History

1956. Apr


Steel Department made an independent subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. and named Hitachi Metal Industries, Ltd.


1964. Oct


Sales of Access Floor systems marketed.


1972. Apr


Hitachi Chain, Ltd. that sold Chains manufactured by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. established with capital of 30 million yen and six offices.


1974. Apr


Sales of HIBASE marketed.


1978. Mar


Hitachi Chain, Ltd. licensed by the Minister of Construction as a machinery installation business.


1984. July


Building Equipment Center established in the Hitachi Metals, Ltd. Marketing Headquarters.


1985, Jun


HIBASE Method assessed by the Building Center of Japan.


1986. Oct


Hitachi Maxco, Ltd. (U.S.A.) established.


1987. Apr


Established with capital of 200 million yen by merging Hitachi Chain, Ltd. and the Building Equipment Center of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and Tohoku Sales Office opened in Senadi-shi.


1987. Sep


Licensed by the Minister of Construction as an interior finishing work business.


1989. Apr


Hokuriku Liaison Office opened in Toyama-shi.


1989. Oct


Hitachi Sales Office opened in Hitachi-shi and Kanto Sales Office opened in Takasaki-shi.


1990. Mar


Osaka Sales Office renamed the Kansai Sales Branch.


1990. Apr


Capital increased to 500 million yen.


1990 Sep


Construction Department established and construction business got off to a full-scale start.


1990. Oct


Transferred the Access Floor installation business from Hitachi Metals, Ltd.


1991. Jun


Licensed by the Minister of Construction as a construction business, steel structure manufacturing business, and stonemasonry business.


1991. Oct


Japanese name changed to Hitachi kizai.


1991. Dec


Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (capital increased to 3.38 billion yen).


1992. Apr


Hokuriku Liaison Office transfered from Toyama-shi to Kanazawa-shi.


1992. Sep


Cosmo sprocket Ltd. established.


1993. Aug


Technical Department and Research Division established. Nagoya Sales Office renamed Chubu Sales Branch.


1994. Mar


Transfered the manufacturing right of the Chain and Access Floor from Hitachi Metals, Ltd.


1994. Apr


Kanto Works established in Kumagaya-shi. Manufacture of Chain and Access Floor began.


1994. Oct


Shanghai Hitachi Metals Techno, Ltd. (Currently consolidated subsidiary company) is established with a 55% investment and then the production and sale of sprocket are started.


1995. Jan


First issue of unsecured convertible bonds (total amount issued: 4 billion yen).


1995. July


Hitachi Maxco, Ltd. (Currently consolidated subsidiary company) established Maxcess Technologies, Inc. (U.S.A.) and Maxcess Technologies Inc. (Canada) with each 51% investment and then the production and sales of Access Floor is started in U.S.A. and Canada.


1997. Mar


Transfered the Expansion Tank manufacturing business from Hitachi Metals, Ltd.


1997. Apr


Kuwana Works opened in Kuwana-shi .


1999. July


Hitachi Maxco, Ltd. made Maxcess Technologies, Inc. (U.S.A.) and Maxcess Technologies Inc. (Canada) into a wholly-owned subsidiary.


1999. Aug


Made Shanghai Hitachi Metals Techno, Ltd. (China) into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Minimum share trading unit reduced from 1,000 shares to 500 shares.


1999. Oct


Katou Works qualified ISO 9001 certification for quality.


1999. Dec


Cosmo sprocket Ltd. dissolved. Absorbed the Sprocket Wheel business from Cosmo sprocket Ltd.


2000. Dec


Kanto Works qualified ISO 14001 certification for environmental performance.


2001. Apr


Maxess Technologies,Inc. (U.S.A.) obtained 26% of the stock of Sun Maxcess, LLC, and made into a subsidiary.


2002. Feb


Expansion Tank manufacturing business transferred to Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and Kuwana works closed.


2002. Oct


Kyushu Sales Office renamed Kyushu Sales Branch.


2003. Mar


The Access Floor production department of Maxcess Technologies, Inc.(U.S.A.) closed and the sales department of it is alienated to Sun Maxcess, LLC. In business. Subsequently, the company name of it is changed to liquidation company Maxcess Resources, Inc., which implements the procedure of dissolving it. Sun Maxcess, LLC. Renamed Maxcess Technologies, LLC.


2003. Aug


Hitachi Sales Office closed.


2004. Mar


The liquidation of Maxcess Resources, Inc. is finished.


2004. Apr


Maxcess Techologies, LLC. renamed Maxcess Technologies, Inc. (U.S.A.)


2007. Mar


Maxess Technologies, Inc. (U.S.A.) is dissolved.
All the stocks of Maxess Techonologies Inc. (Canada) are alienated.


2009. Apr


Hokuriku Liaison Office renamed Hokuriku Sales Office.


2009. July


Shanghai Hitachi Metals Techno, Ltd. (China) dissolved and Shanghai Representative Office opened.


2010. July


Merger with the Building Equipment sales business of Hitachi Metals Admet, Ltd. and Niigata Liaison office opened in Niigata-shi.

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