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| 1946 | Apr. | First president Yoshinobu Yoshida starts his own business in Matoba-cho, Hiroshima City |
| 1949 | Apr. | Established the Futaba Seisakusho factory in Nobori-cho, Hiroshima City |
| 1954 | May | Relocated to Ozu-machi, Hiroshima City and began manufacturing automobile parts |
| 1958 | Mar. | Purchased 2,148.8 m2 (23,129.1 sq. ft.) of land in Ozu-machi, Hiroshima City for a total of 2,314.0 m2 (24,908.2 sq. ft.) of factory space and of 277.7 m2 (2989.0 sq. ft.) of space used for building/relocating offices and other facilities |
| 1960 | Jan. | Incorporated for purposes of business growth |
| 1967 | Sep. | Began doing business with Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mazda Motor Corporation) |
| 1973 | Oct. | Sakurae Factory established in Sakurae-cho, Ochi-gun, Shimane Prefecture, and Company name changed to Futaba Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1975 | Jan. | Designated by Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mazda Motor Corporation) as company that achieves excellence in quality |
| 1978 | May | Nobuhide Yoshida becomes the company president |
| 1984 | May | Ozu Plant opened in Ozu 3-chome |
| 1987 | May | Large Press Line B added at the Sakurae Factory and new Ozu Plant built |
| 1988 | Nov. | Memoirs published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the Company's founder Company dormitory built in Sakurae-cho |
| 1990 | July | Large Press Line C added at the Sakurae Factory to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the company's incorporation |
| 1992 | May | Cafeteria / cafe space with a 300-persons capacity added to the Company headquarters |
| 1993 | Apr. | 3D CAD introduced |
| 1994 | Oct. | Helped construct an elementary school in Nepal and received a letter of thanks from the Nepalese government |
| 1995 | Feb. | Headquarters and Ozu Plant are the first and second facilities in the Hiroshima area to be recognized under the Comfortable Workplace Promotional Project |
| 1996 | Jan. | Sakurae Factory is the second facility in the Ochi-gun area to be recognized under the Comfortable Workplace Promotional Project Received the Labor Bureau Chief's Award for Effort from the Hiroshima Labor Bureau |
| 1996 | Feb. | Received the Labor Bureau Chief's Award for Effort from the Shimane Labor Bureau |
| 1996 | Apr. | 50th anniversary of
the Company's foundation celebrated: (1)Privately-placed bonds worth 100 million yen issued (2)Sakurae welfare building and sanitary facilities expanded, Large Line A renovated |
| 1996 | Oct. | Received the Minister of Labor's Award for Effort for the "creation of a comfortable working environment" |
| 1997 | Nov. | Multipurpose sports facility built at the Sakurae Factory |
| 1998 | May | Recognized by Mazda Motor Corporation as a company that achieves excellence in quality assurance |
| 2000 | Aug. | Designated by Mazda as a Full Service Supplier |
| 2000 | Oct. | Received the Minister of Labor's Award for Excellence for the "creation of a comfortable working environment" |
| 2000 | Dec. | Acquired ISO 9001 |
| 2001 | Dec. | Acquired ISO 14001 |
| 2003 | June | Hofu Factory established in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| 2003 | July | Initiated sequenced component delivery in accordance with assembly schedules using AGVs (automated guided vehicles) at the Hofu Factory |
| 2004 | Oct. | Expansion of the
Hiroshima Factory completed Began delivering products to Calsonic Kansei Corporation |
| 2004 | Dec. | Full automation of Large Press Line B completed at the Sakurae Factory |
| 2005 | Mar. | Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2006 | Mar. | Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2006 | Aug. | Launched a joint venture with a Chinese firm |
| 2007 | Mar. | Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2007 | Apr. | Began providing management reorganization support for HIROSHIMA SEIKEN KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 2007 | May | Large Press Line D added at the Sakurae Factory Hofu Factory expanded |
| 2007 | July | Signed a technical assistance contract with Thai Summit Eastern Seaboard Autoparts Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 | Mar. | Award for
Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation Received an award from Mazda Motor Corporation for numerous, continual VE/VA proposals over a 30-year period Full automation of Large Press Line A completed at the Sakurae Factory Signed a pressed parts technical assistance contract with Thai Summit Eastern Seaboard Autoparts Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 | Apr. | Increased capital to 90 million yen |
| 2009 | Mar. | FY 2008 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings and Award for Five Years of Continually Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2010 | Mar. | FY 2009 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2011 | Mar. | FY 2010 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2011 | Apr. | Technical Center completed |
| 2013 | Mar. | FY 2012 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2014 | Mar. | FY 2013 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2014 | May | Kabe Factory established in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| 2014 | Oct. | Received the Labor Bureau Chief's Incentive Award for Safety from the Shimane Labor Bureau |
| 2016 | Mar. | FY 2015 Award for Outstanding Business Dealings received from Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 2018 | July | Received the Minister for Health, Labor and Welfare's Incentive Award for Safety for Excellent Workplace, Organization or a Person |
