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[Jack]

Hi Jack,

Thanks again!! I seem to be taking here and giving nothing- I will send you a free copy if published. Well even Dan Brown must have started somewhere!

Thank you for that great offer mate.

Photos would be great, particularly if they they have the model and year of manufacture etc.

Ill email you some by tommorow night. Any in particular? Big Small or both?

[IBH]

IBH,

Thank you so much for you message, it is extremely helpful.........and extremely impressive!!

Not wishing to patronise you but you obviously know your stuff.

Do you have the dates of the various acquisitions and mergers etc?

Tony

Thank you for the reply
I should say here that although I'm a long time plant enthusiast (since Childhood) I don't work in the industry so my knowledge has basically come from reading and observing over the years and as such my 'technical' knowledge is only rudimentry. But I've always been interested in the business side of the industry- why some companies have succeeded and other failed, mergers and acquisitions etc.


There is data available for merger and acquisition activity in the industry particularly from trade publications and individual companies, especially public 'Quoted' companies from annual reports, press releases and stock exhange announcements.
Here in the UK both Construction News and Contract Journal have online Archives of articles (text only) going back to the early to mid 90's, which are free to use, though Construction New's cnplus website requires (free) registration.

I've had a very quick dig around and turned up the following for Terex:

1983 Terex Corporation (then Northwest Engineering) bought the Koehring Crane and Excavator Co. from AMCA International Ltd for $22m, gaining the Koehring line of excavators and Lorain cranes plus a factory in Waverly, Iowa. Terex consolidated all its Koehring, Lorain and Northwest operations at Waverly.
Source: Yellow Steel:The Story of the earthmoving equipment industry by Willian R Haycraft

1995- PPM bought by Terex Corporation from Groupe Legris Industries of France.
Forms Terex Cranes inc. ''Cranes produces scrap handlers, aerial work platforms, and container stackers. Its well-known brand names include Lorain, PPM, P&H, Bendini mobile cranes, Marklift aerial platforms, Koehring scrap handlers, and PPM and P&H container .
stackers''. Detailed news article:
http://www.allbusiness.com/banking-fina ... 786-1.html
Terex paid $59 million for PPM (Yellow Steel book)

1997- Baraga Products Inc. a rough terrain telescopic lift truck manufacturer acquired
.Source:http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/1998/11/04/18923/italmacchine-bought-out-by-terex-conglomerate.html

1998- Terex acquire American and Peiner HTS of Germany and Gru Comedi S.p.A. of Italy, were acquired in the final two months of 1998.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company- ... tory1.html

1999- Princeton, Franna and Kooi bought
http://www.terex.com/main.php?obj=conte ... ncel_login

2002 Demag bought
http://www.cranestodaymagazine.com/stor ... oncode=135

[Rodney828]

IBH,

This information is very helpful. I will take your advice and look at the journals you suggest.

I already subscribe to Contract Journal and Cranes Today Magazine, I feind them very helpful also.

Once again thank you for this information.

Tony

[Jack]

Tony, Did you get my email?

[Rodney828]

Hi Jack,

Apologise only now posting a reply but one of the kids was taken to hospital last nite (he's fine now) and was up most of the night and have slept all day.

I have now read your email and thanks for what you have sent. I will email you back tomorrow.

Thanks

Tony

[davej]

try searching here

www.kranliste.dk an ongoing effort to catalogue and register all cranes and owners....

[Rodney828]

Jack,

My apologise but I was just replying to your email when I realised the one I thought was from you is in fact from someone else!!

So no I haven't received your email. Can you re-send.

Thanks

Tony

Davej,

Thanks for your suggestion. I have had a look and it is good stuff with plenty of photos and data.

If you could assist with anything else, that would be great.

Thanks a lot.

Tony

[Jack]

Tony I got a Bounce notifiction email saying this:

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