NIPPON UNIT CORPORATION | Company Profile

Nippon Unit Corporation was the first in Japan to receive a patent for channel brush manufacturing equipment and this is the foundation for channel brushes manufactured by all brush manufacturers in Japan for not only industrial brushes but also brushes used for golf courses, general household channel mats, (brushes for upkeep,) and many more applications.
The Company was also the first in the world to USE Abrasive filaments to produce industrial brushes, and these brushes are used main by the auto mobile companies in Japan and all over the world.

1885	Company founder, Hisataro Niizaki, establishes the company to manufacture brushes.
1943	Nizaki Industries Corporation established with Fukusaburo Niizaki as president.
1956 Dec	Hakkou Manufactory,Inc established accompanying reorganization as a corporation and with capital of 500,000 yen.
1958 May	Factory established in Ota Ward, Tokyo, capital increased to 2 million yen.
1958 Aug	Company name changed to Nippon Unit Industry,Inc
1959 Sep	Capital increased to 6 million yen
1962 Jun	Capital increased to 18 million yen
1963 Mar	Chigasaki Factory new construction site 4,828 sq. yds.
1963 May	Established the Nippon Unit Industry, Inc establishment commemoration day.
1964 Mar	Capital is increased to 45 million yen to expand operations.
1966 Jan	Chigasaki Factory is expanded.
1966 Sep	Accompanying the completion of the Niizaki Building, headquarters is established in the Niizaki Building at 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
1974 Jun	Tokyo Ota Factory closed due to expropriation by an electric power company.
1976 Jan	Chigasaki Factory remodeled and expanded, Ota Factory relocated and closed.
1982 Jul	Chigasaki Factory enlarged accompanying expansion of operations.
1990 Sep	Capital increased to 50 million yen.
1991 Jan	Company reorganized into Nippon Unit Corporation.
1996 Jul	Headquarters moved to Chigasaki.
1997 Mar	Yuichiro Niizaki elected president at the general shareholders meeting.