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1940 | HOKOKU ZOKI(HOKOKU Machinery)of the antecedent company was founded at the address of 840-1, Meiji-cho, Fukuyama-City, it started to produce small bench machine tools. With the intensifying war, the company was engaged in the production of aircraft parts. |
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1945 | The company was re-organized into a corporate body. The company was moved to the address of 1008, Kusado-cho, Fukuyama-City, and the name of the company was changed to HOKOKU NOKI (Hokoku Agricultural Machinery)Co.,Ltd. and started the production of agricultural equipment. |
1955 | The foundry was relocated to the head office plant due to the execution of the station-front principal street project. |
1960 | Machine Tools operation was resumed. Started manufacturing and sales of multi-spindle drilling machines. |
1961 | The name of the company was changed to HOKOKU KIKAI(Hokoku machinery)Co.,Ltd. |
1963 | Tokyo Office was opened, and the head office plant was extended. |
1964 | Osaka Office was opened. |
1968 | Nagoya Office was opened. |
1970 | The company started the manufacture and sales of antipollution devices. and entered into technical tie-up with Fluidizer, Inc. of the U.S. for the production of the dust collectors. The dust collector production plant was constructed. |
1973 | The foundry was enlarged. |
1977 | The new head office building was completed. |
1979 | The company started the manufacture and sales of construction and building equipment(Grease Interceptors, air-conditioning tanks, etc.). The company opened branches and business offices thereafter at principal cities in japan. |
1983 | The company started the full-fledged production of NC machine tools such as machining center, etc. |
1985 | A material handing plant was newly constructed. The machine tool production plant was extended. |
1988 | The distribution center for the construction and building equipment division was opened. |
1990 | Taking the opportunity of the celebration of the 50th anniversary, the company introduced a new corporate identity, changed its name to HORKOS CORP, enlarged the environmental improving equipment plant and the machine tool assembling plant, and completed the construction and building equipment R&D office. |
1991 | An assembling plant exclusive for the production of machine tools and transfer machines was constructed newly. |
1995 | The environmental improving equipment plant was enlarged. |
1997 | Steel Material Warehouse was newly constructed. Machine Tool Design Department floor was expanded. Bangkok resident office was opened. |
2001 | Detroit Office was opened. |
2002 | Bangkok resident office was incorporated and HORKOS THAILAND Co.,Ltd. was established. The environmental improving equipment plant was relocated to Fukuyama north Industrial Park, and started operation as Fukuyama north factory. |
2003 | Detroit Office was incorporated as HORKOS TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA INC. was established. |
2004 | The machine tool assembling plant was newly constructed. The foundry was moved to Fukuyama north plant. |
2006 | Koriyama plant was established in Koriyama-City, Fukushima. |
2007 | Fukuyama north factory was renamed to Fukuyama north plant. The machine tool manufacturing and assembly plant was newly constructed at Fukuyama north plant. |
2010 | HORKOS KOREA Co.,Ltd. was established. |
2011 | HORKOS MANUFACTURING(THAILAND)Co.,Ltd. was established. |
2012 | Osaka branch was relocated. Tokyo branch and Tokyo sales branch were merged and relocated. |
2013 | New Plant of Construction and Building Equipment Division was built at Koriyama business office. |
2014 | New plant was established in Thailand. HORKOS(THAILAND) CO., LTD. and HORKOS MANUFACTURING(THAILAND)Co.,Ltd. was moved to new plant. |
2020 | 80th anniversary of founding. |
2022 | The new head office building was completed. |