Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co.

Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co. (HSC-Crane) is a member of the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee ^[1]. This business group is a collection of separate companies that share business values (a Keiretsu).

HSC-Crane is based out of Tokyo, Japan^[2]. The company is led by President Toshiyuki Natake^[3]. HSC cranes are distributed to New Zealand, Australia, the Middle East, India, Indonesia, and extensively through Southeast Asia. HSC-Crane markets to North America under the brand name Link-Belt.^[4]

[edit] History

Established in 2002, HSC-Crane is the result of a merger of two companies; Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. (est. 1949) and Sumitomo Heavy Construction Crane Co (est. 1963). The two companies started working together in 2001 by sharing research and development information regarding crawler platforms.

In 1971 Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. produced the world’s first fully hydraulic crawler crane. ^[5]

[edit] The Company Today

Today, large cranes, and those destined for the American market under the brand name Link-Belt, are manufactured by Sumitomo. All other small cranes are manufactured by Hitachi.^[6]

HSC-Crane owns 50 percent of the Chinese construction equipment rental company Sihenzhen International Construction Machinery Corp. It also wholly owns 100 percent of its Chinese subsidiary, Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.^[7]

For the year ended March 31, 2008, HSC-Crane had net sales of ¥34.8 billion (US$366.4 million) and net income of ¥1.34 billion (US$14.1 million). ^[8]

[edit] Equipment List

• Casing driver
• Crawler crane
• Earth drill
• Floating crane
• Pile driver
• Telescopic boom crawler crane
• Truck crane
• Wheeled crane

[edit] References

1. ↑ Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee. List of Group Companies [May 15, 2009].
2. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd. Company Overview [May 15, 2009].
3. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd. Message from the President [May 15, 2009].
4. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd. Distributor -Network- [May 15, 2009].
5. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd.. History [May 15, 2009].
6. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo merger continues to take shape. Cranes Today Magazine [May 15, 2009].
7. ↑ Associated companies. Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd. [May 15, 2009].
8. ↑ Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd.. Summary of Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008 [May 15, 2009].

[edit] External Links

• Official HSC-Crane Website