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Obayashi Corporation

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Type
  
Public KK

Headquarters
  
Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Founded
  
19 December 1936

Area served
  
Worldwide

Founder
  
Yoshigoro Obayashi

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Traded as
  
TYO: 1802 FSE: 1802 Nikkei 225 Component

Industry
  
Construction Engineering Design

Key people
  
Toru Shiraishi, (CEO and President)

Services
  
Architectural design Civil engineering design Construction (civil engineering and building construction) Engineering Real estate

Stock price
  
1802 (TYO) JP¥ 1,040 -4.00 (-0.38%)22 Mar, 10:21 AM GMT+9 - Disclaimer

CEO
  
Toru Shiraishi (28 Jun 2007–)

Subsidiaries
  
Webcor Builders, Obayashi USA, LLC

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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. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo.

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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.

In February 2012 it announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050.

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
  • Taiwan High Speed Rail
  • Taipei Metro Tamsui Line
  • Dubai Metro
  • Thủ Thiêm Tunnel underneath the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Ocean Financial Centre
  • One Raffles Quay
  • Singapore MRT North South Line and East West Line
  • References

    Obayashi Corporation Wikipedia