Announced details
Peripheral and data transcription operations for LP gas operators, including customer management, sales management, meter-reading management, safety management, delivery management, and billing and collections
Significant improvement in operational efficiency is expected
Number of operators using Cloud AZ Tower: approximately 1,200 nationwide
Number of companies using Robopat AI: 2,000 (as of 18 February 2026)
Robopat AI churn rate: in the 1% range
A sales partnership agreement has been signed. The Cloud AZ Tower system provided by パーパス株式会社 and Robopat AI provided by FCE will be integrated and offered as AZRPA.
Head office: 201 Nishikashiwara-Shinden, Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Takagi Yuzo (髙木裕三); established: 25 March 1952. Manufactures and sells housing equipment-related products, electronic control equipment, information software, industrial robots, labor-saving machinery, environmental equipment and water dispensers.
ITreview Best Software in Japan 2023 (ranked No. 1 among approximately 7,300 products)
ITreview Best Software in Japan 2024 (ranked No. 2 among approximately 10,000 products)
BOXIL SaaS AWARD 2025, BOXIL SaaS Section, RPA Category: No. 1 (for 4 consecutive years)
ITreview
BOXIL
パーパス株式会社 head office: 201 Nishikashiwara-Shinden, Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. FCE head office: Floors 9 and 10, Shinjuku NS Building, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
National LP Gas Safety Mutual Aid Association, “Prefectural Breakdown of Contracted Consumer Households for FY2024 (as of the end of March 2025)”
Compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (as of the end of December 2024)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “Plan for Advancing Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety 2030”
ITreview Best Software in Japan 2023 and 2024
BOXIL SaaS AWARD 2025
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Cloud AZ Tower (core business system for LP gas operators), RoboPat AI (AI-powered business automation tool), AZRPA |
| Counterparty | パーパス株式会社 |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: 201 Nishikashiwara-Shinden, Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Takagi Yuzo (髙木裕三); established: 25 March 1952. Manufactures and sells housing equipment-related products, electronic control equipment, information software, industrial robots, labor-saving machinery, environmental equipment and water dispensers. |
| Relationship with the Company | A sales partnership agreement has been signed. The Cloud AZ Tower system provided by パーパス株式会社 and Robopat AI provided by FCE will be integrated and offered as AZRPA. |
| Contract Date | 26 March 2026 (announced as having been signed) |
| Launch date | 26 March 2026 (service launch) |
| Applicable area | Peripheral and data transcription operations for LP gas operators, including customer management, sales management, meter-reading management, safety management, delivery management, and billing and collections |
| Award/certification name | ITreview Best Software in Japan 2023 (ranked No. 1 among approximately 7,300 products), ITreview Best Software in Japan 2024 (ranked No. 2 among approximately 10,000 products), BOXIL SaaS AWARD 2025, BOXIL SaaS Section, RPA Category: No. 1 (for 4 consecutive years) |
| Awarding / certifying body | ITreview, BOXIL |
| Location | パーパス株式会社 head office: 201 Nishikashiwara-Shinden, Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. FCE head office: Floors 9 and 10, Shinjuku NS Building, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| Quantitative Effects | Significant improvement in operational efficiency is expected |
| Usage history | Number of operators using Cloud AZ Tower: approximately 1,200 nationwide, Number of companies using Robopat AI: 2,000 (as of 18 February 2026), Robopat AI churn rate: in the 1% range |
| Source | National LP Gas Safety Mutual Aid Association, “Prefectural Breakdown of Contracted Consumer Households for FY2024 (as of the end of March 2025)”, Compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (as of the end of December 2024), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “Plan for Advancing Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety 2030”, ITreview Best Software in Japan 2023 and 2024, BOXIL SaaS AWARD 2025 |
Items this document does not state (5)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.As labor shortages and population aging accelerate in the LP gas industry, data entry and transcription work around core business systems is becoming an obstacle to improving operational efficiency.