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For half a century, TADANO has been consolidating its position in the domestic market with innovative products, technologies and facilities, as well as new partnerships worldwide. The history of Tadano is the history of the Japanese crane itself.
1919:	Masuo Tadano, Founder, starts a steel fabrication business at Fujitsuka-cho, Takamatsu City.
1948:	TADANO Ltd. is founded and a plant established for the manufacture of cargo handling equipment.
1950:	Invents railroad track maintenance machine, obtains patent and begins its production for delivery to Japan Narional Railways.
1954:	Starts development of hydraulic industrial machines.
1955:	Introduces Japan's first hydraulic truck crane, the OC-2, 2tons lifting capacity.
1957:	Exhibits a fully hydraulic truck crane OC-5 at the Cargo-Handling Machine Exhibition in Osaka.
1959:	Relocates main plant to present location at Shinden-cho, Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture.
1960:	Exports first hydraulic cranes to Indonesia.
1962:	Lists Company's shares on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.
1963:	Head Office building completed in Shinden-cho, Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture. Introduces the TM series of truck loader cranes.
1965:	Introduces the TS series of truck cranes. (mounted on conventional trucks)
1966:	Introduces the TL series of truck cranes. (mounted on specially designed carriers)
1970:	Introduces the Japan's first hydraulic rough terrain crane, the TR-150, 15tons lifting capacity.
1971:	Develops Automatic Moment Limiter, AML, automatic overload control safety device. Lists Company's shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1972:	Lists Company's shares on the First Section of the Tokyo & Osaka Stock Exchange.
1973:	Establishes TADANO International (Europe) B.V. in the Netherlands, the first overseas subsidiary.
1979:	Issues the first foreign convertible bonds in Switzerland.
1980:	Completes construction and begins production at the Shido Plant in Kagawa Prefecture.
1983:	Introduces aerial platforms with insulation for live lines.
1987:	Completes TADANO Ryogoku Building, Tokyo Sales Headquarters, Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
1989:	Introduces New Corporate Identity and Logo on the company's 40th anniversary.
1990:	Acquires the Crane and Vehicle divisions of FAUN AG, and creates FAUN GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary. Introduces the TG-3600M truck cranes, with a maximum lifting capacity of 360tons.
1991:	Establishes TADANO FAUN GmbH, sales & marketing company in Germany. Begins project to restore the Ahu Tongariki Moai Statues on Easter Island. (TADANO's support ended in August 1993.)
1992:	Introduces the AR series of all terrain cranes. Establishes TADANO FAUN Holland B.V. in the Netherlands.
1993:	Establishes TADANO America Corporation in U.S.A.
1994:	Introduces the Super Deck series of aerial platforms. Begins development of environmental products.
1995:	Introduces the CREVO series of rough terrain cranes. Introduces the Bridge Checker, aerial platform for bridge underneath inspection and maintenance.
1996:	Receives ISO 9001 certification. Total cargo crane production to date exceeds 300,000 units.
1998:	Introduces the AR-5500M Japan's largest-capacity all terrain crane, with a maximum lifting capacity of 550tons.
1999:	Introduces the Z series of cargo cranes.
2000:	Introduces the Plasterboard Cruch-Sorter.
2002:	Introduces the Twin Cutter, waste cutting & screening machine.
2003:	Established BQ-TADANO (Beijing) Crane Co., Ltd., China's first joint company for the manufacture of truck cranes, rough terrain cranes and aerial platforms. Opens TADANO Middle East Office in Dubai, UAE for marketing & products support.
2004:	Introduced all terrain global series (ATF 110G-5, ATF 160G-5)
2007:	Completed construction and began production at the Tadotsu Plant in Kagawa Prefecture. Established JC-TADANO (Beijing) Hydraulic Co., Ltd., a joint venture to produce and market hydraulic components, in China.
2008:	Acquired ISO 14001 certification. Established TADANO FAUN Stahlbau GmbH in Germany to produce parts for construction cranes. Completed construction and began production at the Chiba Plant in Chiba Prefecture. Acquired US-based telescopic crawler crane Manufacturer SpanDeck Inc. (currently TADANO MANTIS Corporation)

Moai Statue Restoration Project
In 1988, Easter Island in the South Pacific was looking for a crane. All it needed, explained the governor, was "just one crane to restore the moai statues to their upright position." The largest of these famous stone figures was 8.4 meters high and weighed over 80 tons. TADANO quickly volunteered its services-along with a TR-500EX crane (50 ton lifting capacity). By May 1995, all 15 of the moai statues were standing tall once again in Tongariki ahu, just as they had for centuries. The TR-500EX stayed behind on Easter Island as a gift from TADANO.

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ISO9001 Certification
In July 1996, TADANO received the ISO9001 certificate for quality from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) of the U.K. The ISO9000 series is a set of uniform standards, determined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which apply not to a specific product, but to the quality assurance and quality management systems of a company. The ISO9001 covers more categories than any other in the series, including quality assurance systems for design, development, production, installation, and servicing. The certification has raised global recognition of product reliability at TADANO.

21st Century R&D
TADANO's Research and Development Center was moved to a sophisticated and expanded new location in Takamatsu in January 1997. The company's R&D facilities have already achieved numerous breakthroughs over the years, including revolutionary equipment to break down chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which threaten the ozone layer. The focus of the new Center will be on developing advanced hydraulic cranes, while also exploring technologies in other fields, including waste management and recycling.

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