Doosan Infracore Company Ltd. is an international and intercontinental organization which consists of Defense Industry Products, Industrial Vehicles, Diesel Engines, Automation Systems, Machine Tools and Construction Equipment.
In the United States, Doosan Infracore America Corporation is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. It is home to a 170,000 square foot production facility, which is the home of the Compact Equipment and Construction division. West Caldwell, New Jersey is home to the Machine Tool division and Cleveland, Ohio is home to the Lift truck division. The U.S. headquarters in Georgia facilitates a first rate Doosan Parts operation capable of supplying an excess of 25,000 line items to support Lift Truck, Compact Equipment, Machine Tool and Construction client requirements.
There are well over 220 Doosan service and product sales locations operating in Canada and the United States. In addition, there are more than 90 independent sellers moving forklift equipment and materials handling equipment. This system enables Doosan Infracore America to aggressively compete in this competitive marketplace. The lift truck product line remarkably includes 63 different products consisting of 82 various battery and engine configurations of Electric-powered and Internal Combustion lift trucks. Capacities of these numerous vehicle models range from 3,000 to 33,000 lbs. All vehicles are built in an ISO 9001 certified facility.
Doosan Infracore America is the fastest growing forklift and lift truck corporation in the North American market, due to its exceptional level of product performance and their persistently high level of consumer support and service given to all Doosan Infracore Forklift clients. The U.S. forklift division based in Cleveland has a professional team knowledgeable in Sales, Purchasing, Marketing, Logistical and Technical Support.
Korea’s initial domestic forklift marketplace was an open-import enterprise. In the 1960’s, Korea Machinery Co. Ltd. started to import assembled lift trucks as part of a nationwide equipment expansion venture. Initial sales of this industrialized equipment focused on large business groups, the armed forces and on state-run corporations. This ultimately led to a merger with Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. In 1976, the Forklift Division commenced business operations throughout Korea to service and sell this heavy equipment. By 1978, a lift truck manufacturing plant was successfully completed. Continuous technical education became the new focus for improving quality and product development.
Daewoo started the first home-based lift truck business in 1967, and quickly gained a whopping 90% share in the Korean Materials Handling market. By the 1980’s, Daewoo’s superior technological enhancements combined with sales success placed them in a situation of significant expansion of their forklift operations.
Caterpillar Industrial Inc. of the U.S. in 1981, proposed a cooperative venture project to assist them in the highly competitive North American materials handling industry. This joint-venture proved highly profitable for Daewoo and their forklift product sales expanded greatly. In 1984, the company completed construction of a new facility to help in manufacturing high end value-added products for export. In 1993, the corporation had a global sales system and started exporting designs they had developed through in-house expertise, as an sovereign product. Certifications were then acquired from CE of Europe, UL of the United States and ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, securing growth opportunities into overseas marketplaces.
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