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Shimizu Corporation

Architectural, civil engineering and general constructing firm in Japan

Architectural, civil engineering and general constructing firm in Japan

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nameShimizu Corporation
native_name清水建設株式会社
native_name_langja
romanized_nameShimizu Kensetsu kabushiki gaisha
logoShimizu company logo.svg
logo_size250px
imageShimizu Corporation headquarters (2018-01-01) 1.jpg
image_size250px
image_captionHeadquarters in Tokyo, Japan
typePublic KK
traded_as{{Plainlist
ISIN
foundation)
Edo (present day Tokyo)
founderShimizu Kisuke I
industry
products
location2-16-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8370, Japan
area_servedWorldwide
key_people{{plainlist
num_employees17,229 (As of April 1, 2023)
homepage
ownerShimizu family (12.46%)
Mitsui Fudosan (1.08%)
Nisshin Seifun Group (0.38%)
Mitsubishi Estate (0.35%)
Asahi Industries (0.01%)
Toei Company (0.01%)
Tobu Railway (0.01%)
ANA Holdings (0.01%)
revenue$ 15.043 billion USD (FY 2012)
net_income$ 62.69 million USD (FY 2012)
footnotes
  • Nikkei 225 component (TYO)}} Edo (present day Tokyo)
  • Kazuyuki Inoue (Representative director and President)
  • Motoaki Shimizu (director, current representative of Shimizu family)}} Mitsui Fudosan (1.08%) Nisshin Seifun Group (0.38%) Mitsubishi Estate (0.35%) Asahi Industries (0.01%) Toei Company (0.01%) Tobu Railway (0.01%) ANA Holdings (0.01%) (¥ 1,416 billion JPY) (FY 2012) (¥ 5.901 billion JPY) (FY 2012) Shimizu Corporation is an architectural, civil engineering and general contracting firm. It has annual sales of approximately US$15 billion and has been widely recognized as one of the top 5 contractors in Japan and among the top 20 in the world.

It is a family business listed in the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges and a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index.

History

Architectures

The_Front_Entrance_of_the_Tsukiji_Hotel_in_Tokyo.jpg|Tskige Hotel was the first hotel for Westerners opened in 1868. File:Higashidamari-no-Ma_of_Meiji_Palace.JPG|Second Meiji Palace rebuilt in 1888, after having burnt down in 1873 Dai-ichi_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company_Building_in_the_Taisho_era.JPG|The first Dai-ichi Life building designed by Tatsuno Kingo in 1921 Daiichi-Life_Sogokan_1971.png|Daiichi-Life building (1971)

List of the Presidents

  1. Shimizu Kisuke (1804 - 1859) - Founder
  2. Shimizu Kisuke, Formerly Fujisawa Seishichi (1859 - 1891) - Step son of Kisuke
  3. Shimizu Mitsunosuke (1881 - 1887)
  4. Shimizu Mitsunosuke, formerly Shimizu Kisaburo (1887 - 1915)
  5. Shimizu Teikichi (1915 - 1940) - Step brother of the father Mitsunosuke.
  6. Shimizu Yasuo (1940 - 1966) - the son of Teikichi, the heir of Kisaburo
  7. Yoshikawa Seiichi (1966 - 1972)
  8. Noji Kiichi (1972 - 1981)
  9. Yoshino Teruzo (1981年 - 1989)
  10. Imamura Harusuke (1990 - 1999)
  11. Nomura Tetsuya (1999 - 2007)
  12. Miyamoto Yoichi (2007 - 2016)

About Shimizu

The company is named after its founder Kisuke Shimizu, who was born in Koba Village, Etchu (now part of Toyama), and has nothing to do with the former city Shimizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Kisuke Shimizu formed the company in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1804. The company has been headquartered there ever since.

Shimizu Corporation is an international general contractor, publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nagoya Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index. It has a network spanning Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Services offered

  • Planning & Consulting
  • Development & Financing
  • Design
  • Construction
  • Facility Management
  • Maintenance
  • Renovation
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Research & Development

Notable constructions

Japan

  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line - Aqua-Line tunnel and Umihotaru (an artificial island used as a rest station on the Aqua-Line)
  • JR Hakata City
  • Haneda Airport runway D
  • Fukuoka Airport Cargo Terminal
  • Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
  • Tokyu Kabukicho Tower

Asia

  • Bãi Cháy Bridge
  • Singapore MRT
  • Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3
  • Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
  • Bính Bridge
  • Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1
  • Jakarta MRT North–South Line
  • Trinity Tower
  • Metro Manila Subway
  • Plaridel Bypass Road
  • Davao City Bypass Construction Project
  • Luzhou Line (Taipei Metro)
  • THSR Tainan Station

Dream Megaproject Concepts

  • Lunar Solar Power Generation - Luna Ring (generation of electricity using a belt of solar cells around the lunar equator)
  • TRY2025 The Environmental Island - Green Float (botanical city concept)
  • Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid (a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay)
  • Inter Cell City (a sustainable, environmentally conscious city)
  • Space Hotel (space tourism)
  • Lunar Bases
  • Urban Geo-Grid Plan (coordination of facilities above ground and underground for increased efficiency)
  • Desert Aqua-Net Plan (desert canals)
  • Ocean Spiral (underwater city)

References

References

  1. "Corporate Profile".
  2. "Company Profile". [[Nikkei Inc.]].
  3. "Annual Report 2013".
  4. Shimizu, Hiroshi. (2008). "Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore". [[NUS Press]].
  5. "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". [[Nikkei Inc.]].
  6. "Services".
  7. "Fukuoka Airport Cargo Terminal | Projects | Shimizu Corporation".
  8. "Projects".
  9. "The Luna Ring concept". [[NASA]].
  10. "Lunar Solar Power Generation -LUNA RING-".
  11. "Ocean Spiral".
  12. (21 November 2014). "City of the future sinks into the ocean". [[Daily Telegraph]].
  13. "Desert Aqua-Net Plan".
  14. "The Environmental Island -GREEN FLOAT-".
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