100th anniversary commemorative website for three Taiyo Group companies unveiled

Taiyo Kogyo Corporation

(Tokyo headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Osaka headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; President: Yumi Nomura; hereafter “Taiyo Kogyo”), which is engaged in large-scale membrane structures (tent structures), civil engineering and logistics materials, and event consulting firm TSP Taiyo Co. (headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumitaka Awano; hereinafter “TSP Taiyo”), an event consulting firm, and ACTIO Corporation (headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumitaka Awano; hereinafter “ACTIO”), an event and facility management company, will jointly launch a website to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the group’s founding on January 23, 2023 (Monday).

Taiyo Group was founded in 1922 as Nomura Tent Shokai, and later restarted with a single sewing machine and a pair of scissors amidst the burnt ruins of the postwar period. Since its founding, the company has been introducing unique products that utilize the characteristics of “membrane” materials, based on the desire to “contribute to society as much as possible and deliver excitement to as many people as possible. Based on the membrane technology, TSP Taiyo and Actio were born while undertaking the construction and operation of the large-scale pavilion at the 1970 Osaka World’s Fair, and the three companies of today’s group, which originated with Nomura Tent Shokai, were formed, growing into a group with total sales of 74 billion yen.

As part of the 100th anniversary project, the three group companies will jointly unveil a commemorative website. The commemorative site will feature messages of gratitude from the presidents of the three companies to those who have supported them over the past 100 years. In addition, a 2:30 minute video summarizing the history of the three companies, starting with Nomura Tent Shokai, will be shown.

The commemorative website introduces a new catchphrase common to the group, “WE ARE ONE TAIYO,” expressing the three group companies’ commitment to the next stage of growth through stronger connections.

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.

Number of employees: 563 (as of December 2021)
Annual sales: 47.3 billion yen (FY2021)
□Official HP: https://www.taiyokogyo.co.jp/

TSP Taiyo Corporation, celebrating its 67th anniversary this year, is a group of professionals who create inspiring venues from consulting to event production. Since the 1970 Osaka Expo, we have been involved in the production of various events, including major international events. As an event consulting company, we provide total solutions from preliminary revenue and expenditure planning to creative design production, architectural design, construction, and operation. We can also provide everything from digital events that utilize the latest XR technology to face-to-face events that allow for realistic interaction between people, or hybrid events that include elements of both.

Number of employees: 217 (as of December 2022, including contract employees, etc.)
Annual sales: 17.13 billion yen (FY2021)
□Official HP： https://www.tsp-taiyo.co.jp

Actio Corporation has recruited staff to work in pavilions at expositions, planned and implemented training, created manuals and managed day-to-day operations, and assisted with operations that allow visitors to experience the organizer’s spirit through all five senses. Based on this track record, we now provide not only reception and information services at events and expositions, but also at a wide variety of permanent facilities where people gather, such as leisure facilities, cultural facilities, and community facilities, as well as comprehensive management and operation of public facilities as a designated manager to meet the demands and expectations of our clients. We will continue to contribute to society by creating “people and towns” through the operation of events and public facilities.

Number of employees: 124 employees, 1,180 contract employees, 934 part-time employees (as of December 2021)
Annual sales: 9.63 billion yen (FY2021)
□Official HP： https://www.actio.co.jp/

Press photos can be downloaded here.

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