1935
March: Founder Rikichi Nishiki started
Nishiki Shoten (temporarily closed during World War II).
1945
December: Business restarted as Nishiki
Kogyosho in Fukushima-ku, Osaka.
1952
January: Nihondendo Co., Ltd. established
in Kita-ku, Osaka for wholesale of power transmission equipment and machine tools (capitalization: 1
million yen).
Rikichi Nishiki appointed President.
1957
June: Capital increased to 4 million yen.
1959
October: Company name changed to
Nihondendo-seiki Co., Ltd.
Capital increased to 8 million yen.
1961
February: New head office built on present
site and relocated.
1962
March: Capital increased to 32 million yen.
October: Nagoya Branch opened.
1964
April: Kyushu Office (present-day Kyushu
Branch) opened.
1966
March: Capital increased to 64 million yen.
1967
June: Nichiden Tekko Co., Ltd. established.
1970
March: Capital increased to 100 million
yen.
December: Head Office Distribution Center
(present-day West Logistics Center) opened.
1973
January: Tokyo Branch opened.
March: Capital increased to 150 million
yen.
1974
April: Capital increased to 195 million
yen.
1976
March: Susumu Nishiki appointed President.
1977
March: Capital increased to 260 million
yen.
1978
June: Capital increased to 300 million yen.
1981
March: Divided into regional blocks to
develop more sales activities better rooted in the community.
1982
March: Capital increased to 380 million
yen.
1985
March: Capital increased to 460 million
yen.
1986
August: Capital increased to 1.025 billion
yen.
1987
October: Capital increased to 1.04 billion
yen.
1989
April: Company name changed to NICHIDEN
Corporation.
December: Kinki Logistics Center
(present-day West Logistics Center) relocated to new building.
1991
April: Head Office and Osaka Branch
relocated to new building in Higashiosaka.
September: Stock registered as
over-the-counter stock with Japan Securities Dealers Association.
Capital increased to 5.368
billion yen.
1993
November: East Logistics Center opened.
1995
June: Toshihiko Nishiki appointed
President.
1996
January: Central Logistics Center opened.
2001
February: ISO 14001 certification acquired.
2003
April: NICHIDEN (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
established in Shanghai, China.
2004
December: Stock delisted as
over-the-counter stock with Japan Securities Dealers Association and stock listed on JASDAQ securities
exchange.
2006
January: PROCUEbyNET CORPORATION
established.
February: Stock listed on First Section of
Tokyo Stock Exchange.
April: Stock delisted from JASDAQ.
2008
February: Head Office relocated to Chuo-ku,
Osaka.
June: Kenzo Kitagawa appointed President.
2010
June: Toshihiko Nishiki appointed Chairman
and President.
NICHIDEN (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Bangkok, Thailand.
2011
June: Toshikazu Fuke appointed President.
November: ISO 9001 certification acquired.
2013
January: Nichiden Tekko Co., Ltd. absorbed
through merger.
March: OKAZAKI Machinery Co., Ltd. acquired
as wholly owned subsidiary.
2014
June: NICHIDEN TRADING (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
established in Bangkok, Thailand.
November: NICHIDEN VIET NAM CO., LTD.
established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2017
April: Daiwa Riken Co., Ltd. acquired as
wholly owned subsidiary.
December: Kukan Senjo Lab. Co., Ltd.
acquired as subsidiary.
2018
June: NICHIDEN USA Corporation established
in Chicago.
September: NPa SYSTEM CO., LTD. acquired as
wholly owned subsidiary.
2019
May: NICHIDEN VIET NAM CO., LTD. acquired
as wholly owned subsidiary.
2020
December: Transferred all shares of Daiwa
Riken Co., Ltd.
Kukan Senjo Lab. Co., Ltd. acquired as wholly owned subsidiary through acquisition
of additional shares.
2022
April: Stock transitioned to Prime Market
of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2023
December: PROCUEbyNET CORPORATION acquired
as wholly owned subsidiary through acquisition of additional shares.
2024
March: Apérza Inc. acquired as subsidiary.
2025
September: PROCUEbyNET CORPORATION absorbed
through merger.
