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In October of 1925, Toshio Okada, father of the current Executive Advisor Hidekazu Okada and CEO Tomiji Okada, embarked on a journey to create a company responsible for the manufacture, distribution and exportation of items such as sewing and knitting needles and accessories, embroidery and patchwork tools, and other handicraft accessories.

From these humble beginnings in Andojibashi, Osaka, the company relocated to its present location in Higashinari-ku, Osaka in 1946 and opened a plant to start manufacturing products. Two years later, the "Clover" name was acquired and the company began its rapid expansion. Just nine years after its conception, the Osaka Plant was extended in April 1955, and the following year, the founders built another plant in Kyoto to produce crochet hooks. Within the next 12 years, three additional plants were constructed, as well as the first Headquarters building and the Tokyo Liaison Office. In the midst of this growth, the company was christened "Clover Manufacturing Company, Ltd." in 1964. Reflecting the escalating business, Clover continued to grow over the next two decades by expanding the Higashi-Osaka Plant three times, resulting in a factory size of 62,550 total square feet, and creating three more branches in Japan. Furthermore, the company went overseas and launched Clover Needlecraft, Inc. (CNI) in Los Angeles, California in the fall of 1983. The company maintained the expansion by erecting a new Headquarters building in 1991, effectively turning the old building into a Hobby-Hall. Also, a gardening shop, Clover Garden, opened in Tomio, Nara in September of 1996. July 2000 brought two milestones for the company; Clover Euro GmbH opened its doors in Hamburg, Germany, and the Higashi-Osaka Factory and Delivery Center received the ISO 14001, an internationally accepted standard for environmental management. Now, 80 years after its birth, the Clover tradition of growth still persists as we consistently strive to better our products and our company.

Innovative Design

Our product is designed and manufactured in Japan using the highest standards and quality of workmanship. Our expert engineers and designers are inspired by crafts all over the world and the result is exceptionally strong that showcases the highest quality product in the industry.

Quality

Over 25 years of experience goes into each of our product and it shows. Our product features expert craftsmanship that last.

Value

We are proud of the value built into our products. We monitor every aspect of the production process from initial hand-assembly to the manufacturing. This allows us to carefully select assembly techniques to ensure lasting quality at the best value.

Service

Buy with confidence; we stand behind our product. Our customer care is ready to answer your questions.

Clover Needlecraft, Inc., direct it's total effort towards marketing highly quality products manufactured by Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd. The "QUALITY FIRST" motto of our parent company and the importance placed upon maintaining high quality control standards assures complete customer satisfaction.


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