HEAVY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
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When you think of heavy duty equipment , you probably think immediately of Caterpillar – its bright yellow trademark and its bold ‘ CAT ’ logo . The company has been in existence since 1925 and since then has developed a worldclass reputation for designing , marketing and selling machinery , equipment , financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network .
Caterpillar is the world ’ s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment , diesel and natural gas engines , industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives . With more than US $ 89 billion in assets , Caterpillar was ranked number one in its industry and number 44 overall in the 2009 Fortune 500 .
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