Two new buildings were constructed at the Fukui Plant and started operation in May.

Taiyo Kogyo Corporation

(Tokyo Head Office: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Osaka Head Office: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; President: Yumi Nomura), a manufacturer of large membrane surface structures (tent structures), civil engineering and logistics materials, has constructed two new factory buildings (Buildings 2 and 3) on the site of its Fukui Plant (Fukui Taiyo Corporation, located in Technoport, Ishiinbocho, Fukui City, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiyo Kogyo). With the construction of these two new buildings, the Fukui Plant will have a total floor area of approximately 14,000 m2 , which is 2.2 times the size of the previous plant. The capital investment for the new plant building will be approximately 1.2 billion yen.

Taiyo Kogyo plans to participate in the construction of many pavilions, including the “Kansai Pavilion” (Kansai Pavilion) for the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held in 2025. As a result, the Hirakata Plant (Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture) will specialize in the manufacture of customized products for the Osaka-Kansai Expo. Manufacturing of tent products such as “Tent Warehouse” and “Mc-Quick Shelter,” which were previously manufactured at the Hirakata Plant, will be transferred to the newly constructed Fukui Plant Buildings No. 2 and No. 3. With this move, we have established a structure that will enable us to respond to the construction of the Osaka/Kansai Expo pavilions while maintaining our existing manufacturing capacity.

Regarding factory personnel, approximately 15 skilled workers with expertise in manufacturing existing products will be temporarily transferred to the Fukui Plant. Under the guidance of these staff members, the newly hired personnel will be trained and full-scale production is planned to begin as soon as possible.

The Fukui Plant began operations in 1969. It operates as a JIS (Z1651) labeling-approved plant for container bags (flexible containers) for material handling called “Ticon,” and is the largest flexible container manufacturing plant in Japan with a monthly production scale of 10,000 bags. This time, a new building will be constructed on this site to manufacture tent products such as “Tent Warehouse” and “McQuick Shelter,” which have not been produced so far. The number of employees at the plant is planned to increase by 1.4 times over the next year or so compared to the previous facility.

Name: Fukui Plant Buildings No. 2 and No. 3
Location: 28-67-2 Ishishinbocho, Fukui City (Technoport 3-6-1)
Total floor area: Building 2: 3600m2 Building 3: 3400m2
Number of floors: 1F
Products: Tent warehouses, Macs, Quick shelters
Investment amount: approx. 1.2 billion yen
Start of construction: May 2022
Completion: April 2023 (completion ceremony scheduled for April 28, 2023)
Operation: May 2023

Developed for large-scale transportation of powder and granular materials, “Ticon” is widely used as a standard for powder and granular transportation containers because of its functional design that can serve as packaging, transportation, storage, etc. as it is.

Flex House, a brand of tent warehouses offered by Taiyo Kogyo, has high performance and quality thanks to the “membrane materials” that have been researched and developed since the company’s founding, and more than 700 of them are built each year.

The McQuick Shelter is a revolutionary hybrid air tent that can be quickly and easily set up in the event of an emergency or disaster. It provides immediate response capabilities for a wide range of applications, including disaster response headquarters and relief stations.

Taiyo Kogyo is a “leading company of membrane structures” that aims to support the safety and security of society and contribute to the realization of affluent lifestyles for people. Taking advantage of the characteristics of light and strong materials, Taiyo Kogyo is expanding its products into various construction businesses symbolized by the roofs of giant domes, as well as into civil engineering, logistics, and even the environmental field. In recent years, in particular, the company has been attracting public attention for its emergency response to the many disasters that have occurred in various regions, as well as for its medical tents used to combat the new type of coronas.

Official website: https://www.taiyokogyo.co.jp/

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Public Relations Department, Taiyo Kogyo Corporation Phone: 06-6306-3033
Mitsui (080-7077-0347)/Takaya (080-4017-4670)/Kagejima (090-2147-4572)