| 1951: Establishment of a private company (Shigeki Kitahara Shoten) |
| 1954: Kitahara Shiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 500,000 yen. |
| 1963: Increased capital to 3 million yen |
| 1964: Yokohama factory constructed in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City. |
| 1967: Increased capital to 10.5 million yen |
| 1973: Increased capital to 20 million yen and changed fiscal year from October to June. |
| 1975: Yamagata factory completed in Fujishima-cho, Yamagata Prefecture. |
| 1982: Constructed Ibaraki Factory in Sarushima Town, Ibaraki Prefecture. |
| 1983: Head office building completed in Ota-ku, Tokyo |
| 1985: Capital increased to 35 million yen, Shigeki Kitahara appointed as president and representative director. |
| 1987: Warehouse constructed at Yamagata factory |
| 1991: Constructed warehouse and company housing building at Yokohama factory. |
| 1992: Office and dormitory constructed at Yamagata factory |
| 1993: Received the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Director Award |
| 1994: Established Taikitahara with capital of 50 million yen. |
| 1995: Taikitahara factory constructed |
| 1996: Ibaraki factory relocated (Sugaya → Kutsukake) |
| 1997: Yokohama factory certified as an excellent factory in Kanagawa prefecture |
| 2000: Opened Hong Kong office |
| 2001: Company established in Zhongshan, China |
| 2002: Established a company in Suzhou |
| April 27, 2006 Yokohama factory JIS Q 14001:2004 / ISO14001:2004 certification |
| <ISO14001 refers to improving environmental performance such as reducing the environmental impact of corporate activities, products, and services. |
| These are the standards required to build a system for implementation. > |
| 2007: Established a factory in Chonburi, Thailand. |
| 2014: Kabinburi branch established |
| 2017: Introduced semi-automatic punching machine (2000 type) to Yamagata factory. |
| 2018: (Heisei 30) Yamagata factory and Ibaraki factory acquired ISO-14001 |
| 2019/Reiwa 1st year |
| (2019) Opened Akita factory in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture |
| Taikitahara 3rd factory constructed; single pass printer installed in the same factory in July |
| Introduced flexo slotter to Yokohama factory |
| Single pass printer introduced at Ibaraki factory |
| 2020: Chiba factory opened in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture |
| 2021: Chiba factory acquires ISO-14001 |
| 2021: Yokohama factory receives FSC® CoC certification License number: FSC-C166533 |
| Not all products we handle are FSC certified. |
| Please contact us regarding FSC ® products. |
Most recent update:2023-09-25

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