This summer we welcomed four interns to different offices within the North and Central America region. Throughout the next few months we will be sharing interviews with them as they tell us about their experiences working at YKK Corporation of America. Meet Reza Talebzadeh, our summer business development intern. Reza…
YKK is tackling the plastic waste issue with its materially recycled NATULON® zipper, which has saved millions of plastic bottles from landfills in the past five years. This is just one of the many environmentally friendly products we will showcase at the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, to be held…
YKK will showcase its expertise in zipper innovation at the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, to be held June 18 – 20, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. On Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00 AM in booth 56030-UL, YKK will host a Tech Talk by John Holliday, Senior Product Development Manager, and…
In December 2018, YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd became the only zipper manufacturer in Bangladesh to be certified by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (“Alliance”), formed in the immediate aftermath to the Rana Plaza building collapse on April 24, 2013, which killed 1,134 workers…
QuickFree®, a zipper developed by YKK, was recognized in the “design that contributes to the safety and security of children” category of the 12th Kids Design Award sponsored by Kids Design Association in Japan. The Kids Design Award aims to promote design that contributes to the safety and security of…
