Our History

In April 2020, under the guidance of China Construction Machinery Industry Association and the National Construction Machinery Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, sponsored by Construction Machinery and Maintenance magazine, and co-organized by Jiangke Construction Machinery Media, the "2020 Construction Machinery Product Development (Beijing) Forum and China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award Ceremony" was held in the form of cloud live broadcast. The KS266H-3 single-drum vibratory roller developed and manufactured by Kotai Heavy Industries won the "Gold Award for Application Contribution" of China's Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 (2020) for its excellent power performance, advanced hydraulic drive, vibration system, and good market performance.
From January 5th to 7th, 2020, the Kotai Heavy Industry 2020 Business Conference with the theme of "Don't forget the original intention and win the future with quality" was held in Qingdao.

On April 2, 2019, under the guidance of China Construction Machinery Industry Association and the National Construction Machinery Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, sponsored by Construction Machinery and Maintenance magazine, and co-organized by Jiangke Construction Machinery Media, the "2019 Construction Machinery Product Development (Beijing) Forum and China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award Ceremony" was held in Beijing. The KD137HF full hydraulic tandem vibratory roller developed and manufactured by Kotai Heavy Industries won the "Golden Reputation Award" of China's Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 (2019) for its excellent power performance, advanced hydraulic drive, vibration system, and good market performance, which is also another industry award won by Kotai Heavy Industries after winning the TOP50 "Jury Award" in 2017 and the TOP50 "Technology Innovation Gold Award" in 2018!
On February 22, 2019, Wirtgen (China) Machinery Co., Ltd. (China) Co., Ltd. President Wei Zetu, Chief Operating Officer Carl Dolin, and Director of Public Relations and Administration Zhu Yongmei visited Wirtgen (China) Machinery Co., Ltd. Accompanied by Chairman Zhang Yugang and General Manager Yao Luting, President Wei Cetu and his entourage visited the entire production process of rollers and structural products, especially made a detailed and in-depth understanding of product quality control, and expressed their admiration and respect for the rapid development of Kotai Heavy Industry in recent years and its popularity and influence in the industry.

On November 22, 2018, Toshiya Takeuchi, vice president of Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and his party visited the company, and the company's chairman Zhang Yugang, general manager Yao Luting, executive vice president Li Jianxun and other leaders gave a warm reception.
In September 2018, the 2018 China Skills Competition - the 10th National Transportation Industry Vocational Skills Competition Guizhou Provincial Preliminaries was held in Guizhou Qiangui Transportation Vocational Training Center.

In August 2018, Kotai Heavy Industry was awarded the 2018 Qingdao Industrial Small and Medium-sized Enterprise "Invisible Champion" by the Qingdao Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology.

On the afternoon of April 2, 2018, at the just-concluded "2018 Construction Machinery Product Development (Beijing) Forum and China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award Ceremony", Kotai Heavy Industry KS266H-2 full hydraulic single-drum vibratory roller stood out in the fierce competition in the industry and won the "Gold Award for Technological Innovation".

On February 26, 2018, the Kotai Heavy Industry Product Technology Exchange Conference was successfully held in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, and Kotai rollers won the applause of Xuzhou customers with good quality and excellent service, making a good start for achieving a new leap forward in 2018.
On February 7, 2018, the first phase of the marketing elite training course of Kotai Heavy Industry in 2018 opened, first of all, a one-day military training, Mr. Yao made a mobilization speech, asking everyone to make full use of the military training opportunity, strict requirements, full commitment, unity and cooperation, to gain something from the military training. This military training is a "re-tempering" for the elites who have just returned from the front line, and while improving their physical fitness in the military training, it also effectively enhances the sense of discipline and teamwork, enhances the cohesion in unity and cooperation, and lays a solid foundation for the sales volume to reach a new high in 2018.

From January 8th to 11th, 2018, the Kotai Heavy Industry 2018 Business Conference with the theme of "Winning in the New Era" was held in Guilin, General Manager Yao Luting, Deputy General Manager Li Shunzhou and other company leaders, as well as Kotai Heavy Industry agents from all over the country gathered together to share the harvest and joy of 2017 and discuss the development plan of win-win cooperation in 2018.
In January 2018, the inaugural meeting of the "Feng Zhongxu Education Fund" of Chang'an University, initiated by Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd., Henan Wanli Road and Bridge Group Xuchang Detong Vibration Mixing Technology Co., Ltd., and Shandong Yuanyou Heavy Industry Technology Co., Ltd., was held in the Academic Exchange Center of Chang'an University. For more than ten years, Kotai Heavy Industry has always attached great importance to corporate social responsibility, and actively participated in a series of social welfare activities such as poverty alleviation and disaster relief donations.

In August 2017, the Kotai Heavy Industry New Product Promotion Conference was held in Chengdu, with strong support from China Southwest Road Roller Association and Sichuan Baoshijie Company, and the promotion meeting was a complete success. As of July, Kotai roller sales have surpassed the total sales of last year.
In May 2017, the rapid development of Kotai Heavy Industry, especially in the national "One Belt, One Road" strategy, attracted the attention of major domestic mainstream media such as CCTV News Network, Xinhuanet, Chinese Government Network, Guangming.com, etc., and they were interviewed and reported.

From January 7th to 8th, 2017, the 2017 Kotai Heavy Industry Business Conference was held in Qingdao with the theme of "Thanksgiving and Win-win Future". The meeting summarized the marketing work in 2016, released the business policy for 2017, and commended the agents and agent sales managers with outstanding sales work in 2016.

From November 16 to 21, 2016, the 18th China International Hi-tech Fair was held in Shenzhen, and Kotai roller products won the "Excellent Product Award" of the 18th China International Hi-tech Fair for its superior performance and good market performance.
On October 17, 2016, the "2016 Annual Conference of Pavement and Compaction Machinery Industry" organized by the Pavement and Compaction Machinery Branch of China Construction Machinery Industry Association was held in Langfang, Hebei Province. In the general election in the morning, Kotai Heavy Industry was elected as the vice president unit, and Yao Luting, the general manager of the company, was elected as the vice president. This is the affirmation of the company's development by industry leaders and peers, and it is the glory of Kotai Heavy Industry.

On September 30, 2016, sponsored by the Qingdao Federation of Trade Unions, Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Workers' Cultural Palace, the "Common Home" and the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March entered Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry to send condolences and blessings to the employees who are fighting on the front line. Yao Luting, general manager of Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd., and relevant leaders of the company attended the event, and all employees of Kotai Heavy Industry watched the performance.
In July 2016, China Road Machinery Network made an exclusive report on Kotai: "Kotai Heavy Industry: A Sample of Private Enterprises in Low-key Progress".

On March 31, 2016, the "2016 Construction Machinery Product Development (Beijing) Forum and China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award Ceremony" was held in Beijing. Kotai Heavy Industry KS335D full hydraulic single-drum vibratory roller won the "China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 (2016)" product award. This is also the sixth consecutive year that Kotai roller products have won this award since 2010.
In March 2016, Shandong News Network made a special report on Kotai Heavy Industry "Shandong: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division to Promote Structural Reform".

On January 29, 2016, Kotai Heavy Industry's 2015 annual work summary and commendation conference was held in the company. The meeting was presided over by Executive Vice President Li Jianxun, and General Manager Yao Luting made an important speech. In his speech, Mr. Yao analyzed the environment of today's construction machinery industry, reviewed and summarized the work of the past year, fully affirmed the efforts and dedication of all departments and departments of the company, and put forward higher requirements for the company's strategic planning and development goals in the new year. At the meeting, the company's 2015 outstanding team, outstanding managers, annual outstanding units of safety production, model workers, and advanced individuals were commended, and condolences were issued to employees with 70-year-old families.
On January 18-20, 2016, Kotai Heavy Industry 2016 Business Conference was held in Sanya, Hainan. Yao Luting, general manager of the company, delivered a welcome speech and made a theme report on "seeking the way to encourage action, gathering momentum for development", and Li Shunzhou, vice president of the company, attended. More than 60 people, including important partners of Kotai Heavy Industry, national agents and user representatives, attended the meeting.

On December 31, 2015, Kotai Heavy Industry held the 2016 New Year Singing Contest of "Igniting Passion and Singing the Future". This event not only provides a stage for employees to show their own style, enriches the amateur cultural life of employees, but also further stimulates employees' sense of participation and enthusiasm for work, and lays a good foundation for the company to unite and achieve its 2016 business goals.
On November 5, 2015, the 22nd Yangling Agricultural High School opened in Yangling, Kotai Heavy Industries' "high-value" roller products were unveiled at the Agricultural High School, bringing a touch of color to the exhibition, despite the cold wind and drizzle, but the visitors were endless, and the scene even exceeded the Beijing Construction Machinery Exhibition.

In September 2015, the 13th China International Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery and Mining Machinery Exhibition and Technology Exchange Conference (BICES2015) jointly organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, China Construction Machinery Industry Association and China Construction Machinery Complete Co., Ltd. was held in the new hall of China International Exhibition Center from September 22 to 25, 2015. Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. brought a variety of products to the show, and the full range of hydraulic roller products of single drum, double drum and rubber wheel have received widespread attention.
From August 19th to 21st, 2015, Kotai invited more than 100 users and agents from all over the country to participate in the 25th Qingdao International Beer Festival in Qingdao. The users and agents who participated in the festival tasted the mellow wine, enjoyed the wonderful programs, and felt the strong enthusiasm of Qingdao, a city full of mellow beer and Kotai Heavy Industry.

In July 2015, the CCTV news program broadcast the scene of road construction in Inner Mongolia by CCCC First Bureau, and Kotai roller, as the preferred compaction machinery product of CCCC First Bureau, has become a highlight to help the construction of key projects of large domestic road construction enterprises.
On July 4, 2015, the mountaineering activity organized by Kotai Heavy Industry was held in Qingdao Zhushan National Forest Park Scenic Area on July 4, and more than 400 people from the company's senior executives and all employees and their families participated in the event. At the same time, the mountaineering competition was held, which not only exercised the physical fitness of the employees, honed the will of the employees, but also further enhanced the cohesion and teamwork spirit of all employees of the company.

In May 2015, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. was awarded the honorary title of "Qingdao Specialized and Special New Demonstration Enterprise".

In May 2015, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of "Qingdao Specialized and Special New Demonstration Enterprise".
On May 11, 2015, a company in Henan Province one-time purchase of Kotai Heavy Industry 4 sets of full hydraulic rollers delivery ceremony was held in the company's engineering project department, Kotai Heavy Industry and the relevant person in charge of the company attended the delivery ceremony.

On April 24, 2015, the "Road Machinery Professional Brand Alliance in South China Three Provinces (Guangzhou) Conference" was held in Guangzhou Grand Crown Hotel.

On April 10, 2015, the "2015 Construction Machinery Product Development (Beijing) Forum and China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award Ceremony" was held in Beijing. Kotai Heavy Industries KP307 full hydraulic tire roller won the China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50 Award, which is also the fifth consecutive year that Kotai roller products have won this honor since 2010.

On March 20, 2015, sponsored by the China Road Machinery Professional Brand Alliance, Xinjiang Jinlichen Electromechanical Equipment Co., Ltd. hosted the "Xinjiang Key Project Road Machinery Complete Set and Construction Seminar" held in Urumqi, more than 150 representatives and customers from the mainland and Xinjiang participated in the seminar.
On March 13, 2015, Kotai Heavy Industries 2015 Hubei Spring Product Promotion Conference was held in Wuhan.

In February 2015, after ranking 9th in the "2014 China Compacting Machinery Brand Attention TOP10 List" in December 2014, Kotai Heavy Industry ranked forward again, from the 9th in December 2014 to the 6th in February 2015, ranking three places.
In January 2015, Kotai Heavy Industry Road Roller was selected as one of the "Top 10 Compaction Machinery User Brands in 2014".

In January 2015, Road Machinery Alliance (Beijing) Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd. was formally established in Beijing.
In January 2015, the 2015 Kotai Heavy Industry Business Annual Conference was held in Kunming with the theme of "gathering momentum and strategizing to create brilliance".

In January 2015, Mr. Yao was interviewed by Shandong Satellite TV on the scientific and technological innovation of Kotai Heavy Industry and the export of road rollers.
In January 2015, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. was selected as one of the "2014 Top 10 Compaction Machinery User Brands in China".

In December 2014, 100 sets of all-hydraulic rollers exported to North Africa were loaded and shipped in Qingdao Port, creating a new record for a single export of all-hydraulic rollers in China's construction machinery industry.
In November 2014, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. appeared at the Shanghai Bauma Exhibition with the unified image of "Road Machinery Professional Brand Alliance", which became a highlight of the exhibition.

In October 2014, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Meitong, Jiangyin Xinhai and Shaanxi Construction Co., Ltd., with the consent of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, established China Road Machinery Professional Brand Alliance in Beijing, establishing a new construction equipment purchase and service platform for domestic and foreign road engineering construction users.
In September 2014, more than 40 representatives of the first construction machinery network members visited our company.

In July 2014, the Kotai Heavy Industry Welding Skills Competition was successfully held, which not only cultivated the professional sentiment of the employees, but also improved the technical quality of the participating employees, stimulated the enthusiasm and consciousness of the employees to learn technology and practice their skills, and formed a good atmosphere for skilled workers to exchange and learn from each other and work together to make progress. At the same time, on the basis of learning from each other and improving each other, employees continue to improve their skill level, thus laying a solid foundation for improving the quality of the company's products.
In May 2014, Mr. Unger, President of Bomag Company in Germany, visited our company, accompanied by Chairman Zhang Yugang and General Manager Yao Luting, and the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the development of the roller industry and the future development trend of the industry in recent years.

In April 2014, 20 rubber wheels and 40 single-drum all-hydraulic rollers exported to North Africa were loaded and sent to North Africa at Shanghai Port.
In April 2014, the first member congress of Kotai Heavy Industry Union was successfully held, and the first committee of Kotai Heavy Industry Union was elected and established at the meeting.

In January 2014, the 2014 Kotai Heavy Industry Business Conference was held in Qingdao, and more than 30 agents and agent marketing personnel from all regions of the country participated in the business meeting.
In January 2014, Kotai Heavy Industries' KS202DS single-drum all-hydraulic roller won the 2014 TOP50 Product Award.

In September 2013, 40 sets of fully hydraulic rollers exported by Kotai Heavy Industries were loaded from Shanghai Port and shipped to North Africa.
In August 2013, Alto Alto, vice president of Bamag Asia Pacific of Germany, and his party visited our company, accompanied by General Manager Yao Luting, Executive Vice President Li Jianxun and Vice President Li Guoping.

In July 2013, Kotai Heavy Industry Technology Center was recognized as Qingdao Municipal Compaction Machinery Engineering Research Center.
In March 2013, Kotai Heavy Industries' "KS255S Full Hydraulic Vibratory Roller" entered the 2012 China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50.

In December 2012, Kotai Heavy Industry KC260 garbage compactor settled in Suizhou, Hubei.
In November 2012, President Akio Takeuchi of Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of Japan came to visit.

In August 2012, under the condition that the construction machinery industry market continued to be sluggish, Kotai Heavy Industry signed an order for 12 road rollers at a time, which brought a surprise to the sluggish domestic roller market.
In May 2012, Caterpillar guests visited.

In March 2012, guests from CNR Group came to visit.

In December 2011, Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. was jointly rated as the second "Low-carbon Shandong Model (Contribution) Unit" by the relevant departments directly under the provincial government of Shandong Province.
In December 2011, Kotai Heavy Industry Road Roller won the annual "Technology Innovation Award".
In November 2011, it was rated as a famous brand product in Shandong.
In October 2011, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. brought four series of 8 products to participate in the BICES 2011 Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition. This is an important measure for Kotai Heavy Industry to further determine the strategic positioning of domestic and overseas markets and fully enter the global construction machinery market after the 2010 Shanghai Bauma Exhibition.
On September 20, 2011, 50 rollers exported to North Africa by Kotai Heavy Industries officially departed, marking the rapid development of Kotai Heavy Industries in overseas markets.
In August 2011, the project of "Non-impact eccentric Mechanism Technology and Application in Tire Rollers" won the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone in 2009-2010.
In August 2011, Kotai Heavy Industry Mid-Year Business Conference and Media Meeting was held in Qingdao, which enhanced the mutual understanding between Kotai Heavy Industry, agents and media, reached more consensus on the future development direction and market strategy, and promoted the unity of values and business philosophy among manufacturers.
In March 2011, Kotai Heavy Industry was rated as the 7th Consumer Satisfaction Unit in Qingdao.
In March 2011, "KP305 full hydraulic tire roller" entered the 2010 China Construction Machinery Annual Product TOP50.
In February 2011, Kotai Heavy Industries brought three high-end full hydraulic roller products to the first India International Construction Machinery and Construction Equipment Exhibition (2011 BC India) with the brand "JOTEC" overseas, with a booth area of 300 square meters. The debut of the "JOTEC" brand marks the beginning of the era of Kotai Heavy Industries' domestic and overseas dual-brand operation and marketing.

On November 23, 2010, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. grandly released its new brand logo at the 2010 Shanghai Bauma Exhibition, marking the official launch of Kotai Heavy Industry's global development strategy.
In November 2010, Kotai Heavy Industry made a high-profile appearance at the Shanghai Bauma Exhibition, focusing on Kotai Heavy Industry's product research and development, manufacturing strength and comprehensive strength of the enterprise.
In October 2010, it was elected as the "executive director unit" of the Pavement and Compaction Machinery Branch of China Construction Machinery Industry Association.
On August 16, 2010, CCTV conducted a detailed interview and introduction to Kotai Heavy Industry in the interview activity of high-end manufacturing enterprises in Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone, showing a people-oriented and dedication to society, so that the world can better understand Kotai.
In July 2010, it was rated as the 2009 Outstanding Contribution Unit of Charity by Qingdao Huangdao District Charity Federation.
On July 2, 2010, 120 rollers exported to North Africa by Kotai Heavy Industries were loaded at Qingdao Port, becoming China's largest export roller business that year.
In March 2010, Kotai Heavy Industries' first quality trip in 2010 was successfully completed. The activity took the initiative to visit key projects, key users, and users in key areas and took the initiative to provide door-to-door service, which lasted 25 days, traveled more than 30,000 kilometers, and went through Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Hubei, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, serving nearly 60 users and serving more than 100 road roller users, which was highly praised by users.
In January 2010, the KT12S full hydraulic single-drum vibratory roller in line with the Indian market was successfully rolled off the assembly line, marking that the design and development level of Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry has risen to a new level.

In March 2009, Yan Qijun, then Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, inspected Kotai Heavy Industry.

In March 2009, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. declared that "new full hydraulic drive technology and its application in tire rollers" won the "first prize of scientific and technological progress" in Qingdao.

In 2009, Kotai Heavy Industry entered the domestic market in a big way, and established a distribution organization integrating host sales, maintenance services and spare parts supply in nearly 20 provinces across the country.

In November 2008, KP262 new dual-position fully hydraulic drive heavy-duty rubber roller was included in the National Torch Program.

In December 2008, it was recognized as a high-tech enterprise in Qingdao

In January 2008, KP262 dual-position tire roller successfully passed the national technical appraisal of new products and new achievements jointly organized by relevant departments of Qingdao City.

In October 2007, KD120 series vibratory roller and KS190 self-propelled vibratory roller won the third prize of Qingdao Science and Technology Award.

In August 2007, Kotai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. obtained the right to import and export.

In December 2005, Kotai Heavy Industries' production scale was expanded to an annual production capacity of 300 units.

In December 2005, the first batch of 25 sets of fully hydraulic single drum and double drum rollers of Kotai Heavy Industry were exported to Iraq, breaking the record of zero export of construction machinery products in Qingdao.

In September 2005, the new plant of Kotai Heavy Industry was put into use.

In July 2004, Kotai Heavy Industry was recognized as a high-tech enterprise in Qingdao.

In 2003, it passed the ISO9001:2000 quality system certification and established a perfect quality assurance system.

In November 2003, it successfully passed the national technical appraisal of new products and new achievements jointly organized by the relevant departments of Qingdao City.

In October 2003, to participate in the Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition, caused a strong response from the industry, during the exhibition signed an order for 19 units, the value of nearly 12 million yuan.

In October 2003, the first batch of super-heavy-duty full-hydraulic single-drum vibratory rollers and heavy-duty tandem tandem vibratory rollers were produced and assembled.

In August 2003, Qingdao Kotai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. was incorporated.