Doosan Forklift

Doosan Forklift Training Barrie - Doosan Infracore Company Ltd. is an intercontinental company consisting of Diesel Engines, Defense Industry goods, Industrial Vehicles, Construction Technologies and Machine Instruments and Computerization Systems.

Their United States partner, Doosan Infracore America Corporation, based in Suwanee, Georgia houses a 170,000 square foot manufacturing facility, home to a Compact Equipment and Construction division. Cleveland, Ohio houses the Lift Truck division, and West Caldwell, New Jersey has a Machine Tool division. The U.S. headquarters in Georgia facilitates a first rate parts operation capable of supplying an excess of 25,000 line items to support Lift Truck, Compact Equipment, Machine Tool and Construction customer needs.

There are well over 220 Doosan service and product sales locations operating in Canada and the United States. Moreover, there are more than 90 independent dealers moving forklift supplies and materials handling equipment. This system permits Doosan Infracore America to aggressively compete in this competitive market. The lift truck product line remarkably comprises of 63 different models consisting of 82 various battery and engine configurations of Electric-powered and Internal Combustion vehicles. Capacities of these numerous vehicle designs vary from 3,000 to 33,000 lbs. All vehicles are built in an ISO 9001 qualified facility.

Doosan Infracore America is the fastest expanding forklift company in the North American marketplace, due to their stability in maintaining a high level of client service excellence and optimum product performance to all Doosan Infracore Lift Truck users. The U.S. lift Truck division based in Cleveland has a skilled team experienced in Product Sales, Purchasing, Advertising, Logistical and Technical Support.

Doosan's lift truck history

In the beginning the domestic forklift marketplace in Korea was an open import enterprise. Korea Machinery Co. Ltd. began in 1960, to import fully assembled forklifts as part of a domestic equipment expansion venture. Sales of these goods were initially targeted to state-run firms, large scale businesses, and the armed forces. This ultimately led to a merger with Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. In 1976, the Forklift Division begun trade operations throughout Korea to overhaul and sell this heavy equipment. By 1978, a forklift manufacturing plant was successfully completed. Continuous technical education grew to become the new focus for improving quality and product development.

Expansion of Forklift Exports

Home-based lift truck business for Daewoo started in 1967 and grew to an astonishing 90% market share in Korea. By the 1980’s, Daewoo’s progressive technological enhancements combined with sales success placed them in a position of substantial growth of their lift truck operations.

Caterpillar Industrial Inc. of the U.S. in 1981, proposed a cooperative venture project to help them in the highly competitive North American materials handling market. This project proved highly successful for Daewoo and their forklift sales expanded greatly. In 1984, the company completed construction of a new facility to help in producing high end value-added products for export. In 1993, the corporation had a international sales system and started exporting designs they had established 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 possibilities into overseas marketplaces.

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