History



 
1923Apr Established the company and start of manufacturing and marketing of lock, buildings' 
 hardware and cylinder locks.
1933Dec Start of production of automobile cylinder lock & key sets for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.,
 and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd
1938Apr Renamed to Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1944Apr Construction of Yamanashi Plant in Kofu, Yamanashi.
1947Aug Started manufacturing and marketing of padlocks.
1961Apr Conclusion of agreement with Greenwald Industries Inc., U.S.A. regarding the export of
 washing machine parts and Tubular locks.
1963Nov Construction of Gumma Plant in Tatebayashi, Gumma.
1964Jan Conclusion of technical tie-up with Flexible Inc.,U.S.A., and start of production and 
 marketing of coin-operated lockers.
1982May New construction of Yokohama Plant in Kanazawaku, Yokohama, for exclusive
 production of automobile lock & key sets.
1984May Started manufacturing and marketing of keyless entrance door locks.
1985Apr Moved the Yamanashi Plant to Kosaicho Nakakomagun, Yamanashi.
1986Dec Established Gumma Alpha Co., Ltd.
1987Oct Established ALPHA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (ALTEC) in Michigan, U.S.A.
1990May Moved Head Office from Kamata Ohta-ku, Tokyo to Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
 Dec Changed name of the Company from Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. to
 ALPHA Corporation.
1991Oct Awarded the Good Design Award from MITI for Free Box (Deposit Box).
1992Feb Established Alpha Enterprise Co., Ltd.
 May Started manufacturing and marketing of Delivery Box, and awarded the Good Design
 Award from MITI for the product.
1993Aug Moved Head Office from Kawasaki, Kanagawa to Yokohama, Kanagawa.
1995Apr Span off Kyushu Plant and established Kyushu Alpha Co., Ltd.
1997Feb Established ALPHA INDUSTRY (Thailand) CO.,LTD. in Prachin Buri, Thailand.
2000Apr Started manufacturing and marketing of replacement locks for housing (FB Lock),
 which are superior in picking resistance.
2002Feb Intelligent Key System for automobile is adopted on the new Nissan March model.
 Apr Established ALPHA HI-LEX, S.A. DE C.V. in Queretaro, Mexico.
2004Apr Listed shares on the 2nd section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
 Oct Established ALPHA (GUANGZHOU) AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CO.,LTD.
 in Guangdong, China.
2005Mar Transfers from the 2nd section to the 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
 Jul Alpha Locker System Co., Ltd. established by integrating the Locker System Business.
2007Apr Constructed new plant of ALPHA HILEX S.A. DE C.V. in El Marques City,
 Queretaro State, Mexico.
 Oct Started manufacturing and marketing of finger vein authentication type FreeBox.
2009Oct Started manufacturing and marketing of Custom Padlock that responds to
 customers' needs.
2010Apr lnaugurated Management by Principle, with constitution of "ALPHA WAY."
2011Mar Established Alpha Security Instruments (India) Private Limited in Tamil Nadu, India.
 Oct Started manufacturing and marketing of new FreeBox "FBS series."
 (The first full model change in 20 years)
 Nov Established Alpha Industry Jalisco, S.A. de C.V. in Jalisco Mexico.
2012Apr Started manufacturing and marketing of "Smart Control Key," electrical entrance lock 
 featuring Good Product with Reasonable Price, jointly developed with YKK AP Inc.
 Jul Established PT. ALPHA AUTOMOTIVE INDONESIA in West Java, Indonesia.
 Nov Established ALPHA (XIANGYANG) AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CO., LTD. in Hubei, China.
2013Mar Started manufacturing and marketing of "AEL Series" lockers, exclusively designed for
 IC cards issued by railway companies.
 Jun Established ALPHA KOREA Co,. Ltd. in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea.
 Nov Changed the name of ALPHA HI-LEX, S.A. DE C.V. to ALPHA INDUSTRY QUERETARO,
 S.A. DE C.V.
 Dec Established ALPHA HOUSING HARDWARE (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Ayutthaya,
 Thailand.
2014Jan Started manufacturing and marketing of ed Lock PLUS in commemoration of
 the 90-year anniversary of establishment of the company.
 Jul Back door sensor of infrared type awarded NISSAN Global Innovation Prize.
 Dec Established photovoltaic power plant in Yamanashi
2015Apr Established Bangkok office of ALPHA HOUSING HARDWARE (THAILAND) in
 Bangkok, Thailand.
 Oct Established ALPHA (SHANGHAI) LOCK CO., LTD. in Shanghai, China.
 Oct Merger Gumma ALPHA Co., Ltd.
2016Sep Acquired equities of ASSA ABLOY's Car Access Security Business.
 Nov ALPHA INDUSTRY (THAILAND) CO., LTD. obtained Ford Q1.
 Dec Established photovoltaic power plant in Gumma
2017Apr Non-electrostatic coating equipment was installed at ALPHA INDUSTRY (THAILAND)
 CO., LTD.
2018Apr 95-year anniversary of establishment of the company
 May The second molding plant of ALPHA (GUANGZHOU) AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CO., LTD.
 has started operation.
 Jun Started manufacturing and marketing of delivery box “ed-CUBE" for detached and
 rental housing.
 Jun Developed QR code authentication locker for hotels.
 Oct Acquired equities of Société de Peinture de Pièces Plastiques SAS and SPPP
 Slovakia s.r.o
2019Feb Started manufacturing and marketing of new terminal Locker “AIS Series.”
 Apr Chinese subsidiary acquired majority stake in ALPHA ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE
 PARTS CO.,LTD.
 Oct Established photovoltaic power plant in ALPHA HOUSING HARDWARE (THAILAND)
 CO., LTD.
2020Jun Started manufacturing and marketing of e-PPH
 Nov Started manufacturing and marketing of BOPIS Locker “STL Series”
2021Jul Established photovoltaic power plant in ALPHA ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
 CO., LTD.
2022Apr Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Standard Market, due to a review in the 
 market classification of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2023Mar Established Alpha France SAS in France to handle European business development
 activities  Established Alpha France SAS in France to handle European business
 development activities (strategic planning, sales/marketing, technical support, etc.)
2023Apr 100-year anniversary of establishment of the company

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