1923 Apl Established the company and start of manufacturing and marketing of lock, buildings' hardware and cylinder locks. 1933 Dec Start of production of automobile cylinder lock & key sets for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. 1938 Apl Renamed to Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1944 Apl Construction of Yamanashi Plant in Kofu, Yamanashi. 1947 Aug Started manufacturing and marketing of padlocks. 1961 Apl Conclusion of agreement with Greenwald Industries Inc., U.S.A. regarding the export of washing machine parts and Tubular locks. 1963 Nov Construction of Gumma Plant in Tatebayashi, Gumma. 1964 Jan Conclusion of technical tie-up with Flexible Inc.,U.S.A., and start of production and marketing of coin-operated lockers. 1974 Jan Developed automatic bill changer and start of production and marketing. 1976 Oct Established Alpha Service Co., Ltd. 1982 Oct Started delivery of keyless entry systems to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 1981 May New construction of Yokohama Plant in Kanazawaku, Yokohama, for exclusive production of automobile lock & key sets. 1984 May Started manufacturing and marketing of keyless entrance door locks. 1985 Apl Moved the Yamanashi Plant to Kosaicho Nakakomagun, Yamanashi. 1986 Dec Established Gumma Alpha Co., Ltd. 1987 Oct Established ALPHA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (ALTEC) in Michigan, U.S.A. 1990 Dec Changed name of the Company from Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. to ALPHA Corporation.   Dec Moved Head Office from Kamata Ohta-ku, Tokyo to Kawasaki, Kanagawa.   Dec Construction of Yokohama Technical Center (YTC) in Yokohama. 1991 Oct Awarded the Good Design Award from MITI for Free Box (Deposit Box). 1992 Feb Established Alpha Enterprise Co., Ltd.   May Started manufacturing and marketing of Delivery Box, and awarded the Good Design Award from MITI for the product.   Jul Technical cooperation agreement concluded with Valeo, France. 1993 Aug Moved Head Office from Kawasaki, Kanagawa to Yokohama, Kanagawa. 1995 Apl Span off Kyushu Plant and established Kyushu Alpha Co., Ltd. 1996 Jan Agreement concluded with Woojin Industrial Systems Co.,Ltd.,Korea, for the sharing of key set and exterior door handle production technology.   Jan Started manufacturing and marketing of key sets (with immobilizer) for Vehicle Theft Prevention System. 1997 Oct Started manufacturing and marketing of auxiliary locks for vending machines. 1998 Feb ALPHA INDUSTRY (Thailand) CO.,LTD. established.   Jan Consolidation of Yokohama Plant into Gumma Plant. 1999 May Started manufacturing and marketing of electronic keys for automobiles. 2000 Apl Started manufacturing and marketing of replacement locks for housing (FB Lock), which are superior in picking resistance. 2001 Jul Started manufacturing and marketing of fingerprint identification locks for house doors (Alpha Finger Lock).   Oct ALPHA KOREA CO.,LTD. established. 2002 Feb Intelligent Key System for automobile is adopted on the new Nissan March model.   Apl High Security Lock for automobile (replacement locks) is adopted on the new Nissan Elgrand model as an optional equipment.   Apl ALPHA HI-LEX, S.A.DE C.V. established. 2003 Dec ALPHA (TAISHAN) LOCK INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Established in China. 2004 Mar Construction of Technical Center in Gumma Plant.   Apl Listed shares on the 2nd section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.   Oct ALPHA (GUANGZHOU) AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CO.,LTD.established in China. 2005 Mar Transfers from the 2nd section to the 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.