History
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History
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2011
TOSO Europe S.A.S established.
Fuji Home Co., Ltd. established. -
2002
Merger of regional TOSO Service companies into single TOSO Service Co., Ltd.
Shanghai TOSO Interior Products Co., Ltd. established.
Tsukuba Plant and Mitsukaido Plant achieve ISO14001 certification. -
2001
TOSO Service Kinki Co., Ltd. established.
TOSO Ryutsu Service Co., Ltd. established. -
2000
Wado Creative made subsidiary company.
TOSO Service Tokyo Co., Ltd. established.
Manufacturing headquarters achieves ISO9001 certification. -
1999
TOSO Service Minami Kanto Co., Ltd., and TOSO Service Kyushu Co., Ltd. established.
Capital alliance with Wado Creative Co., Ltd. -
1996
Listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1995
TOSO Shoji Co., Ltd. established.
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1990
Showroom opened at Akasaka, Tokyo.
Received Distinguished Company Award from Recreational Development Center Foundation on the occasion of the third “Appraisal of Corporate Leisure-Mindedness”. -
1988
P.T. TOSO Industry Indonesia established.
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1986
Ibaraki Plant-2 (the present Mitsukaido Plant) JIS certified for Venetian blinds.
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1985
Ibaraki Plant-2 (the present Mitsukaido Plant) established.
TOSO Sangyo-Shizai Co., Ltd. and TOSO International Co., Ltd.
(the present Overseas Department) established. -
1981
Established JV with Silent Gliss Co. (Switzerland)
Best Interior Co., Ltd. (the present Silent Gliss Corporation) established. -
1979
Absorbed TOSO Kako Co., Ltd. and TOSO Seni Co., Ltd. via merger.
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1976
Fuji Home Co., Ltd. made a subsidiary.
The present Tsukuba Plant becomes JIS certified for curtain tracks. -
1972
Changed trade name to TOSO Co., Ltd.
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1968
TOSO Kako Co., Ltd. (the present Tsukuba Plant) made wholly owned subsidiary.
TOSO Seni Co., Ltd. established in Hamamatsu. -
1961
Changed trade name to TOSO Co., Ltd.
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1949
Tokyo Sobi Kogyo Co., Ltd. established.
Products
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2013
Curtain track “Fit Archi” received The Good Design Award.
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2012
Roller blinds “Visic Decora Vertical” received The Good Design Award.
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2011
Curtain track “Legato Square” received The Good Design Award.
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2010
Window Treatment Screen “Colt” received The Good Design Award.
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2008
Turn-up screen”VISIC”received The Good Design Award
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2007
Curtain track “Cortina” and Vertical blind “Dual“
and Interior screen “SUKIGAMI” received The Good Design Award. -
2006
Roller blinds “Mytec Seeds” and Curtain accessory “Arm Holder” received The Good Design Award.
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2005
Introduced exquisite “Gracier” collection target high-end consumers.
DIY Curtain track “Lifty” awarded at New Product Contest sponsored by DIY Show.
Curtain track “Outlook 1” received The Good Design Award. -
2002
Wooden blinds “Venewood” line introduced. Venetian blinds with heat-shielding slats added to line.
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2001
Entire line of Pleated blinds manufactured without formaldehyde.
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2000
Motorized Curtain tracks “Felio” and “Premio” introduced.
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1999
Automatic control system “TIOS-Ⅱ” introduced.
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1997
Venetian blinds “New Ceramy” awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for Inventive Design at the 22nd Invention Award competition. Venetian blinds “New Raison” awarded honorable mention in Japan DIY Association New and Hit Products Contest.
Interior hook “Forms” received The Good Design Award. -
1996
“Picture Rail” line introduced. “TIOS-Ⅰ” automatic control system introduced. “Fusakake,”
“New Ceramy 15X,” and “Cubicle” received The Good Design Award. -
1994
“Top Treatment” line introduced. Panel door “Flexies” introduced.
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1992
Pleated blind “Shiori” introduced.
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1990
Ultrasonic Roller blind “Iota 2020” delivered to Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
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1989
Motorized Roman shades introduced. Motorized Venetian blinds introduced.
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1988
Linear Motorized Curtain track “Bestec” introduced.
“Refre” style Curtain track receives Fukuda Special Prize at 13th Invention Award competition. -
1986
Motorized Vertical blinds introduced.
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1985
Roman shades, Panel tracks, and Motorized Roller blinds introduced.
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1984
Roller blind “Mytec”received The Good Design Award.
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1982
Vertical blinds “Silhouette” introduced.
World Collection of global Curtain tracks and accessories imported and marketed in Japan. -
1978
Venetian blinds “Slat 25, 18” and “Slat 25MP, 18MP” introduced.
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1977
Roller blinds introduced.
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1975
Folding Door “Majikiri” introduced.
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1971
Japan’s first free-size (extendable) Curtain track “Adjusta-101 Sets” introduced.
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1964
Motorized Curtain tracks introduced.
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1963
Plastic Curtain track “Mine Set” introduced.
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1959
“C Type Home Rail Set” put on the market.
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1953
“C Type” form metallic Curtain track launched out.
Events
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2012
TOSO Europe S.A.S. exhibit in “R+T 2012” in Germany.
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2009
P.T. TOSO INDUSTRY INDONESIA started on an afforestation project.
TOSO booth at JAPANTEX 2009 received DDA (Japan Display Design Association) Award. -
2008
TOSO booth at JAPANTEX 2008 received Next Design Award and Incentive Award of Display Industry.
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2006
TOSO booth at JAPANTEX 2006 received Booth Display Contest Press Award.
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2004
TOSO booth at JAPANTEX 2003 received Incentive Award of Display Industry.
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1999
50th Anniversary Exhibition “More Pleasant, More Comfortable ‘Fine Tuned Living’”
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1986
Interior decorating seminars held at major cities of Japan.
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1984
“Total Interior for the Home” design contest sponsored.
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1983
German total interior system seminar held in five cities of Japan.
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1981
The first Japanese company to participate in the “Heim Textile Exhibition 81”
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1980
Interior decorating seminars held at major cities of Japan.
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1973
The “Styling the Curtains Show” held at Tokyo and Osaka.
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1969
Exhibition “Curtain Rails of the World” held at 8 locales in Japan.