FURUKAWA COMPANY GROUP

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Message from the President

Message from the President

Since our founding, Furukawa Rock Drill has contributed to the creation of a prosperous society by providing efficient and easy-to-use products to customers in mining development and other industries that are indispensable to the development of social infrastructure. We now face environmental issues on a global scale, and future challenges will be far more diverse, encompassing not only the global environment but also labor environments and knowledge transfer issues. We will continue to build upon our foundation we’ve established as a leader in drilling technology, developing new marketing perspectives and ideas while we continue to provide original products and services that take into account automation and the environment. We will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society as we work together with customers to confront the challenges we face.

Masaki Yamaguchi
President

Company Profile

  • Company Profile
Company name:
Furukawa Rock Drill Co., Ltd.
Established:
June 1, 1961
Capital:
400 million yen
Head Office:
Tokiwabashi Tower, 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8370, Japan
Products:
Hydraulic Breakers, Hydraulic Crushers, Blast Hole Drills, Drill Jumbos, etc.

Introductory Video

Introductory Video

History

  • Ashio Copper MineAshio Copper Mine
  • Takasaki WorksTakasaki Works
  • 1875: Began operation of the Kusakura Copper Mine in Niigata Prefecture (founding of Furukawa Co., Ltd.)
  • 1877: Began operation of the Ashio Copper Mine in Tochigi Prefecture
  • 1885: Began using rock drills to excavate mine cavities.
  • 1887: Established a workshop at the Ashio Copper Mine, commencing machinery repair and manufacturing
  • 1900: Established a machine works at the Ashio Copper Mine, expanding into the machinery business
  • 1914: Developed Japan’s first hand-held rock drill,
  • 1950: Constructed the Tasaki Works in Gunma Prefecture
  • 1961: Established FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL SALES CO., LTD. (present-day FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL CO., LTD.)
  • 1962: Began overseas exports
  • 1971: Constructed the Yoshii Works in Yoshii Town, Gunma Prefecture (present-day Takasaki City)
  • 1976: Developed first hydraulic breaker
  • 1977: Developed first hydraulic crawler drill
  • 1977: Developed first hydraulic drill jumbo
  • 1989: Established Ashio Rock Drill CO., LTD. as the successor of ASHIO KIKAI Co., Ltd.
  • 1990: Acquired an American rock drilling machine manufacturer
    (present-day FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL USA, INC., Ohio)
  • 1991: Began sale of Hydraulic Crushers
  • 1998: Established FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL EUROPE B.V. in the Netherlands
  • 2000: Merged FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL SALES CO., LTD. and FURUKAWA CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY SALES CO., LTD. to form FURUKAWA MACHINERY SALES CO., LTD.
  • 2003: Integrated Furukawa Drill-Tech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, into FURUKAWA MACHINERY SALES, Co., Ltd.
  • 2003: Established FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL KOREA CO., LTD. in South Korea
  • 2005: Integrated the rock drill manufacturing plants (Takasaki Works, Yoshii Works) of Furukawa Co., Ltd. to establish FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL CO., LTD.
  • 2006: Established “FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.” in China
  • 2008: FURUKAWA PLANT CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture renamed FRD IWAKI CO., LTD. to become a group company of FURUKAWA CO., LTD.
  • 2011: Established “FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL INDIA PVT. LTD.” in India
  • 2012: Established FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL LATIN AMERICA S.A. in Panama
  • 2014: Miyako Mini Branch opened in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture
  • 2016: FRD Alps Mini Branch opened in Matsukawa Town, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture
  • 2018: Established FURUKAWA MACHINERY ASIA SDN.BHD. in Malaysia
  • 2018: Began in-house maintenance of hydraulic breakers (attachment products) in the Tohoku and Kansai regions
  • 2022: Dissolved two sales companies in Panama and China
  • 2023: FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL USA, INC. established a new service and logistics base in Nevada
  • 2023: Established FRD KITA-KANTO CO., LTD., a maintenance service company in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture

Group Companies

Furukawa Company Group

Furukawa Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Co., Ltd.

Real Estate Business (Construction, sale, brokerage, and mediation of office buildings and condominiums; other ancillary services) Other Businesses (Research & Development Department, Environmental Administration Department, Administration Department, etc.)

Furukawa Rock Drill Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Rock Drill Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of rock drilling equipment

Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of general industrial machinery; construction work

Furukawa UNIC Corporation

Furukawa UNIC Corporation

Manufacturing and sale of truck-mounted cranes and mini crawler cranes

Furukawa Metals & Resources Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Metals & Resources Co., Ltd.

Sale of nonferrous metals

Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of electronic materials

Furukawa Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of chemical products

Furukawa Rock Drill Co., Ltd. Affiliates

Ashio Rock Drill Co., Ltd.

Ashio Rock Drill Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of Small Hydraulic Breakers, Hydraulic Rock Drill parts, etc.

FRD IWAKI Co., Ltd.

FRD IWAKI Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of hydraulic crushers, pneumatic crawler drills, general sheet metal fabrication and welding, maintenance of hydraulic breakers and hydraulic crushers

FRD KITA-KANTO Co., Ltd.

FRD KITA-KANTO Co., Ltd.

Maintenance service of Blast Hole Drills, Hydraulic Breakers, and Hydraulic Crushers in the Northern Kanto region