Message
Message from Representative Director Masaaki Nemoto
Kodai Sangyo was established on May 1, 1972, building upon the late Shoji Nemoto's experience in the woodworking industry.
Since that time, we have pushed forward based upon the motto of "contributing to a society that places value on harmony." We have persevered through various economic challenges such as the two oil shocks and the collapse of the bubble economy, and I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to our customers and business partners for the valuable support that they have given us, and that has enabled us to grow to where we are today.
Since our establishment, we have been working towards responding to the needs for both modernized equipment and for IT, and have been focusing our efforts on developing new products and expanding our markets. In 1992, Mokuty Club was registered as a trademark, and we started with the effective utilization of thinned wood in order to make more environmentally-friendly wood products. We received FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for our appropriate utilization of environmentally-friendly timber in November 2005, and have been continuing our initiatives towards a healthier global environment.
The 21st century could well be called the "age of coexistence." Our hope is that Kodai Sangyo can continue to unreservedly fulfill our management principle of "Contribution," and enjoy the goodwill of our customers.
I hope to continue to receive your long-lasting guidance and encouragement in achieving these goals.
As an aside, our company's logo mark comes from the deep and lasting relationship between birds and wood.
A similar relationship exists between people and wood, and accordingly, we used a bird in place of a person, with a design based upon the "K" from "Kodai."
Management Principles
- Contribution to people
- Contribution to customers
- Contribution to partners
- Contribution to local regions
- Contribution to the earth
Basic business guidelines
- To create a profitable business structure, and to enrich the lives of individuals.
- To strive to be a company that while small, acts as a guiding light.
Contribution
Recently, risks to the global environment and the balance between humanity and the environment have become hot topics. However, from long ago, Kodai Sangyo has carefully studied from various viewpoints the issues of environmental pollution, the concept of using wood as a resource, as well as practical methods for its effective utilization.
Our corporate philosophy is based upon "Contribution," and this has remained unchanged since our establishment. "Contribution to people," "Contribution to customers," "Contribution to partners," "Contribution to local regions," and "Contribution to the earth." At present, the clearing of virgin forest is of prime concern. This is a consequence of simplistic consumer societies that do not consider trees as a resource that can be utilized again and again. This consumption also generates dioxin that may not be returned to the earth, but that also imperils life itself.
Since our establishment, Kodai Sangyo has ensured that we use thinned wood in order to protect forests, and have been striving towards realizing the effective use of durable products with which to share our lives. We will continue to tirelessly work towards a true coexistence with the forests that protect the life of this earth that cradles us, without encouraging the felling of timber that contributes towards the destruction of the environment.
"Contribution."
The only concept that matters to Kodai Sangyo.
