Corporate Timeline 2000 – 2009

A wholly owned manufacturing plant for the Industrial Sewing Machines is founded in Shanghai, China. (JUKI (SHANGHAI) INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.)

A fully owned subsidiary controlling a Chinese area is founded. (JUKI (CHINA) CO., LTD.)

A digital cell production system in the OHTAWARA Plant starts.

Briefings to institutional investors start. (Financial results briefing)

An office controlling the sales in Europe is founded in Poland. (JUKI CENTRAL EUROPE SP.ZO.O)

A sales office for the Industrial Equipment in Asia is founded in Thailand. (JUKI SMT ASIA CO., LTD)

A “parent-child workshop for making a swagger bag” is held for the first time during summer holidays.

All stocks of a manufacturing subsidiary in the U.S. are sold in MBO (Management Buyout) deal. (UNION SPECIAL)

Door-to-door sales of the Household Sewing Machines stops.

The JUKI’s own “ECO PRODUCTS” system starts.

The company moves to the new company building built in Tsurumaki, Tama City, Tokyo. (December)