History
| 1877 | Started business as a shipping transportation in Takamatsu(founder: Yataro Kato).. | |
| 1928 | Reorganized to a public company named as Kato Kaiun and relocated the Head Office in Kobe. Started a cargo-passenger ship service between Osaka and Kagawa Prefecture. |
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| 1937 | Changed the company name to "Kato Kaiun Co., Ltd." | |
| 1949 | Separated Passenger Transport Division to become "Kato Kisen Co., Ltd." | |
| 1961 | Established Kokudo Ferry CO,LTD. | |
| Nov. | Kato Kisen Co., Ltd. obtained a license for general motor truck transportation business between Takamatsu and Kyoto (which is a root of the current Katolec's business). | |
| 1963 | Started a door-to-door delivery service for major department stores in Takamatsu Office. | |
| 1965 | Opened an office in Tokyo. Received an order to transport a major electronics manufacturer in Saijo City, Ehime, and established Fukuju Unyu Co., Ltd. Established "Shikoku Precision Automotive Industry Co." (current Automotive Services Precision Services Co., Ltd.) and started automobile maintenance business for group companies. |
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| 1967 | Separated the land transportation department from Kato Kisen Co., Ltd. to establish Kato Rikuun Co. Ltd., which became a fundamental business of the current Katolec Corporation. | |
| 1969 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Utsunomiya Branch. | |
| 1975 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Tsukuba Branch. | |
| 1976 | Tatsuo Kato became President and established "Shikoku Museum of Folk Houses" (a.k.a. Shikoku-Mura), which opened to the public in Yashima, Takamatsu City. | |
| 1980 | Started an EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Service) business. Started assembly and manufacturing of electronic components as a subcontractor for a major electronics manufacturer. | |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened the Art Transportation Branch. Handled the storage, packaging, transportation, and exhibition of art works in an integrated manner. | ||
| 1982 | Oct. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Opened Matsuyama plant.(Ehime Prefecture) |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Delivery management system using an online network with consignee companies began operating in the Delivery Division. | ||
| 1986 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of Toyohama Warehouse. | |
| 1987 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of Okayama Branch (Ouchida Warehouse). | |
| 1988 | Awarded a prize of Architectural Institure of Japan for the Shikoku Museum of Folk Houses. | |
| 1990 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of a warehouse at the Sakaide Branch. | |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Tokushima Branch. | ||
| 1992 | Apr. | Changed the company name from Kato Rikuun Co. Ltd. to Katolec Corporation. Changed the company name from Fukuju Unyu Co., Ltd. to Katolec West Corporation. |
| 1993 | Sep. | Completed new Tokyo Head Office building and set up a fine art warehouse within the building. |
| ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established P.T. KATOLEC INDONESIA (Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta). | ||
| 1994 | Received the 1994 Mecenat Regional Award for the management of the Shikokumura Museum. | |
| 1995 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of a new warehouse at the Osaka Branch. | |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of a freezer/refrigerator warehouse in Tsukuba. | ||
| 1996 | Jun. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC PHILIPPINES CORPORATION. (Laguna, a suburb of Manila). |
| Jul. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. (Ayutthaya). | |
| 1997 | Apr. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Opened Materials Center to reinforce the domestic procurement of components. |
| Jun. | Inaugurated Eisuke Kato as the company president. | |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of a new warehouse in Wakamatsu-cho, Tokyo Metropolitan Branch. | ||
| 1999 | Mar. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Opened Takamatsu plant in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. |
| ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC Mexico (Mexicali); ceased operation in 2002. | ||
| 2002 | Mar. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC (HK) Co., Ltd. to procure components from China and other countries for overseas markets. |
| Jul. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established EMS Promotion Center (Formerly Materials Center).Reinforced the design department. | |
| Dec. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Started operations at the Shenzhen plant in China. | |
| 2003 | Jul. | Relocated the Head Office to Koto-ku in Tokyo. |
| Aug. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC SUZHOU Co., Ltd. (Suzhou Park, Jiangsu) | |
| 2005 | Oct. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC VIETNAM CORPORATION. (Suburb of Hanoi) |
| 2006 | Jul. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC CZECH s.r.o. (Pilsen) Started production in Hungary, ceased operation in 2012. |
| Aug. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC DE BAJA CALIFORNIA, S.A. DE C.V. (Tijuana, Mexico) | |
| 2007 | Apr. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened new Fine Art Transportation business center in Osaka. |
| ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened the Saitama branch. | ||
| 2008 | Jun. | Joined NPS (The New Production System) as a Full Member. |
| 2009 | Sep. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Chubu Office. |
| New Corporate Slogan "Create Tomorrow. Deliver to the Future." | ||
| Registered "Logitronics" as a trademark. | ||
| 2010 | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Acquired Ichikawa Takaya Warehouse. | |
| 2011 | Feb. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Established KATOLEC ENGINEERING (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. (Suburb of Bangkok) (Changed the company name to KATOLEC LOGISTICS (THAILAND) Co., Ltd.) |
| Apr. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC MALAYSIA SDN.BHD. (Penan) | |
| 2012 | Jul. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (GUANGZHOU) Co., Ltd. (China) |
| 2013 | Aug. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened the logistics division in KATOLEC (HK) Co., Ltd. |
| 2014 | Oct. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established KATOLEC DE GUANAJUATO, S.A. DE C.V. (Abasolo, central Mexico). |
| 2015 | Oct. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Fukuoka Office. |
| 2016 | Jan. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Exhibited for the first time at the Electronics Manufacturing and Packaging Technology Expo (INTERNEPCON). |
| Mar. | Acquired all shares of COSMO Engineering.Co., Ltd. (FA engineering and system provider) | |
| Oct. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Opened Sendai Office. (Current Sendai Branch) | |
| ⟨ EMS ⟩ Received order for substrates for H3 rocket | ||
| 2017 | Apr. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Established Uno Minda Katolec Electronics Services Private Ltd. in India. |
| 2018 | Aug. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Established KATOLEC GLOBAL LOGISTICS (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. Constructed new distribution center. (AMATA CITY, CHONBURI) |
| Nov. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Acquired certification of AEO certified customs broker from Kobe Custom | |
| Dec. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Established KATOLEC GLOBAL LOGISTICS VIETNAM Co.,Ltd. | |
| 2019 | Apr. | Supported Setouchi Triennale 2019 as a partner. Shikoku Museum of Folks displayed art works. |
| Jul. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Completed construction of Hayashima Logistics Center in Okayama. | |
| ⟨ EMS ⟩ Formed a business alliance with a Vietnamese molding manufacturer (2M) | ||
| 2020 | Apr. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Completed Construction of the forth building of P.T. KATOLEC INDONESIA. |
| Jul. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Completed Construction of the second building of KATOLEC VIETNAM CORPORATION. | |
| 2021 | May | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Completed Construction of the third building of KATOLEC PHILIPPINES CORPORATION. |
| 2022 | Apr. | Renewal of the Shikoku Museum of Folk Houses. Supported Setouchi Triennale 2022 as a partner. |
| May | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Opened Global EMS Center Second Office (Takamatsu). | |
| Jun. | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Opened Global EMS Center Osaka Office. | |
| Oct. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Acquisition Shares of DELTA INTERNATIONAL JSC. | |
| Nov. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Acquisition Shares of Ohnishi Butsuryu. | |
| 2023 | May | ⟨ EMS ⟩ Acquisition Shares of Ultimate Technologies Inc. |
| Nov. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Established KATOLEC GLOBAL LOGISTICS (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. Constructed new distribution center. (AMATA CITY, RAYONG) | |
| 2024 | Jan. | ⟨ LOGI ⟩ Acquisition Shares of Megaton Shipping Pte Ltd. |
| Oct. | Received the Mecenat Award 2024 “Mecenat Grand Prize” for the renewal efforts of the Shikokumura Museum. | |
| 2025 | Mar. | Completed construction of Takamatsu Head Office Factory. |