 The new SMH headquarters. |
TVH Group's US division, Systems Material Handling Co (SMH), has moved to a new Kansas headquarters double its previous size.
Its new headquarters, at 16355 South Lone Elm Road, in Olathe, Kansas, is two miles from the previous location. The new SMH building totals 275,000 square feet (25,548 square metres), of which 50,000 square feet (4,645 square metres) is offices and 225,000 square feet (20,903 square metres) comprises the warehouse.
SMH has evolved from a company with limited products to a "one-stop shop" since it was acquired by TVH in 2003, a TVH statement said.
TVH remains a wholly family-run business. Founder Pascal Vanhalst is responsible for management of the forklift division while the two daughters of co-founder Paul Thermote run the forklift parts business.
Ann Thermote and her husband, Bernard De Meester, manage TVH forklift parts while Els Thermote and her husband, Laurent Vannest, manage SMH.