Originating in a machine tool and die shop founded by Art Bartell in the 1940’s, Bartell began to manufacture concrete finishing power trowels for the local construction industry in the mid 1960’s and quickly became the dominant supplier to the Canadian market.

In the 1970’s Art’s son, Lee Bartell, initiated the international export of Bartell products to Europe and the United States.

In the late 1980’s Lee Bartell took over the business and built the custom facility in Brampton, Ontario.

The 1990’s saw expansion of sales into South America, Australia and the Far East. In September of 1999 Lee sold the business to Terex Corporation and it became Terex Bartell Ltd.

2007 has taken Bartell through yet another change in ownership, as a select group of managers, lead by Tom Foskett, former GM of Terex Bartell, and John Locke, have taken the product line back to private Canadian ownership. With the addition of the Morrison line of products, the company has emerged as Bartell Morrison Inc.

The product line consists of Bartell walk behind power trowels, ride-on power trowels, vibratory plate compactors, surface preparation machines; and Morrison screed, sprayers and spreaders.