RYOBI

The Ryobi Seisakusho Co., Ltd., was founded in Japan in 1943 and began selling die-cast products a year later. In 1961 the company began manufacturing offset printing presses and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; production of power tools began in 1968. The company's name changed in 1973 to Ryobi, Ltd.[4] Ryobi operates 12 manufacturing facilities across six countries. In 1985, Ryobi launched production in Shelbyville, Indiana, its only manufacturing location in the United States.[5] Ryobi signed an official partnership deal with German football team Hertha Berlin in 2014.[6] In 1991, Ryobi launched production in Carrickfergus, N. Ireland.