Fuji Corporation - transformation from hat maker into industrial company

[daizawaguy]

The website of the Knox brand hats manufacturer (Fuji Corporation) in Japan shows the remarkable transformation from a hat maker into a mdern industrial company, with most products originating from their basic felt manufacture 60 years ago.

http://www.fujico-jp.com/english/product/index.htm

Here is a history of the company:

Jul 1951 Our original company "Fuji Hat Industries Co., Ltd." founded
Oct 1951 Manufacture of wool felt hats, hatbody and fur felts started
Oct 1952 Tokyo branch inaugurated
May 1955 Manufacture of pressed felts started
Sep 1955 Nagano branch inaugurated
Mar 1956 "Fuji Shoji Co., Ltd." founded
Mar 1956 Manufacture of colored pressed felts started
Nov 1958 Manufacuture of felts for marking-pen nibs started
Feb 1960 Recognized as a JIS-licensed plant of pressed felts
Sep 1964 Manufacture of needle-punched carpet started
May 1965 Manufacture of Hammer-head felts started
Jun 1966 Manufacture of industrial fur felts started
Jun 1967 Prince and Princess Hitachi made an official inspection to our head office and factory, and celebrated

>>>Jun 1968 Technical license of hat manufacture with KNOX(U.S.A.) was agreed <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Aug 1969 Reserch and development division inaugurated
Oct 1969 "Fuji Kosen Co., Ltd. " founded
Sep 1970 Manufacture of electrical heating carpet started
Mar 1971 Company name changed as Fuji Corporation (K.K. FUJIKO)
May 1974 "Fuji Kakou Co., Ltd. " founded
Nov 1974 Kyushu branch inaugurated
Sep 1975 Nagoya branch inaugurated
Mar 1978 Hiroshima branch inaugurated
Mar 1979 Sendai branch inaugurated
Mar 1980 Manufacture of automobile carpet started
Jun 1980 Ishioka plant inaugurated
Mar 1982 Osaka branch inaugurated
Mar 1983 Manufacture of novelty caps started
Sep 1983 "Fujiko Service Co., Ltd." founded
May 1987 Recognized as a JIS licensed plant of reprocessed wool felts
Jun 1988 FA system for needlepunched felt line inaugulated
Jul 1988 Manufacture of tube needlepunched felt started
Mar 1990 Tobu stock house established
Apr 1990 Sapporo branch inaugurated
Aug 1992 Manufacture of spunlaced nonwovens started
Sep 1993 All the branches left Fuji Corporation and initiated intoFuji Shoji Co., Ltd.
Jun 1994 Soil stabilizer felt for banking construction was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Construction
Jul 1994 Manufacture and sale of high temperature filter "Tefaire® " felt launched in collaboration with Du Pont
Oct 1995 Public offering of stock began
Mar 1996 Joint-venture company, "Dingxing Lida Hat Making Co., Ltd." founded in China
Apr 1997 Fuji Corp. International, Hong Kong founded
Mar 1998 Our Head office and factory obtained ISO 14001 certification
Oct 1998 Tokyo branch moved to our own building in Tokyo
Apr 1999 Fuji Shoji Co., Ltd combined with Fuji Corporation
Apr 1999 Ishioka plant enlarged
Oct 1999 Head office moved to the new building
Mar 2001 "Dingxing Lida Hat Making Co., Ltd." started to produce nonwoven goods
Aug 2002 ERP, new computor system brought in
Apr 2003 Ishioka factory enlarged

Here are some of the felt originated products currently manufactured:

Airconditioning filter felt, felt for fireproofing, felt for car linings (below carpets), piano felts, casette head cleaners, blood filters and various other products.

A remarkable story of adjusting to the industrial and economic environment!

 

[Goose.]

Daizawaguyありがとう。 いつの日か掲示したあなたのような富士の帽子を得ることを望みなさい。 私は私がcitzenのの選んだ国の良い代表ように日本の私の生れの国を楽しんでいること自慢している。

Thank you Daizawaguy. Hope to get a Fuji hat like you posted someday. I am proud that you are enjoying my birth country of Japan as a fine representive of the country I chose to be a citzen of. ...
Domo...
Gan San.

God bless babelfish