Gehl Company
{{Short description|American manufacturer of compact equipment}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Gehl Company
| logo =
| type = Subsidiary
| slogan =
| foundation = 1859
| location = West Bend, WI, United States
| key_people = William D. Gehl, CEO & Chairman
| num_employees = 500
| industry = Heavy equipment
| products = Construction & Agriculture Machinery
| net_income = {{profit}}US$24.9 million (2007)
| homepage = {{URL|www.gehl.com}}
}}
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Gehl Company is an American{{cite web | url=http://www.gehl.com/about-us/history | title=Compact construction equipment and agriculture machine - Gehl }} manufacturer of compact equipment headquartered in West Bend, Wisconsin. The main campus in West Bend, built on {{convert|37|acre}}, includes not only the headquarters but also the research and development facilities for the entire enterprise.Manitou Americas (2014). Gehl Company Overview. Retrieved on 2014-03-12 from http://www.gehl.com/about-us.
Product lines
The Gehl product lines, including skid steer loaders, track loaders, articulated loaders, asphalt pavers, compact excavators, and telescopic handlers, are used worldwide in construction and agricultural markets.{{cite web |url=http://www.gehl.com/products.html |title=Gehl Products Webpage |accessdate=2012-09-16}} Gehl was North America's largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery other than tractors, until exiting the agriculture business in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.gehl.com/ag/prodpg_fw.html |title=Gehl Products Webpage |accessdate=2013-02-08}} The Gehl Company owns the rights to manufacture Mustang skid steer loaders, and previously distributed Takeuchi Compact Track Loaders under the names Gehl and Mustang.
History
Gehl was founded by Louis Lucas in 1859.
Gehl was acquired in September 2008 for US$30 a share by the French equipment maker Manitou Group.{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/09/08/gehl-manitou-closer-markets-equity-cx_lal_0908markets39.html |title=Forbes_merger |accessdate=2012-09-16 | first=Lisa |last=LaMotta}} This allowed the company to expand its telehandler market into the US and enter several new equipment markets.{{cite web |url=http://www.us.manitou.com/cms/home/produits |title=Manitou US Products Webpage |accessdate=2012-09-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830181943/http://www.us.manitou.com/cms/home/produits |archivedate=2012-08-30 }} The company was delisted from NASDAQ under its ticker symbol GEHL.{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Ian |date=2007-08-08 |title=Gehl Company: A Hard Sell Without A Catalyst |work=Seeking Alpha |url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/43812-gehl-company-a-hard-sell-without-a-catalyst |access-date=2023-10-13}}
In 2007, Gehl and the Milwaukee Brewers announced a naming rights deal for a group party club area in Miller Park.Walker, Don (2007-05-10). "Brewers, Gehl Co., strike naming rights deal". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2007. Retrieved from http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/31875174.html.
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Gehl}}
- [http://www.gehl.com Official web site]
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Category:Construction equipment manufacturers of the United States
Category:Companies based in Wisconsin
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin
Category:Washington County, Wisconsin
Category:Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United States