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1963 :   Established as Korea Empire Co.
1978 :   "Komelon" brand registered
1982 :   Industrial Award from Govt
1984 :   Granted KS Mark
1987 :   Awarded Promising SME (Gov.)
1988 :   Granted KS Mark
1988 :   Awarded " U$5M Export Prize"
1989 :   Awarded "President Prize" (Gov.)
1990 :   Company name changed to "KOMELON"
1990 :   Patent registered for "Digital Measuring Tape"
1990 :   Granted JIS Mark (Japan)
1991 :   Appointed "Excellent Technology" SME (Gov.)
1992 :   Granted EU standard
1995 :   Appointed "World-class SME" (Gov.)
1995 :   Awarded "President Prize" (Gov.)
1995 :   Established Komelon Steel Co.
1996 :   Awarded "Top-class export SME"
(Ministry of Small/mid Enterprise)
1997 :   Established R&D Center
1997 :   Established KOMELON USA
1997 :   Appointed ¡®Vision 21 Leading SME" (Gov.)
1998 :   Officially appointed as "Venture Company"
1999 :   Awarded "Prime Minister Prize" for Venture Enterprise Promotion
2000 :   Appointed "Top-class Technology"
2000 :   Appointed "Export promotion SME"
2000 :   Appointed "Export promotion SME"
2000 :   Appointed as a supporter of World Cup and Asian Game (Ministry of SME)
2001 :   Listed in KOSDAQ
2001 :   Awarded "Best Industrial Design & Millennium Products" (Gov.)
"Magnetic Rubber Jacket Tape"
2001 :   Awarded "Best Venture Business in Pusan"
2001 :   Awarded "U$10M Export Prize" (Gov.)
2001 :   Granted ISO 9001
2002 :   Establish China Subsidiary
2002 :   Awarded "Korea Design & Brand Prize" (Gov.)
2003 :   To establish Europe Sales Subsidiary
2003 Korean world-class product award (Gov.)
2003 A self locking device for tape measure patented in the US
2004 Established Komelon Europe B.V.
2004 Appointed as a model taxpayer of sincerity (Gov.)
2005 Patent acheived on Blade Automatic Extension
2005 Awarded "Venture Design Gold Prize"
2006 Patent achieved on Prevention of Blade Acceleration
2006 Awarded "The best marketing enterprise prize" from Korea Kosdaq Prize.
2006 'Ji Seok Young Award' of Patent Technology Award (Korean Intellecual PropertyOffice)
2006 'iF Design Product Award' 2007(Germany) of construction/industry section
2006 The 2nd Busan Visual Design Best Award(BVDA)
2006 Korea Patent Technology Exhibtion of MOCIE Minister Award
2006 Korea Design Management Award of MOCIE Award(KIDP)
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