Brand Mark
MGW, an acronym for Morikawa Gauge Works, can be considered a mark of our company’s guaranteed quality.
Symbol
A stylized variation on “M,” the first letter of our name.It symbolizes our growing business domain, evoking the bonds between people, techniques, and hearts.
Company Outline
(Last updated: June 1, 2023)
| Founded | January 1955 |
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| Capital | 24 million yen |
| Representative | Masahide Morikawa |
| No. of Employees | 59 (as of June 1, 2023) |
| Business Contents | Design, manufacture, and sale of: precision equipment; hydraulic and pneumatic equipment; components for construction machinery; engine equipment for ships; and equipment for manufacturing electronic components |
| Offices | Head Factory: 432 Kamitakaoka, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0613 Japan Hikami Factory: 620 Hikami, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0612 Japan Please direct all inquiries to the following: |
History
| January 1955 | Founded by Itsuso Morikawa |
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| September 1971 | Established as Morikawa Gauge Works Inc., with capital of 5 million yen and Itsuso Morikawa as Representative Director |
| April 1974 | Capital reaches 7 million yen |
| January 1977 | Capital reaches 12 million yen |
| November 1977 | Representative Director Itsuso Morikawa presented with an award from the Labour Minister for his contributions to promoting skills tests |
| May 1980 | Representative Director Itsuso Morikawa presented with an award from the Governor of Kagawa for a combination of his contributions to promoting vocational training and his diligent work to improve high-precision measuring instrument manufacturing skills |
| March 1982 | Contributed to international friendship by accepting overseas technical trainees and received a letter of gratitude from the Governor of Kagawa |
| January 1987 | Hidenori Morikawa becomes Representative Director |
| March 1990 | Capital reaches 24 million yen |
| November 1990 | Received a letter of courtesy from the Director of the Takamatsu District Tax Office as an Excellent Declaration Corporation |
| December 1990 | Completed construction of No. 2 Factory |
| February 1991 | Received an award from the Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry for our Excellent Energy Conservation Factory & Building |
| November 1992 | Director and Factory Chief Hideo Kubo presented with an award from the Labour Minister as a “contemporary master craftsman” for being an outstanding technician |
| November 1995 | Received a letter of courtesy from the Director of the Takamatsu District Tax Office as an Excellent Declaration Corporation |
| May 1997 | Director and Factory Chief Hideo Kubo awarded a yellow-ribbon medal |
| December 1998 | Received international quality assurance certification (ISO 9001: 1994) |
| July 2002 | Received an award from the Director of the Kagawa Labor Bureau in recognition of our striving for workplace safety and showing remarkable improvement in performance(Progress Award) |
| November 2003 | Registered international quality assurance certification (ISO 9001: 2000) |
| November 2006 | Greatly expanded No. 2 Factory (second extension work) |
| July 2007 | Horizontal multi-pallet MC machine allows beginning of nighttime unmanned operation |
| August 2008 | Installed a 3D measuring machine and a thermostatic booth |
| June 2009 | Installed a cleanroom (class 10,000) |
| November 2009 | Received a letter of courtesy from the Takamatsu District Tax Office as an Excellent Declaration Corporation |
| December 2009 | Registered international quality assurance certification (ISO 9001: 2008) |
| May 2010 | With the relocation of most assembly processes and office functions, the No. 2 Factory becomes our main factory |
| July 2011 | Received a “Encouragement Award” from the Director of the Kagawa Labor Bureau at the Kagawa Industrial Health and Safety Convention |
| September 2011 | President Hidenori Morikawa receives a certificate of commendation from the Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission |
| February 2013 | Entered the solar power generation and electricity sales business using a mass purchase program |
| August 2013 | Adopted the manufacturing subsidy (self-made NC double-head milling machine) |
| April 2014 | Adopted the skills improvement subsidy |
| June 2014 | Expanded No. 2 Factory (third extension work: constructed new South Building) |
| September 2014 | Masahide Morikawa becomes Representative Director |
| November 2014 | Received a letter of courtesy from the Director of the Takamatsu District Tax Office as an Excellent Declaration Corporation |
| May 2015 | Hidenori Morikawa receives a letter of gratitude from the Director of the Kagawa Labor Bureau |
| December 2015 | Masanori Kawada certified as a Zengiren Meister (creating mechanical plant drawings; first in Kagawa Prefecture) |
| June 2016 | Adopted the fiscal 2015 supplementary manufacturing subsidy |
| October 2016 | Received a letter of gratitude from the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University |
| November 2016 | Kazuko Morikawa receives a certificate of commendation from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for her achievements as a member of the Kagawa Labour Relations Commission |
| December 2016 | Registered international quality assurance certification (ISO 9001: 2015) |
| March 2017 | Adopted the fiscal 2016 supplementary manufacturing subsidy |
| May 2018 | Managing Director Kazuko Morikawa receives Kagawa Governor’s Award |
| June 2018 | Adopted the fiscal 2017 supplementary manufacturing subsidy |
| June 2019 | Selected for the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency’s “Vibrant HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300 (2019)” |
| January 2021 | Moved our Head Office (No. 2 Factory becomes Head Factory) |
| June 2021 | Adopted the fiscal 2020 supplementary business recovery subsidy (first installment)(1st) |
| December 2022 | Business Restructuring Subsidy (7th) Adopted for "Green Growth Framework" (2nd) |