About Us

  1. 1907: Eguchi Ship Equipment Store founded in Nagoya.
  2. 1918: Partnership with Kansai Paint.
  3. 1929: Business inherited by Iwao Eguchi; renamed Eguchi Iwao Shoten.
  4. 1938: Relocation to Minami-ku, Nagoya.
  5. 1947: Re-established as Eguchi Iwao Shoten Co., Ltd., focusing on paint.
  6. 1963: Miyoshi Sales Office opened.
  7. 1968: Kariya Service Station opened.
  8. 1968: Ekchi Co., Ltd. founded with 3 million yen capital.
  9. 1974-1976: Multiple new sales offices opened.
  10. 1983: Capital increased to 84 million yen.
  11. 1986: Takayama sales office opened.
  12. 1986-1992: New offices opened in Takayama, Miyoshi, and Kyushu.
  13. 1996: Echi Co., Ltd. capital raised to 40 million yen.
  14. 2001-2005: Joint ventures established with PT.KANSAI PAINT INDONESIA and Guangzhou Kansai.
  15. 2010: New headquarters completed.
  16. 2011-2012: Sendai branch opened; another joint venture started.
  17. 2013-2016: Expansion to South Africa; new logistics centre.
  18. 2017-2020: European investment, UK and Europe branches launched, US investment.
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