Takeuchi Mfg. Co. Ltd. was established in 1963 in Nagano, Japan.^[1] Originally a manufacturer of auto parts, the company switched its focus to earthmoving equipment due to a construction boom in Japan during the 1960s. Takeuchi now has operations in Japan, China, Britain, France, and the United States.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 The Company Today 3 Equipment List 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] History

Takeuchi was founded in 1963 by current president and representative director, Akio Takeuchi.^[3]

In 1971 Takeuchi produced the world’s first compact excavator. At the time, the machine was dismissed by competition as toy-like, but quickly gained popularity due to its flexible manuevering. In 1986 Takeuchi had another world’s first when it launched a track loader capable of navigating rough terrain. ^[4]

[edit] The Company Today

Today, Takeuchi sells over 20,000 units per year.^[5] For the fiscal year ended February 2008, Takeuchi had revenues of ¥76,046 million (US$765.5 million as of April 16, 2009).

Takeuchi has four foreign subsidiaries. The company expanded into the United States in 1979; the United Kingdom in 1996; France in 2000; and China in 2006.^[6]

On April 16, 2009, Toyota Tsusho Corp. purchased US$6.24million of Takeuchi's stock, becoming the company's second-largest shareholder with 6.99 percent of shares.^[7]

[edit] Equipment List

• Compact excavator
• Compact track loader
• Dissolver blender
• Excavator
• Hydraulic breaker
• Industrial agitator
• Kneader
• Mini excavator
• Mixer
• Mobile excavator
• Multi terrain loader
• Track loader
• Wheel loader
• Zero swing excavator

[edit] References

1. ↑ Takeuchi - About Us. Takeuchi Mfg. (U.S.) Ltd. [April 16, 2009].
2. ↑ Takeuchi History. PROskid. [April 16, 2009].
3. ↑ Takeuchi History. PROskid. [April 16, 2009].
4. ↑ Takeuchi - Company Profile. Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd. [April 16, 2009].
5. ↑ Takeuchi History. PROskid. [April 16, 2009].
6. ↑ Takeuchi - Company Profile. Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd. [April 16, 2009].
7. ↑ Toyota Llfts stake in construction machinery maker Takeuchi. TradingMarkets.com. [April 16, 2009].

[edit] External Links

• Official Takeuchi website