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Company name: | Hikaridenki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. |
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Address: | Higashi Nakahama 7-4-36, Joto Ku, Osaka 536-0023 |
Tel: | 06-6962-2681 |
Fax: | 06-6968-3420 |
Established: | March, 1951 |
Capital: | 48,000,000 yen |
Company representative: | Yoshinori Imanishi, Company President |
Number of employees: | 96 (52 male and 44 female; as of April 1, 2025) |
Line of business: | Manufacturing of light fittings and accessories |
Certifications: | ISO9001:2015 certification acquired ISO14001:2015 certification acquired |
Affiliations: | Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Japan Federation of Lighting Fixture Manufactures Co-operatives Kansai Lighting Fixture Manufacturers Co-operative |
Company’s banks: | MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank |
Main customer: |
Koizumi Lighting Technology Corp. |
1951 | Established in Kawara Machi, Minami Ku, Osaka |
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1954 | Moves to Nakahama Cho, Joto Ku, Osaka |
1955 | The company is incorporated; increases production capacity |
1958 | Expands into the Chukyo region; extends its market |
1962 | Reconstructs the factory; establishes a new laboratory |
1963 | Employs HISHIMETAL (plastic film-laminated steel sheets) for light fittings – first of its kind in Japan |
1968 | Establishes a new factory (Factory 2) near the head office in the same district |
1969 | Issues new shares and increases capital; paid-in capital is 10 million yen |
1970 | Approved as a factory permitted to display Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) accreditation (JIS-C8106 Fluorescent lamp luminaires for commercial, industrial and public lighting) |
1972 | Issues new shares and increases capital; paid-in capital is 20 million yen |
1973 | Head office moves to Higashi Nakahama, Joto Ku, Osaka; new head office building is built (5 stories above ground and 1 underground story) |
1974 | Issues new shares and increases capital; paid-in capital is 40 million yen |
1975 | Issues new shares and increases capital; paid-in capital is 48 million yen |
1976 | Acquires the land adjoining the head office; builds a new warehouse |
1977 | Approved as a factory permitted to display Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) accreditation (JIS-C8115 Fluorescent lamp luminaires for residential lighting) |
1978 | Obtains type approval for appliances conforming to Class-A electrical appliances and materials |
1981 | Adopts TQC (Total Quality Control) method; starts QC activities involving the entire company |
1982 | Approved as a designated factory for the Kanto Branch of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
1983 | Introduces an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system Approved as a designated factory for the Kanto Branch of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Approved as a designated factory for the Department of Construction and Urban Development, Osaka Prefectural Government |
1984 | Approved as a designated factory for the Osaka Prefectural Housing Corporation |
1985 | Establishes an online communication system between the company and customers |
1986 | Introduces a 2-dimensional CAD system |
1987 | Sets up a new store facility and a lighting division Former company president Masayoshi Imanishi receives an award for industrial merit from the governor of Osaka Prefecture |
1994 | Yoshinori Imanishi appointed as the company president Plans renewal of production equipment |
1995 | Awarded recognition as an excellent declaration corporation from the Joto Tax Office |
1998 | Receives an award for merits from the Kansai Lighting Fixture Manufacturers Co-operative Introduces a 3-dimensional CAD system |
2002 | Sets up a new laboratory for comprehensive inspection of products and components |
2003 | Acquires ISO9001:2000 certification Starts production in Guangdong Province, China Introduces cellular manufacturing |
2004 | Reconstructs the ERP system |
2005 | Sets up a new photometric room Installs the first profile extrusion molding machine |
2007 | Acquires ISO14001:2004 certification |
2008 | Installs the second profile extrusion molding machine |
2009 | Sets up a new production line dedicated for LED light fittings Installs a salt spray tester Updates ISO14001 certification to the 2008 version |
2010 | Introduces optical simulation software Upgrades the heat testing equipment |
2011 | Expanded the LED light fittings production line (clean room) Introduces thermo-fluid simulation software |
2016 | Expanded the production line for new types of downlights |
2017 | ISO 9001:2015 updated certification ISO 14001:2015 updated certification |
2019 | November:Awarded recognition as an excellent declaration corporation from the Joto Tax Office |