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HISTORY

History of Toyota Shigyo

Toyota Shigyo Co., Ltd. has been highly evaluated by many customers in the textile industry due to its processing technology that only we can do from many years of experience, and now we are receiving requests not only from the textile industry but also from various customers. 

History of Toyota Shigyo

1953 (May 20, 1953) Rinzo Toyota establishes Toyota Shoji in Semba, Osaka as a manufacturer and seller of shirts and men's clothing under its own brand "Himalayan Lion".

1959 (Showa 34) Following Toyota Shoji, Toyota Shigyo was established in Hirano-ku, Osaka as a sewing thread manufacturing factory.

1975 (Showa 50) Started gas Singeing prosess with the introduction of a Gas Singeing machine

1976 (May 1, 1976) Toyota Shoji and Toyota Shigyo merged and the company name was changed to Toyota Shigyo

1988 (Showa 63) Introduced a high-speed Gas Singeing machine

1998 (Heisei 10) Moved the factory to Kanan-cho, Minamikawachi-gun

         Taking advantage of the relocation, scaled down sewing machine thread production and focused on Gas                             Singeing prosess

1999 (March 25, 1999) Koji Toyota takes office as Representative Director

2000 (Heisei 12) Introduced a vacuum steam set machine

2013 (Heisei 25) Jointly developed a Gas Singeing winder machine with the 2013 manufacturing subsidy

2016 (Heisei 28) Introduced yarn twisting machine

2016 (Heisei 28) Head office relocated to Kanan-cho, Minamikawachi-gun

2021 (March 25, 2021) Koji Toyota appointed as Senior Advisor

                                    Seiichiro Toyota appointed as Representative Director

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The first president, Rinzo Toyota, and the men's clothing store "Toyota Shoji"

1980s Hirano factory era

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