The Mulligan name can be traced back to the late 1780s to County Donegal Ireland. The Mulligans were known for their determination and entrepreneurial spirit. Their determination was battle tested during Ireland's Potato Famine of 1845. The families held strong and today Mulligan is a common sir name across Ireland. The Mulligans began trading heavy equipment in the early 1970's in England and Ireland and later expanded to other neighboring European countries. The early 1980's brought the next stage of heavy equipment trading to the Mulligans. This next stage was 2000 miles away in the U.S.A. The appeal of exporting from Europe to the USA stemmed from three factors. The first and most important was the value of the U.S. dollar. The value of the dollar during that time was very high compared to other European currencies making the European export market very attractive as customers in the U.S.A. had more buying power than ever before in European markets. The second reason was the abundance of quality heavy equipment in Europe, and the third was the strong demand for heavy equipment in the U.S. to build its ever growing infrastructure. The Mulligan's new home base became Dallas TX, based on its outstanding central U.S. location.

25 years later the original export/import model has been customizing towards US exportation of heavy equipment to world markets. Today the U.S. dollar is weak compared to other world currencies making the US export market very attractive. Also during the last 20 years of heavy construction of U.S. cities and roads, a large inventory of used heavy equipment exists within US boarders. Finally a strong demand exists in developing countries across the world for heavy equipment needed for infrastructure completion.

Mulligan Trading's long established international contacts, the current world economic climate and the Mulligan Trading Process allows MulliganTrading.com to be the perfect outlet for our listing dealers to gain access to new world markets and international buyers without investing large amounts of capital to do so. It is a win win for any dealer looking for more sales and any buyer looking for high quality used equipment.