SBS Holdings

SBS Holdings is a Japanese holding company that oversees the SBS Group, a comprehensive logistics group. The group describes itself as a 3PL mega-venture pursuing growth through M&A and autonomous growth, and it also engages in logistics facility development and LT/IT investment. Its group history traces back to the establishment of Kanto Sokuhai Co., Ltd. in Koto-ku, Tokyo in December 1987, and the company later became a pure holding company in July 2004 and changed its trade name to SBS Holdings Co., Ltd. in April 2006.

The SBS Group's history begins in December 1987, when Kanto Sokuhai Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Holdings) was established in Koto-ku, Tokyo. In September 1988 the trade name was changed to Sogo Butsuryu System Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Holdings), and in the same month Kanto Sokuhai Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Sokuhai Support) was established in Sumida-ku, Tokyo for same-day delivery operations. In June 1992 the company acquired shares of Saitama Nissho Co., Ltd., a general waste disposal company. In April 1994 it began a mailing service business for posting catalogs and direct mail to private homes. In February 1997 it established Fuji Sogo Butsuryu Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. for logistics consulting, and in June 1997 it established Staff Japan Co., Ltd. for light work contracting. In March 1998 it established Marketing Partner Co., Ltd. for marketing. In December 1999 the trade name was changed to SBS Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Holdings). In December 2000 it established Gatto Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Staff) for general worker dispatch for the logistics industry, and in December 2001 it established S-Serve Co., Ltd. for short-term business contracting. In May 2003 it established Transworld Co., Ltd. for air and sea transport and customs brokerage. In December 2003 it registered its shares over the counter with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ market). In May 2004 it acquired shares of Snow Brand Logistics Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Flec), a logistics subsidiary of Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd. In July 2004 SBS Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Holdings) transitioned to a pure holding company; the 3PL business was succeeded by Kanto Sokuhai Co., Ltd. through an absorption-type split; the mailing service business was succeeded by SBS Postway Co., Ltd. established through a new incorporation-type split; and SBS Career Net Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Staff) absorbed and merged Staff Japan Co., Ltd. and S-Serve Co., Ltd. In September 2004 it established E-Max Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Asset Management) for real estate securitization. In June 2005 it acquired shares of Tokyu Logistic Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Logicom), Nippon Kamotsu Kyuso Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Freight Service), T-L Transport Co., Ltd., Izu Kamotsu Kyuso Co., Ltd., and T-L Service Co., Ltd., logistics subsidiaries of the Tokyu Group. In January 2006 it acquired shares of Zentsu Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Zentsu) for food logistics. In March 2006 it acquired shares of SBS Insurance Service Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Finance) for insurance agency business. In April 2006 the trade name was changed to SBS Holdings Co., Ltd. and the head office was relocated to Taihei, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. In January 2007 T-L Logicom Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Logicom) absorbed and merged Fuji Sogo Butsuryu Kenkyusho Co., Ltd., and in July 2007 it absorbed and merged Transworld Co., Ltd. In April 2010 T-L Logicom Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Logicom) acquired shares of Victor Logistics Co., Ltd., a logistics subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. In July 2010 T-L Logicom Co., Ltd. acquired shares of AC System Corporation (the current SBS Global Network) for customs business, and Victor Logistics Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to VL Loginet Co., Ltd. In April 2011 T-L Logicom Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Nippon Record Center Co., Ltd., a logistics subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., and in July 2011 it absorbed and merged VL Loginet Co., Ltd. In October 2011 it acquired shares of Atlas Logistics Private Limited, an international logistics company in India. In March 2012 it acquired shares of Zero Co., Ltd. (current equity-method affiliate) for vehicle transport. In July 2012 Nippon Kamotsu Kyuso Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Freight Service) absorbed and merged Izu Kamotsu Kyuso Co., Ltd., and T-L Transport Co., Ltd. (the current SBS Logicom) absorbed and merged T-L Service Co., Ltd. In December 2012 it listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In June 2013 it carried out brand unification aimed at enhancing corporate value, implementing CI including the introduction of a new logo mark and company name changes for 14 logistics companies.

3PL事業のメガ・ベンチャー; 「M&Aによる非連続的成長」と「緩やかな連帯による自律成長」を循環させる成長戦略

• EC物流お任せくん

  A service site introducing the SBS Group's EC platform.

• ＳＢＳエコロジ便

  A delivery service that has started placement delivery, with a first-delivery completion rate of 98%.

• 運行管理者講習（貨物）

  Operation manager training conducted by the Logistics Quality Control Department of SBS Holdings Co., Ltd.

• 物流プロ.com

  A service introducing diverse logistics career personnel.

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