president messages
Somic Ishikawa established the ball-joint manufacturing in Hamamatsu City 100 years ago and celebrated its centenary in 2016. We are fully aware and most grateful to our customers, suppliers, and members of the community, many predecessors and company employees who are working together today. In welcoming this 100th year since our establishment, we have redefined the corporate vision with a desire to streamline the thought of each employee into one ideal as a first step in the coming 100 years.
Our new vision states, "value importance on human relationship, put our best efforts into contributing to society and create a company that we can be proud of." Somic Ishikawa has had produced many products and enhanced technologies and processes over the last century. "Person to person relationship" is what built the foundation of Somic Ishikawa after all is said and done. Somic did and will value relationships with customers, suppliers, communities and among employees because Ishikawa Tekko/Somic Ishikawa built its foundation on this. We are determined to succeed the proud tradition and therefore chose first words for the vision, "Value the importance of person to person relationship."
We also emphasize "Dream- YUME ." In May 1991, Ishikawa Tekko changed its name to Somic Ishikawa. Company name "SOMIC" is a word of our coinage consisting of Japanese initial letters,
namely "SO" of "Sozo- creation," "MI" of "Mirai-future" and "C" of "Chosen-challenge." Tree words make up a phrase of Somic corporate stance and its name, "Create a dream, and challenge the future." The first word in the phrase "Dream" is one we shall cherish at all times. We are in the Global situation of uncertainties, and we particularly who are engaged in manufacturing shouldn't give up on dreaming. I believe that each employee of the company should have a dream and in turn, the corporate vision should be a common manifestation of dreams. Better the realization of workers' dreams, the higher the business spirit.
By a curious coincidence, a word "Joint" from Somic primary product "Ball joints" also denotes "linkage/connection." I wish sincerely that Somic Ishikawa continues to place importance on people and tradition, carry on with our dreams, and build a company that we can be proud of, as we move on towards the next 100 years.
Masahiro Ishikawa
President and CEO Somic Ishikawa Inc.
Be compassionate with smiles on the face
Our acts should be based on consideration to the others always- being compassionate. We will remain sympathetic at all times when dealing with our employees, as well as with anyone else involved with Somic. Smiles are the most important in people to people relationship. Others smile when you smile with your open heart.
Compassion and smiles when linked together create person to person relationship providing a foundation of mutual trust. 100 years of Somic history is one of the human relationships, and we should cherish this value in future too.
Have “Challenging Spirit" and do one's best
“Challenging Spirit" moves us a step forward towards our personal goals. We should believe in potentials in man and do our best disregard of results without giving up hopes. When each employee of Somic continues to give his/her best in a respective role, then he/she will achieve human development while Somic will grow as a company. The "challenging spirit" will be the new driving force for the next 100 years
Share goals and achieve them together
We will always be aware what our goals are shared them among us. To achieve the goals, we must work together and see things through to the end, while best-utilizing high points of members. In our shared thought for Somic, we will be able to shape the next 100 years.
