Corporate Profile

Corporate Overview

Corporate Overview

Trade name

Nikkei Panel System Co.,Ltd.

Lines of business

Insulated panel design, production, sales, and installation

Headquarters

Urbannet Uchisaiwaicho Building, 1-1-13 Shimbashi, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8681 Japan
Phone: +81-3-6810-7272

Date of establishment

October 1, 2002

Capital

470,000,000 yen

Shareholder

Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd. (stake: 100%)

Fiscal year end

March 31

Number of employees

369 (as of April 1, 2023)

Board members
President
Toshio Yanagimoto
Executive director
Noriyasu Murofushi
Director
Hironari Murata
Director
Yasuhiko Torimitsu
Director
Kohei Morimoto
Director
HIroyuki Matsudaira
Registered architect

Registered by Governor of Tokyo First class authorized architect office No. 53136

Construction license

Special construction(Construction, Carpentry, Scaffolding, Earthwork and Concrete, Sheet Metal, Roofing work)
Issued by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism:(Toku-4) No. 19598.
Ordinary construction(Interior Finishing, Fittings, Heat Insulation, Tile, Brick and Block, Glazing, Plumbing)
Issued by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism:(Han-4) No. 19598.

Related companies

Shiga Nikkei Co.,Ltd.
Shimonoseki Nikkei Co.,Ltd.
Nikkei Siam Aluminium Ltd.
Nikkei Panel System Vietnam Co.,Ltd.

History

The Early Days (1970s)

1970
  • Osaka Aluminum Shiga Plant built (operated as a sash plant at the time)
  • Name changed to Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd.
Production site
1975
  • Panel production plant relocated from Funabashi to Shiga
1979
  • Keyspan panel sales begin
1984
  • DANKAR Insulated Movable Walls win the Japan Association of Refrigeration Air-Conditioning Contractors New Division Honorable Mention Award
DANKAR Insulated Movable Walls
Keyspan panel

Fabrication Business Development (1989 to 2001)

1989
  • Panel production begins at Tomakomai Plant
Tomakomai Plant
1990
  • Shiga Plant built (later relocated to Shimonoseki)
  • Nikkei Cooling Co., Ltd. established as a panel sales company
1993
  • Nikkei Cooling Co., Ltd. and Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd. merged
  • Merged with Landscape Division, becoming Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd. System Engineering Division
1995
  • Panel Division splits off as Panel System Division
1996
  • Headquarters relocated from Mita, Minato to Tennozu Isle
2000
  • Shiga Plant acquires ISO 9001 certification
2001
  • Nikkei Urban Build Co., Ltd. interior business merged with panel business

Nikkei Panel Era (2002 and later)

2002
  • Panel System Division splits from Nippon Light Metal becoming Nikkei Panel System Co., Ltd.
  • Sales of fireproof insulated panels begin
2003
  • Shiga and Tomakomai plants obtain ISO 14001 certification
2004
  • Shimonoseki Plant built, production of the industry's first non-fluorocarbon insulated panels begins
Shimonoseki Plant
2008
  • Shiga Plant receives Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Excellence Award for health and safety
2011
  • Local subsidiary established in Vietnam
    (Nikkei Panel System Vietnam)
Nikkei Panel System Vietnam
2012
  • 51 years since the start of panel production, 10th anniversary of the company
  • Mission Statement established
  • New plant established in Thailand
  • Business builds momentum in Southeast Asia
    (Nikkei Siam Aluminum Ltd.)
Thailand Plant
2014
  • Sales of NEQRES earthquake-resistant ceiling reinforcement materials begin
2015
  • Sales of world's first Genestar Fireproof non-fluorocarbon insulated panels begin
  • Received Global Warming Prevention Award - Special Recognition Award
2016
  • Non-fluorocarbon foaming agents used at all domestic plants (HFO)
2018
  • Received the Grand Prize for The Global Environment Award - Japan Business Federation Chairman's Award for non-fluorocarbon initiatives
2019
  • Main branch relocated to Shimbashi, Minato
2020
  • Sales of MEDIQUAL cleanroom materials for medical/drug applications begin
  • Tec Lab R&D facility built in Shiga
Tec Lab
2021
  • Sales office opened in Takasaki
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