CSR activities
Connections with the community
A zone where advanced technologies achieve harmony with nature: This is the home of EZO.
We contribute to the community the spirit of manufacturing that we’ve fostered here.
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Ashibetsu City and Kitanihon Seiki
Ashibetsu, which is at the center of Hokkaido, is a beautiful city that’s 90% forest land.
In this city that once prospered from coal mining, Kitanihon Seiki built a factory in 1969 to create employment for people who’d lost their jobs due to the decline of the coal mine. Today, Kitanihon Seiki is a leading local company with approximately 600 employees, mostly from the local area.
Main factory
Nishiashibetsu factory
Sponsorship of local events
Kira Kira Festa Ashibetsu
Ashibetsu Kenka Festival
Portable shrine carried by children in Kamiashibetsu-cho
Social contribution activities
Multipurpose Center
Place for regional exchanges and disaster response
We bought a facility in the Nishiashibetsu area from Atsubetsu City and renovated it. We’ve concluded an agreement for it to be used as an emergency shelter for local residents and as a replacement facility for the police station. It’s also used for meetings and various other purposes.
Memorial site
A monument in the square in front of the multipurpose center was erected to commemorate workers of different nationalities who lost their lives in the local coal industry. The monument is inscribed on the back with a message from its builders.
We pray for the many workers who tragically lost their lives in a harsh environment during severe and difficult times. Thinking about their nostalgia, feeling for their families and physical pain, we vow to make sure that such sad times never come again.
August 2005
Kitanihon Park
Place for relaxation
The gentle 4,300m2 slope (land owned by our company) in front of the multipurpose center went unused after coal miner houses had been removed. We built a walking trail on the slope and planted 500 trees of 18 species, including Sargent cherries, to conserve the landscape and use the site as a place for relaxation.
Pellet factory
Place for the promotion of local industry/place of ecology
We promote ecological measures such as the production of wood pellets from the rich forest resources of Ashibetsu and the use of pellet heaters/boilers at the company.
Industrial complex
Place for regional revitalization
An industrial complex was acquired from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation for the expansion of our company’s factory and for cooperation in the utilization of the site by Ashibetsu City for industrial promotion. (The complex is approximately 200,000m2)
Cultural contribution to the community
Art museum/photo gallery
Place where love for the local community mixes with love for art
We established Nishiashi no Sato Co., Ltd., which operates a museum and photo gallery, to contribute to the revitalization of Ashibetsu as a city of art. Those facilities are used by locals as places of art and cultural exchange.
Factory tour
Opportunity to present industrial culture
In Ashibetsu, manufacturing is a key industry, along with agriculture and forestry, and it plays an important role in regional revitalization and job creation. Our company organizes factory tours to present our industrial culture to future leaders of industry and culture.
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