Tigercat Industries is a Canadian manufacturer of heavy equipment, primarily for forestry.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992[1] |
| Founder | Ken MacDonald[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Tony Iarocci,[3] Ken MacDonald, Grant Somerville[2] |
| Products | Forestry and materials handling equipment |
History edit
Tigercat began as a partnership between loggers and fabricator MacDonald Steel to make specialty forestry products. The first product, the Tigercat 726 feller buncher, came out in 1992.[1] Initial production was at MacDonald Steel's facility in Cambridge, Ontario with dedicated facilities opening in Brantford and Woodstock, Ontario.[4] The Tigercat 726 was designed to suit the Southeast United States market.[5] MacDonald Steel owner Ken MacDonald served as the initial CEO with Tony Iarocci serving as president.[3]
In 1995 Tigercat opened a primary production site in Paris, Ontario. They significantly expanded the site in 2014. The region was historically a major production center for heavy machinery with John Deere, Caterpillar Inc., Massey Ferguson, and Cockshutt Plow Company having factories there. These largely moved away or changed their focus leaving Tigercat as the primary employer in the industry.[4]
Iarocci stepped down as president in 2014 and was replaced by Grant Somerville.[3] In 2020 the company launched a new "TCi" brand for new products with applications beyond timber harvesting. The first product was the TCi 920 dozer.[6][7] In 2020 it acquired Ragnar Original Innovations (ROI) of Chester, New Hampshire which manufactures materials handing equipment.[8]
Somerville was replaced as president by MacDonald in 2022.[2]
Products edit
- 726 feller buncher[1]
- LSX870D shovel logger[9]
- 880E logger[9]
- 6050 mobile carbonator machine[8]
- 570 harvesting head[10]
TCi edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Waldschmidt, Jordanne. "Company Founder, CEO Ken MacDonald Named President of Tigercat". equipmentworld.com. Equipment World. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c GAETJENS, BOB. "Tigercat founder Ken McDonald takes on role of president". cdrecycler.com. CD Recycler. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Iarocci steps away from president role at Tigercat". equipmentjournal.com. Equipment Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b Macklin, Andrew. "Tigercat breaks new ground". woodbusiness.ca. Wood Business. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Colman, Rob. "Cutting down the waste at Tigercat". canadianmetalworking.com. Canadian Metalworking. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Waldschmidt, Jordanne. "Tigercat Enters Dozer Market, Launches a New Brand with TCi 920". equipmentworld.com. Equipment World. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Tigercat Industries develops forestry dozer, launches new brand". equipmentjournal.com. Equipment Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Tigercat Completes Acquisition of ROI". timberlinemag.com. Timberline Magazine. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Tigercat expands forestry lineup with back-to-back equipment releases". equipmentjournal.com. Equipment Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Staff, TL. "Tigercat Offers New 570 Fixed Harvesting Head". timberlinemag.com. Timberline Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "2022 in Review: EJ's Top Equipment Introductions". equipmentjournal.com. Equipment Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2023.