(President: Shota Higuchi, Head Office: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture; hereinafter referred to as "Closer") has received an Encouragement Award at the 7th Mebuki Business Awards, which recognize innovative and creative business plans.
What is the Mebuki Business Awards?
The Mebuki Business Awards is a business plan contest sponsored by Mebuki Financial Group, Joyo Bank, and Ashikaga Bank. The awarded business plans will be supported by the Mebuki Financial Group for their realization and further growth, with the aim of revitalizing the local economy.
https://www.mebuki-fg.co.jp/csr/pdf/award_pamphlet.pdf
■ Award Details
Development of a general-purpose robot package to automate small- and medium-scale factories and warehouses with high-mix, low-volume production
■Representative Comment
We are very pleased to receive this evaluation from a regional bank mainly in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures.
Closer is looking forward to introducing robots to food factories in the Kanto region, especially in Ibaraki Prefecture.
We will continue to deepen our cooperative relationship with regional banks and work toward solving labor shortages.
