JLG Telehandler

JLG Telehandler Training Markham - In the late 1960's John L. Grove, with his wife Cora set out on a cross country journey in their RV. Newly retired, after spending many years working with his brother to develop their crane company into an industry leader, John had no idea that fateful trip would permit JLG Industries, Inc to emerge. The world leader of mobile aerial work platforms and precision material handling equipment was the end result of a road expedition.

All through their trip, John reacquainted himself with previous business acquaintances along the way. In combination with these conversations and a noteworthy event; two workers were tragically electrocuted on scaffolding when the Groves were passing through the Hoover Dam. John uncovered a substantial market for a product that could quickly and securely lift individuals in the air to accomplish upkeep and other construction services.

Following their return from vacation, John set up a joint venture with two of his friends and purchased a metal fabrication company in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. Opening with a small crew of twenty employees, they produced and sold their first JLG aerial work platform in 1970. The company incorporates many of the basic design elements of that original lift into current versions.

JLG forklifts have come a ways since Mr. John L. Grove returned to town from his cross-country road trip and since the first aerial work platform debuted on the market. Today, the company proudly continues to expand itself into a range of marketplaces worldwide and develops new products to ensure consumers are capable of being more efficient and perform in the workplace within a safer environment.

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