Showa Group

Group name:
Showa Glove Co.
Number of employees:
3,500
Sales (2008):
17.30 billion yen
Registered office:
Himeji/Tokyo (Japan)
World subsidiaries:
Paris (France), Seattle & Menlo (US)
Production sites:
Himeji (Japan), Perlis (Malaysia), Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Vietnam)
R&D centres:
Himeji (Japan), Penang (Malaysia)

A worldwide presence

With an international presence since 1993, Showa is becoming increasingly successful in this worldwide market, especially in Europe and the US, thanks to the quality of its products.

Showa gloves are distributed in Europe, Africa and the Middle East by Showa Best Glove via a network of distributor partners:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • UK
  • United Arab Emirates