Business Overview

Japan is an industrialized country, producing and supplying various industrial products that people use.
Industrial products include not only automobiles and home appliances, but also various other products produced in Japan.

Many of the factories that produce these products, warehouses for product distribution, office buildings, and shopping malls for purchasing facilities are built with steel-frame buildings. Other examples of steel-frame buildings include train stations and other railway facilities, sports facilities such as gymnasiums, and theme parks.

Steel-frame buildings are deeply involved in and support our lives in all aspects of life.

Factories and offices where many people work, as well as stations and shopping malls where there are many users, require a high level of safety. Frameworks in steel-framed buildings play an important role in building safety.
In the steel frame fabricator industry, these frames are manufactured in factories and assembled on-site.
Furusato provides a wide range of materials necessary for the manufacture and assembly of steel frame fabricators. In addition, we have built a just-in-time supply system to deliver "deliver the goods you need, when you need them, in the amount you need, to the place you need them"

Furusato's role is to establish a nation-wide supply chain and become the optimal No. 1 supplier for customers who are steel frame fabricators.

Furusato manufactures braces, which provide earthquake-resistance to buildings and play a role in protecting important human lives and property, at nine JIS-certified plants across Japan under the brand name Full Braces. Full Braces have an approximately 60％ of the domestic market share in Japan.
As a leading brace manufacturer, Furusato Industries has a mission and responsibility to ensure the stable supply of high-quality products to customers anywhere in Japan.
In addition, a large amount of braces are required for emergency temporary housing in the event of a large-scale disaster. In the event of a disaster, we will make concerted efforts to fulfill our mission as a top manufacturer, including emergency response.
Other products we purchase include high-tension bolts, for which we have about 25% of the domestic market share. Although we are in the niche industry of secondary materials for steel-frame construction, we aim to be an indispensable part of society by fulfilling our supply responsibility and providing safety and security as a trading company with a factory.

Our mission is to provide the necessary support so that the work of steel fabricators can proceed efficiently and smoothly.
To achieve this, we began by familiarizing ourselves with the work of steel fabricators. Based on this, we identified the necessary items, examined procurement methods, established production and procurement systems, maintained sufficient inventories, and established distribution and sales networks to enable quick and accurate responses.
Starting with proposals for  labor-saving of steel fabricators, we will combine our own technologies, procurement capabilities, and sales know-how that we have cultivated over the years, as well as the procurement capabilities and sales know-how of our group companies, with the best proposals that meet the needs of our customers, aiming for a unique "customer optimization" that cannot be duplicated anywhere else.

Although not commonly seen, many pipes are installed in buildings, including water supply and drainage, gas, air conditioning, ventilation, and sprinklers. At the same time, factories and production plants are equipped with pipes to supply raw materials, water, steam, and air.

Piping plays an extremely important role in buildings and structures. It is a passageway for the safe and efficient transport of water, gas, air, and other liquids and gases, and it is a lifeline for modern society that supports our daily lives and industries. Appropriate selection, construction, and maintenance are essential to maintaining a safe and efficient environment.

Piping is a facility that carries and circulates fluids, such as liquids and gases, to fulfill the purpose of transportation and energy transmission. Components come in various materials and shapes, and appropriate components are selected according to the type and nature of the fluid, flow rate, and pressure.

Piping is manufactured using a variety of components, the main components of which are pipes and hoses that carry fluids. Pipe fittings are used to connect, branch, extend, and change the direction of piping, while valves open and close the flow path and adjust the flow rate and pressure. In addition, instruments such as flowmeters and pressure gauges, support parts that fix piping, and sealing materials that prevent fluid leakage are used.

Furusato handles a wide range of these components and supplies them with welding materials, fastening bolts, paints, piping machine tools, transmission and drive equipment, and work supplies.

Piping facilities are installed throughout Japan, mainly in buildings and production facilities, and are also regularly inspected and repaired. Furusato handles piping products at its business bases nationwide. In particular, it has opened sales offices specializing in the piping products business in Hokkaido, the Tokyo metropolitan area, Chubu, Kinki, Shikoku and Kyushu regions, enabling it to provide highly specialized services. Furusato shares its business bases with the steel construction materials business that have warehouses with stockpiles deployed throughout Japan, and has established a system that enables it to operate in close proximity to piping construction sites.

Furusato aims to become a "one-stop shop" for all necessary goods by enhancing the range of products required by piping contractors, increasing the number of items in stock at its business bases, and strengthening its distribution system.

Furusato has a nationwide sales network, so its strength lies in its ability to offer customers the same level of service in any region. This is made possible by its expertise in operating sales bases and a nationwide distribution network, building a sales management system, and managing sales support systems.

In addition, because of centralized purchasing at the head office, it is possible to purchase products with a certain level of competitiveness that meets customer needs even if the volume of sales at each sales office is small.

Another major strength of Furusato is that it is able to offer a wide range of products and services thanks to the Group's procurement capabilities and sales know-how, including the extensive range of products handled and procurement capabilities in the steel construction materials business, as well as machinery tools, construction machinery, and security-related products handled by Group companies.

Furusato is making further efforts to fully utilize these strengths and become an indispensable and convenient presence for customers.