HISTORY
CONTENTS
Corporate History
Establishment Period
1960
Mar
Nagoya IEC Co, Ltd is established at Shinsakae Machi, Naka-ku, Nagoya City with capital of 1 million yen as a result of discussion with Graco K. K.
1963
July
Japan Gray Co., Ltd was established by the capital participation of U.S. Graco Co. as a joint venture. The technological assistance agreement and the general distributor agreement in Chubu area were concluded again.
1964
Aug
Head office is relocated to Oike-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya City.
1967
Mar
Toyota Office is opened.
1968
Dec
Hamamatsu Office is opened.
1969
Mar
Head office is relocated to Higashi Kataha Machi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya City.
1971
Feb
Suzuka Office is opened.
Sep
Junji Aoki is appointed as president. Eiichi Aoki, the first president passed away.
1973
Mar
Osaka Office is opened.
Jun
Chubu area exclusive agent agreement is renewed with Japan Ransburg Industrial Finishing K. K.
1976
Sep
Hokuriku Office is opened.
1977
Jun
Chiyoda Sangyo Co., Ltd., 100% owned by IEC, is established.
1978
Nov
Acknowledged as an excellent company by Tax Office.
1979
Apr
New head office building in Hongo, Meito-ku, Nagoya City is completed. 20th anniversary events are held.
1983
Nov
Tomei Warehouse is constructed at Yashirogaoka, Meito-ku, Nagoya City.
1986
Oct
Toyota office is relocated to Tsutsumi-cho, Toyota City. Laboratory is opened at the same location.
1989
Mar
Kanazawa Office is relocated to a new building in Shinbohon, Kanazawa City.
Oct
30th anniversary booklet is published.
1990〜2000
1990
Dec
Capital increased to 80 million yen. Third-party allotment: Tokai Bank and Chukyo Bank.
1993
Feb
Kyushu Office is opened in a new building in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu City.
1999
Mar
Company name changed to IEC Co., Ltd.
Apr
Yokohama Office is opened.
2000〜2010
2001
Aug
Yokohama Office is relocated to Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City.
2003
Jul
Laboratory is opened at Sekobo, Meito-ku, Nagoya City.
Oct
Obtained ISO9001 (Head Office and Toyota Office) Warehouse is built at Hongo, Meito-ku, Nagoya City.
2004
Mar
Gunma Substation is opened. Mizushima Substation is opened.
Jul
Osaka Office is relocated to Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
2007
May
Hideto Aoki is appointed as president. Junji Aoki is appointed as chairman.
2009
Mar
Hamamatsu Office is relocated to a new building in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City.
Oct
Obtained ISO14001 (Head Office and Toyota Office)
2010
Apr
Nagoya Office is opened.
May
Mizushima Substation is relocated and opened as Hiroshima Office.
Dec
IEC acquired FUJI SHOKAI Co., Ltd. as 100% wholly owned subsidiary.
2010〜2020
2011
Feb
IEC North America is opened.
May
Thai IEC Co., Ltd. is opened.
2012
Mar
IEC Finishing México,S.A. de C.V. is opened.
Apr
IEC DO BRASIL LTDA. is opened.
Jun
PT.IEC INDONESIA is opened.
Jul
Kitakanto Office is opened.
2013
Jan
IEC Engineering(Thailand)Co., Ltd. is opened.
2014
Apr
Iwate Office is opened.
2015
Mar
Yokohama Office is relocated to a new building in Tsuzuki,Yokohama City. Kyushu office re-named to Kita Kyusyu Office.
May
IEC Philippines Inc. is opened.
2017
Jan
IEC FINISHING MALAYSIA SDN.BHD. is opened.
Oct
IEC (India) Private Limited is opened.
2018
Jan
IEC FINISHING MALAYSIA SDN.BHD. is relocated.
Mar
Kita Kyusyu Office is relocated to a new building in Yahata, Kita Kyusyu City.
IEC Fabrication is opened.
2019
Mar
Suzuka office re-named to Mie Office.
Jul
IEC (India) Private Limited is relocated.
Dec
IEC Finishing México,S.A. de C.V. is relocated.
2020
Jan
IEC acquired KIKI International, Inc.
Nov
IEC Laboratory is opened in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City.
2020〜
2021
Apr
KIKI International, Inc. (Business name changed from Tiara to REMEDY SPA HI.)
Aug
KIKI International, Inc. (d.b.a. REMEDY SPA HI is opend.)
Sep
egao cafe is opend in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City.
2022
Jul
Tochigi (Kitakanto) office was opened at Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Nov
Tochigi (Kitakanto) office has been changed to “Utsunomiya office”
2023
Sep
B You Co., Ltd. was established as an IEC group. It started running organic brand “bamford” as a general agent in Japan on September 1.
Sep
Utsunomiya new office was opened at Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Sep
Italian Restaurant COCOON was open

