History

1984

09

  • JPN

    Crestec is established in Hamamatsu with capital of 10 million yen.
    Company founder is Masashi Ueno.

12

  • INTL

    Office (Crestec USA) opens in Los Angeles.

1985

08

  • JPN

    Satellite office opens in Tokyo.

1986

12

  • JPN

    Head office building located at Kasaishinden-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi completed.

1987

03

  • JPN

    Capital is increased to 25 million yen.

1988

03

  • JPN

    Capital is increased to 75 million yen.

04

  • INTL

    Office opens in Brussels.

09

  • INTL

    Crestec USA is renamed Crestec L.A.

1991

01

  • INTL

    Office opens in Hong Kong.

06

  • INTL

    Crestec L.A. merges with Graphtech Color. (The merged company is established as local subsidiary and is called Crestec L.A.)

1993

03

  • JPN

    Satellite office in Tokyo is reorganized to create Tokyo office.
    Matsumoto office opens.

1995

01

  • INTL

    Office in Brussels relocates to Amsterdam and is established as local subsidiary (Crestec Amsterdam).

11

  • JPN

    Nagoya office opens.

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Bangkok.

1996

05

  • INTL

    Office in Hong Kong is renamed Crestec Asia and established as local subsidiary.

1997

07

  • INTL

    Printing plant is established as local subsidiary in Jakarta.

1998

02

  • JPN

    Osaka office opens.

09

  • INTL

    Office opens in Manila.

1999

01

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Shanghai.

02

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Suzhou through merger with a Suzhou printing company.

09

  • INTL

    Carton printing plant is established in Indonesia.

2000

06

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Manila.

09

  • INTL

    OKI Business Digital is acquired in New Jersey and renamed Crestec Digital Inc. (CDI).

2001

09

  • INTL

    Jakarta and Surabaya plants start operation.

2002

01

  • JPN

    Fukuoka office (present Fukuoka Sales Office) opens.

10

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Malaysia.

11

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Zhuhai.

2003

03

  • INTL

    Dongguan printing plant starts operation.

07

  • JPN

    Satellite fulfillment center, specializing in digital printing, is established in Iwata.

2004

09

  • INTL

    Branch of Crestec Shanghai is established in Dalian.

11

  • JPN

    Tokyo office relocates to accommodate expanded operations.

2005

03

  • INTL

    Crestec Amsterdam relocates and is renamed Crestec Europe.

04

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Ho Chi Minh City.

09

  • JPN

    Nagoya office relocates.
    Packaging Design Team is established in Nagoya.
    Crestec Solutions is established in Tokyo.

2006

01

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Dongguan, and second printing plant starts operation.

03

  • INTL

    Crestec L.A. merges with CDI to form Crestec USA.

09

  • INTL

    Crestec Europe acquire ISO 9001 certification.

2007

03

  • JPN

    Production Center, an office specializing in production, is established in Fukuoka.

07

  • INTL

    Digital printing department of Suzhou Crestec becomes a subsidiary.

09

  • JPN

    Satellite fulfillment center relocates to Hamamatsu.

12

  • INTL

    Two Dongguan printing plants merge to improve efficiency.

  • JPN

    Crestec Solutions relocates within Tokyo.

2009

02

  • INTL

    Dalian branch relocates to accommodate expanded operations.

03

  • JPN

    Nagoya office relocates.

09

  • JPN

    Crestec Solutions merges with Crestec.
    Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation.

2010

03

  • INTL

    Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.

2011

06

  • JPN

    Akira Takabayashi becomes President.
    Fiscal period changed to June.
    Capital is increased to 87 million yen.

2012

03

  • JPN

    Satellite production center is established in Sendai.

11

  • INTL

    Crestec Shanghai relocates.

12

  • JPN

    Passage Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
    Capital is increased to 97 million yen.

2013

03

  • JPN

    Tokyo branch (Tokyo office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.

04

  • INTL

    Branch of Crestec USA is established in Atlanta.

08

  • INTL

    Crestec Vietnam relocates.

12

  • JPN

    Capital is increased to 99 million yen.

2014

02

  • JPN

    Celebration event is held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Crestec's founding.

09

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary in Shenzhen relocates.

2015

02

  • INTL

    Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.

04

  • JPN

    Capital is increased to 105 million yen.

07

  • JPN

    Company shares are listed on JASDAQ of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
    Capital is increased to 189 million yen.

08

  • JPN

    Capital is increased to 215 million yen.

10

  • JPN

    Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation changes to an outsourcing contract.

11

  • INTL

    Crestec USA relocates.

2016

10

  • JPN

    Business Promotion Section is established.

2017

01

  • JPN

    Nagoya office relocates.

04

  • JPN

    Sapporo office is established.

07

  • JPN

    Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

10

  • JPN

    Fulfillment center is renamed Hamamatsu Printing Center.

2018

06

  • INTL

    Atlanta branch of Crestec USA relocates.

07

  • JPN

    Osaka branch (Osaka office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.

09

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary is established in Chennai.

11

  • INTL

    Branch of Crestec India is established in New Delhi

2019

04

  • JPN

    Packaging Design Team relocates.

07

  • INTL

    Zhuhai Crestec relocates and is renamed.

  • JPN

    Company shares move to be listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

08

  • INTL

    Crestec Shanghai relocates.

11

  • INTL

    Crestec Philippines relocates.

2020

01

  • JPN

    Navi Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

2021

07

  • JPN

    MINDS Co.,Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

2022

04

  • JPN

    Company shares reclassified to be listed in the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

10

  • JPN

    Head office moves to Higashimikata-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, and Hamamatsu Printing Center moves to 1st floor of the same office building.

  • INTL

    New Delhi branch of Crestec India relocates.

2023

01

  • JPN

    Sendai office relocates.

  • INTL

    Local subsidiary in Dongguan completely transitions into a trading company.

2024

06

  • INTL

    Suzhou Crestec relocates.

07

  • JPN

    Takeomi Kurisawa becomes President.

2025

04

  • JPN

    Sustainability Promotion Section is established.

07

  • JPN

    Packaging Design Team relocates to Hamamatsu.
    Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. is renamed CIPLUS Inc..
    Alpha T LLC becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

09

  • JPN

    Alpha T LLC absorbed and merged as part of Crestec, and Production Center office is established in Yokohama.

12

  • JPN

    HEP PROMOTION Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

2026

04

  • JPN

    Do-look Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.

05

  • INTL

    Branch of Crestec Vietnam is established in Hanoi.

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