Daifuku Co., Ltd. (株式会社ダイフク, Kabushiki-gaisha Daifuku) is a Japanese material-handling equipment company, founded in 1937, in Osaka.[4] As of 2017[update] it was the leading material handling system supplier in the world.[5]
It was founded as Sakaguchi Kikai Seisakusho Ltd., and renamed to Kanematsu Kiko in 1944 then Daifuku Machinery Works Co., Ltd. in 1947. Its modern name Daifuku Co., Ltd. has been used since 1984.
The company name consists of two parts: Dai is one of the names for the character 大, and refers to Osaka (大阪市); fuku refers to Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, which was its second production location at the time.
Referencesedit
^"Daifuku will buy Jervis B. Webb Co". Automotive News. November 26, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^"Corporate Profile". Daifuku. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
daifuku, company, daifuku, 株式会社ダイフク, kabushiki, gaisha, daifuku, japanese, material, handling, equipment, company, founded, 1937, osaka, 2017, update, leading, material, handling, system, supplier, world, daifuku, native, name株式会社ダイフクcompany, typepublic, trade. Daifuku Co Ltd 株式会社ダイフク Kabushiki gaisha Daifuku is a Japanese material handling equipment company founded in 1937 in Osaka 4 As of 2017 update it was the leading material handling system supplier in the world 5 Daifuku Co Ltd Native name株式会社ダイフクCompany typePublic K K Traded asTYO 6383ISINJP3497400006IndustryMachineryFoundedMay 20 1937 87 years ago 1937 05 20 in Osaka JapanHeadquartersNishiyodogawa ku Osaka 555 0012 JapanArea servedWorldwideKey peopleHiroshi Geshiro President and CEO ProductsMaterial handling systems and equipmentBaggage handling systemsVehicle washersIndustrial personal computersRevenueJPY 405 billion FY 2017 US 3 8 billion FY 2017 Net incomeJPY 29 billion FY 2017 US 2273 million FY 2017 Number of employees9 193 consolidated as of March 31 2018 SubsidiariesJervis B Webb Company USA 1 Wynright USA BCS Group New Zealand WebsiteOfficial websiteFootnotes references 2 3 Name origin editIt was founded as Sakaguchi Kikai Seisakusho Ltd and renamed to Kanematsu Kiko in 1944 then Daifuku Machinery Works Co Ltd in 1947 Its modern name Daifuku Co Ltd has been used since 1984 The company name consists of two parts Dai is one of the names for the character 大 and refers to Osaka 大阪市 fuku refers to Fukuchiyama Kyoto which was its second production location at the time References edit Daifuku will buy Jervis B Webb Co Automotive News November 26 2007 Retrieved December 12 2018 Corporate Profile Daifuku Retrieved December 12 2018 Company Profile Nikkei Asian Review Nikkei Inc Archived from the original on December 11 2018 Retrieved December 12 2018 About the company Financial Times Retrieved December 12 2018 Bond Josh May 14 2018 Top 20 Material Handling System Suppliers in 2017 Logistic Management EH Publishing nbsp Engineering portal nbsp Companies portalExternal links editOfficial site in English nbsp This article about a Japanese corporation or company related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daifuku company amp oldid 1193653866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
