Mitsuwa Shutter Industrial Co., Ltd.

Showcases the transformations from the founding in 1956 (Showa 31) to the present.

Established Mitsuwa Shutter Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (the predecessor of our company) in Amagasaki City (President: Aiji Takayama)

Established Mitsuwa Shutter Co., Ltd. and opened branches in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.

Established Sanwa Trading Co., Ltd.

Merged the three companies: Sanwa Shiyatta Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sanwa Shiyatta Co., Ltd., and Sanwa Trading Co., Ltd. Renamed the company to Sanwa Shiyatta Industrial Co., Ltd. and moved headquarters to Tokyo.

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.

Moved headquarters to Itabashi-ku, Tokyo.

Established Sanwa Door Industrial Co., Ltd.

Listed on the First Section of both the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.

Sanwa Door Industrial Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged.

Entered a technology partnership with Overhead Door Corporation of the United States and began manufacturing and selling overhead doors.

Moved headquarters to Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

Rolled out 24-hour full-time service (FTS) nationwide.

Started selling store fronts at Showa Front Sales Co., Ltd. (now Showa Front Co., Ltd.).

Established Sanwa Shiyatta (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong.

Established Sanwa Exterior Co., Ltd.

Changed fiscal year-end to the end of March.

Established Anwa Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.

Made a capital investment in Showa Kensan Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of automatic doors.

Completed construction of the Training Center (now the Capability Development Center).

Completed construction of the Techno Center (now the Sanwa Shiyatta Industrial Co., Ltd. headquarters building).

Established Sun Metal in Thailand.

Acquired all shares of Showa Kensan Co., Ltd., an automatic door manufacturing and sales company.

Okinawa Sanwa Shutter Co., Ltd., a spin-off of the Okinawa regional business unit, commenced operations.

Acquired Overhead Door Corporation, the leading U.S. company in garage doors and shutters.

Established Sanwa Mas in Indonesia.

Acquired Yoshida Seisakusho Co., Ltd., a stainless steel processing company.

Acquired all shares of Tajima Junzo Seisakusho Co., Ltd., a top brand in stainless steel building materials.

Established Sanwa Tajima Co., Ltd. as a stainless steel product sales company and integrated the sales division of Tajima Junzo Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Established the Customer Consultation Center (now Customer Center).

Acquired Novofel Group, the second-largest door and shutter manufacturer in Europe, establishing a tri-continental structure in Japan, the U.S., and Europe.

Acquired all shares of Benix Co., Ltd. to strengthen the partition business.

Established Sanwa Kiyada Door Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.

A fatal accident occurred involving a large automatic revolving door installed by group company Sanwa Tajima Co., Ltd.

Established a CSR Promotion Office to advance corporate social responsibility, including risk management, compliance, and environmental measures.

Safety and quality inspection week commenced.

Established "Safety Pledge Day" (March 26) as a day for each employee to reaffirm safety.

Signed an OEM agreement for partition products with Kokuyo Furniture Co., Ltd.

Entered a comprehensive business and capital partnership with Hoichi Co., Ltd. to strengthen disaster prevention and security operations.

Acquired all shares of Tajima Metal Work Co., Ltd. to strengthen stainless steel product sales.

Established Novofel Shanghai.

Acquired all shares of Metal Work Kansai Co., Ltd.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary

Established a joint venture, Shanghai Baogang Sanhe Door Industry Co., Ltd., with a 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Baogang Industrial Development Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of China Baogang Group.

Through a corporate split, all existing businesses were transferred to a 100% subsidiary. Simultaneously, Sanwa Shutter Industrial Co., Ltd. changed its name to Sanwa Holdings Co., Ltd. as the holding company, and the operating company became Sanwa Shutter Industrial Co., Ltd.

Acquired all shares of Lin Industrial Co., Ltd., a steel door manufacturing company.

Signed a direct sales agreement with EffaFlex GmbH (Germany) for sales within Japan.

The Sanwa Group Test Center obtained the international standard ISO/IEC 17025.

Entered into an OEM agreement with LIXIL Co., Ltd. and began supply.

Renovated the headquarters showroom.

Acquired shares of Suzuki Shutter Co., Ltd. (now Suzuki Shutter Co., Ltd.) from LIXIL Co., Ltd.

Established a logistics building on the Ota Door factory site.

Established a soundproof testing building on the Ota Door factory site.