Makita

Makita Corporation
株式会社マキタ
	Makita's headquarters in Japan
Native name	株式会社マキタ
Romanized name	Makita Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Public K.K.
Traded as	TYO: 6586
Industry	Power tools
Founded	March 1915; 109 years ago
Founder	Mosaburo Makita
Headquarters	Anjō, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Masahiko Goto (Chairman); Shiho Hori (President);
Number of employees	13,845 (2015)
Website	www.makita.co.jp

Makita Corporation (株式会社マキタ, kabushiki gaisha Makita) (TYO: 6586) is a Japanese manufacturer of power tools. Founded on March 21, 1915, it is based in Anjō, Japan and operates factories in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Romania, the United Kingdom, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Canada, and the United States. Annual sales were equivalent to $3.1 billion in 2012.^[1]^[2]