Takeuchi Manufacturing

Takeuchi Manufacturing
Native name
株式会社竹内製作所
TypePublic
TYO: 6432
IndustryConstruction Machinery
FoundedSakaki (August 21, 1963; 63 years ago (1963-08-21))
HeadquartersSakaki, Hanishina district, Nagano Prefecture 389-0605, Japan
Key peopleAkio Takeuchi
(Founder)
Toshiya Takeuchi
(President)
Products
RevenueIncrease JP¥ 94.3 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 846 million) (FY 2017)
Increase JP¥ 9.5 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 85 million) (FY 2017)
Number of employees
691 (as of February 28, 2018)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes

Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd. (株式会社竹内製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Takeuchi Seisakujo) is a Japanese heavy construction machinery company that manufactures excavators, track loaders, crawler dumpers and wheel loaders.

History

Takeuchi was founded in 1963 by Akio Takeuchi as a construction equipment manufacturer. Takeuchi developed the world's first compact excavator in 1971 and in 1986 he introduced the compact track loader, another world first.[citation needed]

The company has wholly owned subsidiary facilities in the United States (1979), United Kingdom (1996), France (2000) and China (2006).[citation needed]