About us
Company Overview
| Company Name | MARUHON INC. |
|---|---|
| President | Yukinori Matsuura |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Incorporated | 1953 |
| Location・Contacts |
Head office |
| Capital | 42,000,000 yen |
| Business Activities |
Maruhon is specialize in interior and exterior building materials for the domestic construction industry. We import and sell raw materials and finished wood products such as flooring, wall panel, moldings, lumber, natural finishes, maintenance products, etc, directly from over 25 countries. We stock and provide approximately 100 species/products to the Japanese market. Although our primary market is Japan, but we also provide products for customers worldwide. Besides, we are always eager to work with new suppliers in developing and manufacturing of new products. We are always looking for high quality, competitive and sustainable/stable supply sources. In order to secure accurate information of the wood sources, production process, quality control, etc, we prefer to be in contact with manufacturers/supplier directly. |
| We do not currently deal with the following products |
We welcome information about such products for our files and future purchasing options. |
| Suppliers | Major wood and wood products supplier in Japan and abroad. |
| Clients | House Builders, Developers, Construction companies, Architects, Designers, Wholesales throughout Japan. |
| Bank Account | Shizuoka Bank, Resona Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank. |
Corporate History
| May 1934 | Established by Eichi Ito. |
|---|---|
| July 1953 | Incorporated. |
| June 1973 | Changed the corporate name to “Maruhon”. |
| April 1980 | Noriyoshi Ito took over as company President. |
| June 1985 | Head Office relocated to Hamamatsu city. |
| September 1986 | Started to import and sell North American Hardwoods. |
| June 1989 | New Head Office built. |
| December 1999 | Main showroom opened. |
| April 2004 | Tokyo showroom opened. |
| March 2006 | Tokyo branch office opened. |
| April 2007 | Product catalog vol.1 launched. |
| September 2007 | Main showroom awarded the 2007 Good Design Award. |
| April 2008 | Product catalog vol.2 launched. |
| May 2009 | Product catalog vol.3 launched. |
| January 2011 | Product catalog vol.4 launched. |
| November 2012 | Product catalog vol.5 launched. |
| July 2014 | Extension of Tokyo show room. |
| October 2014 | Product catalog vol.6 launched. |
| June 2015 | Taku Kato took over as President. |
| September 2015 | Extended portion of Tokyo show room awarded the 2015 Good Design Award. |
| December 2015 | Launched FSC® certified Japanese Cypress solid wood flooring from Owase origin, and surface profiled solid wood flooring in “Tsukinomi” and “Chona”. |
| September 2016 | Launched FSC® certified Japanese Cedar solid wood flooring from Tenryu origin. |
| November 2016 | Product catalog vol.7 launched. |
| October 2017 | Launched FSC® certified Japanese Cypress engineered wood flooring from Owase origin for floor heating. |
| April 2018 | Launched FSC® certified Japanese Cedar solid wood walls and ceilings materials from Tenryu origin. |
| February 2019 | Product catalog vol.8 launched. |
| February 2019 | Launched FSC® certified Japanese Hardwood solid wood flooring |
| December 2019 | 「MARUHON FUKUOKA」 obtained FSC® full-project certification. |
| January 2020 | Fukuoka branch office opened. Fukuoka showroom opened. |
| May 2020 | Formed a capital and business alliance with WISE･WISE. |
| April 2021 | Osaka showroom opened. |
| June 2021 | 「MARUHON OSAKA SHOWROOM」 obtained FSC® partial certification. |
| January 2022 | Product catalog vol.9 launched. |
| September 2022 | Yukinori Matsuura took over as President. |