is Japanese heavy-machinery company that produces mini excavators, hydraulic excavators, and crawler loaders. In 1971 Takeuchi introduced the first

compact excavator A compact or mini excavator is a tracked or wheeled vehicle with an approximate operating weight from 0.7 to 8.5 tonnes. It generally includes a standard backfill blade and features independent boom swing. Hydraulic excavators are somewhat diffe ...

. The company has wholly owned subsidiary facilities in the United States (1979), United Kingdom (1996), France (2000) and China (2006). Takeuchi was founded in 1963 as an environmental equipment manufacturer. They were the first company to introduce the compact excavator to North America, setting the stage for one of the highest-growth product segments ever introduced in the compact equipment market. The compact excavator market has become a main product for rental and construction/utility companies.

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* Construction equipment manufacturers of Japan Companies based in Nagano Prefecture Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies established in 1963 Japanese brands Japanese companies established in 1963 {{japan-corp-stub