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History
Started as a foundry
Advanced into hairdressing and beauty field
Started manufacturing of barber chair on the model of the product of KOKEN MANUFACTURING CO.,INC in USA. Now, we are widely manufacturing and selling not only barber chair and styling chair but hairdressing and beauty related products such as shampoo equipment and processor.
Established TAKARA COMPANY N.Y., INC. in New York
(Currently TAKARA BELMONT USA, INC.)
Established BELMONT CHAIRS LONDON LTD. in London
(Currently TAKARA BELMONT (U.K.) LTD.)
Started selling enamel cast iron bathtub and get launched housing equipment business
Advanced into hair cosmetic business in coorperation with WELLA in West Germany
Eatablished own brand, LebeL Cosmetics (Currently, LebeL) in 1977
Established TAKARA COMPANY, CANADA, LTD. in Toronto
Advanced into dental and medical field
Started manufacturing dental and medical equipment.
Now, we are manufacturing and selling dental and medical equipment such as dental unit, dental chair, examination table, operating table, and gynecological chair based on technologies which have been caltivated in hairdressing and beauty field.
Established TAKARA COMPAGNIE PARIS S.A.R.L. in Paris
Established TAKARA COMPANY EUROPE GmbH in Frankfurt
Purchased Koken Inc.
(Currently: KOKEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.)
Established TAKARA BELMONT PARA AMERICA DO SUL in Brazil *Sao Paulo
Advanced into esthetic field
Introduced esthetic using esthetic equipment for the first time in Japan.
Founded esthetic academy in the following year.
Started selling the basic skin-care products in 1982.
Established the representative office in Singapore
Established PRESENCE PARIS S.P.A. in Italy in cooperation with Maletti S.P.A.
Established TS BELMONT CO., LTD. in Taiwan in cooperation with TING SING TRADING CO., LTD.
Advanced into nail field
Founded Takara International Nail College.
Started selling nail cosmetics in the following year.
Established a joint venture, TAKARA BELMONT (KOREA) CORPORATION in Seoul
Established TAKARA BELMONT (TAIWAN) CORPORATION in Taiwan
Established TAKARA BELMONT (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION and TAKARA SPACE DESIGN (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
Established BELMONT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
In Vietnam
*Dong Nai province
Established TAKARA BELMONT SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. in Singapore
Purchased Vietnam NGU A CHAU SERVICE PRODUCTION TRADING JOINT STOCK COMPANY
(Currently TAKARA BELMONT COSMETICS JOINT STOCK COMPANY) *Ho Chi Minh City
Established joint venture KIREI NETWORK Co., Ltd. in Vietnam *Ho Chi Minh City
Established TAKARA BELMONT ITALY SRL in Italy *Scandiano
100th Anniversary of Foundation
Established representative office "TAKARA BELMONT MIDDLE EAST (BRANCH)" in Dubai