BNET Industries
Market Cap:$5.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Makita doesn't just tool around. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Anjo, Japan, Makita Corporation (NASDAQ: MKTAY) manufactures and sells portable power tools in its home country. The company makes portable drills, hammers, grinders, jigsaws, planers, sanders, jackhammers, trimmers, routers, chain saws, vaccum cleaners, pumps, garden tools, nailers, tackers, and stationary machines like planer-jointers, wood surfacers, band saws, table saws, and others. It primarily sells to professionals in the construction and skilled crafts industries, though it does also make products for consumer or do-it-yourself buyers. It sells mostly in Japan, but also in North America, Europe, and the rest of Asia. It has over 30 international subsidiaries. The company had 2006 revenue of about $2.0 billion and employs about 8,630 people. In May 2006, it launched a new 8 A+ inch circular saw with LED lights.
President
Masshiko GotoNumber of Employees 8,629
Contact Information
3-11-8 Sumiyoshi-cho
Anjo
(81) 5 6698 1711
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing: 333298
Recent Events
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China exposure's downside
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Makita launches "Experience LXT" promotion
News & Analysis
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Trim lines: small brad nailers play a big role when it's time for trim-out
- 2005-09-01
When I started building some 22 years ago, conventional wisdom was to hand-nail trim. In Maine, where I lived at the time, trim nailers were just (coming into vogue, and brad nailers, well, there weren't any. Times have changed and so has nailer technology, which has completely transformed howl...
Stay the course: new and retooled, the latest crop of roofing nailers hits the target
- 2005-07-01
Coil roofing nailers are the most abused tools on my jobsite. They withstand blistering rooftop heat under summer sun, take two-story high-dives onto frozen mud in winter, and endure constant grinding as I drag them across 10-grit shingle granules. And that doesn't even account for the grime that builds up...
Tool test: 15-gauge finish nailers: innovative designs and lightweight materials improve the performance of finish nailers
- 2004-11-01
When I started in the trades 20 years ago, there were only a few pneumatic finish nailer brands to choose from. Features were functional but crude compared to today's tools. Nailers were still better than hand nailing, but they were expensive enough that not every carpenter could have one. Since...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Masshiko Goto | President |
| Yoshiyuki Toma | Managing Director |
| Hisayoshi Niwa | General Manager |
| Kazuya Nakamura | General Manager |
| Kenichiro Nakai | General Manager, Admin |
| Masahiro Yamaguchi | General Manager, Purchasing |
| Masami Tsuruta | Managing Director & General Manager, Domestic Sales |
| Shiro Hori | General Manager, Overseas Sales |
| Tadashi Asanuma | Assistant General Manager |
| Tadayoshi Torii | General Manager |
| Tomoyasu Kato | General Manager, Research |
| Tomyasu Kato | General Manager |
| Yasuhiko Kanzaki | General Manager, Intl Sales |
| Zenji Mashiko | Assistant General Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Motohiko Yokoyama | Board of Directors |
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| Makita Corporation | President | Current |
| Makita Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Makita Corporation | General Manager | Current |
| Makita Corporation | General Manager, Quality Control | Current |
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| Makita Corporation | Managing Director & General Manager, Domestic Sales | Current |
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| Makita Corporation | General Manager, Production | Current |
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