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Toyotsu Facilities Corporation

just the furniture
okay?
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hit the world
Turn the financial crisis into an opportunity.
hit the world
the financial crisis
for a chance.

2008 marked a major turning point for Toyotsu Facilities, which has been selling "Toyo Steel" to Toyota Motor Corporation, group companies, and various other companies for decades, supporting the daily lives of working people with furniture.

we make furniture
Can I just sell it! ?

The office furniture industry already has a number of well-known competitors. Then came the wave of recession. I have to make a new move. When it comes to furniture, the Toyota Group is not an advantage. The thought that must have been in anyone's heart became apparent.

STORY Member

Toyotsu Facilities

Victory Kazama

Planning and development room

Victory Kazama

Junji Miyahira

Tokyo Office Construction Department

Junji Miyahira

Hino Motors

Kuniharu Sasaki

Global Human Resources Development Department
Labor and Health Promotion Office

Kuniharu Sasaki

Mitsuko Abe

Hamura Factory Engineering Department Factory Management Office
General affairs labor group

Ms. Mitsuko Abe

Misuzu Yoshida

Hamura Factory Engineering Department Factory Management Office
General affairs labor group

Misuzu Yoshida

poppins

Fujie Masaki

Poppins Co., Ltd.
Facility manager

Fujie Masaki

Chisato Mizumoto

Poppins Co., Ltd.
Business Development Department, Nursery Business Headquarters

Chisato Mizumoto

office scenery

an extension of furniture
Incorporating construction and interior business
let's go

Under the command of the president, construction business is launched.“The rapid growth that followed was remarkable,” recalls Katsutoshi Kazama (head of the planning and development department at the head office), who was familiar with those days. Taking advantage of the group company's scale merit, the total proposal for both furniture and architectural decoration was successful. With eight first-class architects, the business has become a major pillar in addition to selling furniture. I want to be the driving force behind Toyotsu Facilities.

A new business called construction
created new value
"Solaport"

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The building decoration business, including office interiors for group companies and construction of new factories, progressed smoothly. Among them, the installation and introduction of "Solaport" at "J Village" in Fukushima Prefecture had a great impact on the industry. It is possible to introduce solar power equipment while effectively utilizing the space of the flat parking lot, which also leads to a reduction of the environmental load. With our original products, we were able to demonstrate the Group's stance of consideration for the environment, responding to the expansion of business from furniture to architectural decoration.

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collaborate in groups,
Connect to business.

meeting scene

If it
Uchidatte
I'm not defeated.

However, the construction business in Tokyo was struggling somewhat. The main reason is that the group does not have a factory near Tokyo. There are many offices, but at the same time there is also a lot of competition. There are many Toyota car dealers in the city center, but there is a limit to the spread. Hino Motors, a group company, has a large factory in the suburbs of Tokyo, but it has not been able to operate well, and the transaction was limited to supplying spare keys for furniture that it had previously delivered. I would like to have a place to make proposals again, including the construction business, which has steadily accumulated results centered on the head office, and furniture. I want a track record in Tokyo. Miyahira, the general manager of the construction department of the Tokyo office, was busy trying to find a way out. Then, I learned that the same group company, Toyotsu Machinery, had a long-standing business relationship with Hino Motors, and managed to introduce the person in charge. Hino Motors had extremely high standards for safety, and the number of contractors who could enter and exit was limited. "If that's the case, then we're second to none." The knowledge about safety, crisis management, and problem-solving skills cultivated at the "Zero Accident Conference" are thoroughly instilled in them. However, this is not so easy. This is because not only the company but also its partner construction companies enter the site for the actual construction. No matter how much you share the awareness of thorough safety with them, it is not too much. I have them take a three-day Toyota safety course given by the company's trainers, but Tokyo is full of work. There aren't many people who want to go that far and get a job. But everyone wants to do something they're proud of. I appealed to that consciousness.

meeting scene

If it
Uchidatte
I'm not defeated.

"If that's the case, then we're second to none." The knowledge about safety, crisis management, and problem-solving skills cultivated at the "Zero Accident Conference" are thoroughly instilled in them. However, this is not so easy. This is because not only the company but also its partner construction companies enter the site for the actual construction. No matter how much you share the awareness of thorough safety with them, it is not too much. I have them take a three-day Toyota safety course given by the company's trainers, but Tokyo is full of work. There aren't many people who want to go that far and get a job. But everyone wants to do something they're proud of. I appealed to that consciousness.

communication, shared awareness,
I can do it until it is transmitted.

There are many people who are involved in a single construction project, but it is necessary to make everyone have the same awareness. The hardest part is getting people with the same mindset together and going around the scene. There is also a deadline. What Hino Motors is seeking is safety first, not just 1 or 2. The first example that was completed in this way was the in-house nursery school "Tonton Kids."

Hino Motors
Hamura Plant In-house nursery school
"Tonton Kids Hamura"

ton ton kids building
tonton kids child

We were approached to ask if Toyota Tsusho Facilities' thinking and awareness of safety was highly valued when creating an in-house nursery school so that the people working at the Hamura Plant could work with greater peace of mind. Nursery schools must be safe and secure. At first, the dormitory for singles in the factory was refurbished and remodeled into a nursery school. At that time, we were able to clear the safety standards, so we received an order for a new construction at the Hamura Factory. The days leading up to the opening of the park passed in a tumultuous time, while paying close attention to noise and other issues for neighboring residents.

STORY Member

Toyotsu Facilities

Victory Kazama

Planning and development room

Victory Kazama

Junji Miyahira

Tokyo Office Construction Department

Junji Miyahira

Hino Motors

Kuniharu Sasaki

Global Human Resources Development Department
Labor and Health Promotion Office

Kuniharu Sasaki

Mitsuko Abe

Hamura Factory Engineering Department Factory Management Office
General affairs labor group

Ms. Mitsuko Abe

Misuzu Yoshida

Hamura Factory Engineering Department Factory Management Office
General affairs labor group

Misuzu Yoshida

Poppins Co., Ltd.

Fujie Masaki

Poppins Co., Ltd.
Facility manager

Fujie Masaki

Chisato Mizumoto

Poppins Co., Ltd.
Business Development Department, Nursery Business Headquarters

Chisato Mizumoto

tonton kids entrance
tonton kids ceiling

Five times the amount of work.
But again, to furniture.

Tonton kids child meal scene
ton ton kids staff
tonton kids child
  • tonton kids toilet
    TONTON KIDS Aisle

    the amount of work is
    Five times.
    However,
    Back to furniture.

    The morning of the opening ceremony
    details
    check
    (laughs)

    and Miyahira. Perhaps because of this, transactions with Hino Motors increased fivefold from last year, and we can hear happy screams. Hino Motors accounts for nearly 50% of the sales ratio of the construction team in Tokyo.

  • tonton kids hand wash

    Although,
    I didn't put any furniture in it.
    Originally from a furniture store
    Since we are leaving,
    If I could trade with furniture again
    I'm glad.

    tonton kids toilet
    tonton kids hand wash

Turn a pinch into an opportunity,
Open the small door wide open,
Business will continue to expand.

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