Kodai employees are young, with an average age of 37, so it is a very active company. Employees always focus on careful manufacturing and providing reliable products. Kodai is a small company, but we are unique and have a bright future ahead of us.
Overview
| Trade Name | KODAI CO., LTD. |
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| Buisiness | Manufacture and sale of timber products for the home. |
| Locations | 68-1, Motomiya Aza Sakutadai, Motomiya-shi, Fukushima-ken, 969-1111, Japan（Map） |
| Tel | +81-243-33-5381 |
| Fax | +81-243-33-6780 |
| kodai-world@kodaimokuty.co.jp | |
| Establishment | May 1, 1972 |
| Directors | Masaaki Nemoto (Predident CEO) |
| Setsuko Yamanaka (Director) | |
| Miwa Nemoto (Director) | |
| Hiroshi Yamanaka (Part-time auditor) | |
| Banks | Japan Finance Corporation, Fukushima Branch |
| Fukushima Bank, Ltd. Motomiya Branch | |
| Toho Bank, Ltd, Motomiya Branch | |
| Capital | 10,000,000Yen |
History
Kodai was established in May 1972 by Mr. Shoji Nemoto. Kodai is a small company, but we have been continuously expanding little by little since our inception. We embody a spirit of “contribution”, which is our corporate philosophy to provide products with the highest levels of customer satisfaction. Our motto is to contribute to society in five major areas; “contribute to people, suppliers, the community and the planet”.
| May 1972 | Founder, Shoji Nemoto, set up head office at Takagi Takinoiri, Motomiya-machi, Adachi-gun Established Kodai Sangyo Ltd, with capital of 2,800,000 yen. |
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| Sept. 1974 | Added new factory at 7 Takagi Takinoiri, Motomiyamachi. |
| Dec. 1977 | Added two new floors to factory at 7 Takagi Takinoiri, Motomiya-machi due to business expansion. |
| Feb. 1982 | Added new paint shop adjacent to head office warehouse facilities. |
| Mar. 1983 | Added new material stockyard with area of approx. 1,983㎡ at 44 Takagidaigaku, Motomiya-machi |
| Nov. 1985 | Built new factory with area of approx. 3,966㎡ at 66-1 Sakutadai, Motomiyamachi and relocated factory premises. |
| Dec. 1985 | Converted former factory at 7 Takagi Takinoiri, Motomiyamachi into new product warehouse facility and distribution center. |
| Aug. 1995 | Masaaki Nemoto appointed to Representative Director. Founder, Shoji Nemoto, appointed to Chairman. |
| Aug. 1996 | Commenced outsourced production to Helong, Jilin Province, China. |
| Sept. 1996 | Opened new distribution center at Marui-exp Co, Ltd. in Oyama. |
| Aug. 2000 | Opened local resident office in Longjing, Jilin Province, China. |
| May 2004 | Added new undercover storage facility for dry materials to Sakutadai factory. |
| June 2005 | Received authorization under Act on Supporting Business Innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises. |
| May 2006 | Received CoC certification under the FSC Forestry Accreditation System. |
| Celebrated 35th anniversary. | |
| Feb. 2007 | Changed name to Kodai Sangyo Co, Ltd. |
| Mar. 2007 | Completed new 3-storey warehouse/office facility in an attempt to integrate warehousing and distribution facilities. |
| Feb. 2008 | Received 2007 Chairman’s Award for excellence in workplace health and safety from the Koriyama Labor Standards Association. |
| May 2008 | Received the Tohoku IT Business Practice Best Model Award. |
| May 2009 | Introduction of Kodai Sangyo’s “Mokuty System” that integrates production management and sales management. |
| Nov. 2009 | Commenced fullscale operation of Mokuty System to integrate sales and production management systems. |
| Added new Yasaka NC dowel driving machine to bring the total number of dowel driving machines to two. | |
| Dec. 2009 | Received letter of commendation from Motomiya City for the donation of facilities and equipment. |
| Jan. 2010 | Capital increased to 10,000,000 yen. |
| Feb. 2010 | Received special award in the Material Flow/Accounting Division from the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry. |
| Established new dedicated paint shop in Aotahanakake, Motomiya-shi. | |
| Nov. 2010 | Received Tohoku IT Business Practice Opinion Leader Award. |
| Received Award of Excellence for IT practices from the National Association of Trade Promotion for Small and Medium Enterprises. | |
| Mar. 2011 | On March 11, Head office factory and No. 2 factory damaged as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake. |
| Sept. 2011 | Conducted 40th anniversary commemoration project (presentation by marine adventurer, Kojiro Shiraishi). |
| Mar. 2015 | Installed a new bath mat production line. |
| May. 2015 | Installed a new laminated lumber production line. |
| Expanded a material storage. | |
| Feb. 2018 | Received an special prize from Fukushima Industry Award. |
| Oct. 2018 | “Hinokinopla” received the Good Design Award. |
| Nov. 2019 | Receive LIXIL award from reconstruction business contest in Tohoku region. |
| May. 2021 | 50th Anniversary. Change of the company name to KODAI CO., LTD. |