Company history

Established in Kitakyushu City as Tanaka Seisakusho Co.Ltd. Kokura Factory

10th anniversary.

Started scarf maintenance for Yawata Iron Manufacturing Co.Ltd.

Started scarf maintenance at Kokura, Sumitomo Metal Industries Co.,Ltd.

Developed medical gas central piping system.

Started overseas import and export operations.

Company name changed to Tanaka Equipment Sales Co.Ltd.

Opened Tokyo sub-branch office (upgraded to a branch office in 1975).

Opened Osaka sub-branch office (upgraded to a branch office in 1975).

Formed Tanaka Union, establishment of sales channels for the fusing machine sector.

Opened Fukuoka Branch Office (upgraded to a branch office in 1974)

20th anniversary.

Adopted a nationwide franchise system in the medical sector.

Opened Hiroshima sub-branch office (upgraded to branch office in 1986 and 2004)

Established Korea Central Co., Ltd. in Masan, Korea.

Developed ICU Wall care system.

Changed company name to Central Uni Co.,Ltd.

Developed wall care system for patient general wards.

Established own brand 'C&U'.

Formed business alliance with Hospital Systems, USA.

Developed Modular operating theatre system.

Introduced business agent system in the medical sector with 26 companies nationwide.

Opened Sendai sub-branch office (upgraded to branch office in 1986 and 1992).

Established Uniservice Co.,Ltd. (merged in 1993)

Signed sole agency agreement with Herman Miller Health Sciences Division, USA, for Japan.

Established Hospital Food Service Division.

30th anniversary.

Established Uni-Maintenance Co.,Ltd.

Developed "Hospia-80" computer dedicated to food service.

Opened Hokkaido branch office.

Uni-maintenance Co.,Ltd. changed name to FS Uni Co.,Ltd.

Developed "Hospia-88" computer system which dedicated to logistics management systems.

Established FS Nagoya Co.,Ltd. as a joint venture with Eba Co.,Ltd.

Established FS Uni Kanto Co.,Ltd.

Established FS Uni Management Co.,Ltd.

Established Korea Uni Co.,Ltd.

Established C.R.I. Inc.

Established FS Uni Kansai Co.,Ltd.

40th anniversary.

Developed Uni-Auto Pharmacy 2000.

Established FS Uni Tohoku Co.,Ltd.

Opened New Kokura Factory.

Renovated head office and Kyushu branch office.

Open to public at the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JASDAQ).

Opened Nagoya branch office (upgraded to branch office in 2003) .

Developed welfare equipment 'Nappy changing cart'.

Kokura Factory received ISO 9001 certification.

Established Taiwan Uni Co.,Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan.

50th anniversary.

Technical Centre received ISO 9001 certification.

Established FS Uni West Japan Co.,Ltd. through the merger of FS Uni Co.,Ltd. and FS Uni Kansai Co.,Ltd.

Established FS Uni East Japan Co.,Ltd. through the merger of FS Uni Kanto Co.,Ltd. and FS Uni Tohoku Co.,Ltd.

Relocated Tokyo branch office to Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Established FS Uni Co.,Ltd. through the merger of FS Uni West Japan Co.,Ltd. and FS Uni East Japan Co.,Ltd.

Relocated Head office from Kiyomizu, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu to Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Joined Green Hospital Supply Co.Ltd. group by TOB

Launched LED-type shadowless lamp "iLED".

Developed operating theatre radiation air conditioning system "COMFORT CONDUCTOR".

Image-recognition type automatic dispensing system for Auto ampoule dispenser VIRD developed.

Developed new modular operating theater "FLexDOCK".

Opened Skill Simulation Centre in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

Group company Green Hospital Supply Co., Ltd. shifted to a holding company as Ship Healthcare Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Renovated Tokyo head office.

Relocated Osaka branch office to Suita City, Osaka.

Renewal of Kyushu branch office

Kokura Factory received ISO 13485 certification.

60th anniversary

Opened mashup studio in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

Korea Uni Co. changed its name to Central Uni Korea Co.,Ltd.

Central Uni Korea Co.,Ltd. opened new factory

Launched "mobile mashupstudio" service, which provides remote support for hospital planning.

New medical gas supply system "uniline" won Good Design Gold Award

Modular operating theatre "FLexDOCK" won the 'Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director-General's Award' at the Kyushu Regional Invention Awards.

2016 Industry-academia-government collaboration 'Hospital Wood Project' Wood Design Award 2016 Director-General of the Forestry Agency Prize (Award of Excellence) in the Heartful Design category.

Developed assembly type wall system "FES", an operating theatre interior system with high design quality, eliminating on-site fabrication and reducing construction time.

Developed "uni-connect", a safe, one-touch connection of medical gas pipework (copper tubing) without the use of fire, replacing conventional brazed joints.

Launched "Uni-Flag"
"Uni-Flag" is an inner branding campaign that aims to "think positively about Central Uni" in order for Central Uni to achieve results by making the best use of each employee's abilities.

Developed"Bypass ducting system". In addition to simple design and construction, the system achieves air blown out at an even temperature.

Launched HCD-HUB.
HCD-HUB is a platform that connects the ideas, resources and thoughts of all those involved in healthcare and design.

Jointly developed "Simple Isolation Unit", an infection control product.

70th anniversary.

Radiation operating theatre air conditioning system won 'China's Ten Major Technological Innovations in Hospital Construction' award in China.

Establish brand concept as " User to be designer" and renew website.

Development of "FES-wall", a multifunctional panel system for hospital wards, based on the concept of the FES assembly type Modular Operating Theater system.

Joint development of "Flow Stabilight", which contributes to be optimising the operating theater environment through both air conditioning and lighting system.