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 Headquarters in New Bremen, Ohio | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | New Bremen, Ohio, USA |
| Products | Lift Trucks |
| Revenue | $5.18 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 19,600 worldwide |
| Website | www |
Crown Equipment Corporation is a privately held American manufacturer of powered industrial forklift trucks based in Ohio. The fifth-largest such manufacturer, Crown had $5.18 billion in worldwide sales revenue for fiscal year 2023.[1] The company was founded in 1945.
Based in the small community of New Bremen, Ohio, Crown got its start by first manufacturing temperature controls for coal-burning furnaces and then television antenna rotators. It diversified in several directions before finding its niche in the material handling industry. Its lift trucks are used worldwide in a variety of applications, such as transporting goods through the narrow aisles of warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities.
- ^ "Modern Materials Handling Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers," August 2022. https://www.mmh.com/article/top_20_lift_truck_suppliers_2022