Onoken Co., Ltd. Fully Activates Renovated Hiroshima Branch Warehouse

Background of Hiroshima Branch Renovation

Onoken Co., Ltd. operates its branches with two main divisions: the Steel Business Division, which handles steel sales, and the Construction Business Division, which undertakes construction contracts. Traditionally, the Hiroshima branch primarily functioned as a warehouse and sales center. This time, in addition to renovating the aging warehouse, laying concrete flooring inside, and reinforcing the roof, the office building was also renewed. These efforts aimed to strengthen the warehouse's foundation to accommodate new processing equipment and improve the working environment for employees. Furthermore, by introducing 8 new processing machines for steel shapes and plates into the warehouse, outsourced processing steps will be internalized, leading to cost reductions and shorter delivery times.

Warehouse exterior, newly installed drilling and cutting complex machine.

Renewed office building (entrance), renewed office building (exterior).

Future Initiatives at the Hiroshima Branch

From April, the Hiroshima branch has been reorganized to cover the "Chugoku and Shikoku areas" instead of the traditional "Kyushu and Chugoku areas," making it a core branch that oversees sales bases and group companies in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. Going forward, we will collaborate with the Fukuyama Sales Office (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture), which has large warehouses and processing equipment, to establish a unified supply system across the entire Chugoku and Shikoku areas. Additionally, we plan to strengthen our approach to existing customers in the construction and canning industries, as well as to companies in the automotive and shipbuilding industries, which are key industries in the Chugoku region.

Comment from Hiroshima Branch Manager Takumi Yamanaka

"With this renovation of the Hiroshima branch, we have established a system where we can sell and process anywhere as a 'large-scale inventory base' covering the entire Setouchi area. With the introduction of processing equipment, we will create synergies with the Steel Business Division to further acquire projects for the Construction Business Division. Under our corporate mission, 'Contributing to nation-building, town-making, and manufacturing,' we aim to continue contributing to the regional revitalization of the Chugoku and Shikoku areas."

Hiroshima Branch Overview

Location: 1-2-32 Kitashinchi, Saka-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima 731-4311 Branch established: 1970 (moved to current address in 1985) Branch Manager: Takumi Yamanaka Employees: Approximately 50 people Site area: Approximately 8,300㎡ Warehouse area: Approximately 3,500㎡

Company Overview

Company name: Onoken Co., Ltd. Location: 12-1 Nishiko-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 803-8558 Established: August 1949 List of sales bases: Main branches: Kokura, Fukuoka, Oita, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo, Sendai Sales offices: Minamifukuoka, Saga, Yamaguchi, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Sasebo, Fukuyama, Okayama, Nagoya, Gifu, Mino, Mie, Hokuriku, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Minamiosaka, Hossetsu, Himeji, Kobe, Shikoku, Niihama, Marugame, Hachinohe TEL: 093-561-0036 HP: https://www.onoken.co.jp/jp/