Casappa’s first site in the United Stated opened in 1993: Casappa Corporation was founded in an “incubator” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in a rented office of 50 square metres. There were two direct American employees.
The second site, in Batavia, in 1997, in the metropolitan area of Chicago, was still rented, and comprised offices of 120 sq.m. and a warehouse of initially 450 sq.m., extending later to around 1000 sq.m.. The employees of Casappa Corp grew to 12, and space became limited. As proof of the faith in the potential for growth in the USA, a new site was purchased at the end of 2004, again in the metropolitan area of Chicago.
The new site is an independent factory building of 3,600 sq.m., with 400 sq.m. of offices and the possibility of expansion to 6,000 sq.m.. Sales in the last few years have grown significantly thanks to the consolidation of important customers such as Textron, BobCat and Caterpillar, and the acquisition of new very important manufacturers such as: Toro (world leader in the manufacture of gardening machines), Altec, Ag-Chem, Morbark, and Manitowoc; these latter companies are all specialized in the crane sector. Casappa Corp’s objective for the next few years is to continue to extend the portfolio of customers in the United States, increasing not only the number of manufacturers using Casappa components, but also increasing market coverage through an efficient distribution network.
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The new site is an independent factory building of 3,600 sq.m., with 400 sq.m. of offices and the possibility of expansion to 6,000 sq.m.. Sales in the last few years have grown significantly thanks to the consolidation of important customers such as Textron, BobCat and Caterpillar, and the acquisition of new very important manufacturers such as: Toro (world leader in the manufacture of gardening machines), Altec, Ag-Chem, Morbark, and Manitowoc; these latter companies are all specialized in the crane sector. Casappa Corp’s objective for the next few years is to continue to extend the portfolio of customers in the United States, increasing not only the number of manufacturers using Casappa components, but also increasing market coverage through an efficient distribution network.