Looking Back 50 Years

01 August 2019
Looking Back 50 Years

TVH is excited to celebrate our 50th anniversary this year and we would not be where we are without Paul Thermote and Paul Vanhalst. Through acquisitions, wonderful employees, and the understanding that no action speaks louder than the right part delivered when promised, TVH is successfully number one in the material handling and industrial equipment industry.

Let's take a look back into the TVH timeline. In 1969, Paul Thermote and Paul Vanhalst began maintaining and selling agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and forklift trucks in Belgium. 1989 was the start of parts activities as a separate business unit and operations quickly began to grow globally. Fast forward to the early 2000s and what started with two guys in a garage has now spread to France, the US, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Malaysia, Australia, Italy, Sweden, Brazil, and many more locations. Today, TVH proudly offers an extensive inventory of over 39 million part numbers with 72 branches selling in 172 countries.

We look forward to the next 50 years as we continue to grow and service our customers as the true one-stop-shop. Become a customer today by filling out the New Customer application under the Downloads tab above.

 

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