Hirose Electric Group

The company HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., LTD. (Japaneseヒロセ電機, Hirose Denki ) is a manufacturer of connectors from Japan. Special recognition, the company achieved through computer network connector (usually called RJ -45) for twisted - pair cable. Hirose Electric offers here not only the male but also the related attack tools. The system of connectors and tools allows for easier installation than the products of many other manufacturers.

History

The company was founded on August 15, 1937 by Keizo Hirose (広 瀬 銈 三, Hirose Keizo, † 1971) in Tokyo as Hirose Shokai (広 瀬 商会) and has since the 1960s around the globe. The subsidiaries HIROSE Electric GmbH in Ostfildern was founded in February 1988.

Indicators

Hirose Electric has 4,146 employees worldwide (as of 31 March 2007) and had a turnover of 115.485 billion yen in fiscal year 2006 /2007.