OUR HISTORY

1967 Yingcheng Trading Co., Ltd. was established, primarily exporting canned pineapples and           mushrooms to the German market. 
1976 Jack Lee acquired Yingcheng Trading Co., Ltd., discontinued the food business, and                   shifted focus to exporting woodworking machinery to Southeast Asia. 
1978 Capital was increased to NT$2,000,000. 
1979 Hand tools, auto accessories, and housewares became the primary business items for             the European market. 
1983 Capital was increased to NT$5,000,000. 
1986 Woodworking tools were added for the US market, supplying woodworkers via mail-                   order. 
1989 The company expanded into the Japanese Homecenter market with hand tools, power               tool accessories, pneumatic tools, and home hardware. 
1994 LINK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED was established in Hong Kong to begin supplying                       products from Mainland China. 
1995 Began supplying hand tools and components to Japanese construction machinery                    factories. 
1999 Started supplying hand tools and hardware to professional markets in South Korea. 
2000 The Shanghai Liaison Office was founded to import hardware tools for the Taiwan                       market. 
2002 Partnered with Nanjing Songzheng to establish a packaging and inspection warehouse             center in Nanjing. 
2003 Launched the "Justool" brand for woodworking cutters in the Japanese market. 
2004 Began supplying stamping parts, jigs, and machining parts to Japan. 
2007 Launched e-commerce marketing operations. 
2008 Expanded e-commerce presence by opening the APM jewelry online store on Rakuten              and registering the APM trademark. 
2009 Capital was increased to NT$15,000,000 and began supplying leather products to Japan. 
2010 Established production bases in Dongguan and Shenzhen. 
2011 Added electronic products for the Japanese market. 
2012 Started importing items for online sales and opened a physical store to support e-                     commerce operations.
2013 Added home goods to the online sales portfolio. 
2014 Established the "apmlife" home goods online store. 
2017 Collaborated with Kurochiku to develop Japanese souvenirs and sundries. 
2018 Partnered with AUTOBACS to develop toolboxes. 
2019 Collaborated with Asahi Godo to develop "be LEGEND" sports equipment. 
2020 Partnered with Naigai to develop ball products. 
2021 Collaborated with Don Quijote to develop beauty products. 
2022 Partnered with ABC MART to develop cleaning tools. 
2023 Collaborated with Don Quijote to develop new nail clippers. 
2024 Launched the new official Yingcheng website and social media platforms.
2025 Began collaborating with Japanese drugstores to retail beauty products.