Makita Engineering Germany GmbH (Dolmar) is one of the oldest manufacturers of portable gasoline chainsaws and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

The company founder, Emil Lerp, developed in 1927 the "type A" saw, which weighed 125 lb (57 kg) and required two men to operate.

[2] In 1991 the company was acquired by Japanese tool manufacturer Makita.

This article related to a manufacturing company is a stub.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This German corporation or company article is a stub.