Company History
| November 1984 | Motoyuki Matsunaga Founded Motoyuki Co., Ltd. |
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| March 1985 | Fukuoka Sales Office opened |
| November 1985 | Launch of Global Saw, a tipped saw for metals |
| April 1987 | Tokyo sales office opened |
| June 1988 | Released the Global Saw Cutter, a chip saw cutting machine. |
| February 1990 | New head office building completed |
| January 1993 | Sapporo and Sendai offices opened |
| June 1993 | Nagoya Sales Office opened |
| June 1998 | Released "Fine Metal" metal tipped saw blade |
| October 2001 | Diamond tip saw receives Good Design Award |
| December 2002 | Head office relocation |
| July 2004 | Reinforcing bar tip saws are certified by the Japan Reinforcing Bar Joints Association. |
| December 2005 | Head office obtains ISO9001:2000 certification |
| March 2007 | Trade Department established |
| September 2008 | MOTOYUKI (THAILAND) CO.LTD. established in Thailand |
| July 2009 | Released the Global Saw Cutter BS-180, a chip saw cutting machine. |
| August 2009 | Release of Global Saw Cutter MX-180, a circular saw with a tip |
| December 2010 | Launch of the "Bariguire" series of saber saw blades |
| January 2011 | Released the Yabagire series of cutting wheels |
| February 2011 | Released the band saw blade "King Kong" series |
| September 2011 | Mitsuhiro Matsunaga appointed Representative Director |
| September 2012 | "GLOBAL SAW" registered as a trademark in Taiwan |
| September 2012 | Kanagawa Sales Office opened |
| May 2013 | Obtained KC Mark (Korea Certification Mark) certification for brush cutter tip saw "OZ-255-40K" |
| July 2013 | Implemented an in-house groupware system |
| January 2014 | "GLOBAL SAW" registered as a trademark in Thailand |
| February 2014 | Hokkaido Sales Office opened |
| July 2014 | Multi-blade disc "Multi-Disc" released |
| July 2014 | Released the nonwoven nylon brush "Brassy" |
| September 2014 | Nagoya sales office relocated |
| October 2014 | Released HSS metal saw for general steel |
| November 2014 | Implemented an in-house web conferencing system |
| February 2015 | Released the grinding disc "Tenka Muteki" |
| March 2015 | Obtained KC Mark (Korea Certification Mark) certification for brush cutter tip saw "HB-255-40" |
| March 2015 | Released the Global Saw Cutter GMC-305/355, a chip saw cutting machine. |
| July 2015 | Implemented a cloud network system for core business operations |
| February 2016 | Released the roller sander "High Roller" |
| April 2016 | Hiroshima Sales Office opened |
| July 2016 | Head office showroom opened |
| November 2016 | Introduced automatic cutting test machine YT-02 |
| September 2017 | "GLOBAL SAW" registered as a trademark in the United States |
| September 2017 | Release of "Shokunin-ya-san Series" chip saw blades featuring anime characters |
| November 2018 | First exhibit at JIMTOF2018 (29th Japan Machine Tool Fair) |
| February 2018 | Released the small chip saw cutting machine "Choigiri BMC-185" |
| May 2018 | Private shows held at 8 locations nationwide |
| September 2018 | PCD asymmetric hexagonal chip design registration |
| September 2018 | Publication of a commemorative magazine for the 35th anniversary of the company's founding |
| April 2019 | Tokyo sales office relocated |
| August 2019 | Released the cutting wheel "Gachigire" |
| September 2019 | Slim grinder "BMC-SG-1A" released |
| June 2020 | Released the flap disc "Gachicera PRO" |
| December 2020 | Two-star declaration in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "SECURITY ACTION" |
| December 2020 | Start of efforts toward the "SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)" |
| February 2021 | X-LOCK series diamond blades "GDS-XS series" and "GDS-XW series" and flap disc "GGW-XZ series" are released. |
| March 2021 | Certified as a "2021 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| June 2021 | Obtained certification for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Business Continuity Enhancement Plan" |
| August 2021 | Launch of the rechargeable circular saw "Global Saw Cordless Cutter BMX-7" |
| August 2021 | User registration system introduced |
| October 2021 | Complete renewal of core business cloud network system |
| March 2022 |
Certified as a "2022 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| March 2022 | Head office site expanded by 660 m2 |
| March 2022 | Established a quality assurance department in the product headquarters |
| June 2022 | Released the Global Saw Cutter SPC-355, a chip saw cutting machine. |
| March 2023 | Certified as a "2023 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| April 2023 | Implemented customer management system (SFA/CRM) |
| June 2023 | The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare publishes "Information and Action Plan on the Status of Women's Participation in the Workplace Based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace" |
| June 2023 | The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare publishes the "General Employer Action Plan based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation." |
| June 2023 | METI's "Partnership Building Declaration" promotes coexistence and mutual prosperity throughout the supply chain and promotes new collaboration |
| March 2024 | Certified as a "2024 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| May 2024 | New head office warehouse (total floor area 750 m2) completed |
| November 2024 | Implemented warehouse management system (WMS) |
| March 2025 | Certified as a "2025 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| May 2025 | Launch of step drill "Sugogile Aurora Coating" |
| May 2025 | Website renewal |
| September 2025 | Two automatic polishing machines (VOLLMER) for prototypes introduced |
| November 2025 | A dedicated soundproof room for development work has been installed within the head office |
| December 2025 | Launch of the saber saw blade "Barigire Curve" |
| March 2026 | Tohoku Sales Office opened |
| March 2026 | Portable power supply "ENELICA GMP-3600" released |
| March 2026 | Certified as a "2026 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |