Company Profile

1935-1989

1935-1989

The Showa Era

1935

Apr.Founder Masukichi Okabe opened a private store in Nippori, Tokyo, specializing in the sale of fittings and valves.

1946

Jan.Relocated the Head Office to Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

1955

Jun.Incorporated as Okabe Valve Co., Ltd. (Capital: 5 million yen).

1965

Apr.Opened Chiba Sales Office in Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.

1966

Jun.Opened Matsudo Sales Office in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture.

1972

Oct.Opened Saitama Sales Office in Onaricho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.

1973

Jun.Opened Kashima Sales Office in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Sep.Increased capital to 20 million yen.

1975

Aug.Increased capital to 40 million yen.

1976

Jan.Hachiro Okabe appointed as President and Representative Director.

1977

May.Opened Sumida Sales Office in Midori, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

Jul.Opened Yokosuka Sales Office in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

1978

May.Opened Tochigi Sales Office in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.

1979

May.Opened Sagami Sales Office in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

1980

May.Increased capital to 80 million yen.

1981

Nov.Increased capital to 140 million yen.

1982

Aug.Opened Ichikawa Distribution Center in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture.

Oct.Relocated Head Office to Sumida-ku, Tokyo, and established Sales Departments 1 and 2.

1988

Nov.Opened Ichikawa Sales Office within the Ichikawa Distribution Center.

1989-2019

1989-2019

The Heisei Era

1989

May.Established Sales Department 3 at the Head Office.

1990

Feb.Held the 55th Anniversary Celebration at Hotel New Otani.

Apr.Organized a 55th Anniversary employee trip to Guam.

Oct.Organized 55th Anniversary appreciation trips for business partners (Hawaii, Bangkok, etc.).

1995

Feb.Yokosuka Sales Office moved to a newly built facility.

Oct.Organized 60th Anniversary appreciation trips for business partners (Australia, Hawaii, Guam, etc.).

1996

Sep.Core logistics system at Ichikawa Distribution Center began full operation.

1997

Mar.Saitama Sales Office moved to a newly built facility in Ishidamachi, Kawagoe City.

Aug.Established Sales Department 4 at the Head Office.

Oct.Completion of the new Head Office building.

2001

May.Opened Yokohama Sales Office in Nishi-ku, Yokohama City.

2002

Dec.Tochigi Sales Office moved to Hiraide Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City.

2004

May.Established Sales Department 5 at the Head Office.

Aug.Matsudo Sales Office moved to Nagareyama City and renamed Tokatsu Sales Office.

2006

May.Acquired ISO 9001:2000 certification.

2007

Jun.Opened Kanagawa Sales Office in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Nov.Opened the Saitama Chuo Sales Office in Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

2008

Oct.Opened Odawara Sales Office in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

2009

Feb.Opened the Nishi-Tokyo Sales Office in Musashimurayama City, Tokyo.

2011

Mar.Kashima Sales Office moved to a newly built facility in Kamisu 4-chome.

2013

Nov.Opened Tsukuba Sales Office in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

2014

Apr.Sagami Sales Office moved to a newly built facility in Shinomiya, Hiratsuka City.

2015

Sep.Established Okabe Processing Center Co., Ltd. as an affiliated company.

2016

May.Welcomed NAKATOMI CO., LTD. as an affiliated company.
Upgraded the Yokohama Sales Office to the Yokohama Branch.
Renamed the Sagami Sales Office to the Shonan Sales Office.
Renamed the Kanagawa Sales Office to the Sagamihara Sales Office.
Renamed the Saitama Sales Office to the Kawagoe Sales Office.
Opened the Tokorozawa Sales Office in Izumi-cho, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.

2017

Jan.Grand reopening of the relocated Yokohama Branch.

Sep.Relocated several processing and sales facilities to Matsudo City.

Oct.Nagareyama Kizai Co., Ltd. joined the group.

2018

Aug.Ken Okabe appointed as President and Representative Director.

2019-

2019-

The Reiwa Era

2019

MayEstablished Business Management Dept.
Established Product Management Dept.
Established Purchasing Dept.

Aug.Chohachiro Okabe retired as Chairman of Okabe Valve Co., Ltd. and was appointed as Corporate Advisor.

Nov.Established Kawasaki Distribution Center, Kawasaki Sales Office, and Nakatomi Co., Ltd. Kawasaki Sales Office in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa.

2020

MayEstablished Corporate Planning Office.
Established Logistics Division.
Reorganized Product Dept. by integrating Purchasing Dept. and Product Management Dept.

Nov.Relocated Nakatomi Co., Ltd. headquarters to Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

2021

MayRenamed Business Management Dept. to Business Promotion Dept. and expanded its functions.
Certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation (Silver Certification).

2023

MayEstablished Estimation Section.
Renewed the personnel system and reviewed the evaluation system.
Integrated the Ishioka Plant of Okabe Processing Center Co., Ltd. into the Matsudo Plant.

2024

MayEstablished Internal Audit Office to strengthen governance and internal systems.
Established Kanagawa Estimation Section.

2025

MayEstablished Sales Strategy Office.
Integrated Tokorozawa Sales Office into West Tokyo Sales Office and relocated to Mitsufuji, Musashimurayama-shi.

Nov.Relocated Nakatomi Co., Ltd. headquarters to the same building as Okabe Valve Co., Ltd. headquarters.

2026

Mar.Certified under the 2026 Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (Large Enterprise Category).

MayReorganized the Housing Equipment Section of Yokohama Branch and established Environmental Life Solution Dept.

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