Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation (яп. 株式会社ブリヂストン Кабусики-гайся Буридзисутон, TYO: 5108) — японская компания-производитель шин. Основана в 1931 году предпринимателем Сёдзиро Исибаси в городе Куруме префектуры Фукуока. Бизнес Бриджстоун на 80 % состоит из производства и реализации шин для легковых автомобилей, грузовиков, автобусов, коммерческого транспорта, самолетов, мототранспорта, строительной, добывающей и сельхоз техники. Остальные 20 % составляет производство и реализация конвейерных лент, шлангов, сидений для автомобилей, изоляционных резинотехнических изделий и спортивных принадлежностей. Компания владеет 155 заводами и четырьмя техническими центрами в 27 странах мира, а также девятью собственными полигонами для тестирования шин в семи странах. The Bridgestone Essence (Corporate Philosophy) The Bridgestone Group's mission is based on the words of its founder: “Serving Society with Superior Quality.” To fulfill this mission, Bridgestone Group has used the concept of “foundation” to demonstrate the sustained commitment of employees to provide its customers with world class products and services and to serve the communities where Bridgestone does business. “The Bridgestone Essence” is composed of the above words, integrated corporate culture, and diversity that today's company has inherited and a shared sense of values that can be embraced by Bridgestone employees around the world. A Global Dream At Bridgestone, our dream is to become a truly global enterprise and to establish the Bridgestone brand as the undisputed world No. 1 brand in both name and substance. Across the globe, our entire team is focused on achieving this goal. The roots of our dream date back to the establishment of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. in 1931. Anticipating the future potential of tires for passenger cars and the international development of the business, founder Shojiro Ishibashi used an English translation of his surname for the name of the company. Even then he may indeed have been dreaming of the future of the Bridgestone Group. As Japan's automobile industry grew, The Bridgestone Group expanded its business to become Japan's largest tire manufacturer. The company also actively expanded overseas, particularly in Asia. In 1988, the company acquired The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, a well respected global corporation with a venerable history of its own. This transformed Bridgestone into one of the world's largest tire and rubber companies and created a global team dedicated to serving customers worldwide with the highest level of quality, service and technology. We hope this introduction to our company will provide you with a deeper understanding of the Bridgestone Group's strengths, as well as our future direction.