Makita Corporation (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, Dubai, Thailand and the United States. Annual sales were equivalent to $2.9 billion in 2012. History In March 1915, Mosaburo Makita (1893-?)[3] founded Makita Electric Works (proprietorship) in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and began selling and repairing lighting […]