Company History
Company History
- 1968
- June
Established for the purpose of manufacturing wooden boxes for gifts of dried shiitake mushrooms.
- June
- 1972
- June
Started sales of packaging materials
- June
- 1977
- September
Start seal printing
- September
- 1987
- April
Fukuoka Sales Office opened
- April
- 1989
- February
Nobuyoshi Hiraki appointed president
- February
- 1990
Offset printing is introduced and package printing processing begins.
- 1994
- September
Kumamoto Sales Office opened
- September
- 1996
- April
Nagasaki Sales Office opened
- April
- 1999
- September
Kitakyushu Sales Office opened
- September
- 2003
- June
Established Package Supply Marushin
- June
- 2004
- September
Kagoshima sales office opened
- September
- 2006
- March
Offset UV printing begins
- March
- 2009
- March
Oita Sales Office opened
Tokyo Sales Office established
- September
Completed construction of the No. 3 plant at the head office
- March
- 2010
- March
Nobuyoshi Hiraki appointed Chairman
Yoji Hiraki appointed President
- March
- 2012
- March
Hiroshima Sales Office opened
- March
- 2016
- February
New offset factory completed
- October
Winner of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 26th Seal Label Contest 2016
- February
- 2018
- February
Shimizu Seikodo Co.
- June
Hashiman Ltd. became a subsidiary.
- September
Nagoya Sales Office opened
- November
Marushin International Nursery School opened.
- February
- 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
- April
- 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
- January
- 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)
- February
- 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".
- March
- 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
- April
- 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.
- February
- 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
- March
- 2026
- March
Miyazaki Sales Office opened
Recognized as one of the "Bright 500" (Excellent Health Management Corporations 2026).
- March
