The Toro Company is an American manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment (lawn mowers), snow removal equipment (snow blowers) and water-saving irrigation systems for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential lawns, and agricultural fields. The company is based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Toro Company was founded in 1914 to build tractor engines for The Bull Tractor Company. In 1948, Toro enters the golf course maintenance equipment business. In 2007, Toro acquires Hayter Ltd., a British manufacturer of lawn mowers and lawn care equipment. In 2014, Toro acquires Xiamen Xiangfeng Water Saving Equipment Co., Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of drip irrigation systems.