History
March
1919
Founded by Kikuichi Hayakawa and began manufacture and sales of rubber footwear
March
1936
Established partnership company Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho with JPY60,000 capital
June
1937
Began manufacture and sales of reclaimed rubber
March
1947
Established Hayakawa Gomu Kogyo Co., Ltd. with Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho partnership company as its parent organization
December
1953
Merged Hayakawa Gomu Kogyo Co., Ltd. with Hayakawa Gomu Seizosho, renamed the resulting company Hayakawa Rubber Co., Ltd. and increased capital to JPY8,000,000
May
1961
Began manufacture and sales of industrial rubber products
May
1963
Began manufacture and sales of leather shoes
March
1965
Closed Rubber Footwear Export Department
october
1966
Established Seibi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (direct factory)
may
1967
Began manufacture and sales of sheet waterproofing materials (Santac Roof) and concrete pour joint waterproofing materials (SPAN SEAL)
July
1970
Began manufacture and sales of bowling balls
October
1971
Closed Rubber Footwear Department
October
1972
Began manufacture and sales of golf balls
March
1973
Began manufacture and sales of rubber flooring material for golf courses
April
1973
Began full-scale sales of Venson golf balls, golf shoes, golf gloves, and other golf goods
March
1974
Began manufacture of automobile floor mats
June
1976
Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS display authorization (No. 676006 Sheet Waterproofing Materials)
August
1976
National Santac Waterproofing Business Association formed and later reorganized into the National Santac Waterproofing Business Cooperative
June
1979
Capital increased to JPY100,000,000
October
1979
Established patent rights related to “waterproofing composites” (In Japan, U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and West Germany)
May
1980
Increased capital to JPY240,000,000 through third-party allotment to Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Corporation and other investors
July
1982
Allocated JPY40,000,000 in new shares to third parties through stock divide in August to increase capital to JPY308,000,000
August
1982
Sold 2-7 Matsuhamacho Factory No. 1 (15,321.81 m2) to the Fukuyama City Land Development Public Corporation as a result of application of the Land Expropriation Act for the Fukuyama City Hall Relocation Plan
August
1983
Purchased land in Minamioka, Minoshima-cho, Fukuyama City (site area 132,015 m2)
September
1984
Completed primary construction on Minoshima Factory (Factory Building 3)
September
1986
Began manufacture and sales of Santac Floor L55 vibration dampening material
May
1987
Began manufacture and sales of Santac Cap
July
1988
Began manufacture and sales of UV curable paint material
October
1989
Began manufacture and sales of Polymeric plasticizer PVC waterproof sheets (Santac IB)
October
1989
Increased capital to JPY397,586,000
March
1990
Construction of head office, technology building, and public welfare building completed at Minoshima Factory
April
1990
Relocated Head Office from 2-1-32 Matsuhamacho, Fukuyama City to 5351 Minamioka, Minoshima-cho, Fukuyama City and repurposed as the Head Office / Minoshima Factory
May
1990
Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS display authorization (No. 690006 Synthetic Polymer Roofing)
December
1991
Increased capital to JPY426,836,000
August
1992
Began manufacture and sales of piping soundproofing materials
December
1993
Began manufacture and sales of Santac Flexible Joints
May
1994
Began manufacture and sales of Santac SPAN SEAL CRACK INDUCER
September
1994
Increased capital to JPY494,336,000
January
1996
Established Hayakawa Eastern Rubber Co., Ltd. Joint Venture
July
1998
Completed anechoic chamber at Minoshima Factory
September
2006
Began manufacture and sales of radiation-proof rubber
July
2007
Obtained Japanese Industrial Standards JIS Revised Industrial Standardization display authorization (Certification No. TC0607013 Synthetic Polymer Roofing)
December
2010
Completed construction on HB3 particle building
June
2012
Expanded Santac IB3 line
January
2015
Established Sendai Office
March
2017
Received the “3rd JAB Award”
December
2017
Completed No.2 Molding Plant at Minoshima Factory
December
2017
Selected as a “driving company for the regional future”
October
2019
Received the Excellence Award of the 3rd “Infrastructure Maintenance Grand Prize”by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
