Terex Part - Terex Forklifts takes immense delight 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 many divestures and acquisitions planned to expand the product offering, Terex has of late expanded dramatically. They have improved their geographic coverage to enable them to supply quality standards and value for their broad consumer base.
Terex has remained a competitive player in the materials handling and industrialized equipment sector. They are working towards building a franchise under the name brand Terex by incorporating all of their preceding brand names for many of the products used in conjunction business the brand Terex. Currently, Terex goods are principally marketed under the Terex brand name. Many 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 growth cycle. 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.
Acquiring 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 Building business soon followed in 1999 when Terex acquired Amida, Bartell and Benford. They soon became a leader within the crushing and screening industry by purchasing Cedarapids, Powerscreen, BL Pegson, Re-Tech, and Finlay. Franna, Kooi and Princeton crane manufacturers were also added to Terex in 1999.
By the year 2000, Terex extended into the Compact Equipment market, acquiring Fermac who is a manufacturer specializing in tractor loader backhoes. Their Light Construction business continued to expand business with the acquisition of Coleman Engineering. This same year, Terex divested Moffett, Kooi and Princeton.
Terex beefed up its Roadbuilding division in 2001, business with the acquisitions of Bid-well, Load King, CMI, Jaques and Atlas.
Several acquisitions in 2002 placed Terex among the leaders in their respective categories. Terex became an important crane business as Demag fills out the Terex Cranes product offerings. Advance Mixer places Terex within the concrete mixing business. Acquiring German suppliers Fuchs and Schaeff placed Terex in a top position in the Compact Equipment category. Genie became a primary manufacturer of Aerial Work Platforms. This busy year was completed business with the purchases of EPAC and Pacific Utility, which provided company-owned distribution for Terex Utilities.
Tatra, a producer of heavy-duty lift trucks intended for on and off-road industrial and military functions were acquired in 2003. Acquiring Combatel and Commercial Body the same year allowed Terex to continue to expand its company-owned Terex Utilities distribution.
In the year 2004, Terex purchased a manufacturer of surface drilling equipment used in mining, construction and utility industries, called Reedrill. Also in the same year, Noble CE (formerly referred to as Terex Mexico) was acquired by Terex. They design high capacity surface mining vehicles and also fabricate many items for other Terex businesses.
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