Chofu Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Showa 29 : Established Chofu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Shimonoseki City, Chofu, Samura Town, Capital: 5 million yen) : Started manufacturing agricultural machinery

Since its establishment in 1954, we introduce the history of CHOFU up to the present.

Showa 35 : Development of oil burners that became the foundation of our company's growth

Showa 38 (1963): Opened Tochigi Factory: Started manufacturing household hot water boilers and expanded into housing equipment field

Showa 40 (1965): Adopted direct retail method: Started manufacturing warm air machines

Showa 41 (1966): Started manufacturing oil stoves and bath boilers

Showa 43 (1968): Ceased manufacturing agricultural machinery

Showa 44 (1969): President Minoru Kawakami appointed

Showa 45 (1970): Established a three-year plan aiming for sales of 10 billion yen in 1972: 1969 1,776 million yen; 1970 3,084 million yen; 1971 5,290 million yen; 1972 8,238 million yen; 1973 11,666 million yen

Showa 46 (1971): Started manufacturing industry-first oil instant boilers: Started manufacturing steam boilers

Showa 47: Entered the air conditioning field

Showa 48: Established head office factory (Ogimachi)

Showa 51: Established Shiga factory: Started manufacturing room air conditioners

Showa 52: Established Morioka sales office: Started manufacturing FF-type warm air heaters

Showa 54: Listed on Hiroshima Securities Exchange: Started manufacturing solar water heaters and electric water heaters

Showa 55: Established Kagawa factory

Showa 56: Established Utsunomiya factory (Kiyohara): Moved head office factory and office to current location (Ogimachi): Started manufacturing gas bath heaters

Showa 58: Established Tokyo sales office: Established Osaka sales office: Started manufacturing gas water heaters with reheating function

Showa 60: Established Nagoya sales office: Established Chiba sales office

Showa 61: Established Yokohama sales office: Started manufacturing direct pressure oil water heaters

Showa 62: Chairman Yoneo Kawakami and President Tadao Fukumitsu assumed office

Showa 38 : Established Tochigi Factory : Started manufacturing household hot water boilers and expanded into the housing equipment field

Showa 40 : Adopted direct sales to retailers : Started manufacturing warm air machines

Showa 41 : Started manufacturing oil stoves and bath boilers

Showa 43 : Ceased manufacturing agricultural machinery

Showa 44 : President Kawakami Yoneo took office

Showa 45 : Established a three-year plan aiming for sales of 10 billion yen in 1972 : 1969 177.6 million yen : 1970 308.4 million yen : 1971 529 million yen : 1972 823.8 million yen : 1973 1,166.6 million yen

Showa 46 : Started manufacturing industry-first oil instantaneous boilers : Started manufacturing steam boilers

Showa 47 : Expanded into the air conditioning field

Showa 48 : Established head office factory (Ogimachi)

Showa 51 : Established Shiga Factory : Started manufacturing room air conditioners

Showa 52 : Established Morioka Sales Office : Started manufacturing FF-type warm air heaters

Showa 54 : Listed on Hiroshima Securities Exchange : Started manufacturing solar water heaters and electric water heaters

Showa 55 : Established Kagawa Factory

Showa 56: Utsunomiya Factory (Kiyohara) established: Head Office Factory and Office relocated to current location (Ogimachi): Gas bath boiler manufacturing started

Showa 58: Tokyo Sales Office established: Osaka Sales Office established: Start of manufacturing of gas water heaters with reheating function

Showa 60: Nagoya Sales Office established: Chiba Sales Office established

Showa 61: Yokohama Sales Office established: Direct pressure oil water heater manufacturing started

Showa 62: Chairman Yoneo Kawakami and President Tadao Fukuzumi appointed

Heisei 1: Artificial marble bath tubs manufacturing started

Heisei 3: System bath "Yumeria" manufacturing started

Heisei 4: Established Sendai sales office

Heisei 4: Sendai Sales Office established

Heisei 7: Established Okinawa sales office: Established Kanazawa sales office

Heisei 8: Head Office Factory ISO 9001 certification obtained: Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Fukuoka Sales Office established: Okayama Sales Office established

Heisei 7: Okinawa Sales Office established: Kanazawa Sales Office established

Heisei 9: Utsunomiya Factory ISO 9001 certification obtained: Omiya Sales Office established: Hiroshima Sales Office established: Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: President Yasuo Kawakami appointed: System kitchen "Yumeria" sales started

Heisei 10: Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange: Head Office Technical Center established: Solar underfloor ventilation fan manufacturing started: Bathroom ventilation heater and dryer manufacturing started

Heisei 12: Waterfall-type solar water heater manufacturing started

Heisei 14: Air conditioner with hot water floor heating started manufacturing: EcoCute manufacturing started

Heisei 15: Obtained ISO14001 certification for head office factory: Obtained ISO9001 certification for Shiga factory: Started manufacturing

Heisei 15: Head Office Factory ISO 14001 certification obtained: Shiga Factory ISO 9001 certification obtained: EcoWill manufacturing started

2004: 50th anniversary of founding

Heisei 16: 50th anniversary of founding

2006: Opened Tokyo branch: Opened Shiga factory office

Heisei 18: Tokyo Branch established: Shiga Factory Office established

2007: Acquired all shares of Sunpot Corporation: Started manufacturing Ecoフィール

Heisei 19: Acquired all shares of Sunpot Corporation: EcoFeel manufacturing started

2008: Started manufacturing solar thermal utilization hot water supply system "EneWiter"

Heisei 20: Solar thermal utilization water heating system "EneWiter" manufacturing started

2009: Started manufacturing heat pump type hot water source machine "EneFlow": Started manufacturing "Underfloor Air Conditioner": Started manufacturing "EneFarm"

Heisei 21: Heat pump type hot and cold water heat source machine "EneFlow" manufacturing started: Underfloor air conditioning manufacturing started: EneFarm manufacturing started

2010: Started manufacturing "EcoJoz"

Heisei 22 (2010): Started manufacturing of Eco-Jozu

2011: Started manufacturing desiccant 24-hour ventilation system

Heisei 23 (2011): Started manufacturing of desiccant 24-hour ventilation system

2012: Chairman Yasuo Kawakami and President Kazuhiro Hashimoto appointed: Opened Matsumoto Sales Office

Heisei 24 (2012): Chairman Yasuwo Kawakami, President Kazuhiro Hashimoto appointed: Opened Matsumoto sales office

2013: Commenced power generation of large-scale solar power (Mega Solar)

Heisei 25 (2013): Started power generation of large-scale solar power (Mega Solar)

2014: Opened Hotaru-en Chofu Factory Memorial Hall: Remote control for Ene-Farm received the Good Design Award for 2014

Heisei 26 (2014): Opened Hotaru-Yu-en Chofu Factory Memorial Hall: Remote control for Ene-Farm received the Good Design Award for 2014

2015: Opened Fukuoka Branch: Concluded capital and business alliance with Noritz Corporation

Heisei 27 (2015): Opened Fukuoka branch: Concluded capital and business alliance with Noritz Corporation

Heisei 29 (2017): Acquired all shares of Osaka Technocrat Co., Ltd.

Heisei 31 (2019): President Kiyotaka Taneda appointed

Reiwa 2 (2020): Launched 'Ouchi Comfort App' service

Reiwa 4 (2022): Merged with Sanpoto Co., Ltd.: Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market

Reiwa 5 (2023): Started sales of 'Ohisama Eco-Cute'

Reiwa 6 (2024): 70th anniversary of founding: Started participation in 'GX League': Chofu Biomass Power Plant begins commercial operation

Reiwa 7 (2025): President Manabu Yamashita appointed: Started sales of ultra-fine bubble-equipped oil water heater