1964October Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established in Muroran, Hokkaido
Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director
1971October Established Tomakomai Sub-branch (now the Tomakomai Branch) in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and began branch development in Hokkaido
1972December Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
1973January Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed
1979September Established Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center) in Kamikita-gun, Aomori Prefecture and began branch development in the Tohoku Region
1980April Implemented issuance of new shares by third party allocation; Orient Lease (now ORIX Corporation) and The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank take capital participations
1981September Taichu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
1983July Established Chiba Branch (now the Sodegaura Branch) in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture and began branch development in the Kanto Region
September Launched Information Products Division in Tomakomai, Hokkaido
1984September Relocated the Information Products Division to Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
1985July Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
November Completed online computer system network linking all branches
1989June Branches located in all regions of Hokkaido
1991June Listed stock on the Sapporo Securities Exchange
1993August Issued Swiss franc-denominated warrants (SFr60 million)
1994January Established Mikawa Branch in Chiryu City, Aichi Prefecture and began branch development in the Chubu Region
June Began conducting overseas IR briefings
July Established Osaka Branch (now the Osaka East Branch) in Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture and began branch development in the Kinki Region
Issued Swiss franc-denominated convertible bonds (SFr100 million)
1995August Designated as a loan transaction stock for the Sapporo Stock Exchange
1996March Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
June Relocated head office functions from Muroran to Chuo Ward in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Issued first unsecured convertible bonds (¥10 billion)
1997April Designated as a stock for margin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
November Issued Eurodollar-denominated straight corporate bonds (US$42million)
1998January Introduced stock option program
April Stock elevated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
June Kanchu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
September Honored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the Commendation Award for Listed Companies, for more than five consecutive years of annual dividend increases following listing on the Exchange
1999July Acquired stock of Assist Co., Ltd.
August Established SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd
November Issued Alpine-yen denominated ¥5 billion zero-coupon bond (Switzerland)
Completed construction on the Kanamoto Hamamatsucho K Building in Minato Ward, Tokyo
2000March Concluded alliance with Machida Kikou Co., Ltd
October Acquired stock of Kanatech Co., Ltd.
2001November Acquired stock of Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd.
2003December Kanamoto honored with the IR Excellent Firm Award from the Japan Association for Individual Investors (JAII) (fourth company to receive the award)
2004April Established Takamatsu Branch in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture and began branch development in Shikoku
September Acquired stock of Kanki Co., Ltd.
2007February Acquired stock of Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd.
June Established Hiroshima Branch in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima and began branch development in the Chugoku Region
October Introduced special benefits plan for shareholders
2008July Acquired stock of Toyo Industry Co., Ltd.
November Acquired stock of KG Machinery Co., Ltd. (now KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd.)
2009February Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China through joint investment by Shanghai Jinheyuan International Trading Co., Ltd. (now Shanghai Jinheyuan Group Co., Ltd.) and ORIX Corporation
June Established KANAMOTO (HK) CO., LTD. in Hong Kong, China
2011January Established KANAMOTO & JP NELSON EQUIPMENT (S) PTE. LTD. in Singapore through a joint investment with JP Nelson Equipment PTE. Ltd.
August Concluded alliance with SUGAKIKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
2012June Concluded alliance with Komatsu Doboku Tsusho Co., Ltd.
Acquired stock of Unite Co., Ltd.
2013October Increased capital through public offering (2.8 million shares) Increased capital by way of third-party allotment (420,000 shares)
2014January Changed stock trading unit size from 1,000 shares to 100 shares
March KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd. established Shanghai KG Machinery Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China
July Acquired stock of Asahi Rentax Co., Ltd.
October 50th anniversary of Kanamoto’s establishment
2015January PT KANAMOTO INDONESIA, established in Indonesia, began operations
June Established KANAMOTO FECON HASSYU CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL JSC in Vietnam through a joint investment with FECON HASSYU and began operations
July SIAM KANAMOTO CO., LTD. established in Thailand, began operations
Acquired stock of Eiwashoukai Co., Ltd.
August Stock selected as a constituent issue for the JPX-Nikkei Index 400
October KNK MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, established in the Philippines by KANAMOTO & JP NELSON EQUIPMENT (S) PTE.LTD. through a joint investment with KILTON INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS CO., INC., began operations
2016March Acquired stock of NISHIKEN CO., LTD.
November Tetsuo Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kanchu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
December Stock selected as a constituent issue for the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index
2017August Acquired stock of TOYU ENGINEERING CO., LTD. and MEIGI ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.
December Kanamoto (China) Investment Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai, China, began operations
2018February NISHIKEN CO., LTD. acquired stock of Carewell Anshin Co., Ltd.
July Established Kyushu General Equipment Center in Chikugo City, Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka Branch in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City and began branch development in the Kyushu Region
August Acquired stock of Sanwa Kikai Lease Co., Ltd.
November KANAMOTO & JP NELSON EQUIPMENT (M) SDN. BHD., established in Malaysia, began operations
December Public offering of stock (2.25 million shares), disposal of treasury stock (750,000 shares) and allocation of new shares to a third party (450,000 shares)
2019September Komatsu Doboku Tsusyo Co., Ltd. acquired the stock of Safety Ishikawa Co., Ltd. and converted the company into a subsidiary
October Unite Co., Ltd. acquired the stock of Kyushu Road Co., Ltd.
December Assist Co., Ltd. acquired the stock of Comsupply Co., Ltd.
2020July Merged Kyushu Road Co., Ltd. with Unite Co., Ltd.
September Acquired Sooki Co., Ltd. and Sooki Sales Co., Ltd. following the acquisition of Sooki Holdings Co., Ltd.
October Acquired Porter Excavations Pty Ltd. and Porter Utilities Pty Ltd. following the acquisitions of Madica Pty Ltd. Porter Group Nominees Pty Ltd. and Porter Utilities Holdings Pty Ltd. through Kanamoto Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. established in Australia
2021April Merged Assist Co., Ltd. with Comsupply Co., Ltd.
July Signatory and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and member of the TCFD Consortium
2022January Merged NISHIKEN CO., LTD. with Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd.
March Established NEK Corporation (now CENTRAL Co., Ltd.) in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture
April Transitioned to Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
June Absorbed Sanwa Kikai Lease Co., Ltd.