ENDO Lighting was founded in 1967 in Osaka, Japan. It has since become a leading supplier of products for the commercial and architectural markets, where it supports efforts by numerous architects and lighting designers to create more elegant architectural spaces. Today ENDO meets the lighting needs of hotels, amusement parks, medical and welfare facilities, educational and cultural facilities, and mass transport.
ENDO experts form an organic network throughout all aspects of our operations-technical development, production, quality control, and sales and distribution. It is this network that creates the high levels of quality and performance for which our products are known.
ENDO experts form an organic network throughout all aspects of our operations-technical development, production, quality control, and sales and distribution. It is this network that creates the high levels of quality and performance for which our products are known.
| 1967 | Business is founded in Osaka by current president Ryozo Endo. | |
| 1972 | Endo Lighting Corp. (“Endo”) is established. | |
| Manufacture and sale of lighting fixtures designed for retail applications begins in earnest. | ||
| No. 1 Factory opens in Osaka. | ||
| 1986 | Sano Plant opens in Tochigi Prefecture. | |
| 1989 | Minakuchi Plant opens in Shiga Prefecture. | |
| Lighting Technology Research Institute opens in Osaka. | ||
| Endo Lighting (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., is established in Bangkok, Thailand. No. 1 Plant opens. | ||
| 1990 | Endo becomes the first lighting manufacturer in Japan to be listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange (New Second Section). | |
| 1996 | Endo stock is designated for trading on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. | |
| 1999 | ISO 9001 certification is received for all lighting operations. | |
| Endo Lighting (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., receives ISO 9001 certification. | ||
| 2002 | Endo receives ISO 9001:2000 certification. | |
| 2003 | Kunshan Endo Lighting Co., Ltd., is established in Kunshan, China. | |
| No. 2 Plant opens at Endo Lighting (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. | ||
| 2005 | Plant opens in Kunshan, China. | |
| Endo showcases products in the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2005 (China). | ||
| 2006 | Endo receives the Kansai Quality Award Potential Prize. | |
| CEO Ryozo Endo becomes Vice Chairman of the Japan Luminaires Association. | ||
| Endo showcases products in Light + Building 2006 (Germany). | ||
| Endo showcases products in the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2006 (China). |
