http://www.daifuku.com
Business Description
Since its foundation in 1937, Daifuku Co., Ltd. has established a long track record in material handling spanning a wide variety of sectors. Having aspired toward globalization from early on, Daifuku today operates in 22 countries and regions and is the world’s top material handling system manufacturer. With almost 80 years’ experience, the company provides total support from consulting through after-sales services.
Under Value Innovation 2017, its four-year business plan that commenced in April 2013 with the keywords of innovation and solutions, Daifuku seeks to become more responsive to the needs of its customers and society, while maintaining its core material handling business. Daifuku is evolving into a top-class value innovator that can offer the optimal and best solutions to help its customers gain a competitive edge.
Products/Services
Consulting, engineering, design, manufacture, installation, and after-sales services for logistics systems and material handling equipment:
Industry
Machinery
Location
From its headquarters in Japan, Daifuku branches out into 22 countries and regions as follows:
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Asia Pacific: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines
Americas: Canada, Mexico, United States
Europe: Germany, United Kingdom Czech, France, Russia, Sweden, Turkey
Competitive Advantages
Daifuku was ranked first in global sales in the material handling industry, according to the “Top 20 System Suppliers 2014” survey conducted by the US magazine Modern Materials Handling.
Financial Projection
FY2015 business forecast
Net Sales: 330,000 million yen (+23.5%)
Operating Income: 20,000 million yen (+34.4%)
Ordinary Income: 20,700 million yen (+31.2%)
Net Income: 13,000 million yen (+32.5%)
*Percentage figures denote increases or decreases compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Management
Directors
Masaki Hojo, President and CEO
Akio Tanaka, Executive Vice President and COO
Mikio Inohara, Executive Vice President CFO and CRO
Shuichi Honda, Director and Senior Managing Officer
Hidenori Iwamoto, Director and Managing Officer
Yoshiyuki Nakashima, Director and Managing Officer
Seiji Sato, Director and Managing Officer
Hiroshi Geshiro, Director and Managing Officer
Noboru Kashiwagi, Outside Director
Yoshiaki Ozsawa, Outside Director
Auditors
Tatsujiro Kurosaka, Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Yoshihisa Kimura, Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Harumichi Uchida, Audit and Supervisory Board Member (outside)
Isao Kitamoto, Audit and Supervisory Board Member (outside)
Hiroyuki Torii, Audit and Supervisory Board Member (outside)
Employees
7,746 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2015)
Highlights
1937 Founded as Sakaguchi Kikai Siesakusho Ltd.
1947 Changed company name to Daifuku Machinery Works Co., Ltd.
1983 Established its first global subsidiary in the US
1984 Changed company name to Daifuku Co., Ltd.
1994 Opened world’s largest logistics demo center, Hini Arata Kan
2006 Shiga Works becomes the world’s largest material handling production site
2007 US-based Jervis B. Webb joined Daifuku Group
2013 US-based Wynright joined Daifuku Group
2014 New Zealand’s BCS Group joined Daifuku Gruop
