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Message from President

We will contribute to society through our ceaseless efforts in R&D.

We are working night and day to create products that inspire our customers. Moving forward under our corporate flag, we aim to grow together with our community.

Together with customers

Thank you for choosing Ayumi Shoes. We sincerely hope that you will stay healthy, happy, and energetic for many years to come.
Problems with the feet, legs, and lower back are widely known as some of the first signs of aging, and can in many cases lead to falls, injuries, or bedridden status. If the shoes we offer can ensure that your wellness is supported from the feet, you will enjoy the benefits of what we call preventive care.
We are also committed to connecting hearts through our business: each of the shoes we offer is accompanied by a letter from a staff member of Ayumi Shoes. The product truly delivers to the customer the wishes of everyone involved. In fact, we receive letters and postcards from customers almost every day. They are for us irreplaceable treasures.
We will remain sensitive to the ever-changing needs of our customers and will value, more than anything else, their opinions and comments, which we will reflect in improvements in our products and services.

Takao Sogo, President and Representative Director

Corporate Profile

Company name	Tokutake Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Capital	10,000,000 yen
Representative Director	Takao Sogo
Number of employees	59
Start of the business	May 1957
Establishment of the company	October 1965
Head office	3007 Tomidanishi, Okawacho, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa Prefecture 761-0901 [Tel] 0879-43-2167 (pilot) [Fax] 0879-43-5618
Tokyo Office	Marusho Building 5F, 1-1-8, Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0053 [Tel] 03-5835-5516 (pilot) [Fax] 03-5835-5517
Financing banks	Kagawa Bank Nagao Branch 114Bank Tomida Branch Chugoku Bank Shido Branch
Main products	Silver Shoes (for the elderly) Universal Shoes Rehabilitation Shoes Travel Slippers Room Shoes

Access

Head office	3007 Tomidanishi, Okawacho, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa Prefecture 761-0901 [Tel] 0879-43-2167 (pilot) [Fax] 0879-43-5618

History

1957	Launches its business as a factory for sewing cotton gloves under the presidency of Shigetoshi Tokutake
1965	Tokutake Sangyo, a limited company, is established
1966	Begins manufacturing of slippers
1968	Begins manufacturing travel slippers for export
1971	Opens main office factory
1974	Becomes the partner factory of Kohkoku Chemical Industry (currently Achilles Corporation) and begins manufacturing volleyball shoes
1979	Second factory (now head office) opens
1980	Reorganized into a stock corporation
1984	Takao Sogo appointed president
1989	Begins manufacturing and marketing pouches and room shoes
1990	Another factory is added. The room shoes business is improved and business with mail-order companies begin.
1994	Begins researching and developing shoes for elderly persons after receiving a subsidy from the Kagawa Prefecture's initiative for assisting technical improvements of regional industries
1995	Launches sales of Ayumi, shoes for elderly persons
1997	Develops shoes for facilitating the independence of the elderly and disabled persons, after receiving a subsidy from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Launches sales of Ortho α Dolphin, the shoes for facilitating the independence of the elderly and disabled persons
1999	Builds a logistics hub and a logistics system Establishes a shipping storage at Sagawa Distribution Services in Takamatsu-shi
2000	Launches sales of Care Shoes II for the elderly Develops shoes for use in cold areas, after receiving a subsidy from Kagawa Prefecture's initiative for subsidizing creative technologies (companies authorized by the Act on the Promotion of Subcontracting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) A Chinese factory starts operation in Xishan City, Jiangsu
2001	Launches sales of the elderly's shoes for use in cold areas Launches the parts-order system for facilitating special orders of care shoes
2002	The logistics hub is transferred to Yamato Engineering Logistics The area staff system is introduced with an aim of improving our marketing activities
2004	Launches sales of helpers shoes for professional use
2005	Launches sales of four new types of shoes for elderly persons Opens Tokyo Office Establishes an inspection and logistics company in Wuxi, China Launches acceptance of Chinese trainees
2006	Applies the parts-order system to some existing products Establishes a manufacturing base in Guangzhou, China
2007	Sets up a logistics center in the head office
2008	Acquires ISO 9001 certification
2009	Opens an order-receiving center
2010	Moves office Establishes Ayumi Trade and Commerce Limited Company in Wuxi, China Establishes Marugame Logistics Center