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Terex Forklifts stands by their mission to deliver a consistent and cost efficient product line. They take pride in making equipment that improves their customers' return on investment. Through several divestures and acquisitions intended to expand the product offering, Terex has recently expanded dramatically. They have enhanced their geographic coverage to enable them to supply quality standards and value for their broad customer base.
Terex has remained a competitive player in the material handling and industrialized equipment sector. They are working towards forming a franchise under the name brand Terex by incorporating all of their preceding brand names for many of the products used in conjunction operations the brand Terex. Currently, Terex products are principally marketed under the Terex 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 had a consistent growth sequence. In 1995 Terex acquired PPM Cranes, in 1996, then Terex divested Clark Materials Handling. In 1997 Terex acquires Telelect and Simon-RO. BPI Handlers in Baraga, Michigan is also acquired this same year.
Terex promptly grew their mining and Crane business with the acquisition of O&K mining, TerexLift, Gru Comedil, American Crane and Peiner. A Light Construction business soon followed in 1999 when Terex acquired Amida, Bartell and Benford. They quickly became a leader within the crushing and screening market by acquiring Cedarapids, Powerscreen, BL Pegson, Re-Tech, and Finlay. Franna, Kooi and Princeton crane companies were also added to Terex in 1999.
By the year 2000, Terex expanded into the Compact Equipment industry, buying Fermac who is a producer specializing in tractor loader backhoes. Their Light Construction operations continued to expand operations with the acquisition of Coleman Engineering. This same year, Terex divested Moffett, Kooi and Princeton.
In 2001, Terex expanded their Roadbuilding division operations 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 primary crane business as Demag fills out the Terex Cranes product offerings. Advance Mixer places Terex in the concrete mixing business. Buying 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 operations with the acquisitions of EPAC and Pacific Utility, which provided company-owned distribution for Terex Utilities.
Tatra, a producer of heavy-duty vehicles intended for on and off-road commercial and military functions were purchased in 2003. Buying Combatel and Commercial Body the same year enabled Terex to continue to expand its company-owned Terex Utilities supply.
In 2004, Terex acquired Reedrill, a maker of surface drilling technologies for application within the construction, utility and mining industries. Noble CE, which was known as Terex Mexico was also purchased this year. They manufacture high capacity surface mining vehicles and also fabricate numerous components for other Terex businesses.
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