History
| Apr.1917 | 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. |
| Feb. 1944 | Okabe Tekko & Company Ltd. is re-organized into Okabe Tekko Co., Ltd. with a capital of 300 thousand Japanese yen. |
| Jun. 1956 | The Company is authorized by the Minister of International Trade and Industry to use JIS mark for "Form Ties." |
| Apr. 1962 | Tokyo Factory built in Koshigaya City starts operation. |
| Aug. 1963 | The Company merges Okabe Shoji Co., Ltd. and is re-named Okabe Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 1968 | Kyoto Factory built in Kumiyama-cho, Kuse-gun, Kyoto Prefecture, starts operation. |
| Oct. 1969 | The Company co-founds Sanyo Okabe Co., Ltd. in Hiroshima City with Sanyo Shizai Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 1972 | The Company lists its stocks in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Nov. 1975 | Tokyo Factory is entirely relocated to Kukishobu Industrial Park, Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture. Kuki Factory starts operation. |
| Jun. 1977 | Okabe Co., Inc. is established in Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Aug. 1982 | The Company implements the primary spin-off plan and spins off the existing branches and offices as its wholly-owned subsidiaries. |
| Jul. 1983 | Okabe Color Co., Ltd. is established as the Company's wholly owned subsidiary and starts the Mini Photo-lab Chain business. |
| 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. (The liquidation of the company is completed on June, 2001) |
| 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. |
| May 1988 | Okabe Lease Co., Ltd. is established as the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. |
| 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. |
| Nov. 1988 | The Company takes over Coast Hotels Group's holding company in Canada to embark on the hotel business. (All Shares of this company were sold in September 2016.) |
| 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. |
| Jun. 1991 | The Company lists its stock in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Sep. 1991 | Okabe Kaihatsu (Development) Co., Ltd. is established, independent of the real estate division of Okabe Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 1993 | Okabe Engineering Co., Ltd. opens "Structure Experiment Center " on the premises of Okabe Kiko Co., Ltd., Chiba Factory, Noda city, Chiba Prefecture. |
| Mar. 1998 | "Distribution Center" is established in Tosu city, Saga Prefecture. |
| Apr. 1998 | Okabe Kozo System Co., Ltd. is established to promote sales of Basepack column base method. |
| 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. (All Shares of this company were sold in January 2010.) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| May 2002 | OCM, Inc. is established to sell construction materials in the U.S.A. |
| Jan. 2003 | Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd. merges Okabe Techno System Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2003 | O.T.C.M. Co., Ltd. is established to sell construction materials in Taiwan. (The liquidation of the company is completed on December, 2007) |
| Jan. 2005 | The company merges Okabe Kenzai Co., Ltd., Okabe Struct Co., Ltd. and Okabe Doboku Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2005 | In order to expand the automobile related business, Okabe Holding USA, Inc., (now Water Gremlin Holdings, Inc.)(filed for Chapter 11 rehabilitation proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware in October 2023) our wholly owned subsidiary, is established, and it acquires all the shares of Water Gremlin Company (Sold in February 2024) which business is manufacturing and marketing battery terminals for automobiles. |
| Jan. 2006 | Higashi Oka Manufacturing Co., Ltd. mergers existing 7 regional manufacturing subsidiaries of the Company and changes its business name into OMM Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. 2006 | Okabe Manpower Co., Ltd. is established. (The liquidation of the company is completed on July, 2010) |
| Jan. 2007 | The Company merges Kansai Okabe Co., Ltd. and re-names it Kansai Sales Branch. |
| Apr. 2007 | The Company splits off the Civil Engineering Division and establishes Okabe Engineering Co., Ltd. (a consolidated subsidiary) as a separate company. |
| Sep. 2007 | Via Okabe Holding USA, Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary) the Company acquires all shares in Aquila Piombo S.r.l. a company which manufactures and sells automobile battery terminals in Italy, (now Water Gremlin Aquila Company S.p.A., a consolidated subsidiary) (Sold in January 2024) |
| Dec. 2008 | The Company dissolves Okako Shikoku Co., Ltd. and establishes Shikoku Sales Branch to start doing business in Shikoku area. |
| Mar. 2009 | The Company dissolves Sanyo Okabe Co., Ltd. and establishes Chushikoku Sales Branch to start doing business in Chugoku area. |
| Jan. 2011 | The Company merges Okabe Lease Co., Ltd. and re-organizes it as Construction Materials and Lease Group, Sales Division. |
| Jun. 2012 | In order to further expand the automobile related business, Changxing Water Gremlin Non-Ferrous Co. (a consolidated subsidiary) is established in China. (The liquidation of the company is completed on April, 2019) |
| Jul. 2012 | Okabe Industry Co., Ltd. (Non-consolidated subsidiary) is established so as to take over business involving manufacturing and marketing for the products of inserts and spacers. |
| Aug. 2012 | The Company signs a comprehensive business alliance agreement with TATSUMI Corporation. |
| Apr. 2013 | The Company merges Okabe Civil Engineering Co., Ltd. and re-organizes it as Civil Engineering Department. |
| Jan. 2016 | Ibaraki Factory built in Shimotsuma City starts operation. |
| Apr. 2017 | The Company celebrates its centenary. |
| Sep. 2017 | The Company acquires all shares of Fuji Bolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2018 | The Company merges Okabe Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2018 | R&D lab built in Shimotsuma City. |
| Jan. 2019 | The Company acquires all shares of Kawahara Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2021 | The Company merges Fuji Kizai Co., Ltd. and re-organizes it as Construction Group |
| Sep. 2021 | OCM , Inc. establishes OCM Manufacturing LLC (consolidated company) and Okabe Real Estate Holdings LLC (consolidated company) in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. with wholly owned investment to expand construction materials business. |
| Oct. 2021 | The construction material manufacturing capabilities acquired from Vimco Inc. in Pennsylvania starts operating under property of OCM Manufacturing LLC. |
| Apr. 2022 | The company moves from the First Section to the Prime Market due to a review of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market classification. |
| Apr. 2022 | The company establishes PT. Okabe Hardware Indonesia (a consolidated subsidiary) in Banten Province, Indonesia, with the aim of starting the business of purchasing and selling of other companies’ building materials products. |
| Nov. 2022 | The company establishes PT. Okabe Retail Indonesia (a consolidated subsidiary) in Banten Province, Indonesia, with the aim of starting the business of purchasing and selling of other companies’ building materials products. |
| May. 2023 | PT. Okabe Hardware Indonesia and PT. Okabe Retail Indonesia start business in Indonesia. |
