History

TAKIGEN, industrial hardware manufacturer, has its head offices located in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
TAKIGEN has been endeavoring in the industrial sector in activities ranging from development to manufacture and sale of hardware parts since establishment in 1910.

Development

1910 – 1960
1910 Establishment of TAKIGEN SHOTEN at 325 Osaki-mura,Ebara-gun,Tokyo [1]
1945 Offices, plant and plant facilities burned to the ground in war damage.
1946 Plant and offices opened at present location.
Commencement of manufacture and sales of construction and engineering fittings. [2]
1950 Reorganisation as TAKIGEN SHOTEN Inc.
Capital increased to 8 million yen.
1963 Company name revised to TAKIGEN MFG. CO., LTD.
and capital increased to 12 million yen.
Opening of Osaka branch. [3]
1967 Opening Kawasaki branch.
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1970
1970 Capital increased to 30 million yen.
1972 Capital increased to 45 million yen.
Transfer of head offices to present location. [4]
1973 Opening of Nagoya and Fukuoka branches. [5]
Commencement of manufacture and sales of key switches.
1974 Opening of Komatsugawa [6], Urawa [7] and Sendai [8] branches.
1976 Relocation of Osaka branch to a new building.
1977 Commencement of sales of freezer/refrigerator hardware.
Development of Key interlocks system.
1978 Capital increased to 90 million yen.
1979 Capital increased to 135 million yen.
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1980
1980 Opening of Hiroshima branch. [9]
1981 Opening of Numazu branch. [10]
1982 Completion of TAKIGEN Building. [11]
1985 Capital increased to 230 million yen.
1986 Relocation of Hiroshima branch to a new building.
1988 Capital increased to 460 million yen.
1989 Opening of Kyoto [12] and Niigata branches. [13]
Commencement of sales of vehicle hardware.
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1990
1991 Opening of Utsunomiya branch. [14]
1993 Opening of Sapporo branch. [15]
Starting overseas production.
1995 Commencement of sales of server rack hardware.
1996 Opening of Hachioji branch. [16]
1997 Opening of Showrooms on 3rd floor of TAKIGEN Building.
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2000
2002 Opening of import warehouse in Atsugi branch. [17]
Opening of TAKIGEN KOREA [18]
2003 ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification.
2004 ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.
2007 Remodeling and opening of Kawasaki branch [19]
Relocation of Numazu branch to a new building [20]
Opening of SHANGHAI TAKIGEN
2009 Opening of Kobe branch. [21]
Relocation of TAKIGEN KOREA to a new building. [22]
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2010 –
2010 Commencement of sales of agriculture-related products and hardware of PV power generation.
2011 Relocation of Sendai branch to a new building. [23]
2013 Opening of TAKIGEN THAILAND.
2014 Renamed Kawasaki Branch as Kawasaki Sales Office.
New Head Office/Tokyo Branch premises completed. [24]
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