1st Japan Construction International Award
SME Category
Kidoh Construction Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Address: 4-6-31, Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka
Capital: 83.30 million yen
Number of Employees: 103
Main Business: Underground pipe laying works using various pipes by pipe jacking method
Customer country: Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar
Company Characteristics
- Kidoh Construction receives orders in Indonesia and Myanmar on a continuous basis through its excellent pipe jacking method technology and its dissemination and market education activities.
Overseas Project Summaries
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports ODA-related projects for medium and small companies. Thanks to such support, in 2012, Kidoh Construction received an order for a dissemination project for pipe jacking method technology in Indonesia.
- The company promoted the superiority of pipe jacking method technology in Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam and Indonesia. At the same time, the company cooperated with local parties to prepare specification standards regarding technology and estimation.
- The company has engaged in construction in Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. In addition, the execution of a long-distance pipe jacking construction project with full-scale adoption of Japanese technologies in Myanmar has been determined this fiscal year.
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Orderer | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | Construction of Bago River Pipeline Crossing | Myanmar government | Approx. 200 million yen | From May 2018 | Subcontract |
| Indonesia | Construction of Waterway from Ciliwung River to East Canal Floodway (KBT) | Indonesian government | Approx. 1.6 billion yen | Between January 2015 and January 2016 | Subcontract |
| Indonesia | Construction of Bentangur Tunnel Sangatta | Local company | Approx. 100 million yen | Between August 2014 and December 2014 | Subcontract |
Evaluation Points
- Kidoh Construction robustly conducts activities to succeed in “spec-in business (a business method that designates methods, materials, or equipment in design drawings or specifications to secure an order)" in each country by collaborating in creating specification standards for pipe jacking method, which are beneficial socially and environmentally.
- The company employs local staff and invites local engineers to Japan for training. Through such activities, the company largely contributes to the technological transfer of pipe jacking method.
Sakai Heavy Industries Ltd.
Company Overview
Address: Tokyo
Capital: 3.1 billion yen
Number of Employees: 285
Primary Business: Manufacturing and sales of heavy construction equipment
Customer country: Indonesia, United States, China, Thailand, and Bahrain
Company Characteristics
- Sakai Heavy Industries manufactures and sells excellent heavy construction equipment and machinery. The company has a business style that it expands its sales routes while offering technical guidances locally.
Overseas Project Summaries
- Sakai manufactures and sells road rollers, stabilizers, and road cutters as its main business. The company started its export business from export of road rollers to Thailand in 1935. Then, after 1950s, the company exported road rollers mainly to Asian countries including Philippines.
- Thereafter, the company established manufacturing/sales bases in Indonesia, United States, China, and other countries to sell its products to more than 130 countries through its networks of over 100 worldwide agencies.
Recent ODA-Associated Projects of Machinery Leasing
| Country | Leasing Products | Contract Amount | Implementation period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent | Stabilizers, rollers | Approx. 84 million yen | April 2018 |
| Kenya | Stabilizers, rollers | Approx. 250 million yen | December 2017 |
| Myanmar | Rollers | Approx. 160 million yen | January 2017 |
Overseas sales in 2016
12.44billion yen
(the previous year’s sales amount + 230 million yen)
12.44billion yen
(the previous year’s sales amount + 230 million yen)
Evaluation Points
- Sakai engages not only in sales of its heavy construction equipment/machinery but also in organization of local production bases and in establishment of agency networks, which offers services to locals. Through such activities, the company aims to create jobs.
- The company secures adequate training periods for operators, engineers, and other staffs depending on the types of machinery to achieve technical transfer.
- The company has a wide variety of products which meet each country's environmental standard (noise, oscillation, gas emission) and promotes and sells its road maintenance/repair method (stabilizer method), which is excellent in durability and others. Through such approaches, the company considers social/environmental effects to conduct its business.
Jesco Holdings, Inc.
Company Overview
Address: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Capital: 925 million yen
Number of Employees: 25
Primary Business: Construction of electric facilities and telecommunication facilities
Customer country: Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia
Company Characteristics
Company Characteristics
- JESCO strategically expands its business in both design, integration, and construction through accurate risk management and receives substantial business in Asian regions.
Overseas Project Summaries
- Dispatch of engineers from Japan to the construction site for KLCC in Malaysia was an opportunity for JESCO for its full-scale business penetration into ASEAN countries.
- 2001 in Vietnam, JESCO established a subsidiary, which plays a Strategic role in its overseas business.
- JESCO conducted design, integration, and construction management, which were associated with construction of electric facilities and telecommunication facilities. The company received a number of orders which were mainly ODA-related infrastructure construction including construction of Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2. Based on such track records. the company expanded its business to receive orders from the neighboring countries.
- In Vietnam, constructions of high-rise condominium are increasing in number. On this background, the company received a large-scale project of 760 million yen in 2017.
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Orderer | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | New construction of Sunrise City View | Local company | Approx. 760 million yen | Between 2017 and 2018 | Prime contract |
| Vietnam | Construction of ITS equipment for North-South Expressway | Hitachi. Ltd. and other companies | Approx. 680 million yen | Between 2013 and 2017 | Subcontract |
| Vietnam | New construction of Noi Bai International Airport terminal 2 buildings | Taisei Corp. and other companies | Approx. 480 million yen | Between 2011 and 2014 | Subcontract |
Evaluation Points
- JESCO manages and controls construction risks into its business plans in advance, starts its business in design and integration, which carries low risk, and then expands its business into more profitable fields. The company proceeds its business with strategies by establishing such schemes.
- JESCO provides unique Japanese language education and technical guidance, largely contributing to Vietnamese personnel training and technology transfer.
- JESCO strives hard to offer high-quality technologies through the following activities: obtaining ISO certification. construction of LEED-approved buildings, and feedback objectification of JESCO's technologies.
Taiyu Kensetsu Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Address: Nagoya, Aichi
Capital: 660 million yen
Number of Employees: 421
Primary Business: Road construction, pavement construction, and others
Customer country: South Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Philippines
Company Characteristics
- Taiyu Kensetsu developed excellent asphalt modifier for porous asphalt pavement, which were provisionally approved as new technology by Vietnamese government. With the provisional approval, the company received orders on a continuous basis.
Overseas Project Summaries
- The company started its overseas business from sales of its own technology and pavement material in 2000.
- The company sets asphalt modifier for porous asphalt pavement as main products, explained the products' excellent qualities and strong effectiveness as well as their production methods, offered and executed trial construction, and evaluated the results from the trials. Through such activities, the company was highly evaluated by Vietnamese government and companies, and then received a number of orders.
- The porous asphalt pavement using this asphalt modifier was provisionally approved as new technology by Vietnamese government in 2016. Then, the company offered and executed trial construction in Thailand and Malaysia and those trials were highly evaluated.
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Customer’s Construction Name | Sales destination | Sales amount/ quantity | season, time, period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Improvement work of highways | Local company | 350 t (estimate) | From January 2018 |
| Thailand | Improvement work of roads | Local company | 20 t | From January 2018 |
| Malaysia | Improvement work of highways | Local company | 2 t | June 2017 |
Overseas sales in 2016
7,8 million yen
(the previous year’s sales amount + 4.4 million yen)
7,8 million yen
(the previous year’s sales amount + 4.4 million yen)
Evaluation Points
- Taiyu Kensetsu established the following robust business scheme and received orders on a continuous basis: PR activities of Taiyu Kensetsu's own technology product introduction technology verification through trial construction evaluation by government and investors business expansion.
- Taiyu adds its unique technology to Japanese technological standards to offer excellent durable materials which meet focal needs.
- The company routinely exchanges information with local governments and universities, provides guidance to local plants. and conducts collaborative studies with local universities. Through such activities, the company contributes to technical transfer.
Tamada Industries, Inc
Company Overview
Address: Ishikawa
Capital: 52.5 million yen
Number of Employees: 263
Primary Business: Design and production of underground tanks and fireproof water tanks
Customer country: Vietnam
Company Characteristics
- The company has a patent of a forming method in Japan. With the patented forming method, the company manufactures and sells double-wall tanks and licenses in lining treatment (layer laminated with fiber-reinforced plastic) of aged underground tanks. Through such activities, the company received orders on a continuous basis.
Overseas Project Summaries
- Based on a JICA-related project which adopted SF (steel fiber-reinforced plastic) double-wall tanks in Vietnam, Tamada established a local subsidiary in Vietnam and manufactures canned products including underground tanks and fireproof water tanks and sells them to Southeast Asian countries.
- The company manufactures and sells SF double-wall tanks and licenses technology for lining treatment of such tanks to non-Japanese manufacturers and contractors in ASEAN countries.
Recent Major Projects
| Country and Region | Business Description | Counterpart | Construction Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Delivery of SF double-wall tanks | Japanese firm | From 2016 |
| Taiwan | Licensing of lining technology for FRP tanks | Local company | From 2016 |
| Thailand | Licensing of manufacturing technology for fireproof water tanks | Local company | From 2015 |
Overseas sales in 2016 Approximately
300 million yen
Note: TAMADA VIETNAM’s sales amount
300 million yen
Note: TAMADA VIETNAM’s sales amount
Evaluation Points
- Tamada set Vietnam as its foothold and devised robust business strategies. At the same time, the company foresees demands, which are required in Vietnam and appeals its own technology. Through such activities, the company successfully continues its business.
- Regarding SF double-wall tanks, which are excellent in durability, the company transfers their production technology in Vietnam and offers technical guidances to subcontractors, largely contributing to technical transfer.
Marushin Shitaka Construction Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Address: Tateyama-Machi, Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama
Capital: 48 million yen
Number of Employees: 54
Primary Business: General construction works
Customer country: Nepal and Bhutan
Company Characteristics
- Marushin Shitaka accepted trainees from Nepal. With that as a start, the company established local networks, expanded its businesses, and received orders of local public work projects in Nepal. Like these activities, Marushin Shitaka, as a small and medium construction company, plays such a pioneering role.
Overseas Project Summaries
- Marushin Shitaka accepts Nepalese trainees and technical interns and offered skill training at its head office in Japan.
- The company established a Nepal branch office in 1992. There, the company employed trainees who had completed the skill training in Japan.
- The company, received an order of a road improvement work in Nepal in 2008. Since the company's track record in the 2008 project was highly evaluated, the company received an order of a large-scale public work. Thereafter, the company also received an order of JICA's ODA-related project. The company received an order of national-road construction work, Urban infrastructure development works, Slope protection and other works in Bhutan.
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Orderer | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | School-repair works | Nepalese government | Approx. 170 million yen | Between February 2016 and June 1016 | Prime contract |
| Nepal | Repair wort of a small-scale hydro power plant | Nepal Electricity Authority | Approx. 1 billion yen | Between November 2014 and February 2017 | Prime contract |
| Bhutan | New construction of highways | Bhutanese government | Approx. 1.6 billion yen | Between April and December 2014 | Prime contract |
Evaluation Points
- In Tateyama, where Marushin Shitaka is based, a school enjoyed sister-school exchanges with a Nepalese school. Marushin Shitaka utilized such a connection to offer personnel training for Nepalese and expanded business in Nepal. In this manner, the company has excellent leadership and strategies.
- The company conducts business on a continuous basis while expanding the scale of orders, which they receives. Marushin Shitaka received an order of a large-scale public work.
- The company also contributes to personnel training and technical transfer. For example, the company accepted Nepalese technical interns and invited city employees from Phuntsholing, Bhutan to offer training at Marushin's head office.
Yasuda Engineering Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Address: Osaka City, Osaka
Capital: 300 million yen
Number of Employees: 139
Primary Business: General construction and propulsion works
Customer country: South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Indonesia
Company Characteristics
- Yasuda Engineering Co., Ltd. utilizes its excellent propulsion-method technology and business strategies to secure orders including a large-scale project of approximately 10.4 billion yen. At the same time, the company largely contributed to technical transfer to Vietnam. organizations.
Overseas Project Summaries
- Japanese and Vietnamese governments signed a memorandum on technical cooperation regarding sewage technology in 2010. Based on the memorandum, Yasuda started its business expansion in Vietnam.
- Yasuda made presentations of its propulsion-method technology and created Vietnamese-version of codes and standards for the propulsion method. Through such activities, the company promoted spread of propulsion-method technology.
- In 2016, Yasuda received a large-scale water-environment improvement project of over 10 billion yen in Vietnam.
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Orderer | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Sewer laying work | Ho Chi Minh City | Approx. 10.4 billion yen | Between March 2016 and March 2019 | Prime contract |
| Vietnam | Sewer laying work | Korean company | Approx. 95 million yen | Between February 2015 and June 2015 | Subcontract |
| Indonesia | Construction of an underground discharge channel | Local company | Approx. 1.6 billion yen | Between January 2014 and February 2015 | Subcontract |
Evaluation Points
- Yasuda conducts activities to succeed in "spec-in business (a business method that designates methods, materials, or equipment in design drawings or specifications to secure reception of an order) ". such as created Vietnamese version of codes and standards regarding propulsion methods, which is beneficial socially and environmentally.
- Yasuda accepted technical interns, employ them after their return to Vietnam, and, in collaboration with local construction companies, provides personnel training. Through such activities, Yasuda largely contributes to technical transfer of its propulsion method.