Our History

1984

  • 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

  • 08

    Satellite office opens in Tokyo.

1986

  • 12

    Head office building located at Kasaishinden-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi completed.

1987

  • 03

    Capital is increased to 25 million yen.

1988

  • 03

    Capital is increased to 25 million yen.

  • 04

    Office opens in Brussels.

  • 09

    Crestec USA is renamed Crestec L.A.

1991

  • 01

    Office opens in Hong Kong.

  • 06

    Crestec L.A. merges with Graphtech Color. (The merged company is established as local subsidiary and is called Crestec L.A.)

1993

  • 03

    Satellite office in Tokyo is reorganized to create Tokyo office. Matsumoto office opens.

1995

  • 01

    Office in Brussels relocates to Amsterdam and is established as local subsidiary (Crestec Amsterdam).

  • 11

    Nagoya office opens. Local subsidiary is established in Bangkok.

1996

  • 05

    Office in Hong Kong is renamed Crestec Asia and established as local subsidiary.

1997

  • 07

    Printing plant is established as local subsidiary in Jakarta.

1998

  • 02

    Osaka office opens.

  • 09

    Office opens in Manila.

1999

  • 01

    Local subsidiary is established in Shanghai.

  • 02

    Local subsidiary is established in Suzhou through merger with a Suzhou printing company.

  • 09

    Carton printing plant is established in Indonesia.

2000

  • 06

    Local subsidiary is established in Manila.

  • 09

    OKI Business Digital is acquired in New Jersey and renamed Crestec Digital Inc. (CDI).

2001

  • 09

    Jakarta and Surabaya plants start operation.

2002

  • 01

    Fukuoka office (present Fukuoka Sales Office) opens.

  • 10

    Local subsidiary is established in Malaysia.

  • 11

    Local subsidiary is established in Zhuhai.

2003

  • 03

    Dongguan printing plant starts operation.

  • 07

    Satellite fulfillment center, specializing in digital printing, is established in Iwata.

2004

  • 09

    Branch of Crestec Shanghai is established in Dalian

  • 11

    Tokyo office relocates to accommodate expanded operations.

2005

  • 03

    Crestec Amsterdam relocates and is renamed Crestec Europe.

  • 04

    Local subsidiary is established in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • 09

    Nagoya office relocates.
    Packaging Design Team is established in Nagoya.
    Crestec Solutions is established in Tokyo.

2006

  • 01

    Local subsidiary is established in Dongguan, and second printing plant starts operation.

  • 03

    Crestec L.A. merges with CDI to form Crestec USA.

  • 09

    Crestec Europe acquire ISO9001 certification.

2007

  • 03

    Production Center, an office specializing in production, is established in Fukuoka.

  • 07

    Digital printing department of Suzhou Crestec becomes a subsidiary.

  • 09

    Satellite fulfillment center relocates to Hamamatsu.

  • 12

    Two Dongguan printing plants merge to improve efficiency.
    Crestec Solutions relocates within Tokyo.

2009

  • 02

    Dalian branch relocates to accommodate expanded operations.

  • 03

    Nagoya office relocates.

  • 09

    Crestec Solutions merges with Crestec.
    Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation.

2010

  • 03

    Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.

2011

  • 06

    Akira Takabayashi becomes President.
    Fiscal period changed to June.
    Capital is increased to 87 million yen.

2012

  • 03

    Satellite production center is established in Sendai.

  • 11

    Crestec Shanghai relocates.

  • 12

    Passage Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
    Capital is increased to 97 million yen.

2013

  • 03

    Tokyo branch (Tokyo office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.

  • 04

    Branch of Crestec USA is established in Atlanta.

  • 08

    Crestec Vietnam relocates.

  • 12

    Capital is increased to 99 million yen.

2014

  • 02

    Celebration event is held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Crestec’s founding.

  • 09

    Local subsidiary in Shenzhen relocates.

2015

  • 02

    Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.

  • 04

    Capital is increased to 105 million yen.

  • 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.

  • 10

    Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation changes to an outsourcing contract.

  • 11

    Crestec USA relocates.

2016

  • 10

    Business Promotion Section is established.

2017

  • 01

    Nagoya office relocates.

  • 04

    Sapporo office is established.

  • 07

    Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

  • 10

    Fulfillment center is renamed Hamamatsu Printing Center.

2018

  • 06

    Atlanta branch of Crestec USA relocates.

  • 07

    Osaka branch (Osaka office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.

  • 09

    Local subsidiary is established in Chennai.

  • 11

    Branch of Crestec India is established in New Delhi

2019

  • 04

    Packaging Design Team relocates.

  • 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.

  • 11

    Crestec Philippines relocates.

2020

  • 01

    Navi Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

2021

  • 07

    MINDS Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

2022

  • 04

    Company shares reclassified to be listed in the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  • 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

  • 01

    Sendai office relocates.
    Local subsidiary in Dongguan completely transitions into a trading company.

2024

  • 06

    Suzhou Crestec relocates.

  • 07

    Takeomi Kurisawa becomes President.

2025

  • 04

    Sustainability Promotion Section is established.

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