First in Japan! FIELD EDGE, a floor installation specialty store, opens in Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture

On October 6, 2025, FIELD EDGE, Japan's first floor installation specialty store, opened in Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture. (Head office: Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture; President: Shintaro Yuki), a local construction company, and Monolith Group (Monolith Corporation and Kawamura Kogyo) as a cooperative partner.

Yuuki Sogyo HP: https://yuukisougyou.com/

FIELD EDGE : https://fieldedge.jp/

FIELD EDGE

A new challenge to "visualize" floor construction

Until now, floor installation has been treated as a part of carpentry and plastering work in Japan, and its expertise has not been fully appreciated.

FIELD EDGE is a hands-on showroom that visualizes the value of floors as "the foundation of life" and "an element that determines the quality of a building" through sample displays and demonstrations.

FIELD EDGE Showroom

FIELD EDGE High-performance polishing machine on display

<Showroom Outline

Location: 2-72-11, Kawasaki 2-chome, Kaminoyama, Yamagata 999-3145, Japan

TEL : 023-674-0451

FAX ：023-673-1021

Business hours: 9:00-18:00 (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and other regular holidays)

■Background of Three Axis Management and Training of Multi-skilled Workers

Yuuki Sogyo has introduced "plastering" in addition to the conventional "painting" and "waterproofing" in earnest. By establishing a three-axis management system of painting, waterproofing, and plastering, Yuuki Sogyo has realized stable employment and a construction system in the Tohoku region, where a decrease in winter construction work is an issue.

The company also focuses on training young workers, and in recent years, employees in their 20s have obtained Level 1 certification in painting, waterproofing, and plastering. Efforts are underway to become "the best multi-skilled craftsman company in Japan.

President Yuki himself trains craftsmen

Employees in their 20s playing an active role

Young employees earnestly learning

Collaboration with the Monolith Group

The concept of FIELD EDGE was born out of an encounter with the Monolith Group. The fusion of Monolith's philosophy of fostering multi-skilled workers and promoting structural reform of the industry with Yuki Sogyo's local strength has resulted in the creation of a new business category of "floor installation specialty stores," something never seen before.

Monolith Corporation: https://monolith-c.co.jp/

Kawamura Kogyo Corporation: https://kawamura-1.co.jp/

■Future Developments

FIELD EDGE will function as a base for standardization of installation and human resource development, with a view to expanding from Yamagata to the rest of Japan.

Furthermore, the company plans to establish FIELD EDGE as a brand specializing in floor installation and to develop showrooms and model stores in various regions.

Based on the philosophy that "the floor is not the end of the building, but the foundation of life and culture," FIELD EDGE aims to spread throughout the construction industry as a new model case to address the shortage of craftsmen and the need to pass on skills.

■Representative Comment

Shintaro Yuki, Representative Director of Yuuki Sogyo Co.

When the company was first established, it was a two-pronged business of painting and waterproofing. However, the company and its employees have changed dramatically since we learned plastering and took on the challenge of three-axis management.

Now, the younger generation has acquired first-class certification in painting, waterproofing, and plastering one after another, and they are paving the way for the future.

FIELD EDGE is an extension of that challenge. By creating a store that specializes in floors, we aim to transmit a new culture and become the most multi-skilled company in Japan.

■Collaboration Partner Comments

Tsuyoshi Kawamura, President, Monolith Group

FIELD EDGE is Japan's first brand specializing in floor installation, which is the result of Yuuki Sogyo's accumulated experience in three-axis management and training of multi-skilled workers.

It also offers a solution to the structural issues of the construction industry, such as the shortage of human resources and the aging of the workforce, from the field.

We, the Monolith Group, will support this challenge and expand the brand throughout Japan to lay the foundation for the next generation of craftsmen to play an active role.

From Monolith Column

https://monolith-c.co.jp/2025/10/25/%e5%b1%b1%e5%bd%a2%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e5%85%a8%e5%9b%bd%e3%81%b8%e2%94%80%e2%94%80%e6%97%a5%e6% 9c%ac%e5%88%9d%e3%81%ae%e5%ba%8a%e5%b0%82%e9%96%80%e6%96%bd%e5%b7%a5%e5%ba%97%e3%80%8cfieldedge%e3%80%8d/

From the Wynot blog

https://monolith-hldgs.egoism.jp/?p=3272

President Kawamura's musings

https://kawamura-1.co.jp/2025/10/27/%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e5%88%9d%e3%80%81%e5%ba%8a%e4%bb%95%e4%b8%8a%e3%81%92%e5%b0%82%e9%96%80%e3% 81%ae%e5%ba%97%e8%88%97%e5%9e%8b%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0%e3%81%8c%e3%82%aa/

■Information

FIELD EDGE, a brand of specialized floor finishing installation, will be expanding its unprecedented services nationwide.

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in our showroom or model store, or if you are considering opening a store.

■Company Profile

Monolith Corporation Co.

Location : 3-10-5 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken

tel : 042-851-4077

fax : 042-851-4078

Official site】 【Official site

Monolith Corporation K.K.

https://monolith-c.co.jp/

Kawamura Kogyo Co.

https://kawamura-1.co.jp/