History
Our company was founded as Sanken Setsubi Kogyo, a limited partnership company, in March 1946 (21st year of Showa) starting with 17 employees. In May 1947 (22nd year of Showa), it became a joint stock company under the name of Sanken Setsubi Kogyo Co., Ltd. with capital of ¥1 million. Since then we have successively established branches throughout Japan expanding our business base. In 1965 (40th year of Showa), our new office building was completed and in 1992 (4th year of Heisei), we established a technical research center (currently, the Tsukuba-Mirai Technology Center) as a research and development center.
Sanken Setsubi Kogyo early on embraced the development of Zero-energy building technology as a countermeasure to global warming. In 2013, the renovation of all the buildings of our Tsukuba-Mirai Technology Center to zero-energy buildings was completed.
In September 2013 (25th year of Heisei), we moved our head office to a more convenient location with better earthquake-resistance. We also expanded overseas with a view to cultivating the ASEAN market. In October 2018 (30th year of Heisei), our Hokkaido Branch office was housed in a cold climate zero-energy building. Thanks to the trust of our customers, we have ample experience and a great track record. As a result in 2021, we are now in our 75th year and have grown into a firm with a total of 1300 employees and an annual revenue exceeding ¥90 billion.
We will not forget the pioneering spirit at our inception and are committed to fulfilling our pledge to society as an “Environment Creating HVAC company.”
Chronology
1946
3
Founder and President Minoru Matsui establishes Sanken Setsubi Kogyo joint stock company in Nihonbashi, Kabuto-cho, Tokyo
7
Opens Sendai Business office (upgraded to Sendai Branch in1988)
1947
5
Officially registers as Sanken Setsubi Kogyo Co., Ltd.
12
Opens Sapporo Business office (upgraded to Hokkaido Branch in1988)
1950
5
Opens Nagoya Business office (upgraded to Nagoya Branch in1962)
1952
6
Opens Osaka Business office (upgraded to Osaka Branch in1956)
1953
4
Opens Hiroshima Business office (upgraded to Chugoku Branch in1985)
1954
2
Opens Fukuoka Business office (upgraded to Kyushu Branch in1975)
10
Moves Head office to Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
1961
5
Marks 15th anniversary
1962
4
Opens Yokohama Business office (upgraded to Yokohama Branch in1962)
1965
5
New Head Office building is completed in Nihonbashi Kakigara-cho Chuo-ku Tokyo
10
Opens Chiba Business office (upgraded to Higashikanto Branch in1962)
1976
4
Opens Saitama Business office (upgraded to Kitakanto Branch in1962)
1978
9
Second Head Office building is completed in Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho Chuo-ku Tokyo
11
President Minoru Matsui is awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon
1981
6
Seiichi Mifune is inaugurated as President and COO
1984
10
New building of Osaka Branch is completed
1985
1
Akio Teramoto is inaugurated as President and COO
1992
10
New Tsukuba Technical Center building is completed
1995
11
President and COO Akio Teramoto is awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1996
3
Marks the 50th anniversary
1998
2
Head office obtains ISO9000 certification (1994 Version)
1999
2
ISO9000 Certification is expanded to all Branches
2002
2
All Branches obtain ISO14000 Certification(1994 Version)
4
Tokyo Corporate Headquarters merges with the Tokyo Head Office (upgraded to Tokyo Branch in 2005)
2003
9
ISO9000 certification is changed to 2000 Version
2005
3
Starts the “60 Refreshment” promotion project
2006
2
ISO14000 certification changed over to 2004 Version
3
Marks 60th anniversary
2008
6
Eiichi Matsui inaugurated as President and COO
2010
1
Starts renovation of the Tsukubamirai Technology Center for the realization of ZEB
2012
6
Introduces Managing officer system
2013
9
Moves Head Office and Tokyo Branch Office to Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
9
Ventures into Thailand with a view to cultivating the ASEAN market.
2014
3
Tsukuba Mirai Technology Center is completely renovated to ZEB
2016
1
Receives “Director-General’s Prize, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy” in Heisei 27th Energy-Conservation Grand Prize
3
Marks 70th anniversary
3
Establishes Thailand Representative Office
5
Establishes Jakarta Representative Office
10
Establishes “SANKEN SETSUBI MYANMAR CO., LTD.”, local subsidiary in Myanmar
2017
5
Registered as a “ZEB Planner”
10
The office building of the Hokkaido Branch reconstructed, aimed for being a Zero Energy Building
2018
10
Completes the office building of Hokkaido Branch and Hokkaido Sanken Service Koji Co., Ltd. (Sapporo Sanken Building)
Attains the “ZEB Ready” evaluation of the BELS certification
2021
3
Marks 75th anniversary
6
New training center under-construction aimed to achieve “ZEB” certification in existing dismantled warehouse location in ina town, Saitama
9
Signs the United Nations Global Compact
10
Closes the local subsidiary in Myanmar
2022
1
Announces the Partnership Building Declaration
Receives prizes in two categories of Reiwa 3th Energy Conservation Grand Prize
・Energy Conservation Center President’s Prize
・Judging Committee Special Prize
3
Establishes a U.S. local corporation “Global Environmental Technologies Inc.”
3
Completes the Saitama Technology Center to improve technical capabilities and promote human interaction
4
Achieves “Nearly ZEB” in 2021 due to operational improvement at Sapporo Sanken Building (Hokkaido Branch/Hokkaido Sanken Service Koji Co., Ltd.)
5
Attains the “ZEB Ready” evaluation of the BELS certification at Saitama Technology Center
12
Receives the “Energy Conservation Center President’s Prize” of the 2022 Energy Conservation Awards.
2023
3
Recognized as the 2023 Excellent Corporation in Health Management (Large Corporation Division).
3
Attains the “S Rank” evaluation of the CASBEE-Wellness Office certification at Saitama Technology Center
10
Our business office in the Tokyo metropolitan area obtains ISO 45001 certification.
11
Recognized as a DX Accredited Business
2024
3
We have obtained ISO 45001 certification for all our branches
3
Our Engineering Management Division has achieved ISO19650 certification