Corporate Profile
Company Overview
| Name | Inose Logistics Service Co., Ltd. |
| Address | 1631 Sayada, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Representative | Hirokazu Inose, President |
| Foundation | Founded on November 1, 1962 Incorporated on April 2, 1969 |
| Capital | 70 million yen |
| Certification/ license | General Motor Truck Transportation Business / 62 Tokyo Transport Bureau Motor Truck 2 - No.1458 Warehouse Business |
| Description of Business | General Motor Truck Transportation Business/ Small-size Motor Truck Transportation Business/ Warehouse Business/ Alcoholic Beverage Trading Business/ Worker Dispatch Business in accordance with the Worker Dispatch Act, etc. |
| Sales | Fiscal year ending October 2015 3.930 million yen Fiscal year ending October 2016 4.2 million yen (estimated) |
| Offices | 6 Service Offices/ 5 Centers/ 2 Administration Offices |
| Employees | Regular Employees 350 Part-timers 110 (As of March 2016) |
| Vehicles | 255 Vehicles (As of March 2016) |
| Major Business Partners | Belc Co., Ltd./ Kokubu Food Create Corp./ kokub Kanto-Shinetsu Corp./ Nihon Shurui Hanbai Co., Ltd./ Shinmei Logistics Co., Ltd./ Coca-Cola East Japan Products Company Limited., etc. Totally 75 companies (As of March 2016) |
| Partner Companies | 40 Companies 400 Vehicles |
| Main Banks | The Gunma Bank, Ltd./ The Ashikaga Bank, Ltd./ Japan Finance Corporation/ The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. |
| Affiliated Companies | Infinite Co., Ltd., Asia Network Cooperative Union |
Corporate History
| 1962 November | Inose Logistics Service founder Hiroya Inose obtains a General Small-size Motor Truck Transport Business license from the Tokyo Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transport. Begins delivery services for the Snow Band Milk Products Co., Ltd. Kumagaya Plant with three vehicles. |
| 1969 April | April 2: Inose Logistics Service Limited is established. Hiroya Inose becomes the president. |
| 1979 | The Company obtains a license for the Gunma Prefecture business area, and starts delivery service for the Snow Brand Milk Products Gunma Branch. |
| 1985 | The company obtains a license for the Tokyo metropolitan area, and relocates its head office to the current location. |
| 1988 | The Company changes its organizational structure to a stock company, and obtains a license for the Automobile Transport Business. |
| 1990 | Gunma Office is established. Kiichi Inose becomes president. |
| 1995 | New head office building is completed. |
| 1996 | The paint design of Company vehicles (150 vehicles) is changed to the current flower pattern. |
| 2002 | The Company fleet totals 200 vehicles. Air suspension vehicles are implemented. |
| 2005 | Hanyu Logistics Center is established. |
| 2006 | Kumagaya Logistics Center (the current Kumagaya Logistics Center II) is established. Tomo Office is established. |
| 2007 | Affiliated company, Inifinite Co., Ltd., is established. |
| 2010 | Kusaka Logistics Center and the Kumagaya West Office are established. The Company obtains Green Business Certification for all of its offices. |
| 2011 | All Company offices are obtain Excellent Safe Office (G mark) certification. |
| 2012 | Yoshimi and Kumagaya Offices are closed. |
| 2015 | Kumagaya Logistics Center I is established. |
| 2016 | Gyoda Office is established. |
Business Description
Delivery Business
Delivering products across the full temperature range (frozen, chilled, and room temeprature) in the Kanto Region.
Since our foundation, our business has focused on food transportation. We handle products requiring transport at different temperatures (frozen, chilled, and room temperature) for delivery in the Kanto Region. Our freezer unit vehicles are equipped feature two temperature zones (double-layered type) to ensure the appropriate temeprature for individual products.
High-quality transport by driving professionals
Throughout our delivery networks, we prioritize customer satisfaction and trust with cheerful service, best-time delivery, and close contact with customers. For delivery between centers and to markets, our professional drivers ensure strict compliance with the rules of each center.
Logistics Center Business
Improving efficiency through unified logistics
We provide smooth logistics through a full range of services, from inventory management at individual logistics centers to transport, based on our three basic delivery systems: individual delivery, joint delivery, and 3rd-party logistics (3PL). This broad service system satisfies customer needs while ensuring outstanding quality and cost performance.
Reducing costs
With consumers demanding low prices at the point of sale, we consdider the reduction of logistics costs to be a key factor in helping our customers keep their costs down. To this end we strive to increase efficiency through the unified management of equipment and serivces.
Logistics system corresponding to three temperature zones
We fully leverage our network 24 hours a day, every day of the year by employing logistics bases in the best locations for access to the Tokyo metropolitan district. Our system takes full advantage of four bases in Saitama Prefecture for efficient food logistics that correspond to three temperature zones: dry, chilled, and frozen. These are the outstanding features of our system.
Joint Delivery Business
Cost-performance through joint delivery service
Our joint delivery service ensures the most effective handling of dry and chilled products. Through this service, we deliver products from multiple customers through transport categorized by product feature and destination.
Low-cost, highly efficient joint delivery
Employing a cross-docking process we unify product information to achieve efficient, high-quality, and low-cost delivery. Our joint delivery service was developed to prioritize cost reduction and care for the social environment.
Advantages of joint delivery
We share bases with other logistics service providers to unify same-route delivery for maximum efficiency. This system not only realizes significant cost reduction, but also provides a wide range of advantages to our customers.
Breakdown of food items handled
Alcohol 41%, Rice 27%, Pharmaceutical products 23%, Instant food 5%, and Other 4%. Our customers enjoy next-day delivery.
Please feel free to contact us about services and recruitment.
Open: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Weekdays)
