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Uniform Reuse Project "ReBaton" Realizes Upcycling to Work Gloves

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The specialized trading company planning and selling corporate uniforms and related items, Uniform-Net Co., Ltd.
In addition to selling uniforms, the company is also involved in a project to collect and upcycle old uniforms called "ReBaton SUSTAINABLE PROJECT (hereinafter referred to as ReBaton). This time, we spoke with President Arakawa about the project.
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Hiroshi Arakawa
Hiroshi Arakawa

UNIFORM-NET CO., LTD.
President

Born in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. After graduating from university, he trained at a uniform manufacturer in Tokyo, and joined Unisex Kanto Co., Ltd. (now Uniform-Net Co., Ltd.) in 2002.
He is the second-generation president who addresses corporate branding through uniforms.
Awards include the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry's "Courageous Management Award" 17th Encouragement Prize and Fukushima Minpo's "Fukushima Industrial Award" 7th & 8th Silver Prize.

Uniform Materials that Are Easy to Recycle

Uniform-Net Co., Ltd. was founded in 1975 by former president Tomonari Arakawa in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, as a company specializing in the sale of uniforms. Since then, it has expanded to all of Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Tochigi Prefecture, entering Tokyo in 2004 and Gunma Prefecture in 2005. Currently, the company operates at ten locations.
From the beginning, the company has specialized in work clothes and other "uniforms," and started an upcycling project in April 2023.
"I used to think that recycling and upcycling initiatives in companies were something that large corporations did at great cost for image enhancement.

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