Obayashi Corporation
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Traded as |
TYO: 1802 FSE: 1802 Nikkei 225 Component |
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Founded | Osaka, Japan (January 1892 ) |
Founder | Yoshigoro Obayashi |
Headquarters | Shinagawa Intercity Tower B, 2-15-2, Kōnan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8502, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Toru Shiraishi, (CEO and President) |
Services |
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Revenue |
$ 15.399 billion USD (FY 2012) (¥ 1,448 billion JPY) (FY 2012) |
$ 140.302 million USD (FY 2012) (¥ 13.195 billion JPY) (FY 2012) | |
Number of employees | 12,838 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2013) |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |
Obayashi Corporation (株式会社大林組 Kabushiki-gaisha Ōbayashi Gumi) is one of five major Japanese construction companies along with Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Kajima Corporation, and Taisei Corporation. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is one of the Nikkei 225 corporations.[3] Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo.
Established in 1892 in Osaka, Obayashi operates in Japan and other countries, especially Southeast Asia and Australia, as well as the United States and Europe. Major landmarks in Japan include the Kyoto Station Building and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Center in Tokyo, as well as the Tokyo Skytree.
Obayashi has 86 subsidiaries and 26 affiliated companies in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and North America.[4]
In February 2012 it announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050.[5]
Corporate timeline
- 1892: Obayashi, a Building Construction and Civil Engineering Construction Contractor founded by Yoshigoro Obayashi in Osaka
- 1936: Obayashi Corporation (OC) established
- 1969: Surfrider Hotel, HI completed
- 1970: Princess Kaiulani Hotel, HI completed
- 1972: Obayashi America Corporation (OAC) established in Los Angeles
- 1975: Hotel Kyoto Inn San Francisco, CA completed
- 1978: James E. Roberts - Obayashi Corporation (RO) joins the Obayashi Group
- 1981: Obayashi Corporation San Francisco Office established (Civil Engineering Construction)
- 1982: Obayashi Corporation opens office in New York
- 1988: Toyota Manufacturing Facility, KY completed
- 1989: E.W. Howell Co., Inc. (EWH) joins the Obayashi Group
- 1991: NEC Roseville Semiconductor Plant Mega-Line, CA completed
- 1991: Delta Center/Utah Jazz Arena, UT completed
- 1993: OC America Construction Inc. (OCAC) established in Los Angeles
- 1994: OC Real Estate Management, LLC (OCREM) organized in Los Angeles
- 1997: Sumitomo Sitix of Phoenix, AZ completed
- 1997: Matsushita Semiconductor (MASCA), WA completed
- 1998: Komatsu Silicon America, OR completed
- 1998: San Bernardino (Arrowhead) Medical Center, CA completed
- 2001: Applied Materials (AMAT), CA completed
- 2002: Obayashi USA, LLC (OUSA) established in Los Angeles
- 2002: Obayashi Construction, Inc. (OCI) established in Los Angeles
- 2003: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Central Plant, CA completed
- 2003: Interstate Distributors, CA completed
- 2005: John S. Clark Company, LLC (JSC) joins the Obayashi Group
- 2007: Webcor, LP joins the Obayashi Group
Notable Constructions
- Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, also known as the Hoover Dam Bypass
- Koshien Stadium
- Kyoto Station
- TBS redevelopment
- Osaka Dome
- Namba Parks
- Osaka WTC Building
- Shinjuku Takashimaya Times Square
- Marunouchi Building
- Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
- Tokyo Skytree
- Stadium Australia[6]
- Taiwan High Speed Rail[7]
- Taipei Metro Tamsui Line
- Dubai Metro[7]
- Thủ Thiêm Tunnel underneath the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City[8]
- Ocean Financial Centre
- One Raffles Quay
- Singapore MRT North South Line and East West Line
See also
References
- ↑ "Obayashi Company Overview". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Obayashi Corporate Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Obayashi Global Network". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ The Japan Times Obayashi planning nanotube 'space elevator' in 2050 February 23, 2012
- ↑ "Obayashi Projects - Stadiums". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- 1 2 "Obayashi Projects - Railways". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Tunnel Crossing Saigon River and New Thu Thiem Road". Retrieved March 20, 2014.