Overview of UNISOL’s businesses
We are a technology-focused trading company business group that also has manufacturing capabilities. In line with our portfolio management philosophy, we have developed four business segments.
We undertake the sale of machinery, including industrial machinery and industrial robots, as well as the sale of tools, including peripheral tools for machinery and consumables, and also machinery manufacturing, including food processing machinery and cleaning machines. We are active in the Japanese, North American and Asian markets.
We undertake the sale of steel frame building materials, including structural components and bolts used in the construction of steel frame buildings, as well as the sale of piping materials such as pipes and connectors, and also the sale of housing equipment, such as kitchen equipment, baths and toilets, with a focus on the Japanese market.
We undertake the sale and rental of cranes, excavators, equipment for foundation work, and other construction machinery, for the civil engineering and construction industry and the sign-erecting industry, with a focus on the Japanese market; we also handle second-hand machinery.
Our surveillance device focused business provides security camera and entrance management systems, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and other types of autonomous mobile robot, cloud-based services, etc. to the building management industry, the security sector and public facilities, with a focus on the Japanese market.
Machinery & Tools Business
As a technical trading company of industrial machinery and equipment tools that continuously support daily production for the purpose of solving issues such as new technology and automation and labor saving, we contribute to the maintenance and development of the manufacturing industry by proposing optimal solutions to factories and sales outlets in Japan and overseas.
Industrial machinery
Engineering
Machinery & tools
Main finished goods and merchandise handled
- Machine tools
- Injection molding machines
- Forging machinery
- Industrial robot
- Distribution machinery
- Measuring instrument
- Environmental facilities
- Shear line
- Food machines
- Cleaning machines
- Special purpose machinery
- Constant velocity joint processing machine
- Forming machines
- Cutting tools
- Material handling equipment
- Compressor
- Pump
- Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
- Bearing
Industry sectors where we have customers
Key points that make UNISOL stand out
- As a valued business partner to our customers, we support Japan’s manufacturing sector, while also building global links.
- By making effective use of our sales network, which extends throughout Japan as well as overseas, and our partnerships with manufacturers, we are able to provide customers with optimal solutions to meet their needs.
- With a comprehensive range of products and services, from consumables to equipment, machinery and engineering services, and having close partnerships with both world-leading manufacturers and specialist, niche manufacturers, we can help solve a wide range of problems.
- We develop an in-depth understanding of customers’ problems, so that we can deliver optimal, tailor-made solutions that meet customers’ labor-saving and energy-saving requirements.
Group companies in the Machinery & Tools segment work together to address various concerns at manufacturing sites. By collaborating with various solution partners such as sales outlets and suppliers, we are able to provide end users with added value through a variety of commercial channels and approaches.
- Maruka
- G-NET
- Gifu Shoji Co., Ltd.
- Sonoruka Engineering
- Kan Manufactory
- Kitakyu Machines and Tools
- ArPlus Corporation
- TS Precision
- Maruka USA
- Industrial Tool Inc.
- Maruka Mexico
- Maruka Shanghai
- Maruka Guangzhou
- Maruka Thailand
- Maruka Indonesia
- PT. UNIQUE SOLUTIONS INDONESIA
- Maruka Malaysia
- Maruka Vietnam
Construction Products Business
We provide support for construction and manufacturing sites by supplying steel frame building materials and piping equipment to customers in Japan such as steel frame fabricators and major housing manufacturers who produce the frameworks of buildings, and plant piping installation contractors.
Steel frame building materials
Piping materials
Housing equipment
Main finished goods and merchandise handled
- Full-Brace
- High-tension bolts
- Nuts and bolts
- Steel frame-related
- Painting supplies
- Welding supplies
- Plumbing materials
- Kitchen equipment
- Bathroom equipment
- Washroom equipment
- Gas equipment
- Sanitary equipment
- Exterior material
Industry sectors where we have customers
Key points that make UNISOL stand out
- As a leading supplier of ancillary materials for steel frame building construction, we have developed a unique business model, and we hold high market share.
- Our “Full-Brace” seismic reinforcement materials hold the highest market share in Japan. These materials help to prevent buildings from collapsing in the event of an earthquake or other natural disaster; as a leading manufacturer of this type of material, we feel that we have a responsibility and mission to ensure a stable supply of high-quality products.
- In the piping materials segment, besides the extensive sales network that we have built up through our steel frame building materials business, the wide range of products that we carry and our first-class procurement capabilities, we are also able to make effective use of Group companies’ procurement capabilities and sales know-how in the fields of machinery & tools and industrial machinery, thereby enabling us to offer a wide range of competitive products and services.
- In the housing equipment segment, we are able to meet a diverse range of needs as a tier-one trading company with its own construction implementation capabilities.
We maintain appropriate inventory levels and a flexible delivery system, having developed community-based locations for more than 10,000 customers. We contribute as a supplier to support our customers’ sites, especially for steel frame fabricators.
- Furusato Industries
- G-net
Construction Machinery Business
We work on a daily basis toward our aim of facilitating development of social infrastructure and industry through sales and rental of construction machinery. This includes mobile cranes for general cargo handling operations, foundation machinery for ground improvement and piling work, and vehicles for high lift work such as that entailing installation and replacement of signage.
Construction machinery
Main finished goods and merchandise handled
- Cranes
- Foundation machinery
- Excavators
- Vehicles for high lift work
- Charter, rental
- Used machinery sales
- Insurance
Industry sectors where we have customers
Key points that make UNISOL stand out
- Having been in business for over 60 years, we have built up strong relationships of trust with manufacturers; with our direct sales system, we are able to offer customers optimal product proposals for machinery.
- We can provide management consulting using experts who have an in-depth knowledge of the business cycle that our construction industry customers have to deal with, and so we can help customers to grow their business.
- Through our global network, we provide the latest, cutting-edge machinery to meet our customers’ needs in terms of labor-saving, manpower-saving and automation.
- With our many years of experience and extensive knowhow, we offer M&A consulting services through our network of business locations, which covers the whole of Japan, providing support for customers’ business strategy implementation.
The Construction Machinery segment has a direct sales system, which allows the Company to directly monitor market conditions and user trends, enabling it to respond quickly. We also know the status of machinery owned by our customers, which facilitates used machinery transactions.
- Maruka
- Japan Rental
IoT Solutions Business
We are expanding into the IoT field, including monitoring and sensing, leveraging the knowledge we have amassed in the security business. We provide various solutions encompassing everything from controlling, preventing, and minimizing risks encountered by companies to facilitating implementation of smart factories.
Camera solutions
Monitoring and sensing
Main finished goods and merchandise handled
- Surveillance camera
- Security camera
- Smart camera
- Physical security
- Security system
- Shoplifting prevention system
- AGV/AMR
- SMART FACTORY
- SMART FARM
Industry sectors where we have customers
Key points that make UNISOL stand out
- We provide products that integrate image recognition (using AI-enabled cameras) with different types of sensors (for fire detection, etc.).
- UNISOL is Number One in terms of expertise and track record for helping foreign-invested companies in Japan adopt entry management systems.
- We are helping to drive factory automation, using IoT-enabled efficient data collection to realize visualization of factories’ electric power usage and save labor through the use of autonomous transportation systems.
- By expanding after-sales service provision (including helpdesk operation, providing replacement units while defective units are sent for repair, and arranging for repair personnel to visit sites to perform repairs on-site), we realize an environment in which customers can use products with peace of mind, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction.
The Company can construct and operate solution services that make use of the knowledge accumulated from a large number of prior installations. We support reducing the workload and improving efficiency on site by automating and monitoring production lines using IoT devices and networking technology.
- Security Design