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Company History

November 1984 Motoyuki Matsunaga Established Motoyuki Co., Ltd.
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 Launch of Global Saw Cutter, a tipped 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 Launch of "Fine Metal", a tipped saw for metals
October 2001 Diamond tip saw receives "Good Design Award"
December 2002 Head office relocation
July 2004 Reinforcing bar tipped 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 Launch of Global Saw Cutter MX-180, a tipped circular saw
December 2010 Launch of the "Bariguire" series of saber saw blades
January 2011 Release of cutting wheel "Yabagire" series
February 2011 Launch of the band saw blade "King Kong" series
September 2011 Mitsuhiro Matsunaga appointed as 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 In-house groupware system introduced
January 2014 "GLOBAL SAW" registered as a trademark in Thailand
February 2014 Hokkaido sales office opened
July 2014 Launch of multi-blade disc "Multi Disc"
July 2014 Launch of non-woven nylon brush "Brassy"
September 2014 Nagoya sales office relocated
October 2014 Launch of HSS metal saw for general steel
November 2014 Implemented an in-house web conferencing system
February 2015 Launch of the grinding disc "Tenka Muteki"
March 2015 Obtained KC mark (Korea Certification Mark) certification for brush cutter tip saw "HB-255-40"
March 2015 Release of the tipped saw cutting machine "Global Saw Cutter GMC-305/355"
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 Opened head office showroom
November 2016 Introduced automatic cutting test machine YT-02
September 2017 "GLOBAL SAW" registered as a trademark in the United States
September 2017 Launch of the "Shokunin-ya-san Series" chip saw featuring anime characters
November 2018 First exhibit at JIMTOF2018 (29th Japan Machine Tool Fair)
February 2018 Launched the small tipped saw cutting machine "Choigiri BMC-185"
May 2018 Private shows held at 8 locations nationwide
September 2018 PCD asymmetric hexagonal chip design registered
September 2018 Publication of 35th anniversary commemorative magazine
April 2019 Tokyo sales office relocated
August 2019 Release of cutting wheel "GACHIGIRE"
September 2019 Released the slim grinder "BMC-SG-1A"
June 2020 Launch of 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 "SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)"
February 2021 Launch of X-LOCK series diamond blades "GDS-XS series" and "GDS-XW series" and flap disc "GGW-XZ series"
March 2021 Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "2021 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" certification
June 2021 Obtained certification for the "Business Continuity Enhancement Plan" from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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 Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "2022 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" certification
March 2022 Head office site expanded by 660 m2
June 2022 Release of the tipped saw cutting machine "Global Saw Cutter SPC-355"
March 2023 Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "2023 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" certification
April 2023 Implemented customer management system (SFA/CRM)
June 2023 The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare publishes "Information and Action Plan on the Status of Women's Participation Based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace"
June 2023 The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced 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" addresses coexistence and prosperity throughout the supply chain and new collaborations
March 2024 Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "2024 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" certification
May 2024 New head office warehouse (total floor space 750 m2) completed
November 2024 Warehouse Management System (WMS) introduced
March 2025 Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "2025 Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation" certification
May 2025 Launch of step drill "Sugogire Aurora Coating"
May 2025 Website Renewal