History - IDAKA & CO., LTD. General trading company dealing in machines and tools -
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Overseas Bases
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IDAKA AMERICA,INC. |
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IDAKA (Thailand) Co.Ltd |
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IDAKA（SHANGHAI） INT'L CO., LTD. |
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IDAKA Europe s.r.o. |
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PT.IDAKA INDONESIA |
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History
Corporate history of IDAKA & CO., LTD., a general trading company dealing in machinery and tools.
History of IDAKA from the establishment of IDAKA SHOKAI, LTD. to the present.
| Feb. 11, 1924 | IDAKA SHOKAI, LTD. is established. |
| Nov. 6, 1950 | Organizational changes to IDAKA SHOKAI CO., LTD. |
| Jul. 31, 1959 | Headquarters are transferred to 8 Kasuga-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya (current location). |
| Apr. 24, 1965 | Construction of the present steel, four-story company building (678.37㎡) is completed. |
| Aug. 1, 1970 | The company name changes to IDAKA & CO., LTD. Shingo Takada becomes President. |
| Jun. 1, 1976 | Hokuriku Liaison Office (Sabae, Fukui) opens. |
| Jun. 13, 1977 | Katsuhiko Takada, Chairman and CEO, passes away. |
| Dec. 1, 1979 | Toyota Sales Office opens. |
| Jan. 10, 1983 | Toyohashi Sales office opens. |
| Oct. 1, 1984 | Hokuriku Liaison Office is transferred to Kanazawa, the name is changed to Hokuriku Sales Office. |
| Mar. 25, 1985 | Kariya Sales Office opens. |
| Apr. 1, 1986 |
IDAKA & CO., LTD. acquires capital investment from Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation CO., LTD. |
| Jul. 19, 1988 | Komaki Sales Office opens. |
| Aug. 1, 1989 | Kariya Sales Office is transferred to Chiryu, Aichi. |
| Apr. 1, 1990 | Higashinihon Sales Office opens. |
| Jul. 1, 1992 | Hokkaido Liaison Office opens. |
| Apr. 1, 1994 | Komaki Sales Office is transferred to 4 Chuo Komaki, Aichi. |
| Apr. 1, 1995 | Kariya Sales Office is upgraded to Kariya Branch Office. |
| Jun. 26, 1997 | Shingo Takada becomes Chairman and Kenji Takada becomes President. |
| Apr. 1, 1999 | Toyohashi Sales Office is integrated into the Kariya Branch Office. |
| Apr. 1, 2000 | Higashinihon Sales Office is transferred to Koga City, Ibaraki. |
| Aug. 31, 2000 | IDAKA AMERICA, INC., a wholly-owned subsidiary, is established in the U.S. |
| Aug. 19, 2002 | Kariya Branch Office is transferred upon completion of the construction of the new company building. |
| Aug. 19, 2002 | IDAKA (THAILAND) CO., LTD., a combined company in which IDAKA & CO., LTD. holds a 49% stake, is established in Thailand. |
| Dev. 9, 2002 | Headquarters, Kariya Branch Office, Toyota Sales Office, Komaki Sales Office, and Hokkaido Liaison Office obtain ISO 14001 certification. |
| Oct. 9, 2003 | SHANGHAI IDAKA YAMADA INTL CO., LTD., a combined company in which IDAKA & CO., LTD. holds a 50% stake, is established in China. |
| Aug. 1, 2004 | SHANGHAI IDAKA YAMADA INTL CO., LTD. Tianjin Liaison Office opens. |
| Sep. 13, 2004 | IDAKA EUROPE s.r.o., a wholly-owned subsidiary, is established in the Czech Republic. |
| Nov. 1, 2004 | IDAKA AMERICA, INC. Tennessee Office opens. |
| Apr. 11, 2005 | Construction of the new Headquarters building is completed. |
| Apr. 1, 2006 | Kansai Office opens. |
| May. 1, 2006 | Kitakyushu Sales Office opens. |
| Jun. 1, 2006 | SHANGHAI IDAKA YAMADA INTL CO., LTD. Guangzhou Office opens. |
| Jun. 19, 2006 | Komaki Sales Office is transferred to Kamitaraga-cho, Kasugai City, Aichi. |
| Sep. 20, 2006 | IDAKA & CO., LTD. increases its stake in SHANGHAI IDAKA YAMADA INTL. CO., LTD. |
| Nov. 27, 2006 | Tianjin Liaison Office (China) is transferred and reorganized into the Tianjin Branch. |
| Jul. 2, 2007 | Shingo Takada, Chairman, passes away. |
| Jan. 1, 2011 | Dissolved joint venture with Yamada Co.,Ltd. in China and changed company name to Idaka (Shanghai) Int'l Co.,Ltd. |
| Apr. 1, 2011 | PT.IDAKA INDONESIA Office opens. |