HISTORY
1950 | Founder initiated a private business in the Fujie-cho in Ogaki city, Gifu, Japan |
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1959 | Company formally established with a working capital of ¥3.5 million; Tokyo sales office opened |
1960 | Headquarters moved to a new facility in the Michizuka-cho in Ogaki city to accommodate growth |
1967 | Cotton-spinning factory purchased in the Tsurumi-cho in Ogaki city to accommodate growth; Headquarters moved |
1973 | To accommodate growth, two-story steel-frame conveyor belt system constracted, 1503㎡ distribution centerconstracted and a rotaly press from the West German company Schon installed |
Working capital increased to ¥18 million | |
Constraction of three-story reinforced concrete headquaters building completed (685㎡) | |
1974 | Small-system computers from Burroughs Corporation implemented to improve efficiency |
1976 | Working capital increased to ¥27 million |
Two-story reinforced steel factory (2247㎡) contracted to accommodate growth | |
1982 | Two-story reinforced steel design center (470㎡) constracted to accommodate growth |
1983 | Contract established to use Snoopy in product design |
1984 | Distribution plant and centralized picking area expanded, driven roller conveyer added, vertilator connected to increase efficiency |
1985 | Two computerized cloth spreading machines implemented |
TSS (Toyota Sewing Systems) sewing machines implemented | |
Model A-3 Burroughs Corporation computers implemented | |
1986 | Lectra Corporation (France) CAD implemented |
Lectra Corporation (France) CAM, laser cutter, knife cutter implemented | |
1989 | Working capital increased to ¥40.5 million; Headquarters office expanded to accommodate growth |
1990 | Sapporo sales office opened |
1991 | Model A-6 Unisys Corporation (Japan) computers implemented; Headquarters and Tokyo sales office linked online |
1992 | Jun Corporation graphic design system 4D-boxEPO implemented |
Marketing of BonVacance leisure items began | |
1993 | Fukuoka sales office opened |
Contract established to use Walt Disney in product design | |
1995 | Distribution center expanded |
1999 | Contract established with Nihon Hallmark K.K. |
New accounting system implemented; in-house LAN established | |
2001 | Headquarters distribution warehouse renovated to accommodate growth |
2002 | Contract established with Major League (IMG Tokyo) |
2005 | ISO9001 obtained |
2006 | Chinese subsidiary BONFORM HANGZHOU Co., Ltd. established |
2007 | New headquarters constracted in and moved to Ampachi-cho ,Ampachi-gun, Gifu, Japan |
Barcode distribution picking system developed and implemented | |
2008 | Company name changed to Bonform Co., Ltd. |
2010 | ISO14001 obtained |
2012 | BCP operation start |
2013 | Two-story reinforced distribution warehouse (1650㎡) in headquarters site constracted to accommodate growth |
Contract established with Football Brands (IMG Tokyo) | |
2014 | GOM GmbH(Germany) 3 dimensional shape measurement system implemented |
2015 | Lectra Corporation (France) Design Concept Auto implemented |
2016 | Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun Automotive supplies grand prize accessory category prize awarded |
2017 | ISO27001 obtained |
Car Goods Of The Year 2017 by Car Goods Magazine awarded Contract established with Universal Studios Licensing LLC Workplace building in headquarters site constracted to accommodate growth |
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2018 | Keyence digital microscope implemented |
Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun’s Automotive supplies grand prize for Ideas category awarded | |
2020 | Cumulative sales of seat covers reached 17,000,000 Cumulative sales of car floor mats reached 48,000,000 |
2021 | Safe antibacterial New car supplies sales |