Chronological history:

1967: Established in Antwerp, Belgium as Komatsu’s first subsidiary outside Japan, with an initial staff of 7 people.
1969: Moved to Haren, near Brussels.
1973: Moved to its current location in Vilvoorde, north of Brussels
Komatsu Europe Parts Distribution Centre is established in Vilvoorde
10.250m² covered storage (internal height: 6m).
1974: Signing of the twinning charter by the cities of Vilvoorde, Belgium and Komatsu, Japan.
1989: Komatsu Europe Coordination Center (KECC) is established for the promotion of the European venture.
1990: First large extension of the distribution centre
6.250m² covered storage
9.000m² non-covered storage.
1992: Celebration of 25 years Komatsu Europe. The guests included Mr. Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium, Mr. Yatabe, Japanese ambassador, and Mr. Moyson, mayor of Vilvoorde.
1995: Change to ‘Business Unit’ organization.
1996: KEISA takes over 100% of the shares of Komatsu France.
2001: Temporary warehouse extension (until the large extension has been realised)
3.000m² covered storage.
2002: Start of construction of the second large warehouse extension (to be finalised end 2003): 9.120m² covered storage (internal height: 10m)
Smaller parts will be stored in an automatic elevator system with 12 shuttles. New offices for the Parts Department: 2 floors of each 1.000m².
2002: New organizational change ‘Teaming Up’ with a more centralised approach to further improve the efficiency of the company.
2006: Komatsu Europe International new head offices and spare-parts logistics centre. The new head office house KEISA’s central operations including marketing, administration, and finance. It covers 3400m² with room for 135 employees. The development also includes expanded and updated warehouse facilities for Komatsu’s centralised parts organisation covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With a total surface area of 34,500m².