History

1933
August

Started Uchiyama Paint Shop.

1948
May

Established Uchiyama Genji Shoten Inc.

1960
December

Opened Suzuka Sales Office.

1961
December

Opened Toyokawa Sales Office.

1964
October

Opened Tokyo Sales Office.

1965
July

Headquarters building completed in Motohama-cho, Hamamatsu City.

1965
October

Completed construction of a warehouse for dangerous goods in Suzuka-city.

1966
December

Shifted Tokyo Sales Office to Sayama-city.

1969
September

Opened Toyama Sales Office.

1970
August

Completed construction of a warehouse for dangerous goods in Sayama-city.

1970
September

Completed construction of a warehouse for dangerous goods in Oyabe-city.

1976
December

Expanded a warehouse for dangerous goods in Sayama-city.

1978
August

Expanded a warehouse for dangerous goods in Suzuka-city.

1981
October

Opened Fukuroi Distribution Center with a warehouse for dangerous goods.

1984
September

Opened Kumamoto Sales Office.

1987
January

Opened Kameyama Distribution Center.

1990
June

Completed construction of a color-blending factory in Fukuroi site.

1992
August

Opened Hatoyama Distribution Center.

1993
June

Changed the company name to Uchigen Co., Ltd.

1998
November

Rebuilt a warehouse for dangerous goods in Oyabe-city.

2002
August

Transferred logistics function from Sayama warehouse to Hatoyama Distribution Center.

2003
March

Acquired ISO 14001 (Environment management system) certification.

2003
May

Completed construction of Kanto Color Center.

2004
March

Dispatched company staff as trainers to Guangzhou, China.

2006
August

Acquired ISO 9001 (Quality management system) certification.

2010
March

Toyama Sales Office closed.

2012
July

Established PT. Uchigen Indonesia.

2013
October

Newly opened a head office building at Saiwai, Hamamatsu-city.

2016
October

Established Uchigen MX S.A. de C.V.

2017
April

Launched robotics and e-commerce businesses as strategic initiatives.

2018
December

Completed construction of office buildings (robot bussiness, paint work) at Saiwai, Hamamatsu-city

2019
March

Agreed on a capital tie-up with Seibido Paint Shop, Co., Ltd.

2019
June

Agreed on a capital tie-up with NA Co., Ltd.

2023
April

Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd.
Toyota Sales Office opens in Toyota Office