Corporate Profile
| Company Name | Kitahara-Shiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Established | 1954 |
| Representative | President Hideki Kitahara |
| Head Office | 〒223-0057 1254 Nippacho, Kita-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa TEL.045-531-8581 FAX.045-531-8599 |
| Capital | 50,000,000 JPY |
| Sales Revenue | 4.2 billion JPY (Consolidated FY2018) |
| Number of Employees | Consolidated 590 (As of June 2014) |
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History
| 1951 | Kitahara Shigeki Store was founded as a sole-proprietorship |
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| 1954 | Kitahara Shiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 500,000 yen |
| 1963 | Capital increased to 3 million yen |
| 1964 | Yokohama Factory was built in Kohaku-ku, Yokohama |
| 1967 | Capital increased to 10.5 million yen |
| 1973 | Capital increased to 20 million yen and the end of the fiscal year was changed from October to June |
| 1975 | Yamagata Factory was built in Fujishima-cho, Yamagata |
| 1982 | Ibaraki Factory was built in Sarushimamachi, Ibaraki |
| 1983 | Head office building was completed in Ota Ward, Tokyo |
| 1985 | Capital increased to 35 million yen, and Shigeki Kitahara became President |
| 1987 | Built a warehouse in Yamagata Factory |
| 1991 | Built a warehouse and company housing in Yokohama Factory |
| 1992 | Built an office and dormitory |
| 1993 | Received Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Director Award |
| 1994 | Thai Kitahara Limited was established with capital of 50 million yen |
| 1995 | Thai Kitahara Factory was built |
| 1996 | Ibaraki Factory was moved from Sugaya to Kutsukake |
| 1997 | Yokohama Plant was designated as one of the best plants in Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 2000 | Hong Kong Office was established |
| 2001 | Zhongshan Office was established in China |
| 2002 | Suzhou Office was established |
| 2006 | April 27 Yokohama Factory acquired JIS Q 14001:2004/ISO14001:2004 <ISO14001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for improved environmental performance through reducing the environmental burden in companies’ sales activities, products and services. > |
| 2007 | Built a factory in Chon Buri, Thailand |
| 2014 | Kabin Buri Branch was established |
| 2017 | Semi-automatic die-cutter (2000 type) introduced in Yamagata Factory |
| 2018 | Yamagata Factory acquired ISO-14001 / Ibaraki Factory acquired ISO-14001 |
| 2019 | Akita Factory was established in Kazuno City, Akita Thai Kitahara No.3 Factory was established / Single path printer (simultaneously introduced in July in Thailand) |
| 2020 | Chiba Factory was established in Mobara City, Chiba |
| 2021 | Chiba Factory acquired ISO-14001 |
| 2021 | Yokohama Factory FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) CoC certification Certification No.:C166533 License Not all products we handle are FSC certified. Ask us about our FSC® products. |
| 2024 | Vibration Test System was installed in Thai Kitahara Limited. |
| 2024 | Introduced Mikawa Avance II 1612 model (equipped with automatic printing register correction device) to Chonburi factory Built second factory in Kabin Buri, Thailand |