distribution for Terex Utilities.

A company called Tatra was acquired in 2003. This company produced heavy duty vehicles for armed forces and off-road commercial functions. Buying Combatel and Commercial Body the same year enabled Terex to continue to expand its company-owned Terex Utilities distribution.

In the year 2004, Terex purchased a producer of surface drilling equipment used in mining, construction and utility markets, called Reedrill. Also in the same year, Noble CE (formerly known as Terex Mexico) was acquired by Terex. They manufacture high capacity surface mining trucks and also fabricate many components for other Terex businesses.

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