’02 Rihei Hatsuta founded NIJUBIN SHOKAKI K.K. in Kyoto
’07 The “double ring” symbol was registered as a trademark
’27 Main factory was relocated to Urae-cho, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
’44 Company name was changed to HATSUTA INDUSTRIES Co., Ltd.
’47 HATSUTA SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd. spun off from HATSUTA INDUSTRIES Co., Ltd.
’56 Awarded as Excellent Factories of Small and Medium Enterprises by the Governor of Osaka Prefecture Adopted the conveyor system in its production lines Established industry-leading production system
’61 Commenced manufacturing and sale of fire extinguishing systems, marking the company’s beginning as a comprehensive manufacturer of disaster prevention systems
’66 Commenced operations at the fire extinguishing agent factory in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture and completed construction of technical research facility
’67 Relocated to the newly constructed head office building in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture
’68 Commenced operations at the fire extinguisher manufacturing plant in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture Ceremony held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the company’s founding and the 20th anniversary of its establishment
’70 Participated in the World Exposition held in Japan (Osaka Expo)
’82 Developed the CABINEX compact automatic fire extinguishing system
’92 Ceremony held to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the company’s founding and the 45th anniversary of its establishment
’95 Developed the CABINEX EN and KN series
’98 Developed the CABINEX Argonite series
’99 Acquired ISO9001 certification Acquired FM approval for CABINEX Developed the CABINEX KZ series
’02 Celebrated the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding Acquired ISO14001 certification
’03 NK HATSUTA (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai, China Started recycling of fire extinguishing agents Launched the ECOSS series (industry’s first Eco Mark certified fire extinguishers)
’05 ECOSS fire extinguishers adopted for use at the Aichi Expo HATSUTA (NINGBO) FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT Co., Ltd. established in Zhejiang Province, China
’06 First in the industry to acquire the wide-area certification for the recycling of waste fire extinguishers from the Minister of the Environment
’07 CASSO won the globally recognized iF Design Award
’08 Established Jisho-kan, a firefighting system training center
’10 Exhibited at INTERSCHUTZ 2010 (International Exhibition for Rescue, Fire Prevention, Disaster Relief, Safety and Security) in Germany
’11 SIAM HATSUTA Co., Ltd. established in Bangkok, Thailand
’13 Ceremony held to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the company’s founding
’14 Launched the HTC Service, a simplified fire risk assessment service
’15 Relocated to the newly established Tokyo head office building in Minato-ku, Tokyo
’19 Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Hatsuta Society HATSUTA AUTOMATIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd. established in Da Nang, Vietnam
