Yamabiko Corporation
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Native name | Chu thức hội xã やまびこ |
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| Company type | PublicKK |
| TYO:6250 | |
| ISIN | JP3943000004 |
| Industry | Machinery |
| Predecessor | Kioritz Corporation Shindaiwa Corporation |
| Founded | December 1, 2008(through merger) |
| Headquarters | Ōme, Tokyo198-8760 ,Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yoshiaki Nagao (PresidentandCEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | JPY111.9 (FY2016) (US$1.03 billion) (FY 2016) |
| JPY 2.3 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 22 million) (FY 2016) | |
Number of employees | 3,117 (as of March 31, 2017) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
TheYamabiko Corporation(Chu thức hội xã やまびこ,Kabushiki-gaisha Yamabiko)is a Japanese manufacturer of power tools formed with the September 2008 merger of the Kioritz and Shindaiwa corporations. The brands owned and distributed by Yamabiko are Kioritz, Shindaiwa and Echo. The Yamabiko Corporation is based inOme,Japan.
Yamabiko exports parts to their Echo Incorporated facility in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and assemble Echo and Shindaiwa products there for sale in the USA.
History[edit]
Kioritz Corporation[edit]
TheKioritz Corporation(Japanese:Cộng lập) (Kyōritsu) was a global manufacturer of forestry and agricultural machinery, as well as outdoor power equipment. The company was founded on 8 September 1947, by the Asamoto brothers, primarily to manufacture agricultural machinery. Until 1971, the company operated under the name, Kyoritsu Noki Company. In 1971, the Kyoritsu Noki Company changed its name to theKioritzCorporation and launched the CS-302, its first 'professional' saw and the first to bear its distinctive orange casing.[3]It began trading under the Echobrand namein 1978.[4]
In its founding year, the company launched a revolutionary engine-powered manualcrop duster.Until the 1960s, the company concentrated on the manufacture of power dusters, mist blowers and other pest control machinery. The first Kyoritsu Nokibrushcutterwas introduced in 1960 and three years later, the company launched its firstchainsaw,the Echo CS-80, and the first Kyoritsu Noki tool to bear the "Echo" brand name. In 1970, Kyoritsu claimed to have 'revolutionized' outdoor cleaning with the PB-9, a backpack power blower. The Echo brand of hand-held petrol powered tools including chainsaws, brushcutters,hedge trimmersandleaf blowersare manufactured inYokosukaandMorioka,with other major plants inShenzhen,China andLake Zurich,Illinois.[5]
Shindaiwa Incorporated[edit]
Shindaiwa Incorporated is a global manufacturer of welding machines, generators, agricultural and forestry machinery, and outdoor power equipment. The company originally manufactured electrical and industrial products. Shindaiwa launched its first chainsaw in Japan in 1955. In September 2008, the company merged withKioritzto form the Yamabiko Corporation.[6]Manufacture of Shindaiwa products in Japan is inYokosuka,Morioka,andHiroshima,with other plants inShenzhen,China,andLake Zurich, Illinois.[7]
Merger[edit]
On 1 September 2008, Kioritz and Shindaiwa merged under one holding company, the Yamabiko Corporation.[8]
References[edit]
- ^"Corporate Profile".Yamabiko.RetrievedDecember 18,2017.
- ^"Company Profile".Nikkei Asian Review.Nikkei Inc.RetrievedDecember 18,2017.
- ^News;Green Media Online; retrieved April 2014.
- ^"Product History".echo-tools.co.uk.RetrievedApril 14,2014.
- ^Rockrohr, Phil (September 8, 2017)."Manufacturer ECHO expands Lake Zurich headquarters".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedDecember 18,2017.
- ^Official UK Website
- ^"Shindaiwa - The choice of the professional".Shindaiwa-tools.co.uk.RetrievedApril 30,2014.
- ^"Shindaiwa operations to merge with Echo Incorporated; News;".Greenmediaonline.com.RetrievedApril 30,2014.
External links[edit]
- Yamabiko global website(in English)