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General Group will take advantage of the ability it has gained from experience of delivering highly capable and reliable printing products, to take on challenges from new business fields. Guided by the "Creative & Innovative Company" principle, we are determined to redouble our efforts in the manufacturing business in order to expand our business activities and be more responsive to customers' demands. Finally, we would like to ask for your support and cooperation, which we need to grow.
■ General Co., Ltd.
President Takeshi Kitada
WE DO OUR BEST FOR THE FUTURE
Message from President
Company Profile
Founded on August 7th, 1940
Capital: 5.028 billion yen
Sales: 39.658 billion yen
(2004 fiscal year ending in October)
Number of employees: 27
Publicly listed: 2nd Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange
Business activities: Drawing up overall strategies for the group, optimization of management resources, and risk management
Place of Business <Osaka Head Office>
2-15-20 Chuo, Joto-ku, Osaka, Japan, 536-0005
TEL: +81 (0)6-6933-1805

<Tokyo Head Office>
2-19-9 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 110-0016
TEL: +81 (0)3-3833-2120
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
Domestic General Technology Co., Ltd.
General Supply Co., Ltd.
General Development Industry Co., Ltd.
Osaka Rashihambai Co., Ltd.
Sun Note Co., Ltd.
Maitz Corporation Co., Ltd.
Prestige Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Ecolo Tech Co., Ltd.(ISO certified Factory)
Overseas Texas Imaging Supply Inc.（USA）
General Ribbon de Mexico S.A.DE.C.V.（Mexico）
General Imaging Technology (U.K.) Ltd..（UK）
General OA Supplies Co., Ltd.（Hong Kong）
IS Industries SDN. BHD（Malaysia）
Shanghais General Trading Co., Ltd.（China）
Qingdao General OA Supply Co.，Ltd（China）
E&G Hong Kong Ltd.（Hong Kong)
E&G Electronics （Shengzhen） Ltd.（China）
Jae-il General Co., Ltd. （Korea）
History
1914 Toyo Fukusha-Shi Limited Partnership founded to start manufacturing
1940 Renamed Toyo Co., Ltd.
1943 Renamed Toyo Kako Co., Ltd.
1960 Renamed General Co., Ltd.
1970 Listed in the Second section of the Osaka Stock Exchange
1989 Built a new plant in Shiga
1998 Built the new Osaka Head Office building
2001 Built the Second Plant/Distribution Center in Shiga
2005 Business restructuring for transition to stock holding system