HISTORY

1956 Established Nissin Seiko Corporation in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo for development and manufacturing of hektgraph 「296-H」
Founder Juko SHIMA, President Inosuke HARA
1959 Changed company name to Duplo Seizo Corporation
"Duplo" originated from "Duplicator"
1960 Relocated head office to Komae-shi, Tokyo
1962 Made investment in establishment of Duplo Co., Ltd. (Fuoka-shi, Fukuoka)
1964 Made investment in Duplo Co., Ltd. (Osaka-shi, Osaka)
1972 Made investment in establishment of Duplo Taiwan Corporation (Taipei, Taiwan)
1973 Made investment in establishment of Duplo Seiko Corporation (Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama)
1979 Made investment in establishment of Duplo USA Corporation (California, USA)
1980 Tadayoshi ASANO became president
1983 Made investment in Duplo Manufacturing Corporation Korea Limited (Seoul, Korea)
1984 Completion of Atsugi Office
1988 Made investment in Duplo Holdings ( UK, current Duplo International Limited )
1989 Completion of Wakayama Office
1990 Changed company name to Duplo Corporation
Setsuo SHIMIZU became president
1991 Completed the second construction of Wakayama office
Opened Atsugi distribution center
1992 Made investment in Duplo Co., Ltd. (Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa)
1994 Made investment in establishment of Duplo Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
1997 Obtained ISO9001 certification
Made investment in Duplo (Thailand) Limited (Bangkok, Thailand)
2000 Tokio SAKAMOTO became president
2003 Relocated head office to Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa
Consolidated Atsugi office and Atsugi distribution center into head office
2004 Formed capital ties with Asia Stencil Paper Co., Ltd.
Obtained ISO14001 certification
2006 Duplo Group International Limited (UK, current Duplo International Limited)
2007 Subsidize Duplo Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka)
Subsidize Duplo Manpaku Co., Ltd (Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido)
2008 Renewed brand mark and company logo
2009 Subsidize Duplo Towa Co., Ltd.
2010 Established Duplo Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)
2011 Established Duplo Telemarketing Service Corporation (Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa)
2012 Established Duplo Zhongshan Limited (Factory in China)
Established Duplo Vietnam Company Limited (Vietnam)
2017 Kiyoto AKAISHIZAWA was appointed to the presidency
Obtained ISO27001 certification
2022 Hideo TANAKA was appointed to the presidency