Tsutsumi Mokuzai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 568-1 Ukiha-machi Ukiha, Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture; President: Toyohito Tsutsumi) has been selected for the "2025 Emerging SMEs/Small Businesses 300" by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This selection recognizes the company's deep roots in the community, its diverse product line, its integrated wood supply chain—unparalleled in Kyushu—and its diversified business development originating from its lumber processing business. ▲ Yutaka House Sangyo / Tsutsumi Mokuzai ▲ President Tsutsumi pays a courtesy call on Mayor Gondo (right) [About the "Emerging SMEs/Small Businesses 300" Award] The "Emerging SMEs/Small Businesses 300" is a program that selects small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses that are expected to contribute to the growth of regional and Japanese economies by transforming their businesses or undertaking new ventures in response to changes in the socio-economic structure. For fiscal year 2025, 300 companies were selected for their outstanding initiatives in five fields: "Growth Strategy & Productivity Improvement," "Overseas Expansion," "GX (Green Transformation)," "DX (Digital Transformation)," and "Investment in People & Environment Building." In Kyushu, 29 companies were selected, and in Fukuoka Prefecture, 15 companies were selected. [Our Initiatives] ■ Building an Integrated Wood Supply Chain In collaboration with our group company, Yutaka House Sangyo Co., Ltd., we provide integrated housing-related services, from material procurement to lumber processing, pre-cutting, construction/renovation, real estate sales, and wood stove sales. With approximately 200 types of lumber products, we flexibly respond to the diverse needs of carpenters and construction companies. ■ Commitment to Safe and High-Quality Lumber (JAS Certified) We have introduced the only high-frequency high-temperature steam drying machine in the prefecture. As a JAS-certifi