Creation of Namiki Manufacturing Company, forerunner of the PILOT Corporation.
1926
Overseas branches & offices established in London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore. Sales of ink across Japan began.
1927
Production and marketing of the first PILOT mechanical pencils.
1938
Namiki Manufacturing Co. becomes PILOT Pen Co.
1948
Creation of the Nagoya Ink Plant and Hiratsuka Plant factories.
1950
Nagoya Ink Plant becomes PILOT Ink Plant, specialising in the manufacture of inks.
1954
Creation of PILOT Pen Do Brazil.
1959
Production and marketing of the first PILOT oil-based ink markers.
1960
PILOT Kiko CO. becomes Pilot Precision, specialising in precision mechanisms for mechanical pencils and retractable pens.
1961
PILOT ballpoint pens begin to be manufactured.
1962
Entry onto the Tokyo stock exchange.
1966
Start of production and marketing for the Wyteboard whiteboard marker.
1967
Creation of a liaison office in Europe, which in 1975 becomes The PILOT Pen (Europe) G.M.B.H.
1972
Creation of PILOT Corporation Of America.
1976
Launch of PILOT liquid ink rollerballs.
1979
Creation of PILOT Pen Co. (U.K.).
1981
Creation of Nykor Pilot Pen Italia in Bologna.
1984
Launch of the V5 in France.
1987
Creation of PILOT Pen (France), which becomes PILOT Corporation Of Europe S.A.
1993
Production and marketing for the first PILOT gel ink rollerball pens.
1996
Opening of the French factory at Allonzier-La-Caille near Annecy.
1998
Creation of PILOT Pen South Africa. Creation of PILOT Pen Deutschland. Change of logo: a more dynamic P is added in front of the word PILOT.
1999
Creation of PILOT Pen Sweden.
2001
Creation of PILOT Corporation Of Europe.
2002
PILOT Group Holdings Corporation was jointly established through stock transfer, by Pilot Corporation, The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd., and The Pilot Precision Co., Ltd.
2003
PILOT Group Holdings Corporation and the former PILOT Corporation were merged, and the corporate name selected was PILOT CORPORATION.
2008
PILOT CORPORATION merged with The Pilot Precision Co., Ltd
2009
Launch of B2P (Bottle to Pen) Concept.
2013
Launch of V5/7 Cartridge System. The first liquid ink refillable in the world!
2014
Pilot #Happywriting communication starts!
2015
Launch of FriXion Colors, the first erasable thermosensitive colour felt pen on the market.
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