Company Profile
| Company Name | Nitori Furniture Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 |
| Established | August 13, 1965 |
| Leadership | President: Shigehito Matsukura Director: Akio Nitori Director: Yuichi Kazeharu |
| Employee count | All groups about 5,000 (as of December 2018) |
| Capital | 459.6 million yen |
| Business | Import and sales of furniture Supply raw materials and export sales of furniture Technical assistance on manufacturing of furniture |
| Headquarters | 3-6-20 Kamiya Kita-ku Tokyo, Japan 115-0043 |
| Group companies | Nitori furniture Vietnam EPE (employee count ~5,000, Hanoi City) |
History
| 1947 | Founded |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Changed its name to Matsukura Furniture Co. Ltd. |
| 1960 | Established Marumitsu Woodwork Co. Ltd. (with a capital of 4 million yen) |
| 1973 | Transferred to Higashikawa Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido (built a new factory 2,200m2)) |
| 1974 | Added 10 million yen in capital |
| 1981 | Invited the consultant names Shizuo Yoshida as a technical advisor in order to introduce Toyota's manufacturing methods into furniture creation. |
| 1984 | Operated with a high-mix low-volume production structure |
| 1986 | Started importing materials from Taiwan, US, Malaysia and Korea Started framework development due to business alliance with the Taiwan company Business alliance with Nitori Co. Ltd |
| 1987 | Business alliance with the Korean company Increased capital to 84.6 million yen Construction of headquarter showroom and office |
| 1988 | Changed company name to Marumitsu Co. Ltd. Framework development and procurement for NIES, promoted raw material procurement from the US |
| 1989 | Succeeded the business foundation of Yamaguchi Crafts Co., Ltd. (Kamikawa-gun Higashikawa-cho) Introduced the plane electrostatic auto-coating machine Increased capital to 184.6 million yen |
| 1992 | Started parts production through business alliances in Thailand and China Assembly and commercialization from the second factory in Asahikawa Started procurement of wood materials from China |
| 1994 | Founded PT.MARUMITSU INDONESIA (Marumitsu Co. Ltd Indonesia) in Medan city Stopped parts production in Thailand and China due to the above |
| 1995 | Started importing finished products from the Indonesia factory |
| 1998 | Closed the factory located in Kamikawa-gun Higashikawa-cho |
| 2000 | Converted Nitori Co., Ltd into a wholly owned subsidiary |
| 2003 | Increased capital to 459.6 million yen Donated 300 million rupiah through the Indonesian Red Cross foundation for the muddy stream calamity (natural calamity) in Bukit Lawang |
| 2004 | Founded MARUMITSI VIETNAM EPE (Marumitsu Co. Ltd. Vietnam) in Hanoi city |
| 2005 | Started construction of the Vietnam factory Donated 100 million rupiah through the Indonesian Red Cross foundation (Sumatra earthquake) Nitori group donated 2 million yen of relief funds to Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla Started production in the Vietnam factory |
| 2009 | Started a 2-shift system in the Vietnam factory |
| 2011 | Moved headquarter office Changed company name to Nitori Furniture Co. Ltd. Started a 2-shift system in the Indonesia factory |
| 2017 | Stoped operation in the Indonesia factory |
Introduction to our overseas location
The Vietnam factory is located several tens of minutes away from Hanoi in Kwanmin industrial park in Merin and exceeds 48,000 square meters. (average temperature of 23.5 degrees with 83% humidity) The average age of the employees is around 20 years old. During the earlier days, it is occupied by approximately 90% of female employees in their 20s. There are 5,000 employees lining up in front of the factory during rush hour every morning. It is also very busy during meal hours as everyone does it all at the same time. There is also a fully furnished employee resident available for Japanese employees within Hanoi, which made a comfortable working environment.
- Company Name : NITORI FURNITURE VIETNAM EPE
- Location : Quang Minh Industrial Zone,Me Linh Dist,Hanoi,socialist Repubric of Vietnam
- Establishment Date : October 21, 2003
- Capital : US$5,000,000
- On-site employee count : about 5,000 (as of December 2018)
- Japanese staff : 15
History
| February 2004 | Factory construction |
|---|---|
| September 2004 | Operations with about 100 employees |
| January 2005 | First container export |
| December 2006 | First surplus |
| April 2008 | Performance Excellent Company commendation (Vinh Phuc Province) |
| April 2008 | Warehouse expansion |
| September 2009 | Started a 2-shift system in the Vietnam factory |
| June 2011 | Changed company name to Nitori Furniture Vietnam EPE |
Vietnam factory photo gallery
