Company history
- 1981 April
- Established Nikken Sogyo Co., Ltd.(Nikken Total Sourcing Inc.) in Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo as an in-plant outsourcing company.
- 1989 May
- Established Ability Nikken Co., Ltd. to dispatch clerical workers.
- 1994 November
- Inaugurated the new headquarters building in Nishikamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
- 1996 December
- Acquired shares of Altekna Co., Ltd., which became an engineering outsourcing affiliate.
- 1999 October
- Obtained a license for general worker dispatch service and launched a temporary staffing service.
- 2001 April
- Established Nihon Tact Co., Ltd. to provide outsourcing services for manufacturers.
- 2002 December
- Obtained a license for employment placement service and launched a recruitment service.
- 2004 March
- Launched a worker dispatch service for manufacturers after the Revised Worker Dispatch Law was instituted.
- May
- Established Nikken Kankyo Service Co., Ltd. (which obtained authorization in November 2004 to become a special subsidiary promoting the employment of workers with disabilities).
- October
- Established Takasaki Techno Center (recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- 2005 March
- Established Higashi Hiroshima Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- October
- Established Sendai Techno Center. (recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- 2006 July
- Obtained Privacy Mark certification.
- 2007 April
- Established Nikken Sogyo Health Insurance society (Nikken Group Health Insurance Society).
- 2008 March
- Acquired shares of Sanwa Group companies (Sanwa Co., Ltd., Intertechno Co., Ltd. and Techno Center Co., Ltd.), which became engineering staffing affiliates.
- 2011 April
- Acquired Eco-Action 21 certification for environmental management initiatives.
Received industry recognition as a respected outsourcing business operator. - 2014 August
- Established a joint venture company, Nikken (Thailand) Co., Ltd., to provide staffing/outsourcing services in Thailand.
- Entered into capital partnership with Staffers Recruitment Consultants Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
- 2015 April
- Established Kumamoto Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- May
- Established Nagoya CAD Training room.
- October
- Changed the corporate name to Nikken Total Sourcing Inc.
- November
- Established Hokuriku Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- 2017 January
- Nikken (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. made World Asia Solutions Co., Ltd. its subsidiary company.
- April
- Established Yokohama Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- May
- Established Tokyo CAD Training room.
- September
- Established Nagoya Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- 2018 March
- Established Kansai Techno Center.(recognized as an official vocational training facility).
- April
- Established Tokyo Technical Center.
- June
- Established Osaka Technical Center.
- Acquired shares of Arum Holdings Co., Ltd., Arum Medical Support Co., Ltd.,