JTEKT Completes New Welfare Building at Tokushima Plant
JTEKT Corporation has completed a new welfare building at its Tokushima Plant, aiming to create a comfortable working environment and improve the quality of company life for employees. The facility, which obtained Nearly ZEB certification, features an environmentally conscious design, supports diverse work styles, and serves as a BCP-compliant facility for disaster preparedness.
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JTEKT Corporation (Headquarters: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture; President: Yoshito Kondo; hereinafter "JTEKT") has completed a new welfare building at its Tokushima Plant (Aizumi-cho, Itano-gun, Tokushima Prefecture) with the aim of creating a comfortable working environment for employees and improving the quality of company life.
Based on its mission to "connect technology and bring smiles to all people working on Earth," JTEKT has set the JTEKT Group 2030 Vision as its goal by 2030: "A solution provider that creates the future of mobility society through manufacturing and manufacturing equipment."
To transform into this solution provider, JTEKT positions human resources as its most important capital and promotes human capital management, aiming to connect each employee's sense of purpose and self-realization to the organizational strength where everyone can thrive. As part of this initiative, the company is improving welfare facilities, including cafeterias and restrooms, at each business site. This new facility provides employees with a place for relaxation and has been developed as a building that has acquired Nearly ZEB certification due to its environmentally conscious design.
Facility Overview
Location
Within JTEKT Corporation Tokushima Plant
Construction Completion
March 13, 2026
Start of Use
May 6, 2026
Building Area
1,191.45㎡
Total Floor Area
2,228.65㎡
(1st floor: 1,188.00㎡, 2nd floor: 1,006.81㎡, RF: 33.84㎡)
Structure
Steel frame, 2 stories above ground
Challenges with Conventional Welfare Facilities
The conventional welfare facilities at the Tokushima Plant faced issues such as aging buildings, insufficient seating in the cafeteria, lack of lockers, and the burden of movement due to dispersed facilities. Listening to feedback from the現場 (workplace), JTEKT decided to construct a new welfare building that caters to the convenience and comfort desired by employees.
Space Design Inspired by Tokushima Culture
The design concept for the new welfare building is "Yusan," a traditional culture of Tokushima. The aim was to provide a relaxing time for employees to refresh their minds and bodies during work, much like the Tokushima custom of "Yusan" (going out to play in the fields and mountains). The exterior design incorporates motifs from "Yusanbako," a traditional craft of Tokushima.
Facility Configuration Supporting Diverse Work Styles
The building includes a bright and open cafeteria, box seats for informal meetings, a shop, changing areas, and an active space that can be used for holiday childcare, light exercise, and internal exhibitions.
By locating the facility along the flow line from the employee parking lot to the workplace, accessibility is enhanced. Consolidating the cafeteria, changing rooms, and shop improves convenience, fostering natural communication among employees, promoting health, and enhancing job satisfaction.
Active Space
Cafeteria
Environmental and Disaster Preparedness Considerations
As part of JTEKT's efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, this facility boasts high environmental performance. It significantly reduces primary energy consumption through the adoption of high-performance insulation, energy-saving multi-layer glass with enhanced insulation, the introduction of total heat exchange equipment, the selection of energy-efficient air conditioning systems, lighting control using human sensors, and the adoption of water-saving sanitary equipment. In addition to energy saving through various high-efficiency equipment, the creation of energy through solar power generation equipment installed on the rooftop is expected to reduce annual CO₂ emissions by approximately 290 tons. Through these initiatives, the building has acquired "Nearly ZEB" certification under the Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS).
Furthermore, in the event of an emergency, the facility is equipped to serve as a temporary evacuation site and a headquarters for countermeasures for employees and local residents, thus fulfilling its function as a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) compliant facility.
Future Outlook
Moving forward, based on the philosophy of "people and site-centric management," JTEKT will continue to position human capital as a crucial management foundation, promote the creation of an environment where each employee can work with vitality, and foster a workplace where everyone can challenge themselves without fear of failure.
Based on its mission to "connect technology and bring smiles to all people working on Earth," JTEKT has set the JTEKT Group 2030 Vision as its goal by 2030: "A solution provider that creates the future of mobility society through manufacturing and manufacturing equipment."
To transform into this solution provider, JTEKT positions human resources as its most important capital and promotes human capital management, aiming to connect each employee's sense of purpose and self-realization to the organizational strength where everyone can thrive. As part of this initiative, the company is improving welfare facilities, including cafeterias and restrooms, at each business site. This new facility provides employees with a place for relaxation and has been developed as a building that has acquired Nearly ZEB certification due to its environmentally conscious design.
Facility Overview
Location
Within JTEKT Corporation Tokushima Plant
Construction Completion
March 13, 2026
Start of Use
May 6, 2026
Building Area
1,191.45㎡
Total Floor Area
2,228.65㎡
(1st floor: 1,188.00㎡, 2nd floor: 1,006.81㎡, RF: 33.84㎡)
Structure
Steel frame, 2 stories above ground
Challenges with Conventional Welfare Facilities
The conventional welfare facilities at the Tokushima Plant faced issues such as aging buildings, insufficient seating in the cafeteria, lack of lockers, and the burden of movement due to dispersed facilities. Listening to feedback from the現場 (workplace), JTEKT decided to construct a new welfare building that caters to the convenience and comfort desired by employees.
Space Design Inspired by Tokushima Culture
The design concept for the new welfare building is "Yusan," a traditional culture of Tokushima. The aim was to provide a relaxing time for employees to refresh their minds and bodies during work, much like the Tokushima custom of "Yusan" (going out to play in the fields and mountains). The exterior design incorporates motifs from "Yusanbako," a traditional craft of Tokushima.
Facility Configuration Supporting Diverse Work Styles
The building includes a bright and open cafeteria, box seats for informal meetings, a shop, changing areas, and an active space that can be used for holiday childcare, light exercise, and internal exhibitions.
By locating the facility along the flow line from the employee parking lot to the workplace, accessibility is enhanced. Consolidating the cafeteria, changing rooms, and shop improves convenience, fostering natural communication among employees, promoting health, and enhancing job satisfaction.
Active Space
Cafeteria
Environmental and Disaster Preparedness Considerations
As part of JTEKT's efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, this facility boasts high environmental performance. It significantly reduces primary energy consumption through the adoption of high-performance insulation, energy-saving multi-layer glass with enhanced insulation, the introduction of total heat exchange equipment, the selection of energy-efficient air conditioning systems, lighting control using human sensors, and the adoption of water-saving sanitary equipment. In addition to energy saving through various high-efficiency equipment, the creation of energy through solar power generation equipment installed on the rooftop is expected to reduce annual CO₂ emissions by approximately 290 tons. Through these initiatives, the building has acquired "Nearly ZEB" certification under the Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS).
Furthermore, in the event of an emergency, the facility is equipped to serve as a temporary evacuation site and a headquarters for countermeasures for employees and local residents, thus fulfilling its function as a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) compliant facility.
Future Outlook
Moving forward, based on the philosophy of "people and site-centric management," JTEKT will continue to position human capital as a crucial management foundation, promote the creation of an environment where each employee can work with vitality, and foster a workplace where everyone can challenge themselves without fear of failure.