Founded - now
1907 |
Apr | Shosaku Morita established the "FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION" in Kitasumiya, Minami-ku, Osaka City and started production of fire pumps and fire extinguishers. |
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1910 |
May | Developed Japan's first fire pump with a gasoline engine. |
1912 |
Oct | Changed the trade name to MORITA SEISAKUSHO LTD. |
1917 |
Developed Japan's first fire truck. | |
1932 |
Jul | Established MORITA GASOLINE PUMP SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. (the current MORITA HOLDINGS CORPORATION). |
1939 |
Sep | Changed the trade name to MORITA PUMP KOGYO CO., LTD. |
1944 |
Jun | Established a factory in Ikuno-ku, Osaka City, which focused on the manufacture of various fire pumps. |
1948 |
Mar | Established MORITA PUMP SERVICE FACTORY LTD.(the current MORITA ECONOS CORPORATION). |
1951 |
Aug | Moved the Head Office to Ikuno-ku, Osaka City. |
1960 |
Sep | Started Fire Protection Equipment & Systems business |
1961 |
Mar | Changed the trade name to MORITA FIRE PUMP MFG. CO., LTD. |
1973 |
May | Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
1979 |
May | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1980 |
Apr | Upgraded to the First Section in both the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1993 |
Oct | Established Sanda Factory (the current Sanda-West Factory) in Techno Park in Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture. |
1994 |
Apr | Started Recycling Machines business. |
1997 |
Apr | Changed the trade name to MORITA CORPORATION. |
2001 |
Aug | Concluded a tie-up concerning capital-related operations with MIYATA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
2002 |
Apr | Established MORITA TECHNOS CORPORATION for refurbishment and aftercare service for fire trucks. |
2008 |
Apr | Established Sanda New Factory (the current Sanda-East Factory) in Techno Park in Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture, and relocated the function of the main factory (Ikuno-ku, Osaka City) to this new factory. |
2008 |
Oct | Introduced holding company through a spin-off, changing the name of MORITA CORPORATION to MORITA HOLDINGS CORPORATION, and assigning the fire fighting vehicles business to MORITA CORPORATION, the disaster prevention business to MORITA BOHSAI TECH CORPORATION and the environmental business to MORITA ENVIRONMENTAL TECH CORPORATION. |
2008 |
Nov | Acquired 79.4% of MIYATA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. through a takeover bid. |
2009 |
Aug | Acquired 100% of MIYATA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. through a share exchange. |
2010 |
Jun | Established MIYATA CYCLE CO. LTD. as a spin-off MIYATA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.'s bicycle business. |
2013 |
May | Moved the Osaka Head Office to Chuo-ku, Osaka City. |
2014 |
Jul | MORITA BOHSAI TECH CORPORATION merged with MIYATA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. to form MORITA MIYATA CORPORATION. |
2016 |
Jan | Acquired Finland's BRONTO SKYLIFT OY AB. |
2019 |
Jun | Divested MIYATA CYCLE CO. LTD. to MERIDA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
2022 |
Apr | Transition to Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |