Kanematsu Engineering Co., Ltd. established; started manufacturing and sales of environmental maintenance equipment.

Developed powerful vacuum suction trucks and began mounting them on vehicle bodies.

Opened Osaka Office in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture.

Opened Tokyo Sales Office in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Opened Fukuoka Sales Office in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City.

Developed high-pressure flusher trucks and began sales.

Relocated head office and factory to Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture.

Opened Nagoya Branch Office in Nishi-ku, Nagoya City.

Opened Sendai Branch Office in Taihaku-ku, Sendai City.

Constructed Myoken Plant inside Techno Kochi Industrial Park in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture.

Opened Hiroshima Branch Office in Ono-cho, Saeki District, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Renamed various sales offices and branch offices to regional branches and sales offices, respectively.

Made affiliate Kochi Yoko Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Opened Shikoku Branch in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture.

Opened Technology Center in Techno Kochi Industrial Park in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture.

Merged Hiroshima Sales Office and Shikoku Branch, establishing Chushikoku Branch in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Listed on the Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange.

Opened Technology Research Laboratory at Head Office.

Developed cleaning trucks for building maintenance and started sales.

Absorbed and merged Kochi Yoko Co., Ltd.

Acquired Head Office Nishi Plant in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture.

Acquired Takimoto Yard in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture.

Newly constructed Painting Plant within Head Office Nishi Plant.

Merged Sendai Sales Office and Chitose Sales Office, establishing Tohoku & Hokkaido Branch in Taihaku-ku, Sendai City.

Concluded a "Technical Transfer Agreement" for vacuum trucks and high-pressure flusher trucks with Chongqing Naide Shanhua Special Vehicle Co., Ltd. (China).

Developed microwave extraction apparatus and started sales.

Relocated Chitose Sales Office and opened Sapporo Sales Office in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo City.

Microwave extraction apparatus received the "10th New Machine Promotion Award, Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Chairman's Award".

Renovated part of Head Office Plant into a research building centered on microwave extraction apparatus.

Re-designated to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to stock market integration.

Developed and launched sales of REMOVER 3000, Japan's first road sweeper for decontamination work.

Relocated Nagoya Branch to Kita-ku, Nagoya City.

Newly constructed a completed vehicle storage warehouse at "Takimoto Yard" in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture, and renamed it "Takimoto Base".

Opened e-Center in Techno Kochi Industrial Park in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture.

Relocated Myoken Plant in Nankoku City to Techno Base in Kochi Chuo Industrial Park, Kochi City.

50th Anniversary of Establishment

Transferred from the Second Section to the Standard Market following the revision of Tokyo Stock Exchange market segments.

Microwave vacuum drying apparatus won the Grand Prize at the 27th Shikoku Industrial Technology Awards.

Relocated Tohoku & Hokkaido Branch to Nagamachi, Taihaku-ku, Sendai City.