Bobcat Company
Skid-steers with different attachments | |
| Formerly | Melroe (1947–1962) Melroe Bobcat (1962–1972) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Construction Equipment |
| Founded | 1947 Gwinner, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Products | Specialized Excavators, Loaders, Engines |
| Revenue | US$6.674 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | c. 9,000 (2021) |
| Parent | Doosan Corporation |
| Website | http://www.bobcat.com |
Bobcat Company is an American-based manufacturer of farm and construction equipment. Its American headquarters is in West Fargo, North Dakota, formerly in Gwinner, North Dakota. Its European headquarters moved in 2017 from Waterloo, Belgium, to Dobříš, Czech Republic (where Bobcat operates one of its European manufacturing plants). It was a subsidiary of the Ingersoll Rand Company from 1995 until July 2007, when it was sold for US$4.9 billion to South Korean company Doosan Infracore.
The company sells skid steer loaders, compact excavators, side-by-sides, compact tractors, mowers, and other small hydraulic equipment under the Bobcat brand name. It is one of the few major manufacturing companies operating in North Dakota.