ðə kˈʌmpəni hɐz pɹədˈuːst spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd kɹˈʌʃɪŋ ɪkwˈɪpmənt tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ɪfˈɛktɪv ɹᵻklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈɪldɪŋ mətˈɪɹiəlz fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚ fˈoːɹɾi jˈɪɹz; ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, tˈɛɹɛks pˈɛɡsən ɪkwˈɪpmənt wʌz kɹˈʌʃɪŋ ænd pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ ɹᵻsˈaɪkələbəl mətˈɪɹiəlz fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɪnðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə mˈoʊvɔɪsˌɪn dˈæm hˈaɪ ɪnðə swˈɪs ˈælps.
The company  has produced specialized crushing equipment to allow effective reclamation of building materials for over 40 years; in 1959, Terex Pegson equipment was crushing and processing recyclable materials for use in the construction of the Mauvoisin Dam high in the Swiss Alps.