Message from the President
Aiming to Become the Top Chassis System Manufacturer in the World
Yuichi Fukuda
President＆CEO
F.tech’s history has always been about taking on challenges and driving innovation. For over a half century, F.tech has been adapting to progression and evolution of the automobile to supply high-performance suspension system parts to automobile manufacturers. Major achievements have been made in automotive technology in recent years, including the development of electric vehicles(EV) and fuel cell vehicles(FCV), also with the progression on electronic IT-linked automobiles. In this environment, F.tech aims to become the No.1 “Global Chassis System manufacturer”. F.tech aims to meet the needs of our clients throughout the world by actively engaging in “True globalization”, “Reduction in both weight and environmental load”, and “Chassis system development” using our core products and adding peripheral parts.
In a move to become a company that creates new value by converging innovation with imagination and a spirit of challenge, F.tech will continue to contribute to the development of society through the pursuit of the unlimited possibilities of people and automobiles.
Corporate Philosophy
Mission Statement
From a global perspective, we strive to contribute to our society and to improve the quality of life through manufacturing of highest quality products with ambition and sincerity.
Management Policies
- ●Our company shall be based on harmony and sincerity of all employees.
- ●Our company shall let theories come to terms with practices.
- ●Our company shall maintain Youthfulness with ever producing new ideas.
- ●Our company shall produce values with better quality products.
- ●Our company shall pay respect to harmony with local communities.
Our Principle
- Prompt actions
- Close communication
- Working with a strong sense of responsibility
- Candid discussions
- Clean and orderly working environment
Our Strengths
The four strengths of F.tech lie in our research and development, production engineering, global competitiveness, and power of associates, which enable us to provide high-quality, low-cost, undercarriage parts that meet the global needs of a rapidly changing automobile industry.
Research and Development
We are deploying a new production method of staying one step ahead of client needs through a unique system of global research and development.
Production Engineering
We have installed state-of-the-art equipment to establish a high-quality, high-efficiency production line. We respond to the diverse needs of clients with flexibility.
Global Competitiveness
We continue to expand our production locations throughout the world in order to establish a supply system on a global scale, so that we can challenge the world-wide market in a substantial speed.
Power of Associates
We are convinced that when the passion for monozukuri (or design and manufacturing) turns to focus also on future goal, we are sure that it brings about the gigantic driving force to move forward the business activities more strongly than any motivated power. We never give up, and always keep striving to reach ever-higher goal. F.tech’s challenging spirit, maintained from its establishment which goes “Never give up, and keep challenging the ever-higher goal”, is an evolving driving force to step forward in a new business field.
Corporate Overview
| Company Name | F-TECH INC. |
|---|---|
| Head Office | 19, Showanuma, Shobucho, Kuki, Saitama 346-0194 JAPAN |
| Established | July 1, 1947 |
| Captal | ¥6,790 million |
| President&CEO | Yuichi Fukuda |
| Sales | Consolidated ¥226,060 million (Result for the business year ending in March 2018) |
| Employees | Consolidated Total 7,481 persons (as of March 31, 2018) |
| Business activities | Develop, design, manufacturing and sales for automotive parts, and related related dies, machinery and equipment |
| Main customer | Honda Motor Co.,Ltd. Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd. Suzuki Motor Corp. General Motors Corp. Isuzu Motors Ltd. Toyota Motor Corp. Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Motor Co.,Ltd. |
Company History
| 1947 | Fukuda Seisakusho established in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, with the manufacturing of metal toys, etc. started |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Fukuda Seisakusho Inc. established |
| 1959 | Business with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. started |
| 1964 | Name of the company changed to Fukuda Press Kogyo Inc. |
| 1967 | Kameyama plant established in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture |
| 1978 | Head office and plant (current Kuki plant) moved from Soka, Saitama Prefecture to Shobu-machi, Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1983 | Fukuda Engineering Co.,Ltd. ,a subsidiary, established |
| 1986 | F&P MFG., INC.a subsidiary, established in Ontario, Canada |
| 1988 | Name of the company changed to F.tech inc. |
| 1990 | Haga R&D Center established in Haga-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture |
| 1991 | Kameyama plant No.2 established in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture Business with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. started |
| 1993 | F&P AMERICA MFG., INC. a subsidiary, established in Ohio, USA |
| 1994 | Kyushu F.tech Inc., a subsidiary, established in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture F.TECH PHILIPPINES, MFG., INC. a subsidiary, established in Laguna, Philippines |
| 1995 | Business with Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. started |
| 1996 | Over-the-counter stocks issued at the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 1997 | Business with Isuzu Motors Ltd. started Dyna-MIG Mfg. of Stratford Inc. a subsidiary, established in Ontario, Canada |
| 1998 | ISO9002:1994 certification obtained |
| 1999 | Business with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. started ISO14001:1996 certification obtained |
| 2000 | Business with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. started F&P Georgia Mfg., Inc. a subsidiary, established in Georgia, USA Company stocks listed on the 2nd section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2001 | Business with Suzuki Motor Corp. started FEG DE QUERETARO S.A. DE C.V. a subsidiary, established in Queretaro State, Mexico QS9000:1998 certification obtained |
| 2002 | F.Tech Zhonshan Inc. a subsidiary, established in Guangdong Province, China |
| 2003 | F.Tech North America Inc. a subsidiary, established in Ohio, USA F.TECH R&D NORTH AMERICA INC.a subsidiary, established in Ohio, USA |
| 2004 | F.Tech Wuhan Inc., a subsidiary, established in Hubei, China |
| 2005 | ISO14001:2004 certification obtained |
| 2006 | F-TECH MFG. (THAILAND) LTD. a subsidiary, established in Ayutthaya, Thailand The Company’s section transferred from the 2nd Section to the 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2007 | ISO/TS16949:2002 certification obtained Watanabe Plastics Mfg.Co.,Ltd. become a subsidiary of F.tech Inc. Reterra Co.,Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of F.tech Inc. |
| 2008 | FUTIAN MOULD TECHNOLOGY(YANTAI)CO.,LTD.a subsidiary, established in Shandong, China F.tech R&D Philippines Inc. a subsidiary, established in Laguna,Philippines |
| 2009 | Merger of Fukuda Engineering Co.,Ltd. and Watanabe Plastics Mfg.Co.,Ltd. |
| 2010 | F.Tech North America Inc. and F&P Georgia Mfg.,Inc. merged with F&P AMERICA MFG., INC. Amalgamation of F&P MFG.,INC. and Dyna-Mig Mfg., of Stratford Inc. Yantai Fuyan Trading Co.,Ltd., a subsidiary, established in Shandong, China |
| 2011 | F.tech R&D (Guangzhou) INC. established in Guangdong, China |
| 2012 | F&P MFG.DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. a subsidiary, established in Guanajuato, Mexico Futian Mold Technology (Yantai) Co.,Ltd. and Yantai Fuyan Trading Co.,Ltd. merged, and YANTAI FUYAN MOULD CO.,LTD. established in Shandong, China Selected as a margin trading stock in the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2013 | PT.F.TECH INDONESIA established in Karawang, Indonesia Michigan/R&D NA Office established in Troy, Michigan, USA ISO50001 certification obtained in Kameyama Plant |
| 2014 | Capital increase to 4.79 billion Japanese Yen F.tech R&D North America Inc. European Branch established in Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 2017 | Capital increase to 6.7 billion 90,370,000 Japanese Yen |
Location
Japan
| Name | Location | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Head Office | 19, Showa-numa, Shobu-Cho, Kuki-City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 346-0194 | 0480-85-5211 |
| Kuki Plant | 19, Showa-numa, Shobu-Cho, Kuki-City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 346-0194 | 0480-85-5215 |
| Haga Technical Center | 196-2, Haga-dai, Haga-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan 321-3325 | 028-677-2785 |
| Kameyama Plant | 395-43, Sagiyama, Shiraki-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie Prefecture, Japan 519-0169 | 0595-83-2111 |
| Kameyama Wada Plant | 1370-2, Wada-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie Prefecture, Japan 519-0102 | 0595-82-3321 |
| Equipment Center | 5-3, Hanasaki Kazo-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 347-0032 | 0480-65-6280 |
Subsidiaries
| Name | Location | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuda Engineering Co.,Ltd. | 3206-3, Koguki, Kazo-City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 347-0111 | 0480-70-1171 |
| Kyushu F.tech Inc. | 4455, Oaza Kubaru, Yamaga-shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan 861-0522 | 0968-44-5116 |
| Reterra Inc. | 2703, Ryokamisusuki, Ogano-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama Prefecture, Japan 368-0201 | 0494-79-1300 |
Overseas Location
Product Information
Our Product Competitiveness
As a suspension chassis system supplier for automobile and motorcycle, F.tech carries out an integrated process from design, proto, testing, mass production, and quality assurance for our products. This allows F.tech to provide products quickly that are overwhelmingly competitive in terms of quality, weight, and cost.
