Manufacturing Today Issue - 245 February 2026 | Page 109

_______________________________________________________________ Kawasaki Precision Machinery UK Ltd

As a leading total systems engineering company, Kawasaki Precision Machinery UK

Ltd( KPM UK) manufactures and distributes hydraulic components to the mobile construction, agriculture, marine and industrial markets. Its products include radial piston motors, axial piston pumps & motors and control valve technologies. Many of these go to various mobile construction, earth moving, agricultural and material handling vehicles supplied by OEMs, such as yellow goods giants, JCB. KPM UK has over
50 distribution partners worldwide and is supported by over 100 years of hydraulic engineering expertise. Manufacturing Today catches up with Lee Crocker,
Managing Director of KPM UK, who reveals several exciting business developments since we last spoke to him in April 2024:“ During 2025, we increased our afterservice business by increasing our Authorised Service Centres by nine companies, which has meant we can now tap heavily into that market. Over the past year, we have also expanded our distribution by 11 companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, alongside setting up a branch in Italy. These major advancements have enabled us to increase sales with our partners in strategic locations.” manufacturing-today. com 109