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History
| The History of KTC |
| 1950 |
Established at 38 Heijo-cho Minami-ku, Kyoto. KTC tools were adopted as on-board tools for Toyota automobiles. |
| 1951 |
Moved to 36 Karasuma-cho, Higashi-kujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto. Started the production and sale of tools for general marketing. |
| 1952 |
Moved to 15 Nishinokyo Nakaai-cho, Nakakyou-ku, Kyoto. Established a completely integrated system of production. |
| 1953 |
KTC tools were approved as superior class A automotive parts by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan. |
| 1956 |
KTC became the designated brand for the Defense Agency in Japan. |
| 1957 |
Purchased a site at 40 Shimotoba Osada-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. |
| 1958 |
KTC became the designated brand for Japan National Railways. |
| 1960 |
The Fushimi Plant partly came into operation. Started the first five-year rationalization plan. Established Kyoto Kiko Co., Ltd. at Oyamazaki-cho, Kyoto. |
| 1961 |
Concluded an export contract with the Fuller Tools of the USA. |
| 1964 |
The entire company moved to 40 Shimo-toba Osada-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Designated as a rationalization model factory for small and medium-sized enterprises (for seven terms continuously until 1977). |
| 1965 |
Completed the first five-year rationalization plan. |
| 1966 |
Started the second five-year rationalization plan. |
| 1967 |
Purchased a site at Kumiyama-cho, Kuse-gun, Kyoto. |
| 1968 |
The Kumiyama Plant partly came into operation. |
| 1969 |
Received the Safety Progress Award from the Labor Minister in Japan. |
| 1970 |
Completed the second five-year rationalization plan. Established Hokuriku KTC Tool Co., Ltd. at Hakui-shi, Ishikawa. |
| 1972 |
Approved as qualified class A supplier by the Defense Agency in Japan. Received the Superior Safety Award from the Labor Minister in Japan |
| 1973 |
Established KTC Sales Co., Ltd. |
| 1976 |
Received the Safety Contribution Award from the Prime Minister of Japan. Started a new 5-year rationalization plan. |
| 1979 |
All the production departments moved to the Kumiyama Plant. (excluding the surface treatment department) |
| 1980 |
Listed in the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Kyoto Securities Exchange. |
| 1981 |
Computerized the company's production management system. |
| 1983 |
Introduced the KTC production system. |
| 1984 |
KTC Sales Co., Ltd. was absorbed into KTC. Marketed Mirror Tools. Established Asahi Plaza at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi. |
| 1987 |
Advanced to the precision molded tool business. Moved and upgraded the Tokyo Office to the Tokyo Branch. Concluded a technical guidance agreement with MTM of Indonesia. |
| 1988 |
Completed the construction of a new precision molded tool plant. Moved the headquarters to Kumiyama-cho. |
| 1989 |
Hokuriku KTC Tool Co., Ltd. started participation in the precision casting industry. |
| 1992 |
Introduced total productive maintenance (TPM) activities. |
| 1994 |
Completed the construction of the second machinery plant Mirror Nepros Tools acquired official approval from the Suzuka International Racing Course. Established KTC Service Co., Ltd. |
| 1995 |
Marketed Mirror Nepros Tools. Opened Asahi Plaza Nagaokakyo Store at Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto. Moved and upgraded the Shikoku Satellite Office to the Shikoku District Office. Received TPM Class 1 Excellence Award. *1 Established Fuqing Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd., a joint corporation, in Fujian, China. |
| 1998 |
Established KTC Career Service Co., Ltd. Acquired ISO 9001 certification. *2 |
| 1999 |
Acquired ISO 14001 certification. *3 |
| 2000 |
Moved the surface treatment plant to Kumiyama. |
| 2001 |
Asahi Plaza at Nagaokakyo was absorbed into Asahi Plaza at Shimotoba. A customer consultation room was opened. Concluded a technical partner agreement with Toyota's F1 team. |
| 2002 |
Put 21st Century Tools on sale. Completed the construction of the KTC “MONOZUKURI” Museum. |
| 2003 |
Opened the KTC “MONOZUKURI” Museum to the public. Received the 16th Nikkei New Office Award. *4 Received the Nikkei New Office Promotion Award (Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Award). |
| 2004 |
Established Shanghai Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd., a joint corporation, in Shanghai, China. |
| 2005 |
Marketed the Digital Ratchet, an advanced digital torque ratchet wrench. |
The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) grants the TPM Excellence Award to enterprises that have promoted the modernization of plant maintenance, development of plant maintenance technologies, implementation of the 5S activities (sorting, set-in-order, sweeping, standardizing, and sustaining), streamlining of offices, and improvements to business structures, and attained great results in productivity, quality, and energy-saving performance. KTC was the first work tool manufacturer to receive the TPM Excellence Award. |
KTC received ISO 9001 certification on November 6, 1998 from the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA). ISO 9001 is the international standard certification for quality management systems. The certification covers the design, development, and production of work tools at KTC's Kumiyama Plant and Fushimi Plant and the production of work tools at KTC's subsidiary Hokuriku KTC Tool Co., Ltd. With the acquisition of the certification, KTC will work to achieve the world's highest quality in response to global user needs. KTC's challenge is based on the company's quality policy of practicing customer satisfaction (CS) management supported by the integration of production, sales, and engineering to realize the world's highest quality and thus satisfy, please, and impress customers. The High-tech Business Department, which manufactures molds for plastic parts and then molds and assembles the plastic parts, acquired ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certification on July 7, 2000, which covers an expanded range of applicable products and affiliated business places. The Fushimi Plant, however, was excluded from the applicable business locals because it was merged with the Kumiyama Plant in February 2000. 58th-term Quality Policy · Reconstructing and simplifying the quality management system to eliminate operational inefficiency and waste, and make each employee informed and aware of the system. |
KTC received ISO 14001 certification on December 28, 1999 from the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA). ISO 14001 is the international standard certification for quality management systems. The sites covered by the certification are KTC's Kumiyama business centers (the head office and Kumiyama Plant) and Fushimi Plant. In future, KTC will consider quality and environment as top-priority subjects for management and expand its activities further to realize the world's highest quality and becoming a global environment-friendly enterprise. The Fushimi Plant was excluded from the applicable business locals because it was merged with the Kumiyama Plant in February 2000. 58th-term Environmental Policy · We attach importance to contributing to a recycling society, and promote continuous environmental improvement in order to improve the global environment. |
| *4 16th Nikkei New Office Award and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Award (Nikkei New Office Promotion Award) Recipients of the Nikkei New Office Award are selected on the basis of their office concepts, concrete measures, and results in order to maintain comfortable, functional offices. KTC's received the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Award (the Nikkei New Office Promotion Award) as the result of the realization of the company's managerial creed and strategy at the KTC "MONOZUKURI" Museum. |