Clark Material Handling Company
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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 (2006) offers some 20 different models. According to the company, there are some 350,000 Clark forklift trucks currently in operation around the world. 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.
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[edit] company facts
-in 1953 the factory in Muelheim an der ruhr was opened
-in 1997 Clark builded his 1.000.000 forklift
[edit] factories
the clark company has factories in changwong,Korea; Quingdao,China and another one in Lexington Kentucky.
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