History

Aug. 1963 Establishment
Oct. 1963 Started business at Kosuge Laboratory
Jun. 1964 Admitted as the Foundation by the Minister of International Trade and Industry
Apr. 1966 Started the business at Soka Laboratory
(Soka City, Saitama Pref.)
Oct. 1967 The name of Soka Laboratory was changed to Central Laboratory
Jul. 1969 Placed under the joint supervision of Minister of International Trade and Industries and Minister of Construction
Apr. 1974 Establishment of Chugoku Laboratory
(Sanyo-cho, Yamaguchi Pref.)
Dec. 1977 Chugoku Laboratory was specified as the fire proof material testing agency by the Ministry of Construction
May. 1978

Establishment of Edobashi Branch

(Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

Jul. 1978 Establishment of Mitaka Branch
(Mitaka City, Tokyo)
Apr. 1979 Specified by the Tokyo local government as the testing and inspection agency under the construction work standard specifications
Mar. 1980 Establishment of Fukuoka Branch
(Shimen-machi, Fukuoka Pref.)
Apr. 1981 Authorized as the official inspection agency for the inspections made under the public notice
Jun. 1986 Registered as Class 1 Architect of Head office secretariat
Apr. 1987 Establishment of Shikoku Service Center
(Takamatsu City, Kagawa Pref.)
Oct. 1988 Central Laboratory was registered as the working environment (dust) inspection agency of the Ministry of Labor
Oct. 1991 Establishment of Urawa Branch
(Urawa City, Saitama Pref.)
Jul. 1993 Establishment of Yokohama Branch
(Yokohama City, Kanagawa Pref.)
Nov. 1993 Started the quality system certification and registration services
Nov. 1995 Closed Edobashi Branch, and opened Ryogoku Branch(Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
Nov. 1995 Registered as Class 1 Architect of Central Test Laboratory
Dec. 1995 Specified by The Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment as the Quality Management system Registration Body
May. 1996 The Head Office Secretariat moved into a new office (Nihonbashi-kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Oct. 1996 Started the environmental management system certification and registration services
Oct. 1996

Establishment of Syunan Branch

(Tokusima City, Yamaguchi Pref.)

Apr. 1998

Opened Funabashi Branch (Funabashi City, Chiba Pref.)

Oct. 1998 Specified by The Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment as the Environment Management system Registration Body
Sep. 1999

Establishment of Kansai Cetification Branch (Osaka City, Osaka)

Apr. 2000

The Headquarter to Performance Evaluation was opened (Nihonbashi-kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

Jun. 2000 Designated as Performance Evaluation Body and Type Approval Body under Building Standard Law
Jun. 2000 Started the Occupational Health and Safety management system certification and registration services
Oct. 2000 Designated as Testing Laboratory and Housing Type Approval Body
Jul. 2003 The name of Chugoku Test Laboratory was changed to Nishinihon Test Laboratory
Jul. 2003 Establishment of Fukuoka Certification Branch (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref.)
Jul. 2004 Standardization Division was opened (Nihonbashi-kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Oct. 2005 Specified as an accredited certification body by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the new JIS Mark Scheme
Jun. 2006 Products Certification Division was opened (Nihonbashi-kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Nov. 2008 The Secretariat moved into a new office (Soka City, Saitama Pref.)
Apr. 2009 Establishment of Construction Materials Test Laboratory
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