History
From its inception in 1971, SMH® has grown to become one of the most respected names in the material handling industry. Our commitment to the manufacture and distribution of quality replacement parts and accessories has made us a world leader, supplying more than 3,400,000 parts for world and U.S. manufactured industrial vehicles.
SMH® employs 740 people at its locations in Kansas, California, Illinois, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. SMH® boasts 165,000 stocking numbers and more than 3,400,000 part numbers for over 90 brands of material handling vehicles.
In April 2003, SMH® was acquired by TVH Forklift Parts of Waregem, Belgium. Founded in 1969, TVH has 31 subsidiaries, sales offices and/or partners in 22 countries. TVH boasts 350,000 stocking numbers and more than 10 million part numbers, and the company employs over 1,200 people.
Combined, SMH® and TVH offer more than 450,000 stocking numbers and more than 11,000,000 part numbers for over 90 different brands of world and U.S. manufactured industrial vehicles. The two companies fill more than 5,500 daily shipments to 21,000 customers. Together, SMH® and TVH employ more than 2,000 people.
Timeline
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