The Toro Company

The Toro Company is an American company based in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota that designs, manufactures, and markets lawn mowers, snow blowers, and irrigation system supplies for commercial and residential, agricultural, and public sector uses.

Toro began shipping golf course maintenance products worldwide by 1928, and released the first power mower for homeowners in 1935.

[9] In 1986, Toro acquired the Wheel Horse Products Division of American Motors Corporation (AMC).

In the 1990s, then CEO Kendrick Melrose changed the company's strategy, shifting its focus to golf courses, sports fields, municipal parks, and commercial properties.

[16] On February 15, 2019, Toro announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire privately held The Charles Machine Works, the parent company of Ditch Witch and MTI Equipment and other brands, for $700 million.

Toro plant in Tomah, Wisconsin
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