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Company Overview

Exterior of the company building
Company Name Saboten Co.,Ltd.
Company President Masahiro Ishida
Found October 1932
Capability 42000000 Japanese Yen
Content Manufacturer of garden tools
EmployeeC45 full-time employee : 26part time : 13
Address 40 Tomoe, Bessho, Miki, Hyogo 6730443, Japan
tel : TEL: +81-794-82-0666
Products Pruning Shears, Pruning Saws, Gardening Shears, etc
Banks The Minato Bank, Ltd
NISSHIN SHINKIN BANK
Nakahyogo Shinkin Bank
Japan Finance Corporation

History

Founding members and monument
October 1932 Sotaro Ishida established steel wholesale called Ishida Steel Shop.
June 1940 Pressing and shearing plants are also established and started Architectural material sales.
April 1946 Sotaro Ishida took over Stainless steel and press shearing process.
October 1956 Saboten mark gardening tools manufacturing and sales started.
February 1958 Saboten mark gardening tools export trading started.
June 1961 Reorganised from a sole proprietorship to a corporation, established Ishida manufacturing with capital of 3 million yen.
June 1963 Capital increased to 5 million yen.
June 1967 Capital increased to 7 million yen.
March 1972 Tsuneo Ishida appointed as President.
July 1973 Capital increased to 14 million yen.
August 1974 Capital increased to 28 million yen.
July 1976 Capital increased to 42 million yen.
March 1978 Constructed the firstphase of new factory in Miki Factory Park (40 Tomoe Bessho, Miki City), partially relocated, and began operations.
August 1978 Completed 1 phase of new factory.
March 1981 Completed 2 phase of new factory.
August 1981 Completed 3 phase of new factory.
April 1983 Completed new factory.
May 1986 Company name changed to Saboten Co.,Ltd.
May 2001 Yoichiro Kubo appointed as President
August 2013 Kiyoshi Ishida appointed as President
December 2014 Masahiro Ishida appointed as President