HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  100 years of Caterpillar

The Next Century of Progress Starts Now

Exactly one hundred years ago, On 15 April 1925, the Caterpillar brand was born when the founders of Holt Manufacturing Co and C.L. Best Gas Traction Co decided to merge their companies.

Over the last century, Caterpillar has grown with their customers to help build a better, more sustainable world. They have changed together as the world has changed: creating, building, problem-solving, testing, innovating, servicing, and improving. When customers choose Caterpillar products, services and solutions today, they also gain 100 years of experience and expertise.

Whether you’re a customer, an employee, a dealer, a supplier, a scale model collector or simply a fan, you’re part of Caterpillar’s 100-years-and-counting story. Join them as they look back, and then take the first steps into the next century together.