History
1937 | June | Founded with a capital of \30 million |
1938 | Mar. | Manufacturing of aircraft started |
1955 | June | Manufacturing of special purpose vehicles (refueling truck, special trailer, etc.) started |
1960 | Jan. | Technical licensing agreement signed with Hexcel Corp. (U.S.A.) to manufacture metal honeycomb core |
1960 | Dec. | Manufacturing of large-sized trucks started (for orders from Hino Motors, Ltd.) |
1961 | Oct. | Company' shares listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
1967 | Feb. | Technical licensing agreement signed with Spitzer Silo Fahrzeugwerke GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) for bulk trucks |
1969 | Aug. | Derequisition by U.S. Air Force of the Company’s former airport area ; turned into an 18 hole/ par 72 public golf course |
1978 | Apr. | Narita Service Factory opened |
1981 | June | Aramid honeycomb manufacturing started |
1982 | Jan. | Boeing qualification obtained for SAH (Showa Aramid Honeycomb) cores |
1984 | Apr. | Large shopping mall "MORI TOWN" opened to the north of Akishima station |
1991 | Apr. | Seattle liaison office opened in Seattle, U.S.A. |
1993 | July | Showa-no-Mori 1st Parking Garage opened to the north of Akishima Station |
1993 | Nov. | Fitness Club "Forus" opened |
1994 | Feb. | Technical Center Building constructed |
1997 | Apr. | Showa Aircraft U.S.A. Inc. founded |
1998 | July | Aerospace Equipment Division acquired ISO 9001 certification |
1998 | Nov. | Urban resort hotel "Forest Inn SHOWAKAN" opened |
1999 | July | Special Purpose Vehicle Division acquired ISO 9001 certification |
2001 | Jan. | Akishima Factory acquired ISO14001 certification |
2004 | Oct. | Mori Town with expanded floor space reopened |
2004 | Nov. | CAINZ HOME opened at Akishima |
2005 | Sept. | Harley Davidson Showa-no-Mori opened |
2006 | Mar. | Cinema complex / amusement arcade / restaurants opened |
2006 | Aug. | LIXIL showroom constructed to the north of Akishima Station |
2006 | Sept. | IHI Akishima Building constructed to the north of Akishima Station |
2006 | Nov. | Toys"R"Us and Sports Depo opened in Mori Town |
2007 | Feb. | Tokyo Toyota Showa-no-Mori opened |
2008 | June | New MEU (Most Efficiency Unit) trailers developed |
2008 | Aug. | Short-length 24kl trailers developed Showa-no-Mori Golf Course started using electric golf carts |
2010 | Mar. | New commercial facilities (electronics retail store, etc.) opened in Showa- no-Mori forest town |
2012 | Nov. | Foster Electric Company Headquarters and SHUNSAIDELI Akishima Building constructed |
2015 | Mar. | MORIPARK Outdoor Village opened |