Company Profile
1935-1989
The Showa Era
- 1935
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Apr.Founder Masukichi Okabe opened a private store in Nippori, Tokyo, specializing in the sale of fittings and valves.
- 1946
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Jan.Relocated the Head Office to Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
- 1955
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Jun.Incorporated as Okabe Valve Co., Ltd. (Capital: 5 million yen).
- 1965
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Apr.Opened Chiba Sales Office in Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.
- 1966
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Jun.Opened Matsudo Sales Office in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture.
- 1972
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Oct.Opened Saitama Sales Office in Onaricho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.
- 1973
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Jun.Opened Kashima Sales Office in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Sep.Increased capital to 20 million yen.
- 1975
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Aug.Increased capital to 40 million yen.
- 1976
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Jan.Hachiro Okabe appointed as President and Representative Director.
- 1977
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May.Opened Sumida Sales Office in Midori, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
Jul.Opened Yokosuka Sales Office in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- 1978
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May.Opened Tochigi Sales Office in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.
- 1979
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May.Opened Sagami Sales Office in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- 1980
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May.Increased capital to 80 million yen.
- 1981
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Nov.Increased capital to 140 million yen.
- 1982
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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
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Nov.Opened Ichikawa Sales Office within the Ichikawa Distribution Center.
1989-2019
The Heisei Era
- 1989
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May.Established Sales Department 3 at the Head Office.
- 1990
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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
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Feb.Yokosuka Sales Office moved to a newly built facility.
Oct.Organized 60th Anniversary appreciation trips for business partners (Australia, Hawaii, Guam, etc.).
- 1996
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Sep.Core logistics system at Ichikawa Distribution Center began full operation.
- 1997
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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
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May.Opened Yokohama Sales Office in Nishi-ku, Yokohama City.
- 2002
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Dec.Tochigi Sales Office moved to Hiraide Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City.
- 2004
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May.Established Sales Department 5 at the Head Office.
Aug.Matsudo Sales Office moved to Nagareyama City and renamed Tokatsu Sales Office.
- 2006
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May.Acquired ISO 9001:2000 certification.
- 2007
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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
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Oct.Opened Odawara Sales Office in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- 2009
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Feb.Opened the Nishi-Tokyo Sales Office in Musashimurayama City, Tokyo.
- 2011
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Mar.Kashima Sales Office moved to a newly built facility in Kamisu 4-chome.
- 2013
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Nov.Opened Tsukuba Sales Office in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- 2014
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Apr.Sagami Sales Office moved to a newly built facility in Shinomiya, Hiratsuka City.
- 2015
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Sep.Established Okabe Processing Center Co., Ltd. as an affiliated company.
- 2016
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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
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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
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Aug.Ken Okabe appointed as President and Representative Director.
2019-
The Reiwa Era
- 2019
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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
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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
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MayRenamed Business Management Dept. to Business Promotion Dept. and expanded its functions.
Certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation (Silver Certification). - 2023
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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
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MayEstablished Internal Audit Office to strengthen governance and internal systems.
Established Kanagawa Estimation Section. - 2025
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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
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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.