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Since its foundation in 1881, Kimura Unity has grown and expanded its business field from container equipment and products to packaging, forwarding, vehicle maintenance, insurance, vehicle leasing, and information services.
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| January, 1881 |
Established the Kimura Container Manufacturing Shop in Naka-ku, Nagoya. |
| March, 1951 |
Established Kimura Manufacturing, which took over the container equipment and
product business from the privately owned Kimura Container Manufacturing Center. |
| May, 1958 |
Began the vehicle maintenance business. |
| November, 1958 |
Began the insurance agency business. |
| March, 1959 |
Began the packaging and forwarding businesses. |
| February, 1967 |
Began the traffic safety service business. |
| May, 1971 |
Began the information service business. |
| February, 1973 |
Began the vehicle leasing business. |
| October, 1973 |
Kimura Unity was founded. |
| April, 1976 |
Began the (used) car sales business. |
| November, 1990 |
Renamed the company Kimura Unity Co., Ltd. |
| April, 1991 |
Merged seven affiliated companies, including Kimura Unity Kimura Butsuryu Co., Ltd.
(Took over the container equipment and product, packaging, forwarding, vehicle leasing,
vehicle maintenance, traffic safety service, (used) car sales, insurance agency,
and information service businesses from these affiliated companies.)
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| March, 1995 |
Listed in the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| October, 1997 |
Opened "Auto Plaza Rabbit" in the city of Inazawa to begin the car accessory sales business. |
| December, 2000 |
Tied an overseas logistics business partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation. |
| October, 2001 |
Listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| November, 2001 |
Established a joint venture, TK Logistica do Brasil Ltda., in Brazil. |
| April, 2002 |
Established an affiliated company, Business People Co., Ltd.,
to begin the human resource service business. |
| May, 2002 |
Established an affiliated company, Kimura, Inc., in South Carolina, U.S.A. |
| December, 2002 |
Established a joint venture, TTK Logistics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in Thailand. |
| April, 2003 |
Integrated the forwarding business department into U-netrans Co., Ltd. |
| August, 2003 |
Affiliated Kimura Lease Services Co., Ltd. (former Suzuken Seibi Co., Ltd.). |
| June, 2004 |
Established a joint venture, TK Logistica de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., in Mexico. |
| January, 2005 |
Established an affiliated company, Tianjin Kimura Shinwa Logistics Co., Ltd.,
in Tianjin, China. |
| November, 2005 |
Established an affiliated company, Guangzhou Guangi Kimura Shinwa Store Co., Ltd.,
in Guangzhou, China. |
| January, 2006 |
Merged an affiliated company, Kimura Lease Service Co., Ltd. |
| September, 2006 |
Listed in the First Section of the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
| May, 2007 |
Opened the Osaka Regional Office in Osaka to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
| October, 2007 |
Opened the Hanshin Regional Office in Hyogo to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
| March, 2009 |
Guangzhou Guangqi Kimura Shinwa Store Co., Ltd. affiliated
Guangzhou Guangqi Toyotsu Logistics Equipments Co., Ltd. |
| August, 2009 |
Opened the Tajimi Regional Office in Gifu to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
| June, 2010 |
Opened the Aisai Regional Office in Aichi to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
| October, 2010 |
Opened the Ichikawa Regional Office in Chiba to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
| June, 2011 |
Opened the Yachiyo Regional Office in Chiba to begin the warehouse logistics business
of the Logistics Center. |
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