Bobcat Company’s millionth loader rolled off the line on July 12, marking a huge accomplishment for the company and for the more than 1000 USW members who work in Bobcat’s primary production facility in Gwinner, N.D. Members of USW Local 560 joined management and members of the Gwinner community in events celebrating the company’s nearly 60 years of American manufacturing.
- Press release: Formal ceremony marks production of one million Bobcat loaders
- Bobcat Company and Gwinner Facility Facts
- Bobcat Plant Tour Handout
Photos and a video of the events from that day
Video of Bobcat Company Millionth Loader Ceremony, July 12, 2014
Bobcat Company marked its millionth loader milestone on July 12, 2014, with its valued employees and the community of Gwinner, North Dakota, home to Bobcat's primary production facility. The ceremony featured remarks from Rich Goldsbury, president of Bobcat and Doosan (parent company of Bobcat) for North America; and city, state and federal elected officials. Sylvan Melroe, one of the organization's first marketing managers, was a special guest speaker. Cyril Keller, one of the brothers who invented the original three-wheeled loader and soon after partnered with Melroe Manufacturing, was on-hand as well. The ceremony culminated with a product line roll-off of the millionth loader (a skid-steer model), followed by loader number one-million-one (a compact track loader version).