WE INVENTED THE COMPACT EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY

 
 
1947
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E.G. Melroe and sons open a factory in Gwinner, N.D.

1958
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Bobcat releases the first production model of the current Skid-Steer loader.

1960
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The first Skid-Steer loader is invented and first introduced.

1962
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The new Skid-Steer loader is given the name “Bobcat” to represent toughness, quickness, and agility.

1969
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Clark Equipment Company purchases the company from Melroe.

1989
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Bobcat becomes the first manufacturer to build Compact Excavators in North America.

 

1995 ~ 2014

 
1995

Clark Equipment Company is sold to Ingersoll Rand Company.

2000
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"Melroe Company" name is officially changed to "Bobcat Company".
Bobcat acquires Sambron and launches the telehandler.

2007
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Bobcat Company becomes part of Doosan Group.

2014
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Bobcat becomes the first manufacturer to produce more than 1,000,000 loaders.
Doosan Infracore Bobcat Holdings Co., Ltd is established.

 

2015 ~ 2021

 
2015

The Company name is changed to Doosan Bobcat Inc.

2016
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Doosan Bobcat is listed on KOSPI.

2017

Bobcat relocates the headquarters of EMEA to the Czech Republic.

2019
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Bobcat introduces its first Backhoe Loader in India, and its Compact Tractor in the U.S.

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Doosan Bobcat acquires the ground care business - including mowers, tractors, sod cutters - from Schiller Grounds Care, Inc.

2021
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Doosan Bobcat acquires Doosan Industrial Vehicle's business.