Our company, Poec, was featured in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun in a four-day series titled "The Stories of Small and Medium Enterprises: 'Winning'" from January 26 (Tuesday) to January 29 (Friday). In the newspaper articles: On the 26th, the first installment "Water and Air: A Variety of Unique Products" discusses the background leading up to our founding. On the 27th, the second installment "Brought to Light by the Enforcement of the Revised Fire Service Law" covers the development of our sprinkler system products (Naias) and their adoption at the Showa Station in Antarctica. On the 28th, the third installment "Expanding Production Bases through Corporate Acquisitions" relates to our acquisition of production bases through M&A in connection with winning the 10th New Business Award. On the 29th, the fourth installment "Valuing Small and Medium Enterprises in Manufacturing" outlines our vision for the future as a group of companies with specialized technologies and our commitment to CSR. These topics were covered in the articles. We will continue to move forward under a clear management vision.

How can a trading company transform into a manufacturer? The background of facing the same management challenges for 20 years and the turning point through in-house product development. Expansion of company size through M&A. Some aspects of our management methods have been published in the magazine issued by Nikkei BP. Our company, which was exclusively a trading company, has developed distinctive technological products. The manufacturing of the developed products is carried out within our own group. We have now grown into a corporate group with two subsidiary companies.