Corporate Profile and History

Established as Kawasaki Shisuiki Manufacturing Partnership

Established Tokyo Branch (now Kanto Branch) of Kawasaki Boring Co., Ltd. in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, with the purpose of conducting boring works and geological investigations (capital: JPY 500 thousand)

Established Osaka Office (now West Japan Branch)

Obtained licenses for both Special and General Construction Business

Established Kyushu Office (now Kyushu Branch)

Established Nagoya Office (now Chubu Branch)

Established Sendai Office (now North Japan Branch)

Registered as a Construction Consultant

Registered as a Surveying Business

Established Hiroshima Office (now Chugoku Branch)

Relocated head office to Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Established Geophysical Exploration Department (now Marine Geology and Geophysics Division) and expanded into geophysical surveys

Relocated head office to Omoriminami, Ota-ku, Tokyo

Changed company name to Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co., Ltd.

Established Marine Survey Section within the Geophysical Exploration Department (now Marine Survey Group) and expanded into marine surveys

Relocated head office to Omorikita, Ota-ku, Tokyo

Established Niigata Office (now Hokuriku Branch)

Established Hyogo Office (now Kobe Branch)

Registered as the first Geological Investigation Consultant under the registration system established in April 1977 (Registration No. 1).

Established Matsuyama Office (now Shikoku Branch)

Established Kanagawa Office (now Yokohama Branch)

Established Saitama Office (now North Kanto Branch)

Established Sapporo Office (now Hokkaido Branch)

Listed on the over-the-counter market of the Japan Securities Dealers Association (now TSE JASDAQ Standard).

Obtained ISO 9001 certification at the Kanto Branch

Established Cultural Heritage Survey Consultant Co., Ltd. (affiliate) to conduct geological and geotechnical investigations and cultural heritage surveys using microfossil analysis.

Relocated head office and East Japan Branch (now Kanto Branch) to 2-11-15 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Designated as an Investigation Organization under the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act

Obtained ISO 9001 certification for all offices

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ following the integration of the Osaka and Tokyo Stock Exchanges

Established Hanoi Representative Office

Established OHYA UNDERGROUND ENERGY Co., Ltd. (affiliate) to provide thermal energy using groundwater from former Oya stone quarries

Acquired Union Consultant Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary to strengthen geological and geotechnical investigation capabilities in Hokkaido and contribute to the local community

Acquired Meiou Soil Survey Design., Ltd. as a subsidiary to strengthen geological and geotechnical investigation capabilities in Okinawa and contribute to the local community