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VERTEX STANDARD : US Headqarters 1956 Founded GENERAL TELEVISION SERVICE CO., LTD. in Ota-ku, Tokyo Started development of wireless communication equipment 1962 Began exporting wireless communication equipment 1964 Moved headquarters to Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Changed the company name to YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. 1973 Established YAESU MUSEN U.S.A., INC. in Los Angeles, U.S.A. Established Sukagawa Factory in Sukagawa, Fukushima, as a main factory for communication equipment production 1978 Moved headquarters to Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo 1988 Established YAESU EUROPE B.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1989 Established Iwate Factory in Iwate 1991 Publicly listed and increased capital to 4,220 million yen 1994 Established YAESU UK LTD. in London, U.K. 1995 Established YAESU GERMANY GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany Established YAESU HK LTD. in Hong Kong 1998 Established STANDARD CO., LTD. as a domestic sales company Acquired STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. from Marantz Japan 1999 Moved headquarters to Meguro-ku, Tokyo Acquired STANDARD HORIZON, the top brand in overseas marine radio market Obtained ISO 9002 approval 2000 Changed the company name to VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. Acquired TRONDULE CO., LTD., a manufacturer of data transmission devices, from Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. 2001 Obtained ISO 14000 approval Completed acquisition of worldwide distribution rights for STANDARD brand from Marantz Japan Concentrated production facilities under TRONDULE CO., LTD. control, including Sukagawa main factory Combined Yaesu Europe B.V. and Yaesu Germany GmbH 2002 Moved USA headquarters to a new building due to expansion of business Obtained ISO 9001:2000 approval 2003 Established VERTEX STANDARD (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. in Suzhou, China 2004 VERTEX STANDARD (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. obtained ISO 14001:1996 and ISO 9001:2000 approval 2005 Obtained ISO 14001:2004 approval 2006 2008 Established VERTEX STANDARD (AUSTRALIA) PTY., LTD. in Melbourne, Australia Merged with Motorola, Inc., Now a Division of Motorola