Story of WDB Group

Chapter 1 (1985 - 1995) 
The establishment of many firsts

The first administrative support service in Himeji

Current President and CEO Toshimitsu Nakano founded Work Data Bank, Himeji’s first administrative support service on July 6, 1985, just before his 29th birthday. This was the predecessor of WDB. Founding members included Nakano’s family and friends. There were only four employees to start. The reason Nakano chose administrative support service was the low barriers to entry, and he could be the "first in Himeji," and it was just like Nakano to try to stay ahead of others. The second of three brothers, Nakano was said to be the most mischievous. His rugged grit in going after something he wants is a trait he has possessed since childhood.

First temporary staffing agency in the region from Kobe to Okayama

The year following the establishment of the company, the Worker Dispatching Undertakings Act came into force. Two years later, Work Data Bank started a temporary staffing service for clerical staff. This would be the very first temporary staffing agency in the region from Kobe to Okayama. It was about this time that someone who would become an indispensable presence joined the company. This was Miki Otsuka, the current Senior Managing Director. She originally applied for translation work but was promoted to staff representative (currently titled career coordinator) for a new project. She strove to hire temporary staff and introduce human resources to enterprises. However, there was little awareness of temporary staffing at this time, and sales did not increase. Business continued to be bad, and finances were difficult, with many months in which Nakano ended up working for free.

Untainted by the conventional wisdom of the industry.
Toward a company that develops human resources

One year after entering the market, temporary staffing started receiving attention from the society.Business was on the right track, with the number of registered staff on the rise. And then complaints from clients started to arise. The reason for this was the gap between the type of human resources sought by clients and the actual temp staff. There were cases in which the temp staff could not actually do the work they said they could do, or lacked common business sense.
In the temporary staffing industry, it was normal that they did not reagard it as a problem saying "It couldn’t be helped because they’re only human," and "It was a mismatch." However, Nakano and Otsuka were untainted by the industry's common sense.Otsuka, who was keenly aware of the importance of developing human resources, started gathering staff together for training once a week. She taught them what it means to work and provided instruction on common business sense and manners, and dispatch staff responsibly. This was the starting point of the company’s efforts toward guaranteeing working results for the customer, and had developed into the current education and training system we have today. The thoroughness of our unique training program leads to favorable reviews of our staff and trust from clients, it will support the growth as a dispatching company.