1919: Toro invents The Toro Standard Golf Machine, the industry’s first mechanized fairway mower, for the Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, thus creating the mechanized golf course equipment industry.

1922: Toro’s innovative president, John Samuel Clapper, establishes the first national network of golf course equipment distributors to provide a ready local supply of product and the expert advice and service that superintendents highly value.

1924: Toro introduces its first power mower, the rugged and highly versatile 30-inch Park Special. An industry standard, the Park Special becomes a leading seller through 1961 when it is displaced by demand for rotary mowers.

1925: The combination of an expansive line of innovative products backed by customer-focused distributors helps Toro become the #1 manufacturer of golf maintenance equipment and irrigation solutions in the world.

1942:Toro ceases production of domestic products to manufacture goods to support the U.S. war effort during WWII, after having successfully establishing itself as a global leader in the golf and all phases of the professional and fledgling residential mower industries.

1948:Toro enters the rotary lawnmower business with the acquisition of the Whirlwind Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Toro transforms this small niche product into a dominant factor in the industry by introducing a new enclosed deck design helping eliminate consumer concerns.

1951:Toro enters the snow blower business with the introduction of the industrial-grade Snow Boy. The first Toro homeowner snow blower, the Snow Hound, is introduced the following year.

1952: Toro opens a unique engineering and agronomic research, development and test facility in Bloomington, Minnesota. Dr. James Watson joins the company and conducts revolutionary agronomic studies at the site. Watson becomes a world renown leader in agronomics.

1954: Cutting edge innovation enables Toro to take the lead in the power mower industry for the first time.

1962: Toro enters the underground irrigation business with the acquisition of Moist O’ Matic of Riverside, California, and pioneers the use of plastics in irrigation.

1972: Continued innovation and strong customer relationships propel Toro to #1 in golf course irrigation.

1997: The Toro Company strengthens its position in the landscape contractor business with the acquisition of Exmark Manufacturing of Beatrice, Nebraska.

2014: The Toro Company celebrates its Centennial and Legacy of Excellence.
 
The company enters the professional snow & ice management business through the acquisition of BOSS Snowplow of Iron Mountain, Michigan.

2019: The Toro Company assumes a leadership position in the underground construction industry through the acquisition of Charles Machine Works of Perry, Oklahoma, the parent company of Ditch Witch® and other leading underground construction brands.

2020: The Toro Company acquires Venture Products, Inc., the manufacturer of Ventrac-branded turf, landscape, and snow and ice management equipment for the grounds, landscape contractor, golf, municipal and rural acreage markets.

2021: The Toro Company acquires Portugal-based Turflynx, recognized for introducing the golf industry’s first fully autonomous, all-electric fairway mower in 2016.

2021: The Toro Company acquires Left Hand Robotics, reinforcing its commitment to building expertise in alternative power, autonomous and smart-connected products.

2022: The Toro Company expands its portfolio and becomes an even stronger player in the large and rapidly growing zero-turn mower market with the acquisition of Intimidator Group, manufacturer of Spartan Mowers.

2022: Featuring the industry’s first vision-based localization system and wire-free navigation, Toro’s new robotic, battery-powered lawnmower represents the latest in smart, connected technology for homeowners and their yards.

2022: Toro unveils its GeoLink Solutions Autonomous Fairway Mower to help golf customers deliver more consistent results, increase productivity and alleviate the issues of labor shortages.