About Kito | History

Timeline

2023	Business combination with Crosby Group in the US. Delisted from the Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2022	Announcement of business combination with Crosby Group in the US.
2020	Armsel (India) changed its name to Kito India. Acquire all the shares of Van Leusden in the Netherlands.
2018	Launch Kito PRO Light Crane System, with product lines of aluminum-rail and steel-rail. Acquire all the shares of Erikkila in Finland.
2017	Launch Kito Lifting Point, rotating metal link attached to heavy loads.
2016	Dissolve Business and Capital Alliance with Konecranes Plc of Finland. Acquire all the shares of PWB Anchor in Australia. Launch RY Series of Wire-rope Hoist. Establish Kito Chain Italia in Italy.
2014	Acquire all the shares of Peerless Industrial Group in the US.
2012	Establish Kito Taiwan.
2011	Establish Kito Indonesia. Launch EQ Series Electric Chain Hoist. Establish Kito do Brasil in Brazil. The Carlyle Group sells its entire holding of KITO shares.
2010	Sign Business and Capital Alliance agreement with Konecranes of Finland. Acquire all the shares of Armsel in India.
2008	Establish Kito Korea in Korea. Good Design Award 2008 awarded to KITO CX series of hand chain hoist. Complete new factory of Siam Kito in Thailand.
2007	Stock Listed in the 1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. Develop ER2 Series Electric Chain Hoist.
2006	Establish Kito Europe in Germany. Develop CX Series Manual Chain Hoist.
2005	Complete new factory of Jiangyin Kito Crane in China.
2004	Spin-off the logistics system division to Daifuku Co.,Ltd. Establish Kito Hoists & Cranes (Shanghai) in China.
2003	Develop LX Series Lever Hoist, awarded Gold Prize Good Design. Accept capital participation from The Carlyle Group.
2001	Acquire ISO 14001 international standard certification.
1998	Develop ER Series,Electric Chain Hoist. Acquire ISO 9001 international standard certification.
1997	Establish Siam Kito in Thailand.
1996	Establish Kito Philippines.
1995	Establish Jiangyin Kito Crane in China.
1993	Establish Kito Canada in Canada.
1990	Establish Harrington Hoists in the U.S.
1983	Move Head Office & Factory from Kawasaki to Showa-cho, Yamanashi.
1980	Develop chain sling 100, using the world’s strongest 1000N/mm² chain.
1970	Change corporate name to Kito Corporation.
1963	Develop the Double-end Driven Simplified Crane.
1959	Develop KITO MIGHTY, the first ever hand chain hoist with hardened chains.
1958	Develop 57 Series Electric Chain Hoist.
1947	Develop Lever Hoist, the first device of its kind in Japan.
1945	Move Head Office & Factory to Nakanoshima, Kawasaki.
1932	Establish The Kito Manufacturing Company in Omori, Tokyo.