Caterpillar is the worlds largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, and is even larger with the acquisition of Bucyrus International. The company was formed in 1925 from the merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C L Best Tractor Company. It is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois and over half of the manufacturing plants are located outside of the US.
For many years Caterpillar scale models have been produced by Norscot who have the models manufactured in China. High quality precision Caterpillar models are also made by Classic Construction Models.
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