Company Overview

Founded in Higashirokugo, Ota-ku, Tokyo, as a business selling high-pressure gases such as oxygen and hydrogen, managed by the first president, Takeji Ueki. 

Temporarily suspended at the end of the war. 

Reestablished as Kotobuki Shokai in May 1946 (Showa 21).

Reorganized into "Ueki Shoten Co., Ltd." with a capital of 500,000 yen. 

Became a special agent for Toshiba Corporation, obtaining exclusive sales rights for oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and neon produced by Toshiba.

Also became an agent for Nippon Oxygen, Showa Denko, and Toyo Oxygen.

Opened a branch in Sagamihara City, expanding the activity range to the entire Tokyo metropolitan area and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Renamed to "Ueki Gas Science Co., Ltd." to enhance the dimension of activity fields by planning an approach to science.

Opened Osaka Sales Office in Osaka City.

Opened Oita Office in Oita City.

Opened North Kanto Branch in Utsunomiya City.

Built the head office building at the current location.

Opened Sendai Sales Office in Sendai City.

Built and relocated North Kanto Branch in Kanuma City.

Opened a comprehensive gas center within Toshiba Oita Factory and relocated Oita Office.

Opened Kitakyushu Office in Kitakyushu City.

Relocated Kitakyushu Office to Toshiba Kitakyushu Factory.

Opened Yokohama Sales Office in Yokohama City.

Installed nitrogen production equipment within the Oita Office Gas Center and started producing nitrogen for Toshiba Oita Factory.

Opened Saitama Sales Office in Kumagaya City, Horikawa Town Office in Kawasaki City, and Himeji Office in Himeji City.

Opened Izumi Office in Sendai City.

Opened Hamamatsu Branch Office in Hamamatsu City.

Renamed to the current name "Ueki Corporation" to respond to diversifying needs.

Relocated Saitama Sales Office to Fukaya City.

Opened Yokohama Gas Center in Yokohama City.

Built and relocated Himeji Office to Tatsuno City.

Opened North Japan Branch in Sendai City.

Opened Nagoya Branch Office in Nagoya City.

Opened Yokohama Office in Yokohama City.

Opened Komukai Office in Kawasaki City.

Opened Yokkaichi Resident Office in Yokkaichi City.

Opened Kitakami Branch Office in Kitakami City.

Built and relocated Sagamihara Branch in Sagamihara City.

Established Head Office Sales Headquarters, Kanto Branch, Kyushu Branch, Tohoku Branch, and Kansai Chubu Branch. 

Built and opened Technology Development Center within Kyushu Branch.

Opened Sagamihara Sales Office in Sagamihara City, North Kanto Sales Office in Kanuma City, Oita Sales Office in Oita City, Kitakyushu Sales Office in Kitakyushu City, and Sendai Sales Office in Sendai City. 

Renamed Nagoya Branch Office and Yokkaichi Resident Office to Nagoya Sales Office and Yokkaichi Branch Office, respectively.

Built and relocated Tohoku Branch and Sendai Sales Office to Tomiya Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

Opened Ayase Office in Ayase City and Kitsuki Branch Office in Kitsuki City.

Renamed Head Office Sales Department to Tokyo Branch. 

Renamed Hamamatsu Branch Office and Yokkaichi Branch Office to Hamamatsu Sales Office and Yokkaichi Sales Office, respectively.

Integrated Yokkaichi Sales Office into Nagoya Sales Office. 

Obtained ISO14001 international environmental certification.

Obtained ISO9001 international quality certification.

Kyushu Branch Oita Sales Office received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award as an excellent high-pressure gas sales business.

Opened "UEKI Eco Station Sendai," the first private CNG station in the Tohoku region, in Sendai City.

Published "70 Years of Ueki Corporation" to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Built and relocated Nagoya Sales Office to Yokkaichi City and renamed it Yokkaichi Sales Office.

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Opened Uozu Branch Office in Toyama Prefecture.

Opened Miyazaki Branch Office in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Reorganized Kansai Chubu Branch into Chubu Branch and Kansai Branch. 

Renamed Uozu Branch Office to Hokuriku Sales Office.

Opened Kaga Branch Office in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Renamed Chubu Branch Kaga Branch Office to Hokuriku Sales Office. 

Renamed the former Hokuriku Sales Office to "Hokuriku Sales Office (Uozu Office)." 

Established Chubu Branch Kaga Office in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Built and relocated Chubu Branch Hokuriku Sales Office to Nomi City.

Relocated Kyushu Branch Kitakyushu Sales Office to Kitakyushu City.

Relocated Chubu Branch Yokkaichi Office to Yokkaichi City.

Relocated Kyushu Branch Miyazaki Branch Office to Miyazaki City.

Built and relocated Chubu Branch Hamamatsu Sales Office to Hamamatsu City.

Relocated Kansai Branch Osaka Sales Office.

Renovated Kanto Branch North Kanto Sales Office.

Relocated Tohoku Branch Kitakami Sales Office.

Reorganized branches and sales offices due to organizational changes.

Renamed "Analysis Technology Center" to "World Technical Lab."

Opened the company's first liquefied carbon dioxide filling station within Oita Branch.

Opened Kumamoto Branch Office in Kumamoto Prefecture and Yokohama Second Office in Yokohama City.

Reorganized branches and sales offices due to organizational changes.

World Technical Lab received registration as a work environment measurement institution (Registration No. 44-12: Oita).

Renamed Yokohama Second Office to Shinkoyasu Office. 

Opened Hiratsuka Office in Hiratsuka City.

Built and relocated Kitakami Branch Kitakami Sales Office.