History

1936

SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. is established (Spin off from Tokyo Electric Company: the current TOSHIBA CORPORATION)

1937

Production and sale of bare copper wire commences

1938

Production and sale of power and communication cable commences

1947

Production and sale of vibration-isolation rubber mount commences

1949

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1950

Construction business (electrical work) commences

1951

Technical Assistance Agreement is concluded with General Electric Company (GE), USA (polyvinyl formal enamelled wires and power cables)

1960

Technical Assistance Agreement is concluded with Barry Wright Corporation, USA (vibration isolation with easy levelling mechanisms)

1961

The first phase construction of the Sagamihara Plant is completed (production of communication cable commences)

1968

The first phase construction of the Mie Plant is completed (production of magnet wire commences)

1969

New electronic component plant is completed

1972

The first phase construction of the Sendai Plant is completed (production of aluminium wire commences)

1973

General Technical Assistance Agreement is concluded with Barry Wright Corporation, USA (vibration and shock isolation system)

1976

Technical Cooperation/ Technology Sales/ Service Agency Agreement is concluded with General Electric Company (GE), USA (continuous casting and rolling of dip forming copper wire rod)

1989

Transfer of Rights Agreement is concluded with General Electric Company (GE), USA (GELEC technology/ continuous casting and rolling of dip forming copper wire rod)

1990

Completion of the Ebina Plant
(production of heat rollers commences)

1995

The first phase construction of the Aichi Plant is completed
(production of power cables commences)

1997

ISO 9001 granted as a result of company-wide integration

1998

The entire production division of the Kawasaki office is transferred

1999

ISO 14001 granted at all manufacturing points

2001

UNIMAC, LTD. is established

2002

EXSYM CORPORATION is established

2004

ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification is granted (protection of client information)

2005

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Committee is established

2006

Implement corporate separation, shift to a holding company structure The company name is renamed from SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. to SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Headquarters are transferred to Minato-ku, Tokyo

2009

SHOWA-TEBA (SHANDONG) CABLE ACCESSORIES CO., LTD. is established as a joint venture in Shandong, China for the production of power cable accessories

2011

Business and capital partnership agreement is made with FUTONG GROUP CO., LTD. China

2015

SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO., LTD merges EXSYM CORPORATION

2017

SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO.,LTD merges SWCC SHOWA DEVICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD and SWCC SHOWA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Changed head office location to Kawasaki city,Kanagawa prefecture

2018

SWCC Group "SWCC VISION 2026", medium-term management plan "Change SWCC 2022" formulation

2019

The SWCC Group changed its status from "a company with a board of statutory auditors" to "a company with an audit and supervisory committee."
Showa Furukawa Cable Co., Ltd is established
Unimac Ltd. was renamed SWCC SHOWA UNIMAC LTO.

2021

Change & Growth SWCC 2026, a mid-term business plan of the SWCC Group, and SWCC VISION 2030, a corporate vision, are formulated.

2022

SWCC Showa Holdings Co., Ltd. transfers its listing from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2023

SWCC Showa Holdings Co. Ltd. absorbs SWCC Showa Cable Systems Co., Ltd. and SWCC Showa Unimac Ltd. SWCC Showa Holdings Co. Ltd. is renamed SWCC Corporation.