Clark Material Handling Company
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| 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 |
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
- Clark Material Handling Company began as a division of Clark Equipment Company in 1919.[3]
- In 1953 the factory in Mülheim an der Ruhr was opened.
- In 1997 Clark built its 1,000,000 (millionth) forklift.
Factories
The Clark company has factories in Changwon (South Korea), Quingdao (China) and another one in Lexington, Kentucky.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Clark vehicles at Wikimedia Commons
- The company website
- Company profile - Yahoo finance
- The clark forklift website
- Young An Family web site