Company History | UPR VIETNAM CO., LTD

1979

Mar

Establishment of Ube Pallet Co. Mitsuo Sakata appointed President and Representative Director

1982

Nov

Opened Fukuoka Sales Office

Dec

New head office and factory built in Zenwa, Ube City

1986

Oct

Factory certified by Japan Pallet Association (JPA).

1988

Sep

Established Rental Leasing Co.

1989

Feb

Opened Osaka Sales Office

1991

Jul

Fukuoka Sales Office relocated to Hisayama-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture

1997

Sep

Opened Nagoya Sales Office

1998

Nov

Yoshiya Sakata appointed President and Representative Director (Mitsuo Sakata became Chairman of the Board)

2000

Oct

Opened own depot in Ichihara City, Chiba

2002

Sep

Merged as Ube Pallet Rental Leasing Co.

Oct

Started tracking system business

2003

Sep

Started production and sales of “Sumikko”

2005

Sep

Started location information business

Dec

Started production and sales of “Sumi Masen”

2006

Nov

Started car sharing business

2007

Jan

Opened Sapporo Sales Office

Apr

Opened Sendai Sales Office

Jun

Afforestation in Indonesia started

2007

Sep

Company name changed to UPR Corporation

2009

Apr

Started remote monitoring business

2011

Sep

Established UPR Singapore Pte.

2012

Sep

Opened Shizuoka Sales Office (Integrated into Nagoya Sales Office in September 2025)

2014

Sep

Opened Okayama Sales Office

Sep

Established UPR (Thailand) Co.

Sep

Power Assist Suit business started

2015

Sep

Opened Niigata sales office (Integrated into Kanto Sales Office in September 2025)

Sep

Established UPR Solution(Malaysia)Sdn.Bhd.

Sep

Merged with subsidiary Location Co.

2017

Apr

Established UPR(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.Laem Chabang Branch

Sep

Opened Kanto Sales Office

2018

Sep

Established UPR VIETNAM CO., LTD

2019

Mar

Opened Minami-Kyushu Sales Office (Integrated into Fukuoka Sales Office in September 2025)

Jun

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2020

Mar

Opened Yokohama Sales Office

2021

Mar

Opened Shikoku Sales Office (Integrated into Okayama Sales Office in September 2025)

2022

Apr

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market