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  YKK Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK was founded in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
YKK produces some of the highest quality sewing products that include zippers, metal snaps and buttons, hook and loop systems, plastic buckles and notions, webbing and even machines and systems specifically designed to attach fasteners.
YKK developed a line of environmentally friendly zippers, following the company's philosophy "The Cycle of Goodness" which means that one prospers when the person renders benefit to others.
www.cooldictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /words/YKK-Group.wikipedia   (246 words)

  
 YKK Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
YKK claims to be the first zipper company to promote environmental protection measures.
YKK was founded in 1934 by Tucker Zibilich (田工業社) in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
YKK's first office opened in New York City in 1960 and now is the country's top supplier of zippers and other fastening devices such as snaps and buttons.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/YKK_Group   (320 words)

  
 FAQ.jpg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Ta-dah-o) Yoshida.
This means that YKK not only produces the zippers, but also the machines that make the zippers--and even many of the raw materials that go into the zippers--like the polyester and brass that make up the tape, teeth and sliders.
YKK AP America Inc., is the U.S. architectural aluminum subsidiary of YKK Corporation of America.
www.ykk.ca /FAQ.htm   (656 words)

  
 YKK America - FAQS
YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Tah-dah-o) Yoshida.
The YKK Group established the YKK Group Environmental Charter in September 1994, and has consistently taken on environmental issues as a company-wide challenge.
YKK manufactures millions of zippers a day for sale to our customers who produce consumer goods like jeans, tents, luggage, sporting goods, etc. We are not set up to sell one zipper to an individual.
www.ykkamerica.com /about/faq.asp   (1588 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The YKK Romania representatives think necessary the construction of this factory, as Romanian clothes companies are in a stage of transition from the CM (cut and make) system to the CTM (cut, make and trim) system.
YKK products have been on the Romanian market since 1998 and in 2001 YKK Romania was founded, having a trading activity.
The YKK group was founded in 1934 and it produced mainly aluminium parts.
www.dialogtextil.ro /arh/2003/sept_2003/en_cuprins1.htm   (378 words)

  
 Pursuit Magazine
YKK is therefore entirely responsible for every step of the production process, from sourcing and producing quality raw materials to manufacturing its own machinery for production.
YKK Zippers (Swaziland) (Pty) Ltd, was established in 1976, and together with the YKK Group's global network, manufactures the world's famous YKK Quality Zipper.
YKK is also the largest zipper manufacturer, annually producing enough length of zipper to circumscribe the earth 56 times.
www.pursuit.co.za /archive/junjul_YKK.htm   (654 words)

  
 sogi_sr_ykk
YKK is reputed to be the Fastener King of the world and its market share is the largest in the world.
YKK started as a manufacturer of metal zippers and later developed slide fasteners out of other material never imagined possible by old-time zipper makers.
When he started using aluminum in YKK s fasteners, he mentioned to me the possibility that his firm could manufacture automobiles or refrigerators, but he saw a greater potential in the building materials field.
www.dailyspeculations.com /sogi/sogi_sr_ykk.html   (1408 words)

  
 YKK Group
The YKK Group is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies.
The company was founded in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida in Higashi Nihonbashi, Tokyo, making zip fasteners (known as zips in the UJ, or zippers in the USA).
It was renamed to Yoshida Kogyo K.K. in 1945 and to YKK in 1994.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/yk/YKK_Group.html   (51 words)

  
 YKK India Private Limited - About YKK Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK India Private Limited was incorporated in September, 1995 after the parent company, YKK Corporation of Japan, received permission from the Govt.
Construction of YKK India's second Factory, which is underway at the same site, is scheduled to be completed by early 2002.
YKK India caters to the large and spread out Indian market of Garment, Footwear and Luggage Exporters, as well as manufacturers of Domestic Brands and Tailors through its network of 5 Branches and about 40 Dealers in located in 24 cities across India.
www.ykkindia.com /about/index.htm   (233 words)

  
 For that hard working snap fastener, YKK Snap Fasteners America makes all the differenece in the world. ("SG" snaps)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK Snap Fasteners America's "SG" snap system solves the problem of using a snap fastener without introducing bulk.
YKK Snap Fasteners America's "SG" snap is right for belts, accessories, vinyl packages and any other applications requiring a low-profile, low-cost snap system.
As part of YKK Corporation of America and YKK's Global Snap Fasteners and Buttons Group, YKK Snap Fasteners America has the strength behind the image to support your fastener needs.
www.ykksnap-america.com /sg_snaps   (308 words)

  
 YKK
As an entity of the YKK Corporation, YKK Fastening Indonesia Group (FIG) was established in 1972.
YKK now operates in more than 132 affiliated companies in more than 60 countries, representing 672 plants and offices, and expands it business into new fields.
YKK Fastening Indonesia Group is a part of South East Asia operations.
www.ykk.co.id /ch.aspx   (321 words)

  
 Georgia Tech Alumni Association - Zipping Up the Ladder
When YKK Corp. of America president and CEO Alex Gregory needed to make changes in the Macon, Ga., manufacturing operations of subsidiary YKK USA, the small-town bred, Georgia native went out and met with workers on their schedule to explain what was happening.
In the past, YKK America sought to be viewed as an American company though it had Japanese ownership, however now it embraces its global roots.
YKK consists of companies in 66 countries, but Gregory says he wants the 15 companies in the region to think and act as one.
gtalumni.org /Publications/magazine/fall04/article3.html   (674 words)

  
 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue | Press Releases
“YKK AP America's decision to expand in Georgia is a win-win for the company and for the state,” said Governor Sonny Perdue.
YKK AP 's highly-automated, state-of-the-art Dublin plant, located in Laurens County, manufactures doors, windows and curtain wall systems under the YKK AP brand.
YKK's North America and Central America Group encompasses companies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
www.gov.state.ga.us /press/2006/press1053.shtml   (337 words)

  
 NewsForge | YKK selects Linux-dedicated IBM eServer for new e-business infrastructure
YKK is using SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition 7 on their iSeries.
YKK (U.S.A.) Inc., a subsidiary of YKK Group of Japan, was established in 1960 and is now the number one supplier of fasteners in the U.S..
YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. controls every step of its manufacturing process to ensure quick response, prompt delivery and the highest possible quality at the lowest possible cost.
newsvac.newsforge.com /newsvac/02/06/27/1738226.shtml?tid=52   (753 words)

  
 YKK Fastening Products Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK Singapore, at the southern-most point of the Asian continent, is one of the important hubs from which the YKK Group serves the region.
With the advent of the third millennium, YKK Singapore has a vision to become an Excellent Company by which to maintain market leadership and to promote further growth despite the increase in competition and the pressure of higher costs of production.
In its continuous pursuit of organizational excellence, YKK Singapore is confident that by improving on these four key areas of its operations, and with the support of everyone, it will be able to provide better service and satisfaction to its customers.
www.ykksingapore.com.cob-web.org:8888 /about/htm1_s.html   (233 words)

  
 Zipper History - Invention of the Zipper
Today the YKK Group is most famous for making zippers, although it also does business in other fastening products, architectural products, and industrial machinery.
Over the years, the letters "YKK" were stamped onto the zippers' pull tabs, and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark.
YKK America manufactures more than 7 million zippers each day, as well as other closures in its Macon Georgia plants..
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/zipper.htm   (1348 words)

  
 YKK SEEKS CORPORATE VALUE OF HIGHER SIGNIFICANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK Group companies have always regarded fair and equitable treatment as the foundation of all of our operational and management avtivities, a belief expressed in our management principle "YKK Seeks Corporate Value of Higher Significance" and in our management mission, direction, and principles.
With YKK Corporation as its parent company, the YKK Group's worldwide operations are based on the twin pillars of fastening products and architectural products.
YKK's Machinery and Engineering operations serve as YKK's technical core in the development and production of the exclusive machines, industrial machines and dies used primarily by YKK Group companies.
www.ykkap.com.sg /group/group.htm   (447 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE YKK AP and IBM Japan Sign 10-Year IT Management Contract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
YKK AP expects to reduce the cost of its operation by some three billion yen over the ten-year period by optimally allocating IT employees and systems resources, increasing the speed of its operations and streamlining costs.
YKK AP has positioned information technology (IT) as one of its most important management strategies and has revamped its mission-critical processes.
The YKK AP brand aims to increase the value of buildings with entrance and window systems that offer quality, diversity, and uniqueness, based on the wide-ranging know-how it has accumulated through major projects around the world.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=88483   (565 words)

  
 JustAddBrains.com - View topic - JAB: What does YKK mean?!
Founded in Japan in 1934, YKK was called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, but 60 years later the company changed its company name to match its brand name.
The privately held YKK Co. is headquartered in Japan and is made up of 80 companies at 206 facilities in 52 countries.
YKK makes the entire zipper including the dyed cloth and the brass used to make the zipper.
www.justaddbrains.com /viewtopic.php?t=939   (590 words)

  
 YKK HELLAS AEBE - COMPANY POLICY
YKK HELLAS A.E.B.E. produces zippers in its premices, in the 5th km of the National Road Trikalon Kalambakas.
In response to the Environmental Charter of YKK Group, and on the basis of sustainable development, we strive for the continuous improvement of our environmental performance.
The top management of YKK Hellas AEBE has appointed a representative, who is responsible for the implementation of the QEMS.
www.ykk.gr /policyeng.html   (643 words)

  
 YKK Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Earlier, leading foreign companies including Dhabi Group of the Untied Arab Emirates, SingTel of Singapore, Orascom of Egypt, YKK of Japan and Microsoft of the...
The company was founded in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida in Higashi Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
The term YKK was first registered as a trademark in 1946.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/y/yk/ykk_group.html   (111 words)

  
 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue | Press Releases
In a meeting on Monday, Governor Perdue discussed with YKK’s worldwide president Tadahiro Yoshida and YCA president, Alex Gregory, the important news regarding YKK’s plans to produce and market vinyl windows and doors for residential homes.
YKK chose to place the new operation in Macon in order to utilize existing buildings and resources already in place.
In 1974, YKK opened a small zipper factory in a new industrial park in Macon.
www.gov.state.ga.us /press/2004/press619.shtml   (516 words)

  
 YKK AP America Inc. - Home Page
The commercial products group of YKK AP America Inc. manufactures aluminum entrance, storefront, curtain wall, and window systems for the commercial building industry.
The residential products group of YKK AP America Inc. manufactures windows and doors with a more architecturally correct look.
YKK AP vinyl windows offer builders and consumers a variety of styles and sizes to compliment and enhance the appeal of any project.
www.ykkap.com   (164 words)

  
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YKK (U.S.A) Inc. has been servicing customers in North America since 1960.
Our goal is to be a true global partner and utilize our worldwide manufacturing capabilities in 68 countries to optimize your manufacturing and supply logistics.
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www.ykk-usa.com   (206 words)

  
 Midrange Stuff, OS/400 Edition
When zipper giant YKK USA decided to build a Web site to provide its customers with real-time information about their orders, the company wanted to host the Web site on a platform that would be stable, secure, and easily upgradeable.
YKK USA is one of 13 subsidiaries of YKK Corp. of America, which is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, and is itself one of 121 companies underneath YKK Corp. of Japan.
At YKK, the IT group is tied to the manufacturing division, and the development of a new application for the sales department was the sales department's responsibility.
www.itjungle.com /mso/mso071602-story01.html   (1416 words)

  
 YKK India Private Limited - About YKK Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An apparatus devised by an American named Whitcomb Judson to lessen inconveniences when tying shoestrings is considered to be the origin of the zipper.
With its original idea, YKK succeeded in developing an automatic slider manufacturing machine.
YKK renovated Japan's zipper business by bringing innovative progress extending from production process to product management, and expelled all drawbacks of convertional production methods.
www.ykkindia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /about/history.htm   (689 words)

  
 YKK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
YKK is a three-letter abbreviation which can refer to:
YKK Group, a Japanese multinational manufacturer of fasteners (notably zippers) and architectural metalwork.
YKK (alliance), an alliance between Japanese polititians Taku Yamasaki, Koichi Kato, and Junichiro Koizumi of the LDP.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/YKK   (111 words)

  
 YKK Group
The is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies.
Originally known as, it was renamed in 1938, in 1945, and finally YKK in 1994.
Today the YKK Group is most famous for making zippers, although it also manufactures other fastening products, architectural products, and industrial machinery.
www.kiwipedia.com /ykk-group.html   (92 words)

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