Clark Material Handling Company

Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC), stylized as CLARK, is an American 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]

For the construction equipment manufacturer, see Clark Equipment Company.
Clark Material Handling Company
FormerlyClark Tructractor Company
TypeManufacturing
Headquarters
Lexington, Kentucky
,
United States
Key people
  • Dennis Lawrence
    President and CEO
  • Scott Johnson
    Vice President of Sales & Marketing
  • Chuck Moratz
    Senior Vice President Global Engineering
  • Michael Grossman
    Executive Vice President & General Counsel
  • Dan Kaiser
    Director of Finance & Controller
ProductsMaterial handling trucks and supplies
Number of employees
230
Parent
Websitewww.clarkmhc.com
German Clark forklift CY100PD

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.

History

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

References
  1. Clark Full Line Trucks
  2. Clark Company Key Facts
  3. "history". Clark. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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