Expansion of Sales Areas and Customer Base in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business through M&A
First written in FY2017. 27 of 28 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-05.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, efforts to acquire new customers resulted in an increase of 13 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 819 thousand.」
The company continued acquiring new customers, bringing the number of LP gas customers to 819 thousand. - 2026-04-28AdvancedM&A and Subsidiary Changes
「This initiative will strengthen coordination among business locations in the Higashiizu area and further enhance our sales structure. This is expected to make the stable supply of LP gas in the region more reliable and, together with business expansion, further increase our market share.」
The acquisition of all shares of Osada Gas to make it a wholly owned subsidiary gave concrete form to the expansion of the LP gas business base and customer share in the Higashiizu area. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, the number of customers increased by 26 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 804 thousand, as a result of the increase in consolidated subsidiaries and efforts to acquire new customers.」
The consolidation of Fujipro as a subsidiary and the acquisition of new customers increased the number of LP gas customers to 804 thousand. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In March of the same year, the company entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire the shares of Fujipro, a company engaged in the LP gas business in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, and planned to make it a consolidated subsidiary from April of the same year.」
The company entered into a share transfer agreement for Fujipro, an LP gas company in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, and planned to make it a consolidated subsidiary from April 2024. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 22 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 767 thousand.」
The company continued acquiring customers, increasing the number of LP gas customers by 22 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 767 thousand. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 16 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 762 thousand.」
The company continued acquiring customers in the LP gas business, increasing the number of customers to 762 thousand. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 31 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 746 thousand.」
The number of LP gas customers increased by 31 thousand to 746 thousand. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 22 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 737 thousand.」
The company continued acquiring customers in the LP gas business, increasing the number of customers by 22 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 737 thousand. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 16 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 731 thousand.」
The number of LP gas customers increased by 16 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, reaching 731 thousand. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 5 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 720 thousand.」
The number of LP gas customers increased by 5 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 720 thousand. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 24 thousand customers from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, bringing the total to 705 thousand. In October, the company also opened a new LP gas sales office in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture.」
The company continued acquiring customers, increasing the number of LP gas customers to 705 thousand. In October, it established a sales office in Kumamoto. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 16 thousand customers during the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, bringing the total to 697 thousand.」
The number of LP gas customers increased by 16 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 697 thousand. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, continued efforts to acquire customers resulted in an increase of 6 thousand customers during the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year, bringing the total to 687 thousand.」
The company continued acquiring customers in the LP gas business, increasing the number of customers by 6 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 687 thousand. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, despite limiting face-to-face sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company pursued the use of telemarketing and the Web. As a result, the number of customers increased by 24 thousand during the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, reaching 676 thousand.」
While limiting face-to-face sales, the company used telemarketing and the Web, increasing the number of LP gas customers by 24 thousand to 676 thousand. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, despite limiting face-to-face sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company pursued the use of telemarketing and the Web. As a result, the number of customers increased by 15 thousand during the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, reaching 667 thousand.」
While limiting face-to-face sales, the company used telemarketing and the Web, increasing the number of LP gas customers to 667 thousand. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, the company established new sales offices in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, and Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, in June to expand its market share in the Chukyo region.」
The company established new sales offices in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, and Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, to expand its market share in the Chukyo region, and the number of LP gas customers increased to 657 thousand. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, the Group focused on customer acquisition by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. During the consolidated fiscal year, the number of customers increased by 23 thousand to 652 thousand, contributing to a substantial increase in profit.」
The number of LP gas customers reached 652 thousand, as the company continued to strengthen customer acquisition and prevent cancellations in existing areas while expanding into new areas. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, the Group focused on customer acquisition by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. During the cumulative third-quarter consolidated period of the current fiscal year, the number of customers increased by 19 thousand to 647 thousand, contributing to a substantial increase in profit.」
The Group continued strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of LP gas customers increased to 647 thousand. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the LP gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated period of the current fiscal year, the number of customers increased by 11 thousand to 639 thousand.」
The Group continued strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of LP gas customers increased to 639 thousand. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group newly entered Mie Prefecture in the LP gas business in April 2019. In the LP gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. During the cumulative first-quarter consolidated period of the current fiscal year, the number of customers increased by 3 thousand to 631 thousand.」
The Group entered Mie Prefecture as a new area in April 2019, and the number of LP gas customers increased by 3 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 631 thousand. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the liquefied petroleum gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. As a result, the number of customers increased by 13 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 620 thousand.」
Amid intensifying competition, the Group continued strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of customers increased to 620 thousand. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the liquefied petroleum gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. As a result, the number of customers increased by 3 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 610 thousand.」
The Group continued strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of customers increased to 610 thousand. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the liquefied petroleum gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. As a result, the number of customers increased by 19 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 606 thousand.」
The Group strengthened acquisition and prevented cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of customers increased to 606 thousand. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the liquefied petroleum gas business, amid intensifying competition with other companies, the Group focused on increasing customers by strengthening acquisition and preventing cancellations in existing areas and entering new areas. As a result, the number of customers increased by 11 thousand from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to 599 thousand.」
The Group strengthened acquisition and prevented cancellations in existing areas while entering new areas, and the number of customers increased to 599 thousand. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group will improve the efficiency of customer-site operations such as delivery and meter reading, strengthen price competitiveness through greater efficiency and lower costs, and maintain and expand its customer base by expanding its operating areas and acquiring new customers through M&A.」
The Group identified improving delivery and meter-reading efficiency, expanding operating areas and conducting M&A as means of expanding the customer base of the liquefied petroleum gas business.