1955 Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. established; first house model, the "Pipe House,” launched on market 1957 Steel pipe structure used for warehouse at sake brewery — receives certification from Japan Lightweight Iron Construction Association as first such structure in Japan 1959 Daiwa Kosho (current Daiwa Kosho Lease Co., Ltd.) and Daiwa Konpo (current Daiwa Logistics Co., Ltd.) established; "Midget House” pilot prefabricated house model launched on market 1961 Daiwa Danchi established (merged with Daiwa House in April 2001); stock listed on Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges 1965 Nara Factory constructed, Japan's first specialist plant for production of prefabricated houses 1971 Daiwa Jutakukiki (current Daiwa Rakuda Industry Co., Ltd.) established 1978 Resort hotels business started with opening of Noto Royal Hotel 1979 Tentakubin (current Daiwa Service Co., Ltd.) established 1980 First Royal Home Center opened in Nara City 1983 Full-scale start of construction business in China at Shanghai, Dalian, and elsewhere 1986 Daiwa Information Services Co., Ltd. established 1989 Daiwaliving Co., Ltd. established 1994 Daiwa House Central Research Laboratory opened in Kansai Science City 2001 Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. merged with Daiwa Danchi Co., Ltd. Founding: April 5, 1955 (Establishment: March 4, 1947) Paid-in capital: ¥110,120,483,981 Employees: 11,750 Head office: 3-3-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8241 Phone: +81-6-6346-2111 Tokyo office: 3-13-1 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8112 Phone: +81-3-5214-2111 Branches: 84 Factories: 13 Research center: Central Research Laboratory (Nara city) Training centers Osaka, Tokyo and Nara (As of April 1, 2003) 1 Introduction Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan/ Annual Report of National Accounts 7 Message from the president(2) Ministry of Finance/Annual report on corporate statistics   Development Bank of Japan/Handbook of Industrial Financial Data 2002 7 Message from the president (3) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport/Statistics on Building Construction Started   Housing Policy Division, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport/Housing Industry Data; FY2002 Yearbook     Notes 1. Floor space per housing unit (owner-occupied and rental housing) is uniformly calculated based on the inside measurement of each room plus half the thickness of each wall. 2. Japan (1998 figures); U.S.A. (1999 figures); Great Britain (1996 figures); France (1996 figures); Germany (1998 figures) 11 Housing Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport/Statistics on Building Construction Started   Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications/Statistics on Housing and Land 11 Commercial construction Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport/Statistics on Building Construction Started; Construction Investment Forecast   Ministry of Finance/Annual report on corporate statistics 11 Home center business Home Center Institute/Home Center Directory 14 Research and development Japan Meteorological Agency/Annual report by Japan Meteorological Agency