HOME > About NFK Holdings > History History April 1950 Established Nippon Thermal Materials Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) June 1950 Changed company name to Nippon Furness Industry Co., Ltd. September 1953 Kamata factory (machine shop) set up June 1958 Osaka office established August 1958 Headquarters office constructed in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama May 1963 Over-the-counter registration of shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association June 1963 Tsurumi factory established September 1963 Kamata factory abolished, machine factory concentrated in Tsurumi August 1965 Kamata factory sale May 1970 Established Japan Furness Manufacturing Co., Ltd. April 1975 Expansion of plant building in Tsurumi June 1999 Tsurumi factory sale December 2004 Canceled over-the-counter registration with the Japan Securities Dealers Association and listed shares on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange September 2006 Made Kodenki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. a subsidiary October 2006 Reorganized group companies, changed trade name to NFK Holdings Co., Ltd., and established Japan Furness Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) October 2008 Established Furness ES Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) December 2009 Dissolved Nippon Furness Manufacturing Co., Ltd. January 2010 Transferred all businesses of Nippon Furness Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to consolidated subsidiary Japan Furness Co., Ltd. April 2010 Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange (JASDAQ market) due to the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. October 2010 Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) due to the integration of the Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules Market, the Exchange JASDAQ Market, and the Osaka Securities Exchange NEO Market. July 2012 Transferred all shares of Kodenki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and made the company a non-subsidiary July 2013 Listed on the JASDAQ market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. About NFK Holdings top message Company Profile Organization chart History List of officers Management Philosophy About group companies Corporate governance Electronic public notice Electronic public notice privacy policy About using the site ▲ Return to top of page About NFK Holdings top message Company Profile Organization chart History List of officers Management Philosophy About group companies Corporate governance news release 2013 year 2012 2011 2010 2009 Business information Plant engineering business Combustion business Industrial furnace business Technology development network Shareholder / Investor Information Management information IR materials Shareholder / stock information Finance / performance information Employment information Hiring new graduates Career recruitment Copyright © NFK Holdings Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.