Corporate Profile for Cascade Corp., dated 9 July 1999.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: 9 July 1999
Company Name: Cascade Corporation
Address: 2201 NE 201st Avenue
Fairview, OR 97024
Main Telephone Number: 503/669-6300
Internet URL: www.cascorp.com
Chief Executive Officer: Robert C. Warren, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer: Kurt G. Wollenberg
Investor Relations Contact: James P. Miller, Executive VP
IR Telephone Number: 503/669-6300
IR E-mail: jmiller@cascorp.com
Public Relations Contact: James P. Miller
PR Telephone Number: 503/669-6300
PR E-mail: jmiller@cascorp.com
Industry: Manufacturer of lift truck attachments, forks, and
accessories
Public Company: yes
Exchange and symbol: NYSE:CAE
Company description: Cascade A connected series of devices or images. It often implies that the second and subsequent device takes over after the previous one is used up. For example, cascading tapes in a dual-tape backup system means the second tape is written after the first one is full. Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of materials handling equipment Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greater ease and economy. See also materials handling. and related technologies. As Cascade lays the groundwork for continued growth and success, its primary objectives are to: --Ensure customer satisfaction by continually improving the quality and value of Cascade products and services; --Provide all employees with challenging and rewarding opportunities to utilize their talents and experience in contributing to our shared success; and --Earn acceptable profits and provide a reasonable return to our shareholders. During the past 50 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time field of materials handling Materials handling The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. The hundreds of different ways of handling materials are generally classified according to the type of equipment used. has developed into a highly sophisticated and important part of industry. Cascade has played a significant part in this growth and development. From its beginnings as a small machine shop in the early 1940's to the leading worldwide manufacturer that it is today, Cascade continues to grow as the premier supplier of lift truck attachments and related products. As Cascade looks to the future and the challenges of an increasingly competitive global marketplace, we remain confident in our ability to understand customer needs and enhance our industry leadership position. Cascade expanded its product offering dramatically in 1996 and 1997 with the acquisition of five companies including Kenhar Corporation, the global leader in forks (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is drawn out of the mine. See also: Fork . The cylinder line also grew with the addition of Cascade Hydraulic Cylinders Hydraulic cylinders (also called linear hydraulic motors) are mechanical actuators that are used to give a linear force through a linear stroke. Operation Hydraulic cylinders get their power from pressurized hydraulic fluid, which is typically oil. (formerly North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Hydraulics hydraulics, branch of engineering concerned mainly with moving liquids. The term is applied commonly to the study of the mechanical properties of water, other liquids, and even gases when the effects of compressibility are small. ). |
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