- MTD Products
Infobox_Company
company_name = MTD Products Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = For a growing world.
foundation =1932
location =Cleveland, OH , USA
key_people =Curtis E. Moll , Chairman/CEO
num_employees = 6,800 (2006)
industry =Lawn maintenance
products = Consumer and CommercialLawn equipment
revenue = $1.190 billion USD (2006 ) [Citation | year = Hoovers | title = MTD Products Inc. | format = PDF | url=http://www.hoovers.com/mtd-products/--ID__41265--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml]
net_income =
homepage = [http://www.mtdproducts.com/corporate/index.jsp MTD Products Inc.]MTD Products (Modern Tool and Die Company), of
Cleveland, Ohio , USA began in1932 , and is a family-owned, private company. They began as tool and die makers, and now are manufacturers of outdoor power equipment.History
Theo Moll, Emil Jochum and Erwin Gerhard formed a partnership to purchase the assets ofModern Tool and Die Company located on Power Avenue in Cleveland. The initial capitol investment was $4500 and the company’s end product was tools and dies.
MTD’s first products were perforating dies and a rolling machine for making window channels for Standard Products. MTD employed 12 employees in 1933 and by 1934 the head count was 60 employees.
In
1936 the company produces its first automotive stampings products, grilles forGraham-Paige automobiles.In
1952 the controlling interest in "Midwest Industries Inc."' is purchased. With this MTD begins to manufacture pedal bikes, velocipedes, kiddie cars and playground equipment.In
1954 MTD enters the garden equipment industry with introduction of a line of wheelbarrows.In
1958 MTD enters the lawn & garden power equipment industry with the production of an 18” power rotary mower.In
1959 MTD takes a giant step into future growth when they begin the manufacturing of self-propelled lawn mowers, garden tractors and other power equipment.In
1962 MTD Purchases Sehl Engineering Ltd. ofCanada , this later became MTD Products, Ltd. (today’s MTD Canada).In
1966 MTD purchases Industrial Plastics Company in Cleveland.In
1968 MTD starts snow thrower production.In
1975 MTD purchases Yard-Man name fromMontgomery Ward .In
1980 MTD Builds 160,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant inBrownsville, Tennessee .In
1981 theCub Cadet Product line is acquired fromInternational Harvester , and the White Outdoor Products Company is acquired from oldWhite Motor Company .In
1985 Martin, Tennessee Plant begins operation, and Arnold Corporation is acquired.In
1986 Aircap Industries inTupelo, Mississippi is acquired.In
1990 Customer Service call center is establishedIn
1994 MTD builds the Modern Transmission Development Company plant inLeitchfield, Kentucky .In
1996 Joint venture with Lesco creates Commercial Turf Products.In
2000 Opening of a Hungarian manufacturing facility with expanded capacity for electrical products and acquired Ryobi giving them the capacity to produce 1.5 million engines and related hand-held products.In
2001 MTD acquired Garden Way including theTroy-Bilt andBolens brands.2006 - Began building lawn equipment under theMassey Ferguson brand for sale inEurope . [ [http://www.mtdfrance.fr/ MTD France - tondeuse, autoportée, matériel d'entretien de jardin ] ]2007 - Began building the low-end lawn & garden tractors forToro .2008 - Began having a third-party company (located in China) manufacture a new line of engines for the Craftsman 2008 line of Snowthrowers. They are no longer building them with Tecumseh engines.Brands Owned
*
Bolens [http://www.bolens.com/ website]
* Columbia [http://www.columbia-canada.com/ website]
*Cub Cadet [http://www.cubcadet.com/ website]
** Cub Cadet Commercial
** Cub Cadet Yanmar (joint withYanmar ) [http://www.cubcadetyanmar.com/ website]
* Farm King
* GardenWay
* Gold Series
*Gutbrod [http://www.rasenmaeher-gutbrod.de/ website]
** Gutbrod-Kehrer
* Lawnflite
* Mastercut
* Mow Master
** Mow Master Mastercut
* MTD [http://www.mtdproducts.com/ website]
** MTD Black Edition
** MTD Gold [http://www.mtdgold.ca/ website]
** MTD Mowmaster
** MTD Platinum Pro
** MTD Platinum SD
** MTD Pro [http://www.mtdpro.ca/ website]
** MTD Super
** MTD Taral
** MTD Tradesman
** MTD Turbomax
** MTD 2000 Elite
* Novotrac
* Rasentrac
* Ryobi (sold atCostco )) [http://www.ryobioutdoor.com/ website]
* Troy-Bilt [http://www.troy-bilt.com/ website]
* Ventzki
* Ventzki MTD
* White Outdoor [http://www.whiteoutdoor.com/ website]
* Yard Machines [http://www.yardmachines.com/ website]
* Yard-Man [http://www.yardman.com/ website]
** Yard-Man Elite
** Yard-Man Select
* YardWorksPrivate Label Brands Produced
MTD currently builds or has built various other brands and store-brand Lawn & Garden tractors over the years, including:
References
External links
* [http://www.mtdproducts.com MTD website]
* [http://montana20021.tripod.com/ Various MTD-built Lawn & Garden Tractors]
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