Terex Part - Terex Forklifts takes great satisfaction in manufacturing quality equipment that helps better their customers' performance while standing by their goal to provide a cost effective yet consistent product line. Through numerous divestures and acquisitions planned to expand the product offering, Terex has recently expanded dramatically. They have improved their geographic coverage to enable them to present quality standards and value for their broad client base.
Terex has remained a competitive player in the material handling and industrial equipment sector. They are working towards building a franchise under the brand name Terex by incorporating all of their preceding brand names for many of the goods used in conjunction operations the brand Terex. Presently, Terex products 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 had a constant development cycle. In 1995 Terex acquired PPM Cranes, in 1996, then Terex divested Clark Material Handling. In 1997 Terex acquires Telelect and Simon-RO. BPI Handlers in Baraga, Michigan is also acquired this same year.
Buying O&K Mining and Payhauler in 1998, enabled Terex to nurture their mining business. The same year their crane offering expanded their operations radically with the acquisitions of Gru Comedil, TerexLift, American Crane and Peiner. A Light Construction business soon followed in 1999 when Terex acquired Amida, Bartell and Benford. They soon became a leader within the crushing and screening market by purchasing 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 maker of tractor loader backhoes, in the year 2000, Terex expanded 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 purchases in 2002 placed Terex among 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 industry. Acquiring German makers Fuchs and Schaeff placed Terex in a top position in the Compact Equipment class. Genie became a primary maker of Aerial Work Platforms. This busy year was completed operations with the purchases of EPAC and Pacific Utility, which offered 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 industrial applications. Buying Combatel and Commercial Body the same year allowed Terex to continue to expand its company-owned Terex Utilities supply.
In 2004, Terex acquired Reedrill, a maker of surface drilling equipment for use within the construction, utility and mining markets. Noble CE, which was referred to as Terex Mexico was also acquired this year. They manufacture high capacity surface mining vehicles and also manufacture numerous components for other Terex companies.
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