Merlo (company)

Merlo S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of telescopic handlers[1] based in Cuneo, Piedmont, with a 150,000-square-metre (1,600,000 sq ft) factory. It has over 600 dealers world-wide.[2]

Merlo
TypeManufacturer
IndustrySpecial vehicles
Founded1911
Headquarters
Cuneo
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.merlo.com

History

Merlo was founded in 1911 in Cuneo by Giuseppe Amilcare Merlo. In the beginning, the company worked in a small workshop.

In 1948 Merlo's children got involved with the company's management.

In 1964 the company took a new direction of production under the direction of Amilcare Merlo and improved the state of the company into that of big machine manufacturer.[3] In 1953 Merlo opened a new production area in Cuneo and modernized the production.

In 1966, the company built their first concrete mixers and in 1970 their first off-road fork lift truck.[4]

In 1981 Merlo produced their first telescopic handler, the SM 30. The company continues to specialize in handlers.

In 1987 the company released the Panoramic XS telescopic handler with a side engine and a low-hinged boom at the rear of the chassis.

Past models

Dumpers:
DM
DBM

lift trucks
CEM[5]
P23.6[6]
P26.6[7]
P28[8]
P30[9]
P32[10]
P34[11]
ROTO[12]

References
  1. "Merlo has a real spring in its step". Irish Independent. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. Tyler, Lewis (11 November 2022). "Amilcare Merlo: 1934-2022". accessinternational. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Amilcare Merlo 1934 - 2022". vertikal.net. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. "Fork Lift Truck". 17 August 2011.
  5. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
  6. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
  7. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
  8. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
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  10. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
  11. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
  12. "Merlo Innovations in History | Merlo S.p.A."
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