HISTORY

History

• 1978

  Nov

  • Mr. Seiichi Ito becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.
  • SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD. is established with JPY 5 million yen of investment capital.

• 1979

  Sep

  • Import & export trade begins

• 1980

  Dec

  • Capital increased to JPY 10 million yen

• 1989

  Aug

  • Capital increased to JPY 20 million yen

• 1991

  Jan

  • Osaka office is established

• 1992

  Feb

  • Appointed as distributor for "alan martin" gas lighter

  Oct

  • Appointed as distributor for "MAG-LITE"

• 1994

  Sep

  • Logistics Center is established in Kitamoto-shi, Saitama

• 1997

  Dec

  • Appointed as distributor for "GERBER"

• 1999

  Oct

  • The head office moves to a new Tokyo address

• 2001

  Mar

  • Appointed as master distributor for "LED LENSER"

  Jun

  • Started out by selling LED lighting products

• 2008

  Nov

  • Mr. Kiyomi Saito becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.

• 2011

  Sep

  • Capital increased to JPY 22 million yen
  • Mr. Keita Koshiba becomes the president of SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD.
  • Acquires ISO9001

• 2013

  Apr

  • The company name changed from "SAINT GENTLEMAN CO., LTD." to "GENTOS CO., LTD."

• 2014

  Nov

  • Logistics Center moves to a new address
  • New Logistics Center is completed in Okegawa-shi, Saitama.

• 2015

  Feb

  • The head office moves to a new Tokyo address

  Sep

  • Ceases to be a distributor of LED LENSER

• 2016

  Apr

  • GENTOS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. is established.

  Nov

  • The Osaka office moves to a new address.

• 2017

  Jul

  • Mr. Shoichi Suzuki becomes the president of GENTOS CO., LTD.

• 2018

  Nov

  • Mr. Makoto Okazaki becomes the president of GENTOS CO., LTD.

• 2022

  Jun

  • Appointed as master distributor for BLUE ELEPHANT