{"id":1370,"date":"2015-09-15T19:36:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T19:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2015-09-15T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T19:36:37","slug":"terex-material-handling-celebrates-50-years-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/terex-material-handling-celebrates-50-years-in-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Terex Material Handling Celebrates 50 Years in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions<\/a>, a segment of Terex Corp. and a supplier of industrial cranes, crane components and complementary services under the Demag<\/a> brand, is celebrating 50 years in North America.<\/p>\n

The present-day Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions segment was founded in 1819 under the name Mechanische Werkst\u00e4tten Harkort & Co. in Wetter, Germany. The company then established a North American headquarters on September 17, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Solon, Ohio shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Terex Corp. gained a majority share in the company and integrated it into Terex as a fifth business segment. Today, Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions has revenues of nearly $2 billion and a huge installed base of overhead cranes and hoists under the Demag<\/a> brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank our customers and partners for the successes that we have achieved in the past 50 years,\u201d said John Paxton, vice president and general manager, Terex Material Handling North America.<\/p>\n

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The company established a North American headquarters on September 17, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis milestone is a testament to the quality of our people, products and unmatched commitment to our customers\u2019 and partners\u2019 success. We look forward to continuing to support North American manufacturers for the next 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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