Crown Equipment Corporation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | New Bremen, Ohio, USA |
| Products | Lift Trucks |
| Revenue | $5.18 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 19,600 worldwide |
| Website | www |
Crown Equipment Corporation is a privately held American manufacturer of powered industrial forklift trucks based in Ohio. The fifth-largest such manufacturer, Crown had $5.18 billion in worldwide sales revenue for fiscal year 2023. The company was founded in 1945.
Based in the small community of New Bremen, Ohio, Crown got its start by first manufacturing temperature controls for coal-burning furnaces and then television antenna rotators. It diversified in several directions before finding its niche in the material handling industry. Its lift trucks are used worldwide in a variety of applications, such as transporting goods through the narrow aisles of warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities.