We are
professionals of “wood”.
We aim for “coexistence and co-prosperity between nature and people”.
We believe that this will lead to daily comfort, emotional richness, and happiness.
In the more than 100 years of our company’s history, We have nurtured forests and delivered products that make the best use of trees to the world.
We are also involved in nature conservation activities, making use of the know-how we have cultivated over the years.
We will continue to think of ways to coexist with nature, and to communicate the “beauty of wood culture” to everyone.
What is Shingu Shoko’s “wood” professional?
We continue to focus on wood and research with the philosophy of “grow trees and nurture people.
We believe that wood contributes greatly to people’s daily comfort and emotional growth.
Imagining the lives of people beyond our products, we grow trees, study them, and strive to make effective use of them in our products.
Total support capability from upstream to downstream of trees.
We are engaged in a comprehensive range of wood-related businesses, from afforestation and timber production and sales to the manufacture and sale of wood-related machinery. We are constantly researching trees and considering ways to coexist with nature while effectively utilizing them as products.
SHINGU brand with chainsaws at the top of the list
The company’s products are characterized by their consideration of work in the mountains and forests, led by the Shingu chainsaw, which is the result of the company’s experience as the Japanese distributor for McCullers, Inc. of the U.S.
More than 100 years in business and ever-expanding overseas operations
With our expertise in wood cultivated over our more than 100-year history, we have a wide range of customers both in Japan and overseas.
Various activities for environmental preservation
The company manages approximately 5,000 hectares of company-owned forests, which have acquired SGEC forest certification and Hokkaido Environmental Management System Standard (HES).
Our commitment to wood leads to our commitment to our products.
Our commitment to wood leads to our commitment to our products.
By focusing on our products, we can care for the trees and make the best use of them. This will ultimately benefit us and the customers who use our products. That is the kind of commitment to wood that we seek.
Shingu Shoko’s Strengths
Strengths of our Lumber Business
Having established its foundation by supplying sleepers for the Manchurian Railway at the time of its founding, the company is now involved in everything from lumber import trading to wholesale and manufacturing, from upstream to downstream in the lumber distribution chain.
The company has pioneered the sale of North American hardwood lumber and is currently the only company in Hokkaido with a JAS veneer laminated lumber plant. We have been a top-runner as a lumber supplier for over 100 years.
Strengths of our Machinery Business
As a comprehensive manufacturer and trading company of forestry machinery, we import, manufacture, and sell a wide range of products, from chainsaws and brush cutters for silvicultural logging to harvesters, grapples, and other high-performance forestry machinery, as well as various processing machines such as firewood splitters and firewood production machines.
Development of forestry machinery, import and sales from overseas and total support for green business.
Strengths of our Forestry business
We manage and control approximately 5,000 hectares of company-owned forests throughout Japan to secure a stable supply of high-quality domestic timber, and since 2005, we have obtained forest certification for each of our company-owned forests to ensure sustainable forest management.
Environmental Activities
Acquisition of Environmental Standards
Acquisition of FSC® Forest Certification (FM Certification)
Furuume Forest acquired the certification in October 2005.
Acquisition of SGEC forest certification
Bikuni and Ozawa forests acquired in October 2012, Kamisatsunai forest in March 2016, and Kodaira, Chikubetsu, and Syozanbetsu forests in June 2022.
Acquisition of Hokkaido Environmental Management System Standard (HES)
Based on the international standard ISO 14001, the HES was established as an environmental management system that can be easily implemented by many organizations, including many small and medium-sized enterprises and various groups, with the cooperation of economic organizations, environment-related organizations, and administrative agencies (Hokkaido and Sapporo City), and led by the Federation of Hokkaido Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is an environmental standard that is easier to understand, less expensive, and easier to implement, and was created to support environmental conservation activities and management stability.
HES2：0012HES2：0012Sapporo, Tokyo, and Osaka offices have obtained FSC CoC certification (license number: FSC®C116603).
We are responsible for identifying and managing PEFC-certified lumber as it passes through various distribution and processing channels before reaching the final user.
FSC-CoC certification was obtained on May 27, 2013.
PEFC-CoC obtained on May 17, 2013.
Ozawa, Tamaya, and Doyu forests are officially designated as “water source protection forests
| Forest Name | Overview |
|---|---|
| Bikuni Forest | Designated as Niseko Shakotan Otaru Kaigan National Park |
| Hokuto Forest | Designated as Kushiro Marshlands National Park |
| Ozawa Forest | Designated as a water source protection forest |
| Tamaya Forest | |
| Doyukawa forest | |
| Atashika forest | The Kumano Kodo trail, registered as a World Heritage site, runs through the forest. |
| Doyukawa forest |
Shingu Forest absorbs and fixes approximately 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year (our estimate)
Shingu forests currently absorb and fix approximately 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year (our estimate).
(Our estimate: approximately 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide is equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide
The amount of CO2 emitted by one person through breathing for one year
(0.26 tons/year)
Amount of CO2 emitted by one person per year of daily life
(11.41 tons/year)
CO2 emitted by one household per year from private cars
(1.53 t/year)
CO2 emitted by one household per year of daily life
(5.04 tons/year)
*2 From the Daily Global Warming Newspaper