Founded by Magokichi Yamaoka in 1912, YANMAR is still a family owned company with worldwide presence in the form of 26 production plants and 180 distributors in 135 countries. 

One of YANMAR's strengths is its highly dynamic Research & Development division. The group now has more than 35 years of experience in manufacturing construction machinery!

About 70% of its activity is the design and production of diesel engines for a wide range of applications. YANMAR is a world leader in this sector and also present in 4 other main sectors of activity:

 

Agriculture:  A wide range of agricultural machinery (tractors, rice transplanters, tillers...)	Marine:  YANMAR makes engines for all types of boats from small out board-powered recreation boats to fishery boats.
Compact construction machines:  YANMAR produces and distributes in Japan, Asia and the United States a complete range of compact machines for the Civil Engineering sector. It is represented by YANMAR  C.E. Europe on the European market. Alongside its own production, the Saint- Dizier plant imports part of the range from the Japanese factories (ultra-minis, carriers and loaders).	Industry:  Generator sets, lighting towers, water pump sets, welders…