- CEO
- Manabu Yamashita
- Full Time Employees
- 1,179
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
- Address
- 2-1 Chofuogimachi Shimonoseki Japan 752-8555
- IPO Date
- Sep 24, 2009
- Business
- Chofu Seisakusho Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells housing-related equipment, primarily water heaters, air-conditioning systems, system devices, and solar equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Oceania, and over 40 other nations. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, the company produces oil-fired and gas-fired water heaters including instantaneous boilers, eco water heaters, condensing bath water heaters (ECO JOZU), and carbon dioxide heat pump water heaters (ECO CUTE); air-conditioning equipment such as R32 heat pumps, hybrid air conditioners with hot water floor heating, heat pump under-floor air conditioners (ENE FLOW), and oil heating systems; system devices encompassing system bathrooms (YUMERIA), system kitchens (YUMERIA), artificial marble bathtubs, bathroom vanities, and 24-hour desiccant ventilation systems; and solar equipment comprising solar power generation devices, solar water heaters, solar-powered under-floor ventilators, and solar underfloor ventilation fans; as well as cogeneration systems including gas engine-driven (ECO WILL) and fuel cell (ENE FARM) variants, electric water heaters, kerosene space heaters, and commercial appliances. Chofu Seisakusho maintains production facilities including plants in Tochigi, Shiga, Kagawa, and Utsunomiya, and sells through a direct network of showrooms across Japan while exporting globally. Recent developments include a 2015 capital and business alliance with Noritz Corporation to enhance product offerings; the 2017 acquisition of all shares in Osaka-Technocrat Co., Ltd. to bolster operational capabilities; and ongoing advancements in low-environmental-impact products such as CO2 heat pump water heaters utilizing aerothermal energy with natural refrigerants.