Founded | January 10, 1897 |
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Established | April 17, 1944 |
Capital | ¥84,480,000 |
President and Representative Director | Keizo Fujiwara |
Headquarters | 3-11-31 Suehiro, Miki city, Hyogo prefecture, 673-0403 Tel. 0794-83-3131 (switchboard) Headquarters access map is here. |
Regular employees | 285 |
Business areas | Sales of hand tools, power tools, and gardening tools (development, sales, distribution, importing, and exporting of products) |
Products | Carpenter’s tools/Work tools/Air tools/Tip tools/ Work support/Gardening tools/Gardening equipment/Gardening supplies |
Major clients | Hardware stores and specialty stores |
1897 | Chotaro Fujiwara founded Fujiwara Chotaro Shouten. Began producing razor blades |
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1921 | Kiichi Fujiwara joined Fujiwara Chotaro Shouten. Began hardware wholesaling. |
1944 | Reorganized as Fujiwara Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
1945 | Began producing saws, planes, and bicycle handlebars immediately after the end of WWII. |
1951 | Kiichi Fujiwara appointed as the second president. Capital increased to 2 million yen. Production division established and sales activities reorganized as wholesale division. |
1958 | Moved to Fukui, Miki city, due to expansion, and new store built |
1959 | Established import/export department. |
1965 | Increased capital to 4.5 million yen. |
1967 | Terumi Fujiwara participated in a chamber of commerce delegation that visited the U.S. to research the industry. He established the DIY division upon his return. |
1968 | Corporate headquarters moved to 3 Suehiro, Miki city (current location). Capital increased to 10 million yen. |
1970 | Terumi Fujiwara appointed as the third president. |
1974 | Established Tokyo Sales Office (Hamamatsucho, Minato, Tokyo). |
1982 | Established Kyushu Sales Office. Expanded warehouse at headquarters. |
1985 | Moved to Tokyo and established new Tokyo Sales Office (Kawaguchi city, Saitama prefecture) |
1986 | Established Sapporo Sales Office. Established and moved Kyushu sales office. |
1987 | Isao Fujiwara appointed as the fourth president. Tokyo Sales Office upgraded to Tokyo Branch. Established Sendai Sales Office. |
1990 | Established Kanto Delivery Center (F.K.D.C). |
1992 | Established Chuo Distribution Center. |
1994 | Established Chubu Sales Office. Established and moved Sendai Sales Office. Built employee residence for Tokyo Branch employees. |
1996 | Established Hiroshima Sales Office. |
1999 | Established Takumidai Product Center. |
2000 | Established Information Service Center. Established and moved Kyushu Sales Office (Tosu city, Saga prefecture). |
2004 | Established and moved Chubu Sales Office (Toyota city, Aichi prefecture). |
2005 | Keizo Fujiwara appointed as the fifth president. |
2007 | Established Takumidai Second Product Center (Takumidai, Ono city). Changed name of Takumidai Product Center to Takumidai First Product Center. |
2008 | Upgraded Kinki Sales Office to Kinki Branch. Established Training Center within the Information Service Center. |
2014 | Established East Japan Product Center. |