Our History

1984
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09
Crestec is established in Hamamatsu with capital of 10 million yen.
Company founder is Masashi Ueno. -
12
Office (Crestec USA) opens in Los Angeles.
1985
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08
Satellite office opens in Tokyo.
1986
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12
Head office building located at Kasaishinden-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi completed.
1987
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03
Capital is increased to 25 million yen.
1988
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03
Capital is increased to 25 million yen.
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04
Office opens in Brussels.
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09
Crestec USA is renamed Crestec L.A.
1991
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01
Office opens in Hong Kong.
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06
Crestec L.A. merges with Graphtech Color. (The merged company is established as local subsidiary and is called Crestec L.A.)
1993
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03
Satellite office in Tokyo is reorganized to create Tokyo office. Matsumoto office opens.
1995
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01
Office in Brussels relocates to Amsterdam and is established as local subsidiary (Crestec Amsterdam).
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11
Nagoya office opens. Local subsidiary is established in Bangkok.
1996
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05
Office in Hong Kong is renamed Crestec Asia and established as local subsidiary.
1997
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07
Printing plant is established as local subsidiary in Jakarta.
1998
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02
Osaka office opens.
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09
Office opens in Manila.
1999
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01
Local subsidiary is established in Shanghai.
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02
Local subsidiary is established in Suzhou through merger with a Suzhou printing company.
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09
Carton printing plant is established in Indonesia.
2000
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06
Local subsidiary is established in Manila.
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09
OKI Business Digital is acquired in New Jersey and renamed Crestec Digital Inc. (CDI).
2001
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09
Jakarta and Surabaya plants start operation.
2002
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01
Fukuoka office (present Fukuoka Sales Office) opens.
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10
Local subsidiary is established in Malaysia.
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11
Local subsidiary is established in Zhuhai.
2003
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03
Dongguan printing plant starts operation.
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07
Satellite fulfillment center, specializing in digital printing, is established in Iwata.
2004
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09
Branch of Crestec Shanghai is established in Dalian
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11
Tokyo office relocates to accommodate expanded operations.
2005
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03
Crestec Amsterdam relocates and is renamed Crestec Europe.
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04
Local subsidiary is established in Ho Chi Minh City.
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09
Nagoya office relocates.
Packaging Design Team is established in Nagoya.
Crestec Solutions is established in Tokyo.
2006
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01
Local subsidiary is established in Dongguan, and second printing plant starts operation.
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03
Crestec L.A. merges with CDI to form Crestec USA.
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09
Crestec Europe acquire ISO9001 certification.
2007
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03
Production Center, an office specializing in production, is established in Fukuoka.
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07
Digital printing department of Suzhou Crestec becomes a subsidiary.
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09
Satellite fulfillment center relocates to Hamamatsu.
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12
Two Dongguan printing plants merge to improve efficiency.
Crestec Solutions relocates within Tokyo.
2009
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02
Dalian branch relocates to accommodate expanded operations.
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03
Nagoya office relocates.
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09
Crestec Solutions merges with Crestec.
Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation.
2010
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03
Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.
2011
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06
Akira Takabayashi becomes President.
Fiscal period changed to June.
Capital is increased to 87 million yen.
2012
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03
Satellite production center is established in Sendai.
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11
Crestec Shanghai relocates.
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12
Passage Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
Capital is increased to 97 million yen.
2013
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03
Tokyo branch (Tokyo office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.
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04
Branch of Crestec USA is established in Atlanta.
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08
Crestec Vietnam relocates.
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12
Capital is increased to 99 million yen.
2014
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02
Celebration event is held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Crestec’s founding.
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09
Local subsidiary in Shenzhen relocates.
2015
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02
Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.
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04
Capital is increased to 105 million yen.
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07
Company shares are listed on JASDAQ of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Capital is increased to 189 million yen. -
08
Capital is increased to 215 million yen.
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10
Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation changes to an outsourcing contract.
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11
Crestec USA relocates.
2016
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10
Business Promotion Section is established.
2017
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01
Nagoya office relocates.
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04
Sapporo office is established.
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07
Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
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10
Fulfillment center is renamed Hamamatsu Printing Center.
2018
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06
Atlanta branch of Crestec USA relocates.
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07
Osaka branch (Osaka office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.
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09
Local subsidiary is established in Chennai.
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11
Branch of Crestec India is established in New Delhi
2019
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04
Packaging Design Team relocates.
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07
Zhuhai Crestec relocates and is renamed.
Company shares move to be listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. -
08
Crestec Shanghai relocates.
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11
Crestec Philippines relocates.
2020
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01
Navi Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
2021
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07
MINDS Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
2022
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04
Company shares reclassified to be listed in the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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10
Head office moves to Higashimikata-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, and Hamamatsu Printing Center moves to 1st floor of the same office building.
New Delhi branch of Crestec India relocates.
2023
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01
Sendai office relocates.
Local subsidiary in Dongguan completely transitions into a trading company.
2024
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06
Suzhou Crestec relocates.
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07
Takeomi Kurisawa becomes President.
2025
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04
Sustainability Promotion Section is established.