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What would later become YKK operated initially as San-es Shokai and was founded by Tadao
Yoshida in Higashi Nihonbashi, Tokyo in January 1934. The company specialized in marketing of fastening products. In February 1938, San-es Shokai was renamed to Yoshida Kogyosho. WWII was under way by 1939, and
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Fastening products are the first and still the most important product of YKK. Within YKK, the company distinguishes between the Slide
Fastener Division, the Textile and Plastic Products Division, and the Snap Fastener and Button Division.
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YKK AP America Inc. manufactures entrances, store fronts, curtain wall, window wall, sunshades, windows and sliding doors for office buildings, residential high-rises, schools, stadiums, shopping centres and institutional structures.
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Aluminium products include fenestration systems for glass exteriors; entrances for commercial and institutional structures; Aluminium sunshades and residential windows. It is based in Austell, Georgia, USA.
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zipper into the stitching process of jeans further increased sales, especially in the USA. In 1968, YKK opened its first branch in Canada. Its
Canadian headquarters are currently in
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that allowed the automation of the zipper making process. Previously, YKK zippers were made by hand, and hence had an inferior quality compared to automated zippers from abroad.
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was founded in
October 2003, specializing in architectural products. Overall, the organization operates 111 affiliated companies in 71 countries, with 42,154 employees.
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brand that does not show the teeth of the zippers. Another major step came in
November 1959, with the opening of its first overseas location, producing YKK zippers in
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manufacturer, also producing other fastening products, architectural products, plastic hardware and industrial machinery.
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