HISTORY

History

  • 1978
    Nov
    • Mr. Seiichi Ito becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.
    • SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD. is established with JPY 5 million yen of investment capital.
  • 1979
    Sep
    • Import & export trade begins
  • 1980
    Dec
    • Capital increased to JPY 10 million yen
  • 1989
    Aug
    • Capital increased to JPY 20 million yen
  • 1991
    Jan
    • Osaka office is established
  • 1992
    Feb
    • Appointed as distributor for "alan martin" gas lighter
    Oct
    • Appointed as distributor for "MAG-LITE"
  • 1994
    Sep
    • Logistics Center is established in Kitamoto-shi, Saitama
  • 1997
    Dec
    • Appointed as distributor for "GERBER"
  • 1999
    Oct
    • The head office moves to a new Tokyo address
  • 2001
    Mar
    • Appointed as master distributor for "LED LENSER"
    Jun
    • Started out by selling LED lighting products
  • 2008
    Nov
    • Mr. Kiyomi Saito becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.
  • 2011
    Sep
    • Capital increased to JPY 22 million yen
    • Mr. Keita Koshiba becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.
    • Acquires ISO9001
  • 2013
    Apr
    • The company name changed from "SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD." to "GENTOS CO., LTD."
  • 2014
    Nov
    • Logistics Center moves to a new address
    • New Logistics Center is completed in Okegawa-shi, Saitama.
  • 2015
    Feb
    • The head office moves to a new Tokyo address
    Sep
    • Ceases to be a distributor of LED LENSER
  • 2016
    Apr
    • GENTOS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. is established.
    Nov
    • The Osaka office moves to a new address.
  • 2017
    Jul
    • Mr. Shoichi Suzuki becomes the president of GENTOS CO., LTD.
  • 2018
    Nov
    • Mr. Makoto Okazaki becomes the president of GENTOS CO., LTD.
  • 2022
    Jun