History

March

1919

Founded by Kikuichi Hayakawa and began manufacture and sales of rubber footwear

ゴム草履

March

1936

Established partnership company Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho with JPY60,000 capital

June

1937

Began manufacture and sales of reclaimed rubber

March

1947

Established Hayakawa Gomu Kogyo Co., Ltd. with Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho partnership company as its parent organization

December

1953

Merged Hayakawa Gomu Kogyo Co., Ltd. with Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho, renamed the resulting company Hayakawa Rubber Co., Ltd. and increased capital to JPY8,000,000

May

1961

Began manufacture and sales of industrial rubber products

May

1963

Began manufacture and sales of leather shoes

March

1965

Closed Rubber Footwear Export Department

october

1966

Established Seibi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (direct factory)

may

1967

Began manufacture and sales of sheet waterproofing materials (Santac Roof) and concrete pour joint waterproofing materials (SPAN SEAL)

スパンシール

July

1970

Began manufacture and sales of bowling balls

ボウリングボール

October

1971

Closed Rubber Footwear Department

October

1972

Began manufacture and sales of golf balls

ゴルフボール

March

1973

Began manufacture and sales of rubber flooring material for golf courses

スタンス・ショットマット

April

1973

Began full-scale sales of Venson golf balls, golf shoes, golf gloves, and other golf goods

ゴルフ用品

March

1974

Began manufacture of automobile floor mats

フロアマット

June

1976

Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS display authorization (No. 676006 Sheet Waterproofing Materials)

August

1976

National Santac Waterproofing Business Association formed and later reorganized into the National Santac Waterproofing Business Cooperative

June

1979

Capital increased to JPY100,000,000

October

1979

Established patent rights related to “waterproofing composites” (In Japan, U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and West Germany)

May

1980

Increased capital to JPY240,000,000 through third-party allotment to Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Corporation and other investors

July

1982

Allocated JPY40,000,000 in new shares to third parties through stock divide in August to increase capital to JPY308,000,000

August

1982

Sold 2-7 Matsuhamacho Factory No. 1 (15,321.81 m2) to the Fukuyama City Land Development Public Corporation as a result of application of the Land Expropriation Act for the Fukuyama City Hall Relocation Plan

August

1983

Purchased land in Minamioka, Minoshima-cho, Fukuyama City (site area 132,015 m2)

September

1984

Completed primary construction on Minoshima Factory (Factory Building 3)

September

1986

Began manufacture and sales of Santac Floor L55 vibration dampening material

サンタックフロアー

May

1987

Began manufacture and sales of Santac Cap

サンタックキャップ

July

1988

Began manufacture and sales of UV curable paint material

October

1989

Began manufacture and sales of Polymeric plasticizer PVC waterproof sheets (Santac IB)

サンタックIB

October

1989

Increased capital to JPY397,586,000

March

1990

Construction of head office, technology building, and public welfare building completed at Minoshima Factory

April

1990

Relocated Head Office from 2-1-32 Matsuhamacho, Fukuyama City to 5351 Minamioka, Minoshima-cho, Fukuyama City and repurposed as the Head Office / Minoshima Factory

箕島工場

May

1990

Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS display authorization (No. 690006 Synthetic Polymer Roofing)

December

1991

Increased capital to JPY426,836,000

August

1992

Began manufacture and sales of piping soundproofing materials

配管防音材

December

1993

Began manufacture and sales of Santac Flexible Joints

可とうジョイント

May

1994

Began manufacture and sales of Santac SPAN SEAL CRACK INDUCER

スパンシール誘発目地材

September

1994

Increased capital to JPY494,336,000

January

1996

Established Hayakawa Eastern Rubber Co., Ltd. Joint Venture

hayakawa eastern rubber

July

1998

Completed anechoic chamber at Minoshima Factory

September

2006

Began manufacture and sales of radiation-proof rubber

耐放射線ゴム

July

2007

Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS Revised Industrial Standardization display authorization (Certification No. TC0607013 Synthetic Polymer Roofing)

December

2010

Completed construction on HB3 particle building

June

2012

Expanded Santac IB3 line

January

2015

Established Sendai Office

March

2017

Received the “3rd JAB Award”

December

2017

Completed No.2 Molding Plant at Minoshima Factory

December

2017

Selected as a “driving company for the regional future”

October

2019

Received the Excellence Award of the 3rd “Infrastructure Maintenance Grand Prize”by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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