Company Overview

Company Overview

Corporate Profile

Name Maruman Shokai Co., Ltd.
Address 3207-1 Kasahara-cho, Tajimi, Gifu Pref. 507-0901, JAPAN
Phone/fax +81-572-43-2201　/　+81-572-43-2203
Representative Yukari Furuta, Director
Line of business Manufacture, sales, and export of construction-use tile
Affiliations Japan Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association
KSG (“Minoir” Mino ware tile brand)
Tajimi City Corporation Association
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kasahara-cho
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tajimi

Company History

  • 1931 Manzo Kato founded the business at 2108 Kasahara-cho, Toki-gun. Sales of ceramic products begun.
  • 1936 Sales of mosaic tiles were begun.
  • 1957 Maruman Shokai Co., Ltd. established.
  • 1960 To expand business operations, the company relocated from 2108 Kasahara-cho to 3162 Kasahara-cho. Overseas sales were begun.
    Benefiting from long-term high economic growth, the company enjoyed favorable growth in sales in both the overseas and domestic markets.
  • 1963 Manzo Kato became chairman and Hiroshige Kato became representative director.
  • 1964 Office expanded at 3207 Kasahara-cho.
  • 1975 Exports to the U.S.A., Australia, and Europe grew favorably, and the then Ministry of International Trade and Industry awarded the company as an enterprise contributing to international commerce.
    High-volume overseas sales of mosaic patterns of original design, including Flower Garden, Pyramid, Chester, Family, DY, and MDL.
  • 1983 Domestic-market showroom opened in the World Trade Center Building in Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo (closed in 1992).
  • 1988 Production and domestic-market sales of 15mm-square mosaic tile began.
  • 1989 Mosaic tile for Europe became the main export.
  • 1998 Production and domestic-market sales of the Hexagon Series began.
  • 2001 Production and domestic-market sales of 19mm-square Bright tile began.
  • 2003 Production and domestic-market sales of 17mm-square Marble Mosaic began.
  • 2010 Keiko Kato became director upon the death of the representative director.
  • 2010 New colors added to overseas-market Heart and domestic-market sales newly begun.
  • 2010 Sales of new export-market pool tiles began.
  • 2011 Sales launch of 4 sizes of overseas-market Module Series in 51 colors.
  • 2012 New Ocean Blue collection pool tiles added.
  • 2013 Sales of new colors: Savor (new shaded colors) and Hexagon (shaded series).
  • 2014 New 23mm-square Peony and new 15mm-square colors introduced.
  • 2015 Yukari Furuta assumed post of director and became representative.
  • 2015 New products introduced: Stardust, Savor, and Basket Weave.
  • 2016 Sales launch of the new 100mm Frame.
  • 2017 Sales launch of the new Flora and Flower.
  • 2019 Sales launch of the new Homemade Series.
    Sales launch of Rhythm and Linen.
  • 2020 Sales launch of the new Shade and Deco Series.
  • 2021 New Splash Series and Big Wave series pool tiles added.
  • 2021 Beauty Series tiles added to Niche.
  • 2021 3 new matt colors added to Hexagon.
  • 2021 Sales launch of Maruman Majolica Tile.
  • 2022 Sales launch of Tanto.
  • 2023 Start custom color Maruman Majolica tile
  • 2024 Sales launch of Beacon.
    Start OEM of tiled furniture.

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