COMPANY PROFILE

Company information

企業情報 オフィス風景

Message

Representative's Greeting

Since our founding in 1971, we have been selling painting-related products such as paints, materials, and equipment, with the aim of "creating a beautiful environment."

Our continued success and growth to date have been made possible by the support of our customers, suppliers, and partner companies, for which we are deeply grateful.

Our business plays a crucial role, and will continue to be a key mission, in adding value to products that offer the fundamental benefits of painting: protection, aesthetics, and functionality.

I hope that this accumulation of experience will lead to results, and that through the skill of painting, I can bring smiles and joy to my customers.

Leveraging our past experience, we aim to create a core strength for our company and become a unique, one-of-a-kind company with distinctive features that set us apart from other businesses.

Going forward, we will not merely act as a supplier, but strive to create corporate value as a business partner that works together with our customers to achieve development and prosperity, and to generate mutual benefits.

Our company leverages digital technology to promote improved operational efficiency and the creation of new business models.

Through our DX promotion activities, we aim to cultivate individuals who can discuss our future and the society of the future, and to build a strong foundation for our company.

Representative Director
Kiyofumi Kanno

代表取締役 菅野 清文

Philosophy

philosophy system

Company policy

  • [Sincerity]

    Humanity, straightforwardness and honesty, a fair and positive attitude, and paving the way to good fortune with great ambition and trustworthiness.

  • [Responsibility]

    Building trust through the fulfillment of social responsibilities based on ethics, gratitude, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, and skill.

  • 【 evolution 】

    We value initiative and cherishing each encounter, constantly challenging ourselves and striving for reform in the face of changing times.

Ten Principles of Management

  1. Our company aims to prosper and endure with the philosophy of being a partner in creating a beautiful environment, and to conduct business with the happiness of our employees as our goal.
  2. We contribute to society through the happiness of our employees, enhance our value to society, and create a company that is needed by our customers.
  3. We view sales and profits as indicators of our contribution to society, and aim to become the number one company in the region in both name and reality.
  4. Corporate stability lies in growth; we strive to actively expand our business and create a company that can last.
  5. We value human relationships, build mutually beneficial relationships with our customers, and strive to become a company of choice for our customers through coexistence and mutual prosperity.
  6. While staying true to our core business, we aim to operate as a general trading company, not limited to paint sales, but without geographical or product restrictions.
  7. We will not hesitate to make necessary investments, eliminate waste and inefficiencies within the company, and manage the business in a way that generates maximum profit with minimum expenses.
  8. Any amount exceeding the company's financial targets will be distributed separately to boost employee ambition and confidence, and to create a workplace where employees find their work rewarding.
  9. We aim to create a company where hard work is rewarded, laziness is left behind, and motivated individuals can work for the company for many years.
  10. We manage our business with flexible and swift thinking that is always in line with the changing times, without being bound by preconceived notions.

Company Profile

Company Profile

Company Information

Company Name Sugata Trading Co., Ltd.
Head office location 1-45-2 Shinyama, Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture
phone:0237-86-2664
FAX: 0237-86-2751
Establishment April 1, 1971
capital 50 million yen
representative Kiyofumi Sugano, President and Representative Director
Business content Wholesale of paints, coating materials and equipment, and painting and construction materials.
Contracting for paint and painting work
All businesses incidental to the preceding items.
Office Yamagata Sales Office
Shonai Sales Office
Sendai Sales Office
Fukushima Sales Office
Logistics Center
Color Matching Center
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Office
BANGKOK OFFICE
Transaction bank Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Sendai Branch
Yamagata Bank Sagae Central Branch
77 Bank Yamagata Branch
Kirayaka Bank Sagae Branch
*Financial performance is disclosed to credit rating agencies based on financial statements.

Licenses and Qualifications

Indoor storage facility for hazardous materials Nishihiro Dissipation Directive No. 88-115
Hazardous Materials Handling Facility Nishihiro Dissipation Directive No. 94-8
Industrial waste collection and transportation permit (Yamagata) Permit Number: No. 0611054748
General construction business (painting work) License Number: Yamagata Prefecture Governor's License (General-08) No. 200731
General sales of poisonous and deleterious substances Registration number Murayama No. M1000280
Specified Construction Business (Machinery and Equipment Installation Business) License Number: Yamagata Prefecture Governor's License (Special-08) No. 200731
Supervisor for Organic Solvent Workers 3 people
Hazardous materials, Class B, Category 4 18 people
Handlers of highly toxic and poisonous substances 3 people

History

History

April 1971
The current chairman founded the company as Sugata Shoji Co., Ltd. (with a capital of 2 million yen).
November 1971
Office relocated to Shimahigashi, Sagae City
March 1973
Purchased 300 tsubo (approximately 990 square meters) of land at the current headquarters location and increased the limited company's capital to 4.8 million yen.
September 1973
We are relocating our construction office to our current headquarters location. The office will consist of a 20-tsubo (approximately 66 square meters) office and a 12-tsubo (approximately 40 square meters) warehouse.
October 1978
Expansion of a hazardous materials warehouse using steel-frame blocks (149 times the designated quantity).
April 1979
Construction of a warehouse for color mixing and miscellaneous materials, working on the color mixing department.
April 1980
Purchased 400 tsubo of land in Sagae City Central Industrial Park and established Shinjo area liaison office.
May 1980
The company was reorganized into a limited company and its capital was increased to 10 million yen.
June 1983
Capital increase to 20 million yen
July 1984
Introducing an office computer system to simplify administrative tasks and inventory management.
April 1988
Yamagata Sales Office Opens
August, 1989
Construction of a color mixing and logistics center in Sagae City Central Industrial Park
April 1990
Automatic halogen fire extinguishing system installed at logistics center
May 1997
Construction of the head office building at the current head office location.
October 1997
IT Committee Homepage Launched
December 1998
Sendai Area Liaison Office Established
February 2000
Obtained a permit for the collection and transportation of specially controlled industrial waste (including transshipment and storage).
February 2001
Sendai Sales Office Opens
August 2006
Online setup between sales offices
February 2008
Website Renewal
July 2012
Yamagata Sales Office: New building and relocation; current president appointed as Representative Director.
October 2012
Fukushima Area Liaison Office Established
January 2014
Bangkok office opened
December 2014
Fukushima Sales Office Opens
March 2017
North Kanto Sales Office Opens
February 2018
Sendai Sales Office Relocation
March 2018
Osaka Resident Representative Established, Website Renewal
February 2019
Establishment of representative in Nagoya
April 2019
Establishment of a subsidiary in Vietnam
July 2021
Shonai Sales Office Opens
Reiwa 5
Capital increase to 50 million yen
Reiwa 6
Sendai Sales Office: New Construction and Relocation
Reiwa 7
Fukushima Sales Office: New Construction and Relocation