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Main Plant in the early Showa Era
(in the late 1920s) |
Headquarters and Plant following move to Asaba-cho
in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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| 1910 |
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Tenryu Tekko was founded as a limited partnership for repairing and improving circular saws. |
| 1913 |
December: |
Tenryu Saw Mfg. Co., Ltd., was established. |
| 1918 |
May: |
Tokyo branch was opened in Fukagawa, Tokyo. |
| 1919 |
July: |
Osaka branch was opened in Kita-ku, Osaka. |
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September: |
Akita branch was opened in Akita City. |
| 1920 |
April: |
Two engineers were sent to England to study circular saw manufacturing methods for the woodworking industry. Japan's first saw manufacturing business was established upon their return to Japan. |
| 1930 |
August: |
Tenryu was awarded the national "Superior Domestically
Produced Product Award" for their saw blades for woodworking. |
| 1937 |
November: |
Osaka Branch moved to Taisho-ku, Osaka. |
| 1946 |
August: |
Tokyo Office opened in Nihonbashi-ku now known as Chuo-ku,. |
| 1948 |
February: |
Osaka Office was opened in Nishi-ku, Osaka. |
| 1950 |
December: |
Tenryu's plant was designated a Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) plant for circular saws for woodworking. |
| 1960 |
March: |
Production of circular saws for power tools started. |
| 1963 |
October: |
Production of carbide tipped saw blades started. |
| 1965 |
May: |
Production of diamond saw blanks started. |
| 1972 |
April: |
Kyushu Sales Office opened in Kumamoto. (Closed in April 1987.) |
| December: |
Affiliated companies, Pass Co., Ltd., a band saw manufacturer, and Kaken Co., Ltd., a diamond cutting saw manufacturer, were established. |
| 1973 |
January: |
Hokuriku Sales Office was opened in Toyama. |
| December: |
Joint venture company, Young Chang Saw & Knife Co., Ltd., a diamond saw blanks manufacturer, was established in Inchon, Korea. |
| 1975 |
May: |
Production of saw blades for disassembling Shinkansen trains started. |
| 1976 |
May: |
Giken Co., Ltd., an affiliated company for manufacturing band saw processing machines and related equipment was established. |
| 1982 |
August: |
Sales of metal saws started. |
| 1984 |
February: |
Headquarters and plant moved to current location in Asaba-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| May: |
Production of carbide tipped saw blades for metal cutting started. |
| 1988 |
November: |
Tenryu Saw Mfg. Co., Ltd., registered with the over-the-counter section of the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
| 1991 |
August: |
Osaka Branch moved to Higashi Osaka. |
| 1992 |
February: |
Joint venture with Young Chang Saw & Knife Co., Ltd., in Korea was dissolved. |
| April: |
Kaken Co., Ltd., Giken Co., Ltd., and Pass Co., Ltd., were merged with Tenryu. |
| 1993 |
October: |
Hokkaido Sales Office opened in Asahikawa. |
| 1994 |
July: |
Tenryu (China) Saw Mfg. Co., Ltd., a Chinese saw blade manufacturer and distributor entered into a joint venture with Young Chang Saw & Knife Co., Ltd., in Korea. This joint venture was established in Langfang, Hebei,, China. |
| 1995 |
March: |
Tokyo Branch moved to Narashino, Chiba Prefecture. |
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| Tenryu America Inc. |
Tenryu (China) Saw Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
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| 1996 |
May: |
Tenryu America Inc. was established in Melbourne, Florida, USA for selling saw blades and other products. |
| 2000 |
June: |
Hokkaido Sales Office is closed and merged with the Akita Branch. |
| September: |
The joint venture between Tenryu Saw Mfg. Co., Ltd., in China and with Young Chang Saw & Knife Co., Ltd., in Korea was dissolved. Tenryu China became a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2001 |
December: |
Tenryu America Inc., moved to Florence, Kentucky. |
| 2002 |
January: |
Longlian Tools Corporation, a cutters manufacturer and distributor, was established in Langfang, Hebei, China. |
| 2004 |
November: |
Tenryu Saw (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established in Bangplee Industrial Estate, Samutprakarn, Thailand. |
| 2006 |
October: |
Tenryu America Inc. moved to Hebron, Kentucky. |
| 2007 |
September: |
Headquarters and factory obtained ISO-14001 certification. |
| 2008 |
January: |
Tenryu Saw (Thailand) Co., Ltd. moved to Chonburi. |
| 2009 |
September: |
Tenryu Europe GmbH was established in Dusseldorf, Germany for selling saw blades and other products. |
| 2010 |
January: |
The main office of Tenryu Europe GmbH was moved to Aalen, Germany. |
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