Corporate History

Feb, 1962 Original corporate establishment as Yusei Kikou Co., Ltd. Established( headquartered in Osaka) w/ capital of 1.5 million yen
Mar, 1968 Corporate name changed to Sumisho Kiki Hanbai Co., Ltd.
Apr, 1968 Increase in capital to 30 million yen
Nov, 1968 Opening of Tokyo Branch Office( Current headquarters)
Dec, 1968 Increase in capital to 50 million yen
Aug, 1973 Corporate name changed to Sumisho Kiden Hanbai Co., Ltd.
Apr, 1977 Merger with Sumisho Kenki Hanbai Service Co., Ltd. and increase in capital to 60 million yen
Oct, 1980 Increase in capital to 100 million yen
Oct, 1981 Increase in capital to 300 million yen
Oct, 1983 Increase in capital to 450 million yen
Oct, 1993 Established Sumisho Machinex Kyushu Co., Ltd.
Apr, 1994 Established Sumisho Machinex Chubu Co., Ltd.
Transferred Nagoya Branch business to new company
Jan, 1995 Established Sumisho Machinex Hokkaido Co., Ltd.
Apr, 1995 Transferred Hokkaido Branch business ot new company
Apr, 1997 Transferred Osaka Branch, Tohoku Branch, Kobe Branch businesses to the above new companies Corporate name changed to Sumisho Machinex Co., Ltd.
Apr, 2004 Sumisho Machinex Chubu Co., Ltd. changed corporate name to Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Chubu Co., Ltd.
Sumisho Machinex Kansai Co., Ltd. and Sumisho Machinex Kobe Co., Ltd. merged and changed corporate name to Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Kansai Co., Ltd.
May, 2004 Corporate headquarters moved to Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo & corporate name changed to Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Co.,Ltd.
Apr, 2009 Merger with Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Kansai Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Chubu Co., Ltd. and increase in capital to 1.165 billion yen.
Oct, 2018 Corporate headquaters moved to Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku
Jul, 2019 Increase in capital to 5.3 billion yen