Shimano
Shimano, Inc. (株式会社シマノ, Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano), originally Shimano Iron Works (島野鐵工所) and later Shimano Industries, Inc. (島野工業株式会社), is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, who also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo Shimano (島野庄三郎, 1894–1958) and headquartered in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, the company has 32 consolidated and 11 unconsolidated subsidiaries, with the primary manufacturing plants based in Kunshan (China), Malaysia and Singapore.
| Company type | Public KK |
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| TYO: 7309 | |
| Industry | Leisure/Transport |
| Founded | February 1921 |
| Founders | Shozaburo Shimano |
| Headquarters | 3-77 Oimatsu-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture 590-8577, Japan |
Key people | Yozo Shimano (CEO), Taizo Shimano (President) |
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| Revenue | $ 2.93 billion (FY 2017) (¥ 322.99 billion) (FY 2017) |
| $ 462.65 million (FY 2017) (¥ 50.89 billion) (FY 2017) | |
Number of employees | 13,000 (2017) |
| Website | Official website |
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In 2017, Shimano had net sales of US $3.2 billion, 38% in Europe, 35% in Asia, and 11% in North America. Bicycle components represented 80%, fishing tackle 19%, and other products 0.1%. The company is publicly traded, with 93 million shares of common stock outstanding.
They are also the official neutral support for most of the UCI World Tour.