2nd Japan Construction International Award
SME Category
KUMONOS Corporation
Company Overview
Location: Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Capital: 30 million yen
Number of Employees: 122 persons
Main Business: Crack inspection, Infrastructure inspection for its maintenance and management
Customer Countries: Thailand, Nepal, Malaysia, the U.S.A.
Company Features
- Using “KUMONOS”, a remote crack inspection system developed by KUMONOS CORPORATION, and 3D Laser Scanner, KUMONOS Corporation develops overseas business for infrastructure inspection and maintenance works.
Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- After confirming the marketability of “KUMONOS” by exhibiting at “INTERGEO2012”, an international exhibition of surveying technologies, and implementing ODA Business Model Formulation Survey in Malaysia, KUMONOS Corporation has started extending its overseas business at its full scale.
- KUMONOS Corporation has contributed to preventive maintenance and expanding life-span of infrastructure by using “KUMONOS”, a crack inspection system developed by KUMONOS Corporation. KUMONOS Corporation supports technological transfer through technical training and provision of the systems to local universities, as well as sale of the systems.
- Since its technology was appreciated by local governmental institutions and universities through “Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technologies” of JICA, KUMONOS Corporation successfully got a project contract to inspect cracks of King Rama VIII Bridge (in 2018).
- “KUMONOS” enables crack inspection in high places without scaffolding, which leads to secure the safety of operation and improve the economic efficiency.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9.57 million yen |
| 2017 | 136 million yen |
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Thailand Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese technologies for Improving Bridge Maintenance with Concrete Crack Measurement System | JICA | 99.8 million yen | September 2016 to February 2018 | Main contractor |
| Thailand | Crack Inspection of King Rama VIII Bridge | IMMS Co.,Ltd | 5.94 million yen | October 2018 to November 2018 | |
| Malaysia | KUMONOS purchased by Antaragrafik Co.,Ltd | Antaragrafik Co.,Ltd | 5 million yen | September 2018 |
GYROS Corporation
Company Overview
Location: Fuchu City, Tokyo, Japan
Capital: 30 million yen
Number of Employees: 14 persons
Main Business: Consultant, design and construction management of airport development
Customer Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Malawi, Morocco
Company Features
- Continuously involved in developing projects which serve both for hard (infrastructure development) and soft (development of local human resources etc.) in the area of aviation.
Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- Since 2006, GYROS Corporation, as an engineering consultant firm specialized in the area of aviation and airport development, provides continuous services including study, planning, designing, assistance in bidding and construction supervision of aviation related infrastructure, in regions such as Middle East, Africa and Pacific.
- GYROS Corporation effectively involved in projects which provides not only for hard infrastructure in the area of aviation and airport development, but also for soft support such as capacity development for operation of the developed infrastructure and facilities.
- GYROS promotes technological transfer actively, through site tours for students and internship programs for university students.
- GYROS also enhanced its internal safety management system against risks such as terrorism, and comprehensive information sharing.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 260.7 million yen |
| 2017 | 110.45 million yen |
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | Project for Improvement of Honiara International Airport | JICA Government of Solomon Islands | 125 million yen 446 million yen |
April 2017 to May 2018 June 2018 to October 2022 |
Main contractor |
| Afghanistan | Rehabilitation and Expansion of Aircraft Parking Aprons at Kabul International Airport | Government of Afghanistan (I)(II) | 153 million yen (I) 198 million yen (II) |
April 2012 to December 2013 April 2013 to December 2013 |
Main contractor |
| Malawi | The Project for Capacity Development for Air Navigation Services | JICA | 226 million yen | April 2014 to June 2016 | Main contractor |
NIKKEN KOGAKU CO.,LTD.
Company Overview
Location: Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Capital: 1004.42 million yen
Number of Employees: 109 persons
Main Business: Development and sales of disaster management technology
Customer Countries: Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia
Company Features
- NIKKEN KOGAKU CO.,LTD. established a business development scheme of promoting of technologies in local markets through verifying effectiveness of its technology by using network among local universities and researchers.
Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- NIKKEN KOGAKU CO.,LTD. established its business style in mid-long term perspectives, through assessing and evaluating the wave dissipating block technology to prove its advantage, thus contributing to enhancing its recognition and business activities by collaboration with local universities and research institutes.
- In 2012, a representative office was established in Hanoi, Vietnam. Its own technology was registered as the National Standard of Vietnam (TCVN) through performance evaluation jointly conducted with Water Resource University in Vietnam. It was applied at a large scale project, such as Nghi Son Refinery development project.
- NIKKEN KOGAKU CO.,LTD. has spread their products which emphasize life-cycle cost by using toughness and resilient structure. In FY2018, work expanded in Vietnam with a roughly 157-million-yen order for the “Chan May Port Breakwater” Project.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.3 million yen |
| 2017 | 1,6 million yen |
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | NGHI SON REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX PROJECT | Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical LLC. | 187 million yen | January 2014 to December 2016 | |
| Vietnam | Chan May Port Breakwater Project | Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam | 157 million yen | September 2018 to December 2020 | |
| East Timor | The Project of River Training for the Protection of Mola Bridge (Grand aid) | Ministry of Public Works, East Timor | 9 million yen | April 2014 to September 2015 |
Himekenkizai Co.,Ltd.
Company Overview
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Capital: 81.75 million yen
Number of Employees: 17 persons (in Japan), 160 persons (all group companies)
Main Business: Rental, sales, construction and consulting of temporary construction facilities.
Customer Countries: Vietnam
Company Features
- Himekenkizai Co.,Ltd. is promoting design technology in Vietnam and developing its business continuously through establishing a school of architecture with a local university to realize effective capacity development.
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Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- In order to reduce the risks of overseas expansion, the company strategically entered into partnerships with various local companies in line with its level of entry into the local economy.
- The company improved the brand image of the Japanese construction industry and was successful in cultivating and securing effective human resources by expanding its business based on cooperation with universities and a specialized architectural school jointly established with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.
- After establishing a local subsidiary through the aforementioned activities, the company continuously receives design and construction orders for hotels, residences, etc. in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 160 million yen |
| 2017 | 240 million yen |
Recent Major Projects
| Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Go Vap International Preschool | City Smart Viet Nam | 20.54 million yen | February 2017 to July 2017 | Main contractor |
| Vietnam | District 3 International Preschool | City Smart Viet Nam | 18.72 million yen | May 2018 to August 2018 | Main contractor |
| Vietnam | AEG Viet Nam | Ministry of Public Works, East Timor | 17.93 million yen | April 2017 to August 2017 | Main contractor |