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[Company strength]
We have our own engineering and development departments to develop original technologies for garbage compressors and spot-snowmelt devices. These are niche markets and cannot be reached by major companies. We have a maintenance system in place which is supported by our own employees and outsourced staff. We have gained user trust by our timely and low-cost after-sales services. We are expanding our environmental and cost-cutting products (Premo and Styros) into the national market. 

[Business description]
We started from the development and sale of parking lot machines. Our market share of snow melting device for multistage parking machine is 95% in Hokkaido, including IHI and Tokyo Parking. Our market share of cold area metered parking is 60%. We started developing and manufacturing far-infrared spot-snow melting devices 3 years ago and have been supplying them to electrical companies and corporate customers in Sapporo and Honshu. For environmental equipment, we use  our own technologies to develop and manufacture compact trash compressors and polystyrene volume reduction machines. We supply these products to supermarkets, hospitals, hotels, and fast food chains.

[Industry]
Machinery manufacturing

[Strength of products/technologies]
The Automatic Waste Compactor PREMO Series uses motor chain driver system with 100 V power supply which is different from conventional hydraulic types. It realizes an almost maintenance-free operation. PREMO40, a trash bin with a compressor, has a communication modem that allows central management of waste by a cloud-based network. MEBO is the first low-cost version PET bottle compressing and collecting unit in Japan. It is used in commercial facilities including recycling stations. STYROS BUOY, a polystyrene foam volume reduction machine, can reduce the volume of floats and buoys in fish farms and turn them into recycled plastic fuel (E-PEP, a next-generation combustion equipment and boiler is also under development).

[Representative's message]
We have been expanding our environmental products (Premo  Styros and Mebo) into the national market. We will also create a foothold in overseas market by displaying our products in Pol Tech and other European exhibitions. We aim to gain market share in European market by our detailed Japanese technologies.

[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
We increased the number of personnel in headquarters of marketing departments, and secured English speaking employees to enhance the response to overseas offers. We are smoothly transacting with major companies with the business development in our Tokyo office.

[Market share/Ranking]
We sold 145 units of trash compactors last year, and approximately 700 in total. Our market share is in the top 10 in Japanese market. 

[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards] Styros received an award in Venture Techno by Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. 
[Media] STV News: Premo 40; Nihon Keizai Shimbun  Hokkaido Shimbun: Premo; Nikkei MJ: Premo; The Recycling Economy Times: Styros; and more

[Authorization/Certification]
Regional Resource Utilization Certification. Styros is certified as the "Northern Brand" by Sapporo Chamber of Commerce, and Industry  Premo 400 and 750 were also certified in 2009 and 2010.

[Other sites]
Head Office, Tokyo Office

[Transaction form]
Orders for trial manufacturing and development, joint development, product sales

[Transaction terms]
Closing at the end of each month, and payment in the following month

[Main Clients / Business History (domestic)]
Premo: Toyota Motor Corporation, McDonald's Japan, Ion Group

[Main Clients / Business History (overseas)]
30 units of Styros to Korean supermarkets

[Exhibition History/Information]
SME Expo Sougouten, Environment Exhibition, Messe Nagoya, Pol Tech Lyon and more