Customer Story Bridgestone gains traction with statistics Since its inception in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka in 1931, Bridgestone has been a paragon of Japanese technology and innovation. Founder Shojiro Ishibashi strived to make his rubber tires with homegrown ingenuity, foregoing the opportunity to replicate existing European or North American technology. T oday, it operates over 180 production and R&D facilities spread across 27 countries as a multinational corporation. But Bridgestone is not resting on its laurels. Innovation and product development continue to be at the forefront of its work. Bridgestone doesn’t only manufacture conventional car tires; it also creates new, cutting-edge tire technology for aircraft, large-scale mining vehicles and motorcycles. Beyond

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