Clark Material Handling Company
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| Formerly | Clark Tructractor Company |
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| Type | Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky , United States |
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| Products | Material handling trucks and supplies |
Number of employees | 230 |
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| Website | www |
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 (2018) offers some 304 different models.[1] According to the company, there are some 350,000 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.
- In 2017 Clark celebrated its 100th year in business.
Factories[]
The Clark company has factories in South Korea, China, Vietnam, and Lexington, Kentucky.
See also[]
- Forklift truck
- Cortez Motor Home
References[]
- ^ Clark Full Line Trucks
- ^ Clark Company Key Facts
- ^ "history". Clark. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Clark vehicles at Wikimedia Commons
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