Gehl Celebrates 150 Years in 2009

January 15, 2009 â€“ To thrive in business for 150 years takes product innovation, sound business decisions, strong leadership, and first-class customer service, but most of all it takes dedicated employees and dealers. The Gehl Company history began in 1859 in a blacksmith shop in a small Wisconsin community located at the westerly bend of the Milwaukee River. Since then, Gehl has been led by three generations of Gehl family members and still operates in the same Midwestern town of West Bend, Wis., where it began 150 years ago.

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Today, Gehl is well-known globally for providing an extensive line of compact equipment, including telescopic handlers, skid loaders, track loaders, compact excavators, all-wheel-steer loaders, articulated loaders, and asphalt pavers.

The company recently opened its new research and development center in West Bend, next to where the business began 150 years ago. The new research and development center includes the latest technology to develop the most innovative compact equipment in the industry. The center includes a certified sound chamber, which allows developmental sound-level testing, as well as certification and audit testing to the various worldwide standards. Other test cells are available to allow 24-hour operation of equipment for performance and durability evaluations.

To commemorate its 150-year milestone, Gehl has published an illustrated hard cover book that details the events of the companyâ€™s evolution. Copies can be ordered on the Gehl website, www.gehl.com, on the â€œGehl Gearâ€ page.