Kato Works Ltd. ( Japanese 加藤 製作 所 Kato: seisakusho , "Kato Factory") index - Japanese company, manufacturer of mobile cranes , excavators , as well as other construction equipment and industrial equipment.
| Kato Works Ltd. | |
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| Exchange listing | |
| Base | 1895 |
| Former names | Kato iron works |
| Location |  Japan : Shinagawa City, Tokyo |
| Key figures | Kimiyasu Kato, President Masao Kato, Chairman of the Board of Directors [1] |
| Industry | Engineering |
| Products | lifting, construction equipment and industrial equipment |
| Number of employees | 515 people [2] |
| Website | Official site |
Headquartered in Shinagawa , Tokyo . Production facilities are located at two plants in Japan - in the prefectures of Gumma and Ibaraki . There is also a factory in Jiangsu , PRC .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Activities
- 2.1 Management and owners
- 2.2 Performance Indicators
- 3 Gallery
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The company traces its history to the private enterprise Kato Iron Works ( Japanese: 加藤 鉄 工 所 Kato: tekko: sho , Kato Iron Foundry) , established in 1895 [3] . Initially, the company was commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Railways to produce locomotives and motor cars . In 1935, the company was reorganized into a combined company and changed its name to Kato Works Ltd.
In 1938, Kato began producing cranes, tractors , road rollers , in 1959 it launched the production of drilling rigs and automotive hydraulic cranes , in 1963 it began production of road and municipal equipment, and in 1967 began to produce single-bucket hydraulic excavators .
Since 1970, the company's shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the number 6390 [1] . In the same year, Kato began supplying products to the Soviet Union . The USSR mainly supplied cranes with a lifting capacity of 20 to 120 tons on self-propelled special chassis, as well as hydraulic crawler excavators. In 1986, more than 800 units of equipment were delivered to the USSR for the construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway .
Activities
Management and owners
- Kimiyasu Kato, President [1] .
- Masao Kato, Chairman of the Board of Directors [1] .
Performance Indicators
In the first half of 2002, the demand for hydraulic cranes manufactured by the company in one PRC increased by 60% compared to 2001 [4] . The total sales of the company in 2004 amounted to $ 437 million [5] .
Gallery
Motor vehicle
Hydraulic excavator
Truck crane
Short Crane
Sweeper
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 KATO WORKS CO., LTD. - Google Finance, TYO 6390
- ↑ KATO WORKS CO., LTD. (6390) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - new company profile (unavailable link)
- ↑ 19th century: the era of European engineers
- ↑ Targeting China // “Cranes Today”, December 1, 2002
- ↑ Yellow table - equipment giants // “Construction equipment and technologies”, No. 5 (57) for 2008