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Komatsu UK (KUK)
County Durham, England

Total surface area: 202,400 m2
Covered area: 74,200 m2 (Situation as of Jan 2003)
Manufactures medium-sized crawler and wheeled excavators
Employs approximately 750 people (situation as of Oct 2005)
Founded in 1985 as a Komatsu company
ISO9001 and ISO14001 quality accredited.
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Chronological history:

1985:	The Komatsu UK (KUK) plant was established in Chester-le-Street, near Newcastle
1986:	Substantial plant refurbishment undertaken
1987:	The factory was officially opened by HRH Prince of Wales, and production of excavators and wheel loaders commenced, mainly for European markets
1988:	The EEC accepted KUK as a European manufacturer with a local content level of 60% (today over 80%)
1989:	Started wheel loader production (on a very modest scale)
1990:	Introduced Dash-5 series crawler excavators
1991:	Moved wheel loader production to KOHAG
1991:	Manufactured its 500th unit
1991:	Achieved Queen’s Award for Export (valid 3 years)
1991:	Constructed the new “Design and Development Centre”
1992:	Introduced the first Komatsu product designed in Europe - the PW170-5 wheeled excavator
1993:	Opened the customer visitor centre
1994:	Produced its 10,000th unit
1994:	Achieved Investors in People Award
1995:	Introduced the Dash-6 series crawler excavators
1997:	10th Anniversary of manufacturing at KUK
1998:	Achieved the ISO14001 designation
1999:	Produced the 20,000th KUK-built excavator
1999:	Established the machine demonstration area
2000:	Achieved Queen’s Award for Enterprise (valid 5 years)
2002:	Introduced the new series of Dash-7 excavators
2003:	Expanded the range of wheeled excavators with the introduction of the models PW200-7 and PW220-7
2004:	Developed and manufactured unique road/rail machines
2005:	Introduced PW160-7 and PW180-7 wheeled excavators
2005:	Produced its 40,000th KUK-built excavator
2005:	Introduced the new series of Dash-8 excavators