Ryobi

Ryobi Limited
Public KK
Traded as TYO: 5851
ISIN JP3975800008
Industry Machinery
Founded December 16, 1943 (1943-12-16)
Headquarters Fuchu, Hiroshima 726-8628, Japan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Akira Urakami
(President)
Products
Revenue

Increase JPY 254.5 billion (FY 2015)

(US$ 2.25 billion) (FY 2015)

Increase JPY 9.3 billion (FY 2015)

(US$ 94.6 million) (FY 2015)
Number of employees
 8,993 (as of March 26, 2016)
Website Official website
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]
Ryobi 4 color offset press

Ryobi Limited (リョービ株式会社, Ryobi Kabushiki-kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of components for the automobile, electronics, and telecommunications industries. It also sells printing equipment, power tools, and builders' hardware.[3] It is a brand of Techtronic Industries, along with Milwaukee, AEG (AEG Powertools, licensed from Electrolux), Ryobi, Homelite, Hoover US, Dirt Devil, and Vax.

History

Ryobi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was founded in 1943, with the sale of die cast products commencing a year later. In 1961 the company began manufacturing offset printing presses and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; production of power tools began in 1968. The company's name changed in 1973 to its current one.[4] Ryobi operates 12 manufacturing facilities across six countries. In 1985, Ryobi launched production in Shelbyville, Indiana, its only manufacturing location in the United States.[5] Ryobi signed an official partnership deal with German football team Hertha Berlin in 2014.[6]

Power tools

The Ryobi Tools brand in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand is owned by Techtronic Industries of Hong Kong, an original equipment manufacturer for brands such as Craftsman, Milwaukee, AEG (AEG Powertools, licensed from Electrolux), Ryobi, Homelite, Hoover US, Dirt Devil, and Vax.

In the United States and Canada, Ryobi power tools are sold primarily through Home Depot and the Internet. In Australia and New Zealand the line is sold exclusively by Bunnings Warehouse. In the UK the power tools are sold at hardware stores.

United States operations

Ryobi Die Casting (USA) Incorporated, is a Shelbyville, Indiana manufacturer of products for the automobile industry.

Ryobi Finance Corporation is a financial operations company of the Ryobi Group located in Chicago, Illinois.

References

  1. ↑ "Corporate Information". Ryobi Ltd. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ryobi Annual Report ()2016)" (PDF). Ryobi Ltd. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Corporate Information - History". Ryobi Ltd. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "USA - Ryobi to expand Indiana operation". Foundry-Planet Ltd. July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dudley, George (July 6, 2016). "Ryobi extends partnership with Hertha Berlin". SportsPro. Retrieved October 18, 2016.


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