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10 Facts you may not Know About Makita
Makita are one of the biggest manufacturers of electronic power tools, and are one of the many brands we stock here at L&S. From their sleekly designed Disc Cutters to their impressively powerful drills, we stock thousands of spare parts for their machines.
However, when you're working with the machines, you may not think about the company and how they started out or know much about them at all. So we've put together a list of 10 facts that you may not have known about the Japanese company.
- The name Makita came from the Founder, whose name was Mosaburo Makita.
- Makita was founded back in 1915 but was originally called Makita Electric Works.
- When they first started out the company simply started repairing lighting equipment, motors and transformers.
- They were the first company in Japan to sell Electric Planers.
- Their first big job involved exporting motors and electric generators to the Soviet Union.
- However it was in 1959 when Makita started to manufacture their own electronic Power Tools.
- They were the first company to create a drill with a nickel calcium battery, making it rechargable. The drill was called the 6010D which they released in 1978.
- They also created the first air tools when they released the AN5000 pneumatic nailer and AC6001 air compressor.
- Makita acquired the company Dolmar in 1991, which strengthened their position in the outdoor power tool industry.
- They also released the first tool with a Lithium-Ion battery which featured on the TD130D Drill, which was released in 2005.
And a bonus fact!
Makita have a manufacturing plant in Telford, not too far from us here at Brownhills, which has been running since 1991. Look out for it the next time you're driving around the area!
We have a wide range of Makita spares on our website including, disc cutters, chainsaws, angle grinders! & drills!
