History
Company History
| 1949 | TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD was founded by Kazuharu Nakamura. |
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| 1952 | Began manufacturing of kerosene cooking stoves and other products developed by Toyotomi. |
| 1959 | The heat treatment division was separated and reorganized as TOYOTOMI HEAT-TREATMENT CO., LTD. |
| 1960 | The division for production of TOYOTA MOTORS auto body parts was separated and reorganized as TOYOTOMI KIKO CO., LTD. |
| 1962 | Began manufacturing of steel furniture. |
| 1964 | The steel furniture division was separated and reorganized as TOYOSET CO., LTD. |
| 1970 | Began manufacturing of electrical heaters and electrical lawn mowers. |
| 1976 | Completed the Nukata Plant. |
| 1983 | TOYOTOMI U.S.A. INC. was established in Brookfield, Connecticut, USA. |
| 1990 | TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD. was renamed to TOYOTOMI CO., LTD. |
| 1992 | Began production of window type air conditioners as well as other summer products at the Headquarter Plant. |
| 1996 | Began production of air cleaners. |
| 2000 | TOYOTOMI RECYCLE CO., LTD. was established for the purpose of recycling and reusing Toyotomi products. |
| 2007 | TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD. was established as a sales company of Pellet Stoves, etc. |
| 2012 | The Meizen Plant was established and TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD. moved to the plant. |
| 2013 | TOYOTOMI EUROPE SALES B.V. was established in the Netherlands. |
| 2014 | The total production quantity of the kerosene-fired appliances has achieved 65 million units. |
| 2016 | TOYOTOMI RECYCLE CO., LTD. and TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD. were merged and recognized as TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD. |
TOYOTOMI HEAT-TREATMENT CO., LTD.
TOYOTOMI KIKO CO., LTD.
TOYOSET CO., LTD.
TOYOTOMI U.S.A., INC.
TOYOTOMI RECYCLE CO., LTD.
TOYOTOMI KOGYO CO., LTD.
TOYOTOMI EUROPE SALES B.V.
Awards
| 1960 | Awarded by the Minister of International Trade and Industry for outstanding performance of industrial standardization and quality control. |
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| 1986 | Toyotomi received the Consumer Product Development Achievement Award from the National Safety Council in the U.S.A. in recognition of its great efforts to dramatically reduce Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide by reburning of emission gases in Double Clean System. |
| 1992 | The Headquarter Plant became the first manufacturer to be certified for ISO 9002 for compliance with the requirements of a quality management system in the field of kerosene heaters, room air conditioners and cooling equipment in Japan. |
| 1995 | The RCA-1001 portable kerosene heater was awarded the Grand Energy Conservation Prize by the Chairman of the Energy Conservation Center as an outstanding energy-saving product. |
| 1998 | The Nukata Plant was certified for ISO9002. |
| 1999 | The Headquarters Plant was certified for ISO14001 for compliance with the requirements of environmental standards. |
| 2000 | The Nukata Plant was certified for ISO14001. |
| 2003 | The Headquarters and the Nukata Plant were certified for ISO9001. |
| 2011 | The Headquarters and the Nukata Plant were certified for ISO9001: 2008 and ISO14001:2004 by the integrated examination. |
Award-Winning Products by Good Design
| 1988 | Model compact Moonlighter ML-21 heater received the award of Good Design Products from JDP (Japan Institute of Design Promotion). |
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| 1991 | Model ATQ-9000 heater |
| 1992 | Model ECH-131T ceramic heater, Model ATQ-9000FF antique stove |
| 1997 | Model FF-177N air convection type heater |
| 2001 | Model LC-L501 wickless fan type kerosene heater |
| 2002 | Model HR-682DX pot type kerosene heater |
| 2012 | Model RS-G30C radiant type kerosene heater |
