COMPANY
INFO

HISTORY

  • 1979

    Founded Sanwa Inc., a company that imports and sells building materials, in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City with 3,000,000 yen of capital

  • 1983

    Relocated the head office to Higashi-ku (current Chuo-ku), Osaka City

  • 2000

    Began online retailing of building materials

    Released the company's first original system kitchen

  • 2001

    Began to import tiles from all over the world

  • 2002

    Began to import selected washbowls

  • 2004

    Opened the Nagoya Showroom in Naka-ku, Nagoya City

  • 2005

    Relocated the head office to Chuo-ku, Osaka City

    Opened the Osaka Showroom in Chuo-ku, Osaka City

  • 2006

    Opened the Tokyo Showroom in Koto-ku, Tokyo

  • 2008

    Name changed from Sanwa Inc. to sanwacompany Ltd.

    Relocated the Nagoya Showroom to Higashi-ku, Nagoya City

  • 2010

    Relocated the Tokyo Showroom to Minato-ku, Tokyo

  • 2011

    Established SANWA COMPANY HUB PTE. LTD. in Singapore to develop customers and suppliers in Southeast Asia (temporarily suspended in 2014)

    SANWA COMPANY HUB PTE. LTD. established the Singapore Showroom

  • 2013

    Relocated the Osaka Showroom to Kita-ku, Osaka City

    Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers

  • 2014

    Opened the Fukuoka Showroom in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City

    Established sanwacompany PLUS ltd. (Absorption merged in 2017)

    Relocated the head office to Kita-ku, Osaka City

  • 2015

    Relocated the Nagoya Showroom to Higashi-ku, Nagoya City

    Hosted the first sanwacompany Design Award

  • 2016

    First exhibit at Salone del Mobile.Milano

    Established SANWA COMPANY RS TAIWAN LTD., a joint venture in Taiwan with Taiwan’s SIGMU Group (the joint venture was terminated in 2018)

    Opened the SANWA COMPANY RS TAIWAN LTD. showroom in Taipei City

    Relocated the Tokyo Showroom close to Gaienmae Station in Minato-ku, Tokyo

  • 2018

    Opened the Sendai Showroom in Aoba-ku, Sendai City

    Received Salone del Mobile.Milano Award, as the first Asian recipient

  • 2019

    Hosted the company's 40th Anniversary ceremony
    https://info.sanwacompany.co.jp/40th/

  • 2021

    Relocated the Tokyo showroom in Minato-ku, Tokyo

  • 2022

    Opened the Yokohama Smart Showroom in Nishi-ku, Yokohama

    Transitoned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market

    Acquired all shares of Best Bright Co., Ltd. and turned into a subsidiary

    Established the sanwacompany USA Inc. in the USA

    Relocated the Fukuoka Showroom to Hakata Riverain Mall in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

  • 2023

    Opened the Sapporo Smart Showroom in Chuo-ku, Sapporo