History
1970s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | December | Founded (capital 50 million Yen) | |
1980s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | April | Opened Osaka Business Office | |
| 1984 | Started mechanization of pallet repair work at depots | ||
| October | Opened Nagoya Business Office | ||
| 1985 | August | Founded and affiliated with Korea Pallet Rental Co., Ltd. (currently KOREA PALLET POOL Co., Ltd.) | |
| 1987 | October | Opened Sendai Business Office | |
| 1989 | June | Opened Fukuoka Business Office | |
1990s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | November | Opened Sapporo Business Office | |
| 1995 | November | Started online system with the users | |
2000s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Began renting plastic pallets. | ||
| 2002 | Released the internet logistic equipment inventory management system “epal” | ||
| June | Founded ASIA PALLET POOL PTE. LTD. | ||
| 2006 | April | Opened the JPR Innovation Center (JIC) | |
| November | Acquired patent for the internet logistic equipment inventory management system “epal” | ||
| 2007 | October | ASIA PALLET POOL PTE. LTD. founded RETURNABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. (now JPR (Asia) Co., Ltd.) in Thailand | Participated in “Pilot Running Test for Realizing Land Transport in Mekong region” |
| December | Acquired ISO 9001 at the headquarters | ||
| 2009 | October | Certified as an Authorized Eco Rail Mark Company | |
2010s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | March | Sendai Front Office and Sendai Depot are damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and operations there are temporarily suspended | |
| May | Closed the joint venture contract with the SUCCESSFUL SAILING FREIGHT AGENCY CO., LTD. (currently SUCCESSFUL SAILING SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS CO., LTD.) | ||
| October | Started installation of LED lights at JPR depots | ||
| 2012 | June | Founded LogisALL Japan Corporation | |
| Fukuoka Depot is damaged by fire | |||
| July | Moved the headquarters to Otemachi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo | ||
| 2013 | September | Released the Logistics Solutions System “Llink” (currently “Logiarx”) | |
| 2015 | March | Acquired ISO 27001 at the headquarters | |
| 2016 | Installed LED lights at 14 JPR depots | ||
| 2017 | February | Launched JPR online shop | |
| 2018 | April | Opened Saitama Business Office | Began digitizing pallet slips |
| July | Accredited with the Eco-ship Mark | ||
| September | Founded TSUNAGUTE Co., Ltd. | ||
| December | Changed the name of RETURNABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. to JPR (Asia) Co., Ltd., and transferred business from ASIA PALLET POOL PTE. LTD. | ||
| Received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Shared Commendation for Green Logistics Partnerships | |||
| 2019 | June | Received the Special Award in the 20th Logistics Environment Awards | |
| July | Submitted a Declaration of Voluntary Activities for the White Logistics Movement | ||
| Established the Digital Logistics Promotion Committee | |||
| December | Awarded the Deputy Minister for Public Transport and Logistics Policy Award alongside other Green Logistics Partnership Conference companies | ||
| Industry-Wide Joint Transportation Matching Service for White Logistics Movement business selected as a NEDO grant project | |||
2020s
| Year | Corporate | Business Development | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | March | Opened Takebashi office | |
| June | Opened Chiba Shirai Depot | Began one-stop management of pallets and berth reservations | |
| September | Began offering digitized contracts | ||
| November | Began offering digitized invoices | ||
| 2021 | July | Signed the rental pallet industry’s first Green Loan | |
| September | Released the redesigned Truck Board Pro® transportation cushioning material | ||
| November | Released the TranOpt joint transportation matching service | ||
| December | Celebrated 50 years since JPR started business | ||
| 2022 | April | Reached an agreement with UPR Corporation for the joint development and operation of X-Rental Open Platform, a rental system-related infrastructure service | |
| September | Introduced epalDD Plus, a system for digitizing and sharing delivery slips | ||
| November | Became the first company in Japan to receive certification for EPAL Euro pallet sales | ||
