Terex Part - 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 planned to expand the product offering, Terex has a short time ago expanded dramatically. They have enhanced their geographic coverage to enable them to present quality standards and value for their broad customer base.
Terex has remained a competitive player in the materials handling and industrialized 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. Currently, Terex goods are principally marketed under the Terex name. Some 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 expansion 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.
Terex quickly grew their mining and Crane business 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 industry by acquiring Cedarapids, Powerscreen, BL Pegson, Re-Tech, and Finlay. Franna, Kooi and Princeton crane manufacturers were also added to Terex in 1999.
By buying Fermac, a specialized producer of tractor loader backhoes, in the year 2000, Terex stretched into the Compact Equipment market. Their Light Construction business continued to expand business with the acquisition of Coleman Engineering. This same year, Terex divested Moffett, Kooi and Princeton.
Terex added to its Roadbuilding division in 2001, business with the purchases of Bid-well, Load King, CMI, Jaques and Atlas.
A couple of of the acquisitions that took place in 2002 helped allow Terex to grow into a leader in their respective categories. Advance Mixer helped propel Terex into the concrete mixing market, while Demag helped Terex Cranes become a leader in the crane industry. Acquiring German manufacturers Fuchs and Schaeff placed Terex in a top position in the Compact Equipment class. Genie became a leading producer of Aerial Work Platforms. This busy year was completed business with the acquisitions of EPAC and Pacific Utility, which provided company-owned circulation for Terex Utilities.
A company called Tatra was acquired in 2003. This company created heavy duty vehicles for armed forces and off-road industrial purposes. Buying 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 maker of surface drilling equipment used in mining, construction and utility markets, called Reedrill. Also in the same year, Noble CE (formerly referred to as Terex Mexico) was purchased by Terex. They design high capacity surface mining vehicles and also produce numerous items for other Terex companies.
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