Corporate History
- June 1959
- Established Daiwa Kosho Co., Ltd.; Paid-in capital: ¥1,000,000; Began sales of steel materials and metal products
- January 1966
- Began leasing and sales of temporary structures
- March 1969
- Changed name to Daiwa Kosho Lease Co., Ltd.
- September 1975
- Began auto leasing and non-life insurance agency
- November 1977
- Listed stock on Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange
- September 1980
- Promoted to First Section of Osaka Securities Exchange
- December 1981
- Listed stock on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
- October 1984
- Adopted a three-headquarters system comprising the Construction Headquarters (currently Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division), Store Construction Leasing Headquarters (currently Retail Facility Leasing Business Division), and Auto Leasing Headquarters (currently Auto and Other Leasing Business Division)
- April 1986
- Opened the Sapporo Factory (currently Sapporo Depot Factory)
- April 1987
- Opened the Shikoku Factory (currently Shikoku Depot Factory)
- August 1987
- Opened the Tochigi Ninomiya Factory (currently Tochigi Ninomiya Depot Factory)
- February 1989
- Relocated head office to 5-20, Honmachibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
- May 1989
- Opened the Shiga Minakuchi Factory (currently Shiga Minakuchi Depot Factory)
- March 1991
- Opened the Sendai Factory (currently Sendai Depot Factory)
- April 1991
- Established Tokyo Head Office
- April 1993
- Established the Unit-Box Construction Business Division and the Fukuoka Depot Factory
- October 1997
- Established the Unit-Box Housing Business Division (subsequently, the Rental Apartment Building Operations Division)
- February 1998
- Opened the Nagano Sanada Depot Factory
- April 1998
- Obtained ISO9002 certification at Shiga Minakuchi Depot Factory; opened the Okayama Kuse Depot Factory
- October 1998
- Obtained ISO9002 certification at Fukuoka Depot Factory
- November 1998
- Obtained ISO9002 certification at Tochigi Ninomiya Depot Factory
- November 1999
- Production Depot Management Division and Materials Division (both located in Head Office), and Shiga Minakuchi Depot Factory expanded their ISO9002 certification coverage at each facility
- May 2000
- Obtained ISO9001 certification at Head Office and Head Office divisions, Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division, and Unit-Box Construction Business Division
- December 2000
- Production Depot Management Division and Materials Division (both located in Head Office), all depot factories, and all depots integrated and expanded their ISO9002 certification coverage at each facility
- February 2002
- Obtained ISO9001 certification at Head Office and Head Office divisions, all business divisions, and all offices (excluding Production Depot Management Division and Materials Division, depot factories, and depots)
- August 2002
- Obtained ISO14001 certification for entire company
- April 2003
- Established the Exhibiton Space Sales Business Division
- April 2004
- Integrated Unit-Box Construction Business Division into the Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division and changed the name of the Auto Leasing Business Division.
This resulted in five business divisions: the Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division, Retail Facility Leasing Business Division, Auto and Other Leasing Business Division, Rental Apartment Building Operations Division, and Exhibiton Space Sales Business Division - October 2004
- Changed registration of the Head Office's address to 2-1-36, Noninbashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
- April 2006
- Changed to a seven district system for Japan due district changes (division of districts)
- April 2007
- Changed business name to Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd.
- April 2008
- Changed the name of the Rental Apartment Building Operations Division to the Unit-Box Construction Business Division
- October 2008
- Integrated the Exhibiton Space Sales Business Division and Unit-Box Construction Business Division (formerly Rental Apartment Building Operations Division) into the Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division.
This resulted in three business divisions: the Prefabricated Industrial Buildings Business Division, Retail Facility Leasing Business Division, and Auto and Other Leasing Business Division - June 2009
- Commemorated 50th Anniversary.
- October 2010
- Established the Greening Business Division (currently Environmental Greening Business Division), resulting in four business divisions: the Industrial Buildings Business Division, Retail Facility Leasing Business Division, Auto and Other Leasing Business Division, and Greening Business Division
- April 2011
- Integrated the business of Daiwa Unei Kanri Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary) into Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd.; Changed the district system (with 7 districts across the country) to a two-area system consisting of Eastern and Western Japan; Renamed the Greening Business Division to Environmental Greening Business Division
- November 2012
- Acquired multi-story parking building business by assignment from Oi Kenko Co., Ltd.
- April 2013
- Changed name of Auto and Other Leasing Business to Leasing Solutions Business; Entered into a share transfer agreement with Technical Electron Co., Ltd.
- April 2014
- Abolished the two-area system of Eastern and Western Japan and adopted a branch management system
- May 2014
- Certified as a “Child Care Supporting Company” for the third time under the Law for Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation
