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Outline

Company: Endo Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.
Founded: November,1950
CEO: Kenji Kobayashi, president and representative director
Capital: JPY 1,241.78 million
Business description: Manufacture and sale of golf club heads, stainless products forged components for automobiles and other markets.
(Consolidated accounts)
Sales: JPY 13,361 million (End March 2010)
Ordinary profit: JPY 456 million (End March 2010)
Net profit: JPY △288 million (End March 2010)
Employees: 215 (3,038 in Endo group) * As of March 2010
Subsidiaries:

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  • - About 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tokyo via JR Joetsu Bullet Train
  • - About 40 minutes from Niigata via Maki-Katahigashi Interchange on Hokuriku Expressway
  • - About 10 minutes by taxi from Tsubame Sanjo Station on JR Joetsu Bullet Train line
  • Plant Layout

History & Milestones

November 1950 Founded at current site with the productions of screwdrivers for sewing machine assembly in Tsubame-shi, Niigata. Established joint stock company Endo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with the infusion of JPY 2.40 million in capital.
February 1956 Began in-house production of die.
April 1957 Started kitchenware business (production ceased in 1993).
April 1959 Started Western tableware and houseware business (production of Western tableware ceased in 1977).
October 1966 Head quarters plant newly constructed and expanded for expansion product (Tsubame-shi, Niigata).
May 1968 Started golf product business, productions and sales of golf club heads.
February 1975 Acquired stock of forging company Kyoutan Co., Ltd. and continued running its business.
February 1977 Established Epon Golf Co., Ltd. as subsidiary for sales golf club and stores (Tsubame-shi, Niigata).
November 1984 Reorganized Golf business, Stainless business. Precision instrument business (Precision instrument business ceased in 1996).
April 1989 Established Endo Thai Co., Ltd. in Bangkok-city,Thailand for expansion golf business productions.
May 1990 Endo Thai Co., Ltd. Latkrabang plant (Eagle plant at present) in Bangkok, Thailand.completed and started productions of iron head.
June Stainless second plant newly constructed adjacent to Head quarters.
May 1992 Established Endo Stainless Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Chachoengsao, Thailand for expansion stainless steel productions.
September Exclusive die plant newly constructed adjacent to Head quarters.
May 1993 Endo Stainless Steel plant completed and started productions.
July Second plant and Forging plant newly constructed in conjunction with expansion of golf business.
December 1994 Endo Thai Co., Ltd. Gateway plant newly constructed (Chachoengsao Thailand, closed because of moving in 2003) started productions of metal wood head.
April 1995 Ceased precision instrument business, reorganized golf business and stainless business.
April 1996 Affiliate Kyoutan Co., Ltd. established Endo Forging (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Chachoengsao, Thailand.
November Completed Endo Forging (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and started productions.
December 1997 Endo Forging (Thailand) Co., Ltd. expanded (2nd phase construction) for productions die in Thailand.
April 1998 Stainless business aquired qualification 「ISO9001」 (but returned the 「ISO9001」 December 2003 because of stop relative productions and moving to Thailand).
March 1999 Got all stocks of Kyoutan Co., Ltd. and made it subsidiary.
July Abolished the business system and innovated the management system.
April 2000 Takeovered Kyoutan Co., Ltd.
September Extended forging plant because of golf business expantion.
December Endo Forging (Thailand) Co., Ltd. expanded plant because of forging business expantion.
October 2001 Endo Thai Co., Ltd. Latkrabang plant(Eagle plant at present) constructed new machining plant.
April 2002 Started productions and sales of metal sleeves (ultra-thin stainless steel sleeves).
March 2003 Listed on the Japan Securities Dealers Association.
September Closed the Endo Thai Co., Ltd. Gateway plant and built a new Stork plant on land adjacent to the Eagle plant (plant formerly called Latkrabang plant).
December 2004 With drew over-the-counter issues from the Japan Securities Dealers Association and went public on the JASDAQ exchange.
March 2006 Epon Golf Co., Ltd. remodeled a plant on the Head quarters property and moved into it.
August 2007 Established Endo Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Hanoi, Vietnam for expansion stainless steel productions.
June 2009 Constructed new forged golf club production plant in Endo Forging(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. for shift the process of manufacturing forging and die.
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