Cat® Lift Trucks EAME

Cat® Lift Trucks is one of the largest manufacturers of materials handling products in the world. Whether electric, I/C engine or warehouse, Cat® Lift Trucks has an economic materials handling solution to meet any of today's materials handling challenges. The association with forklift trucks began with Caterpillar Inc.'s acquisition of Towmotor Corporation in 1965. Since that time, our involvements in the field of materials handling has been characterised by a tradition of innovation and excellence. Cat® Lift Trucks product quality and service-oriented reputation has become a standard of reference throughout the materials handling industry. Who we are Over eighty years ago, Lester M. Sears decided to adapt a farm tractor for industrial use. His ‘Model L’‚ may look a bit funny now, but it was packed with new ideas. Lester’s first fork lift truck featured innovations that have become standard in the lift truck industry, including under-the-load front wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, hydraulic lifting and tilting and equal high-speed forward and reverse gears. In 1965 Caterpillar acquired the company Lester started - Towmotor – and formed Cat Lift Trucks. We like to think we’re direct descendants of Lester’s, sharing the same commitment to new ideas, practical solutions and legendary reliability (that Model L prototype worked hard for 30 years before retiring). In 1992 Caterpillar formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Ltd to combine technological, financial and marketing strengths in the production of materials handling equipment. Since then we have operated from corporate HQ in Almere, the Netherlands. Today, Cat® forklifts and warehouse equipment are among the best-built trucks in the business. Our range includes diesel, petrol, LPG, electric counter-balanced forklifts, as well as a complete range of warehouse equipment. And they’re all backed by the best dealers in the business as well as over 80 years of real world experience.