Company History

Company History

  • 1968
    • June

      Established for the purpose of manufacturing wooden boxes for gifts of dried shiitake mushrooms.

  • 1972
    • June

      Started sales of packaging materials

  • 1977
    • September

      Start seal printing

  • 1987
    • April

      Fukuoka Sales Office opened

  • 1989
    • February

      Nobuyoshi Hiraki appointed president

  • 1990
    • Offset printing is introduced and package printing processing begins.

  • 1994
    • September

      Kumamoto Sales Office opened

  • 1996
    • April

      Nagasaki Sales Office opened

  • 1999
    • September

      Kitakyushu Sales Office opened

  • 2003
    • June

      Established Package Supply Marushin

  • 2004
    • September

      Kagoshima sales office opened

  • 2006
    • March

      Offset UV printing begins

  • 2009
    • March

      Oita Sales Office opened

      Tokyo Sales Office established

    • September

      Completed construction of the No. 3 plant at the head office

  • 2010
    • March

      Nobuyoshi Hiraki appointed Chairman

      Yoji Hiraki appointed President

  • 2012
    • March

      Hiroshima Sales Office opened

  • 2016
    • February

      New offset factory completed

    • October

      Winner of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 26th Seal Label Contest 2016

  • 2018
    • February

      Shimizu Seikodo Co.

    • June

      Hashiman Ltd. became a subsidiary.

    • September

      Nagoya Sales Office opened

    • November

      Marushin International Nursery School opened.

  • 2019
    • April

      Ltd. and Wing Shibata Co.
      Osaka Sales Office opened

    • September

      Chiba Sales Office opened

    • November

      Started HACCP acquisition support business

    • December

      FSC® certification acquired at head office and factory

  • 2020
    • January

      SDGs Declaration

    • June

      Awarded "Best of the Best" at the 31st World Label Contest

    • November

      Won the first prize in the "Printing Category" of the National Skill Olympics

  • 2021
    • February

      Business Continuity Enhancement Plan" approved by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
      Received "Shining Future Award" from Chikugo Chukyo Kyokai

    • April

      Participation in the 100 Renewable Energy Declaration RE Action

    • August

      Zero carbon (carbon neutral) achieved at head office operations

    • December

      Set up for 300 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

  • 2022
    • March

      Shoei Bijutsu Printing Co.

    • October

      Won the Fighting Spirit Award in the "Printing Category" of the WorldSkills International Competition

    • November

      Completion of Innovation Center
      Sobi Corporation became a subsidiary.

    • December

      Certified as a "Collaborative Business Continuity Enhancement Plan".

  • 2023
    • April

      Renewed corporate logo and management philosophy

    • June

      Team Flat Inc. became a subsidiary of the Company.

    • July

      Partner contract with rugby team "LeRIRO Fukuoka

    • October

      Received "Japan Federation of Printing Industries Chairman's Award" at the 33rd Seal & Label Contest

  • 2024
    • February

      Signed "Agreement on Creating a City of Environmental Symbiosis" with Kurume City.

    • April

      Completed construction of new seal plant (core plant)

    • June

      Winner of "Best of the Best" at the World Label Contest 2023 (for the second year in a row)

    • July

      Certified by Zenjinkoren CSR Three Star

    • December

      Sanin Print Case Ltd. became a subsidiary.

  • 2025
    • March

      Kobe Sales Office opened
      Recognized as one of the "Excellent Health Management Corporations 2025 (Bright 500)

    • May

      Sobi Corporation and Shimizu Seikodo Co.

    • June

      Shoei Bijutsu Printing Co., Ltd. and Sanin Print Case Co.
      makeShop AWARD FUKUOKA 2025 byGMO Partner Award

    • July

      Hishiman Shoten Limited Company Integration

    • October

      Registered as a Support Network Company for Fukuoka Prefecture's Female IT Human Resource Development Project

    • November

      35th Seal & Label Contest, Finalist
      Sponsorship contract with American football team "Hakata Next Fukuoka SUNS".

    • November

      Received the 59th Good Company Award for Excellence

  • 2026
    • March

      Miyazaki Sales Office opened
      Recognized as one of the "Bright 500" (Excellent Health Management Corporations 2026).