| 1917００月 |
Mitsunosuke Okabe sets up a one-man company that manufactures and sells
general construction hardware. |
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| Oct. 1933 |
The Company is re-organized into Okabe Tekko & Company Ltd. |
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| Feb. 1944 |
Okabe Tekko & Company Ltd. is re-organized into Okabe Tekko Co., Ltd.
with a capital of 300 thousand Japanese yen. |
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| Jun. 1956 |
The Company is authorized by the Minister of International Trade and Industry
to use JIS mark for “Form Ties.” |
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| Apr. 1962 |
Tokyo Factory built in Koshigaya City starts operation. |
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| Aug. 1963 |
The Company merges Okabe Shoji Co., Ltd. and is re-named Okabe Co., Ltd. |
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| Jul. 1968 |
Kyoto Factory built in Kumiyama-cho, Kuse-gun, Kyoto Prefecture, starts
operation. |
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| Oct. 1969 |
The Company co-founds Sanyo Okabe Co., Ltd. in Hiroshima City with Sanyo
Shizai Co., Ltd. |
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| Jul. 1972 |
The Company lists its stocks in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| Nov. 1975 |
Tokyo Factory is entirely relocated to Kukishobu Industrial Park, Kuki
City,
Saitama Prefecture. Kuki Factory starts operation. |
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| Jun. 1977 |
Okabe Co., Inc. is established in Illinois, U.S.A. |
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| Aug. 1982 |
The Company implements the primary spin-off plan and spins off the existing
branches and offices as its wholly-owned subsidiaries. |
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| Jul. 1983 |
Okabe Color Co., Ltd. is established as the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary
and starts the Mini Photo-lab Chain business. |
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| Dec. 1985 |
The Company implements the secondary spin-off projects and spins off the
Civil Engineering Division as Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd., and the Research
& Development Division as Okabe Engineering Co., Ltd., the Company’s
wholly owned subsidiaries. |
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| Feb. 1986 |
The second spin-off project ends with the spin-off of the main product
manufacturing division as Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd., the Company’s wholly owned
subsidiary. |
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| May 1988 |
Okabe Lease Co., Ltd. is established as the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. |
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| Jun. 1988 |
The Company co-founds Okako Shikoku Co., Ltd. with Kobayashi Metals Co.,
Ltd. and Sanko Co., Ltd. (45% of the stocks held by Okabe) to transfer
the business of Okabe Shikoku Hanbai Co., Ltd. |
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| Nov. 1988 |
The Company takes over Coast Hotels Group’s holding company in Canada to
embark on the hotel business. |
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| May 1991 |
Okabe Seiko Co., Ltd., the Company’s manufacturing subsidiary, is merged
into Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd. and re-starts as Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd., Chiba
Factory. |
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| Jun. 1991 |
The Company lists its stock in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| Sep. 1991 |
Okabe Kaihatsu (Development) Co., Ltd. is established, independent of the
real estate division of Okabe Co., Ltd.。 |
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| Oct. 1993 |
Okabe Engineering Co., Ltd. opens “Structure Experiment Center “ on the
premises of Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd., Chiba Factory, Noda city, Chiba Prefecture. |
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| Mar. 1998 |
“Distribution Center” is established in Tosu city, Saga Prefecture. |
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| Apr. 1998 |
Okabe Kozo System Co., Ltd. is established to promote sales of Basepack
column base method. |
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| Oct. 2000 |
The Company takes over a Hong Kong company and re-names it Hong Kong Okabe
Co., Ltd. in preparation for business in China. |
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| Jan. 2001 |
Okabe Kenzai Co., Ltd., Okabe Struct Co., Ltd. and Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd.
are established through the merger of existing 16 regional sales subsidiaries,
four product subsidiaries, and one R & D subsidiary.
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| Jul. 2001 |
Okabe Kenzai Co., Ltd. merges Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd. Structural Materials
related division of Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd. is shifted to Okabe Struct Co.,
Ltd. Civil Engineering related division of Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd. is shifted
to Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd. Okabe Co, Ltd. becomes a holding company. |
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| Sep. 2001 |
Kansai Okabe Co, Ltd. is established by combining Keizi and Hyogo Branches
of Okabe Kenzai Co., Ltd., and Construction materials and Civil engineering
Department of Kobayashi Metals Ltd. |
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| May 2002 |
OCM, Inc. is established to sell construction materials in the U.S.A. |
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| Jan. 2003 |
Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd. merges Okabe Techno System Co., Ltd. |
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| Feb. 2003 |
O.T.C.M. Co., Ltd. is established to sell construction materials in Taiwan. |
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| Jan. 2005 |
Okabe Co., Ltd. merges Okabe Kenzai Co., Ltd., Okabe Struct Co., Ltd. and
Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2005 |
In order to expand the automobile related business, Okabe Holding USA,
Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, is established, and it acquires all
the shares of Water Gremlin Company which business is manufacturing and
marketing battery terminals for automobiles. |
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