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COMPANY HISTORY:
MTD Products Inc. was founded in 1932 in
Cleveland as a tool and die supplier to the local manufacturing
community. The founders, Theo Moll, Emil Jochum, and Erwin Gerhard,
were skilled tradesman who left their homeland and traveled to the
United States with little but character and vision. Through their
hard work, dedication, integrity and an emphasis on customer
service, the company rapidly grew, and these qualities remain our
core values.
MTD quickly gained a reputation as a high quality tool and die
supplier, and this reputation helped the company make the natural
expansion into steel stampings. The company became involved with
consumer products by supplying stampings to the toy industry, but
this expanded quickly to include complete products such as
tricycles. Wheelbarrows were added to the consumer product line in
the early fifties, and this simple product line had profound
effects. Satisfied customers encouraged MTD to expand the product
offerings for the yard, and in 1958 the company produced its first
lawnmower. Today, MTD is a global leader in outdoor power equipment
with manufacturing in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
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