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it has been over 100 years and several decades since our company was founded. on this path that we have been walking, we have a continuous history of supporting companies and social foundations, and working towards innovation. the basis of what we have accomplished is the trust we have earned from our many customers. among our customers are some we have been dealing with us for over 100 years.
as we look to the future, the konoike group will continue to ponder what it means to have true partnerships, aim to create new value, and continue to exceed customer expectations.

as of july 1, 2023

1880	group founder chujiro konoike opens a worker placement and transport business in what is now konohana ward, osaka as a private merchant.

1900	begins onsite cargo handling and transport operations at client steelworks.

1945	establishes konoike transport co., ltd.

1951	begins in-factory contract operations for the food industry. registers as port transport service operator following passage of port transportation business act.

1962	starts warehousing operations.

1963	enters maritime cargo transport business.

1970	starts industrial waste disposal business.

1975	kashimasenko co., ltd.(current eco innovation inc.)'s no. 1 resource recycling furnace completed.

1979	starts air cargo transport business.

1980	100 years anniversary since start of business.

1984	expands to singapore.

1985	expands to u.s.a. expands to china. starts temperature-controlled logistics services.

1991	starts services for the airport industry.

1993	becomes the first japanese distribution company established in viet nam.

1994	starts services for the medical industry.

2001	expands to philippines. expands to indonesia.

2008	expands to india.

2009	expands to thailand. becomes the first japanese distribution company established in bangladesh.

2010	130 years anniversary since start of business. expands services for the airport industry.

2012	expands to myanmar.

2013	officially listed on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange.

2014	expands to mexico.

2017	on the occasion of its relocation, the tokyo regional head office has been renamed tokyo head office. full-scale entry into the railway transportation business in india for the first time as a japanese logistics company.

2018	formulating "our brand".

2019	starts afto(automobile freight train operator) business in india. establishes a food processing factory at the osaka kizu market. formulating the english version of our brand. mr. takashi tsuji, (then) director and chairman of konoike transport co., ltd., was awarded the order of the rising sun, gold rays with neck ribbon.

2020	140 years anniversary since start of business.

2021	establishes konoike institute of technology innovation center in the "tokyo rail gate west". develops the sustainability basic policy. establishes the sustainability committee.

2022	moved to the new "prime market" segment of the tokyo stock exchange. formulating the “konoike 2030 vision”.