Commendations & Certifications
Commendations & Certifications
update :
The list of commendations & certifications
| Date of certification | Certification/commendation | Certification/commendation body | 
|---|---|---|
| Jun. 1998 | ISO9002 for Yagi Factory | International Organization for Standardization (through JQA) | 
| Feb. 2003 | ISO9001:2000 for the whole company (Development and manufacturing of precision machinery components) | International Organization for Standardization (through JQA) | 
| Dec. 2004 | The standard step 2 of Environmental Management System Standard for Yagi Factory | KES (Kyoto Environmental Management System Standard) | 
| Sep. 2009 | ‘A’ rank as a venture company in Kyoto | Kyoto City | 
| Feb. 2010 | Excellence Technology Prize for a medium sized company in Kyoto (Combining of pipe making of β-titanium, a hard-to-process alloy, and fine machining technology) | Kyoto City | 
| Feb. 2010 | President’s Award of Excellence Technology Prize for a medium sized company in Kyoto (Combining of pipe making of β-titanium, a hard-to-process alloy, and fine machining technology) | Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21 | 
| Feb. 2010 | Excellence Engineer Prize for a medium sized company in Kyoto to Hideki Nishikawa (For Combining of pipe making of β-titanium, a hard-to-process alloy, and fine machining technology) | Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21 | 
| Apr. 2011 | Persons of Merit in Ingenuity Awards to Katsuji Itoi (For the development of inner polishing method of β-titanium small seamless pipe) | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 
| Mar. 2013 | Certification of Vigorous Company by Kyoto Support Ordinance | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Jul. 2013 | ISO14001:2004 | International Organization for Standardization (through NSF-ISR Japan Ltd.) | 
| May. 2014 | The second prize of Princess of Craftmanship Contest at The Small and Medium Enterprise Exhibition in Kansai | The Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan | 
| Sep. 2014 | ISO13485:2003 (As the manufacture and assembly of medical catheter tip electrodes and wires used in electrophysiology procedures) | International Organization for Standardization (through NSF-ISR Japan Ltd.) | 
| Mar. 2015 | Letter of Appreciation for the donation of welding machine and drafter for establishing a new technical course in Nantan High School | Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education | 
| Oct. 2015 | Certification as “Kyoto Model” company of good work-life balance | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Dec. 2015 | Certification as SME in Kyoto that puts wisdom into work | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Mar. 2016 | Letter of Appreciation for the cooperation with internship program | Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education | 
| Jul. 2016 | ISO14001:2004 (Development and manufacturing of precision mechanical parts) | International Organization for Standardization (through NSF-ISR Japan Ltd.) | 
| Oct. 2016 | Acknowledgment of improvement plan of management capabilities | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Nov. 2016 | NBK New Business Award 2016 (For development of inner surface inspector for small size pipes) | The Kansai New Business Conference | 
| Nov. 2016 | Kyoto Prefecture Childcare Support Company Certification | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Mar. 2017 | Kyoto Prefecture Excellent Skilled Person Award to Masao Yamawaki | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Mar. 2017 | Business Innovation Plan Approval | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Apr. 2017 | Kyoto Prefecture Persons of Merit in Ingenuity Awards to Kazuhiro Nakajima, Osamu Kubo, Toshiharu Fujita, and Hideki Konishi | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Jun. 2017 | Healthy office declaration to work on from Kyoto (today) | Japan Health Insurance Association | 
| Aug. 2017 | Certification as Health and Productivity Management Organization 2017 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Oct. 2017 | True Work-life Balance Award | Kyoto City | 
| Dec. 2017 | Certification as The Driving Company for the Regional Future | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Feb. 2018 | Certification as Health and Productivity Management Organization 2018 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Feb. 2018 | Certification of Vigorous Company by Kyoto Support Ordinance (the second time) | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Apr. 2018 | Persons of Merit in Ingenuity Awards in Kyoto to Tomoyuki Ohta, Azusa Tokushima, and Shouko Honda | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Apr. 2018 | Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to Osamu Kubo and Hideki Konishi. | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 
| Jul. 2018 | Approval of Business Plan for Driving Regional Economy | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Jul. 2018 | Approval of Introduction Plan for Advanced Equipment etc. | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Oct. 2018 | Medical Device Manufacturing Registration for Kyoto Factory | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Feb. 2019 | Certification as Health and Productivity Management Organization 2019 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Jun. 2019 | Certification as the Vibrant HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Mar. 2020 | Certification as Health and Productivity Management Organization 2020 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Mar. 2020 | Kyoto Heartful Child Care Award 2020 | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Jun. 2020 | Certification as The Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Jul. 2020 | Persons of Merit in Ingenuity Awards to Chikako Seiyama, Kai Ehara, Masumi Takami, Waka Nakata, and Mayumi Ishikura | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Jul. 2020 | Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to Yoshiaki Inoue | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 
| Oct. 2020 | Medical Device Manufacturing Registration for Yagi Factory | Kyoto Prefecture | 
| Mar. 2021 | Certification as Health and Productivity Management Organization (Bright 500) 2021 | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | 
| Jul. 2021 | Letter of Appreciation for the Contribution to activity of SMEs and regional development | The Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan | 


