February 1911 | Kobayashi Gas and Electric Appliance Mfg. Co. (now Paloma) established in Furuwatari, Nagoya by Yoshisaburo Kobayashi. |
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1931 | Name changed to Kobayashi Manufacturing, Ltd. |
November 1933 | Shinichi Kobayashi succeeds Yoshisaburo Kobayashi, the founder. |
February 1938 | Paloma begins to supply aircraft parts. Precision needs result in upgrading of company technology. |
1954 | LP gas sales begin all over Japan. Paloma sets up production system for LP gas appliances. |
August 1958 | Sales division becomes a separate company, Paloma Co., Ltd. |
February 1964 | First phase of construction of Oguchi Plant completed. Production of gas appliances begins. Plant becomes an independent company, Paloma industries, Ltd. |
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September 1968 | New plant built in Nogata, Fukuoka to increase production capacity to meet growing demand and contribute to local community. Established as Nogata Plant, Paloma Industries, Ltd. |
February 1971 | Hokusei Plant in Hokusei, Mie is completed. |
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April 1973 | PH series gas Water Heater models certified by the American Gas Association (AGA) Paloma Industries, lnc. established in USA. |
October 1973 |
Daini plant completed on property adjacent to Head Office. |
October 1974 | Head Plant designated as JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) plant. All main plants receive JIS recognition—Hokusei, Plant No.2, Oguchi and Nogata. |
May 1979 | Two Paloma products receive the Ohta Award for the best of its kind in the gas appliance field. |
March 1980 | New Head Office building completed. |
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March 1981 | Toshihiro Kobayashi named new Paloma President. |
November 1985 | Decision made to pursue technical cooperation with the People's Republic of China. |
April 1988 | Rheem Manufacturing Company, top water heater and air conditioner manufacturer in the US, joins the Paloma Group. |
October 1988 | Paloma Sapporo R&D Institute established. |
April 1989 | Paloma receives JSME Medal for Research, Development and Commercialization of High Efficiency Pulse Combustion Appliances. |
May 1994 | Leads the industry in equipping FE series indoor water heaters with devices to prevent imperfect combustion (sensing burners). |
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December 1995 | Head Office Main Annex built to accommodate expanded operations |
February 1998 | Paloma Plaza Building completed in Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
September 2005 | Hiroaki Kobayashi (former senior managing director) appointed as President. |
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December 2006 | Customer Satisfaction (CS) Department established. |
Compliance Committee established. Product-Related Accidents Task Force established. |
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February 2007 | Jiro Kawase appointed President and CEO of Paloma Industries, Ltd. |
Company compliance manual completed. | |
February 2008 | Paloma Pulse-Combustion Gas Fryer wins 2008 NRA Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award . |
February 2011 | Paloma industries, Ltd. and Paloma Co., Ltd. are consolidated into new Paloma Co., Ltd. |