The story
The company was founded in April 1911 as the Sanoyas Shipyard. In June 1940, it was incorporated as Sanoyas Dockyard Co. with ¥1.5 million of capital. In 1967, it was listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange. In 1984, the company changed its name to Sanoyas Corporation. After a 1991 merger with Meisho Co., Ltd. the name was changed once again to Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation. As of March 2007, the company had a capital base of ¥2.538 billion.
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