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ReorganizedasTabaiManufacturingCo.,Ltd.DevelopmentofJapan’srstenvironmentaltestchambersbegins.AEstablishmentofanationwidenetworkofsalesagents.DeliveryofJapan’srsthyperbarictreatmentchamber(PHC-50)toOsakaUniversityHospital.BReceptionofthenationalrecognitionawardfromtheMediumandSmallBusinessResearchInstitute.SalesofthePlatinousSeriesofTemperatureandHumidityChambersbegins.ThePlatinousSeriescarriestheindustry’srst2-year/5000-hourwarranty.CompletionoftherstphaseoftheFukuchiyamaPlant.CEstablishmentofTabaiEngineeringServiceCo.,Ltd.CompletionofthesecondphaseoftheFukuchiyamaPlant,andestablishmentofthreeafliatedmanufacturingcompanies.EstablishmentoftheQualityAssuranceDepartmenttodevelopaqualityassurancesystem.CompletionofthethirdphaseoftheFukuchiyamaPlant.Openingoftheindustry’srstlargeshowroomintheheadofce.AssumptionofpostofRepresentativeDirectorwiththepassingofrstpresidentGoroTabai./PresidentbySeniorManagingDirectorEiichiKoyamaCommencementoftherstcorporateidentityplan.RenamingofcompanytoTABAIESPECCORP.CompletionofnewHeadOfce.DListingofcompanysharesonthesecondsectionoftheOsakaSecuritiesExchange.EstablishmentofESPECCORP.(CurrentlyESPECNORTHAMERICA,INC.)JoiningoftheTechnocosmosPavilionexhibitionatTsukubaExpo’85.EListingofcompanysharesonthesecondsectionoftheTokyoStockExchange.Signingofjoint-ventureagreementwithShanghaiExperimentalInstrumentFactory.ListingofcompanysharesontherstsectionsofboththeTokyoStockExchangeandtheOsakaSecuritiesExchange.StartofoperationsofSHANGHAIESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTCORP.CerticationfortheEnvironmentalTestTechnologyCenterasJapan’srstindependentIECQ-certiedtestlaboratory.Startoflaboratorytestingservices.HoldingofTABAIESPEC’srstindependentexhibitionofenvironmentaltestingequipmentinBeijing,China.HoldingofthesecondindependentexhibitioninBeijing.Holdingofthecompany’srstdomesticindependentexhibition,ESPECNEW・S’89inTokyo.FCosponsorshipoftheInternationalGardenandGreeneryExpo.CompletionofthesixthfactoryattheFukuchiyamaPlant.CompletionoftherstphaseoftheUtsunomiyaTechnocomplex.AssumptionofpostofChairmanbyEiichiKoyama;SuccessionofKiyoshiShimazakiasRepresentativeDirector/President.●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●1954196019661967196819691972197419751977197819791980198119831985198619871989199019911992ABCDE1993●Registrationcerticationofcompany’squalitycontrolsystemaccordingtoISO9001qualitystandard(JISZ9901).19951996●●●●SigningofjointventureagreementwithGuangzhouEnvironmentalSimulationEngineeringCorp.ofCEPREI.StartofoperationsofGUANZHOUESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTCO.,LTD.Holdingofthe’96ESPECGroupEnvironmentalTestEquipmentExhibitioninBeijing.GRegistrationoftheFukuchiyamaPlantascomplyingwiththeISO14001standardforenvironmentmanagementsystems.F1997●RegistrationoftheUtsunomiyaTechnocomplexascomplyingwiththeISO14001standardforenvironmentmanagementsystems.●●●●●●20002001GEstablishmentofTABAIESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENT(SHANGHAI)CO.,LTD.[CurrentlyESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENT(SHANGHAI)CO.,LTD.]Holdingof50thanniversarycommemorativeevent.EstablishmentofSHANGHAIESPECENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTCORP.(New)CompletionoftheseventhfactoryattheFukuchiyamaPlant.CompletionoftherstphaseoftheKobeTechnocomplex(currentlyknownasKobeR&DCenter).HEstablishmentofESPECKOREACORP.27ESPECCORP.COMPANYPROFILEHistory1947●GoroTabai,thecompany’srstpresident,ToshioTabai,themanagingdirector,andEiichiKoyama,thecompany’ssecondpresident,foundedthescienticequipmentmanufacturingcompanyatthesiteofthepresentheadofce.