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Company History
2021年08月17日
| 1956 | HOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. is established as a manufacturer of automotive interior parts in Minami-ku, Nagoya. Begins dealing with Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (now Suzuki Motor Corporation). Receives orders for interior parts from Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. and Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. |
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| 1957 | Receives orders for seats for the Toyoace from Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. |
| 1958 | Launches production of seats for the Suzulight light motor vehicle being developed by Suzuki Motor. |
| 1959 | Main factory is relocated to current site. |
| 1960 | Receives orders for seats for large trucks from Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. Receives orders for seats for the Cony 360 from Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1961 | Receives orders for seats and interior parts for Toyota specialty vehicles. Commences development and production of seats for light four-wheeled truck, Cony Guppy, from Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. Commences development and production of seats and interior parts for light four-wheeled truck, Suzulight Carry, upon receipt of order from Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1962 | Opens Hamamatsu Plant. |
| 1963 | Starts receiving orders for seats and FRP parts for boats from Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (now Yamaha Corporation) . Receives award from Mayor of Nagoya City for modernization of the company. |
| 1972 | Opens Toyohashi Plant. Moves into Western furniture field. In addition to developing interior furniture using FRP, begins dealing with Houtoku Co., Ltd. and Hukla Japan Inc. |
| 1978 | Establishes Toyohashi Technology Center with aim of the improvement of quality and development technologies. |
| 1979 | Begins producing seats at Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Kosai Plant. |
| 1980 | Concludes technical tie-up with Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and installs standing sewing machine stations (TSS technology) at Hamamatsu Plant. |
| 1983 | Provides overseas technical assistance in seat production to P.T. Vitafoam Indonesia. |
| 1986 | Concludes technical assistance agreement with Maruti Udyog Ltd. and Bharat Seats Ltd. of India for integrated seat production at the request of Suzuki Motor Corporation. |
| 1987 | Kenjou Industrial Co., Ltd. is established as a three-way joint venture between Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd., HOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. and INOAC Corporation. |
| 1989 | Provides technical assistance to GSC in Canada for seats for the Cultus. Opens Toyohashi No. 2 Plant. |
| 1990 | Chita Plant is completed and begins operations as production base for Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1991 | Concludes technical assistance agreement with Hungarian seat manufacturer, IMAG, and Itochu Corporation at the request of Suzuki Motor Corporation. |
| 1992 | Signs joint venture with PT. Inoac Multi Indonesia (IMI). |
| 2000 | ISO 9001 certification is obtained (JET-0296): HOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. Toyohashi Plant |
| 2002 | ISO 14001 certification is obtained (E02-275): HOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. Toyohashi Plant |
| 2005 | Begins dealing with Ashimori Industry;Co., Ltd. Launches production of airbag modules for Suzuki Motor Corporation. |
| 2006 | ISO 9001 certification is obtained (JET-0296): Houwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Hamamatsu Plant Solar power generation system (32 kW) is installed at Hamamatsu Plant. |
| 2007 | ISO 14001 certification is obtained (E02-275): HOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. Hamamatsu Plant |
| 2009 | Establishes SIAM HOUWA CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand. Solar power generation system (50 kW) is installed at Toyohashi Plant. Acoustic analysis system is installed at the Technical Center. |
| 2010 | Deep well unit is installed at Toyohashi Plant as a BCP measure. |
| 2011 | Joint venture with Taiwan’s Kenjou Industrial Co., Ltd. is dissolved. Joint venture with PT. Inoac Multi Indonesia is dissolved. Earthquake proofing works are undertaken at Toyohashi and Hamamatsu Plants as a BCP measure. |
| 2014 | Solar power generation system (50 kW) is installed at Hamamatsu Plant. Solar power generation system (50 kW) is installed at Toyohashi N Plant. |
| 2015 | Anechoic testing chamber is installed at the Technical Center. |
| 2016 | New plant is built at the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Rayong, Thailand. |
| 2020 | Recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization.  Renewed General Business Owner Action Plan under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children.Click here for details |