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Date published: 2023-01-12

New Year Wish for 2023

As we are all set to begin another year, Crane Central would like to wish a Happy New Year to all. Despite the ups and downs, 2022 has been a successful year for Crane Central and it’s glad that our business achieved a steady growth. Moving forward 2023, we hope that all of you holds success and good fortune in any endeavor.

Great news is meant to be shared right? This year there will be more expansion projects coming up. We wish to bring more convenient for you and society in various way. As one of our company philosophy is contribute to the society, so in return we hope our company can create more valuable service and products which can benefit to the society.

At last but no least, we would like to share company’s motto that we always hold.
• Inquiring mind
• Don’t be afraid to fail spirit of challenge
• Get it done Persistence and passion

Each person’s courageous step will create the history of one’s life. It was shared by our Presidents, Jun Arakaki during New Year message 2023 to all beloved Crane’s staff.

Thank you from the bottom of our heart for all your care and support. Rest assure, Crane Central will continue strive to provide you with the excellent service and products in coming future.

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The 1st mobile application

Good news! Crane Inc’s first mobile application – 4C Calculator was newly launched on 12th July 2022. Now it is available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. If you wish to check out the current price for your diamond, 4C Calculator is the best choice for you.

This diamond price can be shown instantly by entering data according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). The diamond price currency for this application has six currencies (USD, MYR, JPY, TWD, HKD) which may increase in the future so that all countries can use it globally. For your information, the diamond price will be updated in every 3-6 months.

I hope you find this application is very useful and please support us by giving 5-star rating in the Google Apps Store and Apple Apps Store. Stay tuned for more useful apps in the future!