The Monarch tradition began in 1856 when Joseph Jackoboice founded a precision sawmill and wood working machinery business in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The product line transitioned to road scrapers and plows in the 1930s followed by hydraulic monarch pumps and valves in the 1940s.

The company remains family owned and today manufactures a vast range of Hydraulic Power Units, and Dyna-Lift® ergonomic systems.

Monarch's Hydraulic Systems and Dyna-Lift® divisions operate separately with divisional managers responsible for their own sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing functions. Monarch's corporate management is committed to continuous improvement and provides each division with incentives, guidelines and oversight. All US locations are ISO 9001 certified.