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 Doosan Infracore Company Ltd. is an international and intercontinental company which features Defense Industry Products, Industrial Vehicles, Diesel Engines, Automation Systems, Machine Tools and Construction Equipment.
Their United States affiliate, Doosan Infracore America Corporation, situated 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 client requirements.
There are well over 220 Doosan service and product sales locations operating in Canada and the United States. Furthermore, there are more than 90 independent dealers moving lift truck equipment and materials handling equipment. This network enables Doosan Infracore America to aggressively compete in this competitive market. The lift truck product line remarkably features 63 distinctive models consisting of 82 various battery and engine configurations of Electric-powered and Internal Combustion forklifts. Capacities of these numerous truck models vary from 3,000 to 33,000 lbs. All trucks 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 degree of customer service quality and optimum product functioning to all Doosan Infracore Lift Truck users. The U.S. forklift division stationed in Cleveland has a expert team experienced in Product Sales, Purchasing, Marketing, Logistical and Technical Support.
Start-up of the lift truck industry
Originally the home-based lift truck 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 machinery expansion venture. Product sales of these products were primarily targeted to state-run companies, large scale businesses, and the military. This eventually led to a merger with Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. In 1976, the Forklift Division commenced trade operations throughout Korea to overhaul and sell this heavy equipment. By 1978, a forklift production plant was successfully completed. Continuous technical instruction grew to become the new focus for improving quality and product development.
Growth of Forklift Exports
Domestic forklift business for Daewoo started in 1967 and grew to an amazing 90% market share in Korea. By the 1980’s, Daewoo’s progressive technological enhancements combined with sales success placed them in a position of considerable growth of their lift truck business.
In 1981, Caterpillar Industrial Inc. of the United States, proposed a cooperative venture project to respond to competitive pressures in the US materials handling market. This venture drastically expanded Daewoo’s forklift sales. Construction was finished in 1984 to facilitate a modern plant which helped establish the company for the manufacture of high end added-value goods suited for export. In 1993, the company had a global sales system and started exporting versions 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 expansion possibilities into overseas marketplaces.
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