History

Kondoh Industries, Ltd.

  • 1953 June
    Established with capital of 2.5 million yen.
    Became the exclusive Japanese agent for Airtemp Division of Chrysler Co. USA
  • 1957 July
    Opened Osaka Sales Office
  • 1958 March
    Became the exclusive Far East distributor for Cambridge Filter Corporation USA for high efficiency filters
  • 1968 March
    Established Cambridge Filter Japan, Ltd.
  • 1968 May
    Opened Nagoya Sales Office
  • 1974 April
    Increased capital to 5 million yen
  • 1980 January
    Opened Kyushu Sales Office
  • 1985 December
    Increased capital to 10 million yen
  • 1990 May
    Increased capital to 80 million yen
  • 1991 November
    Acquired the shared management rights for Cambridge Filter Japan, Ltd. from Cambridge Filter Corp.
  • 1992 July
    Opened Singapore Branch
  • 1993 April
    Established Cambridge Filter Service, Ltd
  • 1994 September
    Opened Sagamihara Service Center
  • 1995 May
    Established Cambridge Filter (China), Ltd in Shanghai
  • 1998 October
    Opened Tohoku Sales Office
  • 2000 April
    Moved Headquarters from Roppongi to the Shin-Nikko Building, Toranomon
  • 2002 April
    Established Cambridge Filter Corporation in Arizona, USA
  • 2002 November
    Achieved ISO 9001 certification company-wide
  • 2004 February
    Became the exclusive Japan distributor for Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, USA
  • 2005 January
    Achieved ISO 14001 certification company-wide
  • 2009 July
    Moved Headquarters from Toranomon to the Shibuya Cross Tower
  • 2013 May
    Established Cambridge Filter Singapore Pte. Ltd.
  • 2014 May
    Became Japan distributor for DOP Solutions, UK
  • 2016 April
    Moved Headquarters from Shibuya to the Shiba Cambridge Buildding

Cambridge Filter Japan, Ltd

  • 1968 March
    Established Hiratsuka Factory with capital of 3.75 million yen
  • 1968 September
    Began production at Hiratsuka Factory
  • 1977 June
    Opened Hokuriku Factory, and organized production systems in the Manufacturing Division
  • 1978 June
    Established new facility in Sagamihara
  • 1984 October
    Increased capital to 10 million yen
  • 1985 May
    Completed the main building of the Sagamihara Factory, and began production of filters
  • 1985 August
    Established the international joint venture, Cambridge Filter Korea, Ltd.
  • 1987 September
    Opened Sagamihara Distribution Center
  • 1987 December
    Established online network between Headquarters, Factories and the Distribution Center
  • 1989 January
    Opened Kanagawa Factory
  • 1995 May
    Established Cambridge Filter (China), Ltd, Shanghai
  • 1996 October
    Began manufacturing operations at Cambridge Filter (China), Ltd.
  • 1996 October
    Headquarters and R&DCenter granted ISO 9001 certification
  • 1997 April
    Relocated Hokuriku Factory
  • 1998 February
    Hokuriku Factory granted ISO 9001 certification
  • 2000 April
    Relocated Headquarters from Roppongi to the Shinnikko Building in Toranomon
  • 2001 March
    Achieved ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification company-wide
  • 2007 April
    Opened Hokuriku Plant South Wing
  • 2009 July
    Moved Headquarters from Toranomon to the Shibuya Cross Tower
  • 2014 October
    Opened Hokuriku Plant Charcoal Center
  • 2015 October
    Opened Hokuriku Plant Logistics Center
  • 2016 April
    Moved Headquarters from Shibuya to the Shiba Cambridge Buildding
  • 2017 November
    Relocated R&DCenter
  • 2019 August
    Opened Nasu Factory
  • 2020 October
    Hokuriku Factory has been renamed as Kanazawa Factory