YKK AP America Inc. is an innovation-driven manufacturer of commercial façade systems and residential windows and doors. Along with our subsidiary, ERIE Architectural Products, we support forward-thinking architecture through advanced manufacturing, sustainable design, and long-term value.
At YKK AP America, we turn architectural innovation into solutions that protect the environment, create value for our customers, and strengthen communities.
YKK’s founder, Tadao Yoshida made the “Cycle of Goodness” the central philosophy of all business activities.
At YKK AP, we design and manufacture high-quality fenestration solutions for both commercial and residential markets. See the types of products we offer.
Our products are used on buildings across the United States. Visit our project portfolio to see commercial projects featuring products from YKK AP and Erie AP.
The STUDIO 101 Design Center offers hands-on product demonstrations and training events. Featuring products from our commercial, residential and Erie AP businesses, we have locations in downtown Atlanta, GA and Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
YKK AP Inc. (Japan) is dedicated to building a better society through our Architectural Products (industrial products for construction), such as windows, doors, curtain walls, and exterior products.
At YKK AP and Erie AP, we believe a career should be more than just a job, it should be a path to growth, purpose, and possibility. When you join our team, you become part of a global company that values innovation, craftsmanship, and collaboration. Here, your ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and your future has no limits.
At YKK AP and EIRE AP, our people are the foundation of everything we build. Learn about some the team members who make innovation and excellence part of our everyday work.
We are looking for people who want to thrive in a collaborative culture and are motivated to do their best work. Our hiring process is the primary opportunity for us to get to know each other.
We believe in using business as a force for good. From sustainability to community involvement, we’re committed to making a positive difference.
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All YKK Group business activities are based on the CYCLE OF GOODNESS® which is the YKK Philosophy, and the MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE: “YKK seeks corporate value of higher significance.”
YKK PHILOSOPHY
No one prospers without rendering benefit to others.
As an important member of society, a company survives through coexistence. When the benefits are shared, the value of the company’s existence will be recognized by society.
When pursuing his business, YKK’s founder, Tadao Yoshida, was most concerned with that aspect, and would find a path leading to mutual prosperity.
He believed that using ingenuity and inventiveness in business activities and constantly creating new value would lead to the prosperity of clients and business partners and make it possible to contribute to society.
This type of thinking is referred to as the CYCLE OF GOODNESS and has always served as the foundation of our business activities.
We have inherited this way of thinking, and have established it as the YKK Philosophy.
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE
YKK Group companies seek to delight our customers, earn the high regard of society and make our employees happy and proud.
We are improving the quality of our products, technology, and management as the means to achieve this.
We make fairness the fundamental standard for all YKK Group business operations, and this is the basis for our management decisions.
CORE VALUES
The YKK Philosophy has long served as the foundation for business activities and has supported the Group’s expansion. In 1994, developing the Philosophy in keeping with the times, we launched the Management Principle, “YKK seeks corporate value of higher significance.” Since then, we have been promoting the MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLEs and Philosophy throughout our organization so that each employee understands and inherits them in order to ensure their succession down the generations. We have also been expanding our promotion activities in our overseas companies and have further solidified the position of the Management Principles throughout the Group.
We actively engage in dialogues concerning the MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE with outside experts.
YKK Group has established the YKK Group Code of Conduct that sets the scopes of behavior of which YKK Group employees in all countries and regions should be aware.
For sustainability, speed, and quality. We will confront the challenges of the changing times, refine our commitments, and contribute to the future of the planet.
