Cascade Clamps - Cascade Manufacturing Company was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1943. They began as a small machine shop at first hiring four people. Sales for their initial year of operation totaled $60,000. The first recorded sales revenues involved the assembly and machining of stainless steel valves, pipe fittings and different parts. Within 5 years of operation, the business had expanded to 40 staff and their annual sales volume had increased to $330,000. At present, Cascade is amongst the top international makers in the material handling industry.
Production and design of the company's very first hydraulic cylinder paved the way in Cascade's aggressive quest of better business opportunities. During the last sixty years, the material handling trade has developed into a very sophisticated area and Cascade has proudly played a part in this development. Cascade currently continues to develop as the premier supplier of lift truck accessories and various related products. The company feels certain in their potential so as to continue to lead the way in the business by understanding client's requirements in the future and remaining competitive in the global market.
During the 1950's, Cascade began to fabricate, design, and advertise its hydraulic attachments. A new facility was made in the year 1956, in order to house all the plant offices and operations in Portland, Oregon, which is still the company's current headquarters. Following 15 years of business, total employees reached a hundred and eighty workers and sales had reached nearly 2.3 million dollars.
1959 in Springfield, Ohio the next production facility was built. The year 1960 marked Cascade's initial move into the international world of the material handling industry while the company established interest in the Netherlands, England, and Australia.
In 1964, the business changed its name to the Cascade Corporation. Then in the year 1965, the business went public with an initial offering of 200,000 shares of common stock. Ever since then the business has expanded its manufacturing amenities throughout the continental US to the areas Warner Robins Georgia to go along with its already present plants in Springfield, Ohio and Portland, Oregon. Cascade merchandise are fabricated worldwide because of a lot of subsidiary operations. In the year 1944, a brand new plant was completed in Almere, the Netherlands which is Cascade's European headquarters. This plant is designed to be the ultimate customer service centre.
Continuing to develop, Cascade expanded their product offering further in 1996 and 1997 with the remarkable acquisition of five corporations, together with the global best in forks, the Kenhar Corporation.
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