Corporate History
Corporate History
1951Received an order from the U.S. Navy for portable air foam fire extinguishers.
1947Three brothers of Yamashita family, Saburo and Haro who had run Yamashita Steamship and embarked on shipping trade from early days of 20th century, and Toyoro together established Kashiwa Company to deal in CO2 fire extinguishers as their main commercial item.
1965Concluded a technical licensing agreement with Thomson Ship Cranes, U.K., and founded Japan Thomson Ship Cranes Ltd. for the design, manufacture, and sale of Thomson derrick.
1953Installed the first deck foam fire-fighting system on board the tanker, “Perusha-maru” built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Nagasaki dockyard, making the memorable first step as a manufacturer of marine fire-fighting systems.
1970Concluded a technical licensing agreement with W. C. Holmes, U.K., for the manufacture and sale of inert gas systems.
The first unit was installed on “Nisseki-maru” owned by Tokyo Tanker (now known as JX Ocean).
1975Developed original inert gas generator system and brought it to market.
1976Received a lot of orders for external fire-fighting systems for tugboats and fireboats for oil refinery plants, and special ships for the Japan Coast Guard.
1984Construction of Tsukuba Works was completed as technical R&D center, and the engineering department was transferred there.
1999Opened a liaison office in Busan for marketing in shipbuilding industry in Korea. In the following year, established the local corporation “Kashiwa Korea Co., Ltd.”
1992Completed the development of high expansion foam fire-fighting system for machinery rooms as a replacement of Halon system and bought it to market.
2001Completed the development of water-based local fire-fighting system (Hyper Mist).
2013Acquired SEAMATE INC.
Commenced the sale of marine outfitting equipment.
2000Completed the development of high expansion foam fire-fighting system for car decks of car carriers. In the following year, delivered the first unit.
2004Commenced the design and manufacture of Membrane N2 generator system.
2016Established Kashiwa Vietnam in Hai Phong.
2015Acquired HI-TAK, a specialist of precise deep hole drilling.
2018Renewed testing facilities in Tsukuba Works.
2017Acquired Shoei Seiki Co., Ltd., a specialist of precision machining.
2022 Acquired Tohoku Dengi Solutions Co., Ltd.
Kashiwa Group Corporation(Holding company) is established.
2021Completed the development of High Expansion Foam Fire-fighting System(for Cargo Hold of Container Ships)
