Maruhon
1295 Nagashima, Hamakita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
434-0013 Japan |
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Maruhon In Brief
| President: |
Noriyoshi Ito |
| Business Founded: |
1934 |
| Incorporated: |
1953 |
| Business Activities: |
International import, export and sales of construction materials
for housing. International development and manufacture of
wood products. |
| Products: |
Lumber for high end interior usage
Lumber for international manufacturers of building products
Interior building materials such as floors, wall panel, counter
tops, moulding |
| Suppliers: |
Major lumber production centers in Japan.
Sawmills and building material manufacturers in North America,
Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and Oceania. |
| Clientele: |
Housing material retailers, manufacturers, and construction
companies throughout Japan and around the world. |
| Correspondent Banks: |
Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank, Hamamatsu Branch
Shizuoka Bank, Hamakita Branch
Mizuho Bank, Hamamatsu Branch |
Message from the President:
Greetings
First of all, let me take this opportunity to express my appreciation to all of our customers for their long term support and
patronage and to our many partner suppliers around the world for
their good service.
We at Maruhon have a long history of working with trees and lumber. Over the years, the growth and maturation of our society have seen a change not only in the demand for lumber itself, but in the level of quality customers want to see in our products, services, information and the overall way we relate to trees and our environment. In an industry like ours, in order to respond to the multiple and diverse needs of society, we stay constantly open to new ideas and innovative ways of doing things. In responding to the requests and hopes expressed by our customers, we move steadily in the direction of new horizons in both domestic and overseas product advancement. We aim at developing into a company with a strong vision and a firm sense of commitment to both society and to the industry.
We at Maruhon are proud of the trust and confidence our customers place in us, and we take great pleasure in fulfilling that trust by putting fine quality and performance to work in serving you.
Noriyoshi Ito
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Maruhon Philosophy:
| Distribution Is
More Than Just On Time Delivery |
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We want to be a distribution base for both products and information. We're working to bring
our customers the best in wood, service and information. We at Maruhon like to think that our distribution network is geared to more than just "things" -- we bring you up-to-date information, fine products and an upgraded level of service that you won't match anyplace else.
A high level of tension between different cultures is inevitable. Maruhon, located almost exactly in the center of Japan, is perfectly positioned to act as the contact point between East and West, serving as the distribution center through which both products and information flow from one side to the other.
We put to our customers' service: |
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- our extensive inventory of
international woods
- our rapid distribution system
that guarantees next-morning delivery of the largest or smallest shipments.
- custom developed computer
systems that provides fast answers to complex questions concerning orders, estimates, inventory and pricing.
- highly trained wood experts to
provide technical advice on installation, finishing, and
wood science
- market information
- environmental information
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Maruhon acts not only as a customer supply base, providing you with building and furniture materials and other wood products manufactured both domestically and overseas, but with a complete information base to supply answers to just about anything you need to know. |
A Network Is Not Just a Computer System |
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In an age when the borders between countries are rapidly disappearing,
we are pioneering of new direct delivery routes. We are
connecting customers with the forest and the information they
need to succeed.
Our supply network encompasses foreign countries from the United States to China to Brazil to Italy to the Ivory Coast, putting as many as 2000 suppliers all over the world in touch with each other. Through this network, we bring the right materials to the right place to satisfy market demands.
Our sales network include over 1000 housing material agents, builders and construction agencies, and manufacturers of furniture and housing materials.
Our international staff comfortably crosses the cultural boundaries
that have traditionally stopped the smooth flow of
business. We are bringing the world of wood closer
together.
Of course we recognize that the computer network is a vital tool
for towards business. Through joint ventures with
affiliates and industries in other fields, we are developing
computer software packages oriented to the lumber industry,
housing materials, processed lumber products, and routes for
importing new products. These and other projects present
constant and exciting challenges as we move forward into the
future.
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Quality is Based on Knowledge |
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We deliver only our best. High quality is the strength behind our business.
We believe that true quality can only come from knowledge.
Maruhon does not just buy products. Rather we are fully involved
from the first creation of new products through to the
final market promotion and education. We don't believe
that business should be figured out with a pen and paper: instead, we get right out to the actual production locale and find out what the people there think, feel and need. The quality of wood differs to some extent depending on the quality of the land where it is produced, the climate in that area, and other factors. We send professional experts to the
the production point to judge these factors for
themselves. On the ground work is the starting point of a
total quality control program that delivers the best product for a specific market.
We consider it vital to have a thorough grasp of market trends and know exactly what people are looking for in their lifestyle. We study changes in usage environments that come about from the spread of home appliances like air-conditioners, and maintain the flexibility that lets us address market needs at the right time. Our first and foremost target is to provide you with a stable supply of products with value, to make sure you have what you need, when you need it. |
The Best Blend of the Natural and the Technical |
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In today's society, advanced
functionalism and streamlining allow us to enjoy comfort and
convenience at unprecedented levels. Technological progress has
made life easier and more convenient, but at the same time, it
cannot be denied that we have given up some of our artistic
qualities in the search for functionalism. In today's
machine-oriented society, many of us perhaps feel an urge to
return to the simpler and more natural lifestyle we once
enjoyed.
At Maruhon, we provide people with a renewed sense of nature through the use of wood. Our goals are not limited to merely going back to nature: we want to demonstrate that, even as we lean so heavily toward science and technology in our lives, a sense of harmony with nature and the elements can still be ours through wood and wood products. In a room filled with the metallic coolness of computer equipment, for example, wood textures can bring back the warmth and vividness that humanize the space in which we work and live. When it comes to softening the unrelenting corners of the technological world we dwell, wood has no equivalent. With a true appreciation of trees and what they can do for us, we move forward towards an environment that is not only easier to live in but opens up unlimited possibilities for the future.
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| Innovation Comes
from Within |
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Changes in technology and world conditions have a profound influence in our lives.
Maruhon has been the first to bring a number of products to the
Japanese market--new species, new profiles, new production
techniques. We are constantly moving into new regions and
exploring new technology. We combine science with art to bring you
not the just the most attractive, but also the best functioning products
possible.
We create, not copy. We lead rather
than follow. |
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