|
1968 |
March |
Company
founded as Hakui Electronic Corporation in
Hakui, Japan. |
| 1973 |
March |
Company
name changed to Nanao Corporation. |
| 1979 |
May |
Nanao
Electric Corporation (Nanao, Japan) becomes
a subsidiary through share acquisition. |
| 1981 |
April |
Plant
built in Matto (now Hakusan), Japan; operations begin. |
| 1984 |
January |
Wako Electronics Corporation (Hakui, Japan)
becomes a subsidiary through share acquisition.
|
| September |
Hitec Associates Ltd. founded as a sales subsidiary
for the European market (renamed Eizo Corporation
in January 1990). |
| 1985 |
May |
Overseas
sale of display monitors under the EIZO brand
name begins in Europe. |
| September |
Nanao
USA Corporation founded in California, USA
(now Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc.). Sale of
display monitors under the NANAO brand name
begins in North America. |
| 1989 |
May |
Building completed to accommodate Head Office
and Research and Development facility within
company grounds in Matto (now Hakusan), Japan. |
| 1991 |
March
|
Plant built on company grounds in Matto (now Hakusan), Japan. |
| 1992 |
September |
Eizo Sweden AB in Sweden (now Eizo Nordic
AB) founded
Sale of LCD monitors for video game arcades
begins. |
| 1993 |
October |
Sales
office in Tokyo, Japan established. |
| December |
ISO 9002 certification acquired. |
| 1994 |
January |
Sales office in Osaka, Japan established. |
| September |
Sales office in Fukuoka, Japan established. |
| 1996 |
September |
Sales office in Nagoya, Japan established. |
| 1997 |
April |
Irem
Software Engineering Inc. founded in Matto (now Hakusan),
Japan. |
| September |
ISO
9001 certification (PDF: 905 KB) acquired. |
| 1998 |
February |
Eizo
Support Network Corporation in Matto (now Hakusan), Japan
founded and begins offering after-sales service
at 7 offices in Japan. |
| September |
ISO
14001 (PDF: 469 KB) certification acquired. |
| October |
Nanao Agency Corporation (Hakusan, Japan) becomes
a subsidiary through share acquisition. |
| 1999 |
April |
Nanao Corporation and Eizo Corporation merge
(new company name is Eizo Nanao Corporation). |
| 2002 |
March |
Eizo Nanao Corporation listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2004 |
March |
LCD TV "FORIS.TV" business started. |
| April |
Nanao Electric Corp. and Wako Electronics Corp. integrated as Eizo Nanao MS Corporation. |
| October |
EIZO Galleria Tokyo opened. |
| 2005 |
April |
Achieved ISO 13485 (PDF: 567 KB) Medical Device Quality Management Certification. |
| July |
Acquisition of Eizo Business Unit of EXCOM AG to make it 100% owned subsidiary Eizo Nanao AG. |
| October |
EIZO Galleria Sendai opened. |
| December |
EIZO Galleria Osaka opened. |
| 2006 |
February |
EIZO Galleria Fukuoka opened. |
| November |
EIZO Galleria Tokyo moved and reopend as Galleria Ginza. |
| 2007 |
February |
Tech Source, Inc. acquired. |
| June |
EIZO GmbH established in Germany. |
| October |
Medical monitor business acquired from Siemens A&D, Germany. |
