The 40-year timeframe since the company’s foundation that we were in charge of was an era of astounding change. Learning how ZACROS adapted to environments while living with such changes, we came to a conclusion that “the company was like a living organism.” In this calendar, it would be greatly appreciated if people can get an understanding of the process of evolution and the thoughts embraced by ZACROS across the 110 years that we learned of. Through ZACROS’s initiatives towards the future and also this calendar, we are ready to show how we will continue to evolve!

It was a truly marvelous experience to be chosen as editorial committee members for this memorable 110th-anniversary calendar. During the process of production, we carefully read both interviews with people from the company and100 years of Fujimori Kogyo 1914–2014, and as a result were able to learn so much about the company. What was especially impressive were the words of Mr. Fuyama, President, describing how many difficulties were overcome when building the Numata Plant: “I didn’t think it of it as toil, but ratherinteresting.” It would really please us if many people take a look at this calendar and find opportunities to learn more about ZACROS!

As100 years of Fujimori Kogyo 1914−2014does not cover the most recent ten years, sources of information were somewhat limited, which made editing a little difficult! Based on materials in our possession, we interviewed Mr. Fujimori, Chairman, and Mr. Fuyama, President, and did our best to discover not only objective facts but also their suffering, failures and feelings. It would be wonderful if people can get a sense of the atmosphere of the individual years. In addition, by producing this calendar, we now have an even stronger commitment to ZACROS. Taking advantage of the experience with this project, we can now introduce ZACROS to customers with greater confidence!

Management spent a lot of time discussing how to approach the next ten years while reflecting on the 110 years of ZACROS and passing on the DNA that will be inherited in the future. We want to “always seriously face up to difficulties in markets and society and continue to create unique solutions that are not imitations or copies” by ourselves. We placed the phrase that best represents our commitment in December of the 110th year. Let’s address all challenges with the spirit of “Start Every Day Anew”! We can create a future!