Greeting from the president

Management philosophy

Corporate profile

Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association is an organization that supports small businesses health and safety systems.
The organization helps strengthen businesses to achieve the goals set for health and safety standards.
The certificate is to certify that our company has the foundation and consistancy to meet health and safety requirements.
Our health and safety standards were well recognised and we were certified on Feb 2014.

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Corporate History

1. March 1923General partnership company Hanken Works was founded
   Founder Mr.Chouzo Kawamura
   Started development and manufacturing of steel fittings
2. Oct 1938Started manufacturing of onshore charcoal gas generators
   Supplied to trucking company throughout Kinki area
3. June 1945Burned down by war damage
4. July 1946Restart as manufacturing of steel sashes, automotive mufflers, cultivator frames, engine mufflers
5. Aug 1957Founded Hanken Works Ltd
   Managing Director Mr.Chouzo Kawamura
6. Feb 1959Mr.Hiroshi Kawamura acceded as new Managing Director
7. April 1967Started manufacturing of Large construction machine mufflers
8. Sep 1968Began operation of Nara plant
9. Nov 1975Completion of Testing lab in Nara plant
10. May 1980Awarded "Quality Control Award" from Komatsu Ltd
11. June 1986Separation of Osaka plant and Nara plant
    Hanken Nara Ltd Managind Director Mr.Takashi Kawamura
    Hanken Osaka Ltd
12. 1994Started manufacturing of Fuel and Hydraulic tank of Hydaulic excavators
13. March 1995Founded PT.HANKEN INDONESIA
14. April 2004Consolidation of Hanken Nara Ltd and Hanken Works Ltd
15. July 2005Started operation of Awazu plant
16. April 2006Awarded "Grand Partner Award" from Komatsu Ltd
17. Oct 2006Started operation of Kitakantou plant
18. Oct 2008Expansion of PT.HANKEN INDONESIA
    Moved to MM2100
19. Aug 2009Moved Fender Assembly production from Komatsu Osaka plant to Nara plant
20. June 2013Mr.Takashi Kawamura acceded as New chairman
    Mr.Nobuo Matsuda acceded as New Managing director
21. March 2017Honorable retirement of Chairman Mr.Takashi Kawamura
22. 2023100th anniversary of foundation

Environmental policy

＜Corporate Identity＞

Our basic concept is to preserve this beautiful earth environment for the future. All our employees conduct environmental conservation activities in their work place, and continue contributing to the society by providing products and services that satisfy our customers.

＜Basic policy＞

1. We continue to pursue environmentally friendly technology, process and material use, and will strive for environmental improvement and pollution prevention.
2. As well as complying to environmental laws and regulations and other requirements, we try our best to make a safe and secure environment for customers and business partners.
3. We set tangible objectives and goals for the following activities.
   1. (1) Reduce waste through minimizing defects
   2. (2) Save resources through 5S activity and inventory reduction
   3. (3) Save energy through forward Lean production
4. We promote environmental education to our workers, and give them understanding of our environmental policy
5. This environmental policy is reinforced within our company and widely publicized to related parties

Hanken Works Ltd supports global environmental protection and we are certified "Environmental management system by Ecostage" Top management and our workers take action in business, environmental and quality improvements."Environmenatal management system Ecostage" Website >