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Toho Gas Co., Ltd.
Toho Gas Company logo
Trade name東邦ガス
Native name東邦瓦斯株式会社
Romanized nameTōhō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic (K.K.)
Traded asTYO: 9533
IndustryEnergy
FoundedJune 26, 1922
HeadquartersAtsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Area servedAichi, Gifu, Mie
ServicesProduction, supply and sale of city gas
Supply and sale of gas appliances, and related construction
Construction for supply of city gas
Energy services
Supply of electricity
RevenueIncrease ¥461,199 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Operating incomeDecrease ¥17,831 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Net incomeDecrease ¥21,485 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Total assetsIncrease ¥550,599 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Total equityIncrease ¥327,339 million (FY 2018, consolidated)
Number of employees2,858 (2018)
Websitewww.tohogas.co.jp/lang-n/en/corporate/

Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (東邦瓦斯株式会社, Tōhō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly written as 東邦ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Nagoya, Japan. It supplies gas to the Tōkai region, especially the Chūkyō metropolitan area. It is also one of Nagoya's "four influential companies" along with Meitetsu, Matsuzakaya, and Chubu Electric Power.

Toho Gas Building 19–18, Sakurada-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan

History

Toho Gas was initially founded to the Toho Electric Power Company (東邦電力) in 1922, as a result of the merger of two electric power companies, Kansai Denki and Kyushu Dentō Tetsudō. Following the merger, the company decided to spin off the gas business and acquisition of the Nagoya Gas Corporation.

Timeline

  • June 26, 1922, Toho Gas was founded by acquiring business of Nagoya Gas.
  • March 1927, Toho Gas acquired business of Saibu Gas Group in Fukuoka.
  • December 1930, The gas business in the Northern Kyushu region was transferred to Saibu Gas Corporation.
  • April 2003, Toho Gas merged with Gōdō Gas, Gifu Gas Corporation, and Ōgaki Gas.

Affiliates

  • Toho Gas Customer Service Company Limited
  • Mizushima Gas Company Limited in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture
  • Toho Gas Techno Company Limited
  • Toho Liquefied Gas Company Limited

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Information | History". www.saibugas.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. "Toho Gas Group". www.tohogas.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

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