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Founded 1972 — Tokyo & Istanbul

Two cities. One vision.
The world between them.

"In 1972, two workshops opened on the same year — one in Tokyo, one in Istanbul. Half a century later, those two flames became one global house."

Padlock Corp is the only major event group in the world with twin founding cities — straddling East and West, craft and commerce, from day one.

A quietly global timeline.

Padlock Corp does not publish annual press releases. We measure ourselves in decades, not quarters. Below: the milestones that mattered.

1972
Two ateliers — one in Tokyo (Hisao Tanaka workshop), one in Istanbul (Karaköy waterfront) — open their doors on the same year. Independent foundations. Shared philosophy.
1981
The two houses formally merge under a single name: Padlock Corp. Headquartered jointly across Tokyo and Istanbul.
1989
First European office opens in Munich — beginning of the Continental expansion.
1995
Foundational division Atlas formalized — bringing structure to the original stand and build practice.
2001
New York office opens at Lower Manhattan — Americas operations begin.
2008
Echo launches as Padlock's live event division — corporate galas, product launches, brand activations.
2012
Dubai office opens at Burj Khalifa — MEA operations begin in earnest.
2015
Fortress launches — temporary infrastructure, grandstands, Olympic and World Cup overlay engagements.
2018
Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul open in the same year — Asia Pacific deepens to seven offices.
2020
Orbit launches — Padlock's proprietary exhibitions and summit series.
2023
Quantum launches — web, digital experience, immersive technology.
2024
Workforce reaches 10,047. Five divisions. Twenty-seven offices. Five continents.

The shape of Padlock in 2025.

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"We started in Tokyo. We grew up in Istanbul. We are now everywhere."

One firm. Five disciplines.

Padlock Corp operates as five integrated divisions. Most major engagements draw on three or more.

ATLAS
Stand & Build
Atlas is the foundational division of Padlock Corp — design, fabrication, transport and on-site installation of exhibition stands, expo pavi...
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ECHO
Live Event Production
Echo is Padlock Corp's live experience division — product launches, conferences, galas, brand activations and stage productions for the worl...
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ORBIT
Exhibition Organizer
Orbit launches and operates Padlock Corp's proprietary exhibitions, summits and B2B trade fairs — content-integrator events that own the cal...
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FORTRESS
Venues & Structures
Fortress is the temporary infrastructure division — grandstands, marquees, overlay, sports fields and festival builds for World Cups, Olympi...
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QUANTUM
Web & Digital
Quantum is the digital experience division — websites, brand platforms, immersive technology, AR/VR, configurators and data dashboards for g...
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Where Padlock shows up.

Selected long-running mega-event partnerships across our five divisions.

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FIFA World Cup
Infrastructure since 2010
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Olympic Games
Hospitality since 2012
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NBA Global Games
Production since 2018
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COP Climate Summits
Build since 2015
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BRICS Summit
Operations since 2019
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G20 Summit
Production since 2014