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20012002200320042005200620072010●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●StartofoperationswithMicCo.,Ltd.basedonagribusiness.(CurrentlyESPECMICCORP.)CerticationbytheEnvironmentalTestTechnologyCenter(KobeTestCenter)asanindependentIECQ-authorizedtestlaboratoryperISO/IEC17025.AssumptionofpostofRepresentativeDirectorbyKiyoshiShimazaki,andRepresentativeDirector/PresidentbySusumuNojii.ChangeofcompanynametoESPECCORP.IRenamingofTabaiEngineeringServiceCo.,Ltd.toESPECENGINEERINGCORP.EstablishmentofESPECENVIRONMENTALTESTTECHNOLOGYCENTER.AchievementofISO14001certicationbyentiregroup.OpeningofESPECHistoryHallP3(PCubic)attheFukuchiyamaPlant.CompletionofESPECNORTHAMERICA’snewplant.JReceptionofthe“NihonKogyoShimbunCo.,Ltd.Prize”inthe13thGrandPrizefortheGlobalEnvironmentAward.EstablishmentofESPECTESTTECHNOLOGY(SHANGHAI)CO.,LTD.Receptionofthe“ExcellentSustainableManagementAward”oftheThirdJapanSustainableManagementAwards.ESPEC’s40thAgencyConferenceheldinShanghai.Domesticandoverseasagenciesparticipateforthersttime.ApollomecCo.,Ltd.changescompanynametoESPECTECHNOCORP.EstablishmentofESPECKYUSHUCORP.(currentlyESPECASSISTCORP.)EstablishmentofESPECEUROPEGmbH.RenamingofESPECENVIRONMENTALTESTTECHNOLOGYCENTERCORP.toESPECTESTCENTERCORP.CompletionoftheFukuchiyamaTrainingCenter.KAssumptionofpostofRepresentativeDirector/PresidentbyNobuyoshiShin.ESPECCORP.acquiredESPECENGINEERINGCORP.andESPECTESTCENTERCORP.Receiptofcerticatesofappreciationasamemberofthe“Hayabusa”projectsupportteamfromtheStateMinisterinChargeofSpaceDevelopmentandMinisterofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnology.2011●AssumptionofpostofRepresentativeDirectorbyNobuyoshiShin,andRepresentativeDirector/PresidentbyMasaakiIshida.2013●ThePlatinousJSeriesreceivedthe33rdJapanMachineryFederationChairman’sAwardforExcellenceinEnergy-ConservingMachinery.201420152016201720182019202020212022●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●RenamingofESPECTECHNOCORP.toESPECTESTSYSTEMCORP.EstablishmentofEnergyDeviceEnvironmentalTestCenter.(inUtsunomiyaTestCenter)StartofoperationsofESPECTestEquipment(Guangdong)Co.,Ltd.LBeingselectedasoneofthe“GlobalNicheTopCompaniesSelection100”bytheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryEstablishmentofESPECENGINEERING(THAILAND)CO.,LTD.inThailand.Acquisitionof100%ownershipofSHANGHAIESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTCORPtoownitasawholly-ownedsubsidiaryEstablishmentofBatterySafetyCerticationCenterinUtsunomiyaTestCenterAcquisitionofownershipofQUALMARKCORPORATION(U.S.)toownitasaconsolidatedsubsidiaryReceived“Kurumin,”and“Eruboshi”MarkCerticationfromtheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfareand“LeadingCompanyinWomen’sAdvancementinOsakaCity”CerticationfromOsakacity“47・17・25”eventheldincerebrationofESPEC’s70thanniversary.ESPECNORTHAMERICA,INC.acquiredQUALMARKCORPORATIONEstablishmentofESPECENGINEERINGVIETNAMCO.,LTD.inVietnam.ObtainedISO27001,theinternationalstandardforaninformationsecuritymanagementsystemCompletedconstructionofTechnologyDevelopmentBuilding,atechnologydevelopmentbuildingwithintheKobeR&DCenter.MBeingselectedasoneofthe“GlobalNicheTopCompaniesSelection100”bytheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry.RenamingofESPECKYUSHUCORP.toESPECASSISTCORP.EstablishmentofESPECTHERMALTECHSYSTEMCORP.AssumptionofpostofRepresentativeDirectorandChairpersonbyMasaakiIshida,andRepresentativeDirectorandPresidentbySatoshiArataTransitiontothe“PrimeMarket,”anewmarketsegmentoftheTokyoStockExchangeHoldingof75thanniversarycommemorativeevent.HIJKLMMESPECCORP.COMPANYPROFILE28
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