JLG Industries, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high access, aerial platform equipment. It is named for its founder John L. Grove. The company was founded in 1969 in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, USA and in 2006 became a subsidiary of the Oshkosh Truck Corporation. The products produced by JLG are designed for construction and industrial sites where workers previously used scaffolding and ladders. These mechanical devices are used to place workers in the air quickly and safely.