Profile |
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| Established: |
July 26, 1969. |
| Paid Capital: |
2,055 Million Yen |
| President: |
Toshimichi Machino |
| Annual Sales: |
14,331 Million Yen (As of May,2003) |
| Employees: |
347 (Women: 122, Men: 225) |
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History |
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| Feb. 1967 |
Established as Kimura Electronics Sales INC. (Private) |
| Jul. 1969 |
Established ELCO CO.,LTD. by dissolution of Kimura Electronics Sales INC. |
| Jul. 1973 |
Head Office and Factory completed at 1-6-43, Kamiakae-machi, Toyama 930-0816, Japan. |
| Jan. 1979 |
Introduced QC circle activities. |
| May. 1982 |
Introduced TQC (Now changed to TQM) |
| Apr. 1983 |
Pointed as Rationalized Minor Enterprises the Model Factory in Toyama |
| Jun. |
Introduced Policy Management (Long term policy, fixing annual policy) |
| Mar. 1984 |
Received Commendation as the excellent minor enterprise from the government. |
| Apr. 1986 |
Received Minor Enterprises Study Center prize. |
| Mar. 1988 |
Toyota Production System introduce. |
| Mar. 1989 |
Tateyama Factory completed. |
| May. 1990 |
Established COSEL U.S.A. INC. (Former U.S.ELCO INC.) |
| Apr. 1992 |
Changed company name to COSEL CO.,LTD. from ELCO CO.,LTD. at the same time, V.I. (Visual Integration) was introduced. |
| Jun. 1993 |
Acquired ISO9001 |
| Feb. 1994 |
Set a representative in Europe |
| Dec. |
Company stock opened to the public at counter of Japan securities company association. Capital increased to 2,055 million Yen |
| May. 1995 |
Set a representative in Hong Kong |
| Apr. 1996 |
Introduced TPM (Total Plant Maintenance) |
| Jun. 1997 |
Established COSEL EUROPE GmbH |
| Apr. 1998 |
Established COSEL ASIA LTD. |
| Dec. 1999 |
Acquired ISO14001 |
| May. 2000 |
Shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |