Clark Material Handling Company

Clark Material Handling Company
Manufacturing
Headquarters Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Key people
Dennis Lawrence -
President and CEO
Bo Maslanyk -
National Sales Director
Products Material handling trucks and supplies
20.00 M (2008)
Number of employees
150
Parent Young An Hat Company
Website Clark Material Handling Company
German Clark forklift CY100PD

Clark Material Handling Company (or CMHC) is a manufacturer of forklift trucks based in Lexington, Kentucky. The company has a production plant in Changwon, South Korea. Clark currently (2012) offers some 24 different models.[1] According to the company, there are some 600,000 Clark forklift trucks currently in operation around the world.[2] Clark is credited with having invented the world's first truck with a hydraulic lifting mechanism in 1920, the Truclift, the forerunner to modern forklift trucks.

The company started as a manufacturer of transmissions and axles for the automobile industry. Since 2003, Clark has been owned by the Young An Hat Company of Korea.

Company facts

Factories

The Clark company has factories in Changwon (South Korea), Quingdao (China) and another one in Lexington, Kentucky.

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External links

Media related to Clark vehicles at Wikimedia Commons

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