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2005 |
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Attainment of ISO 14001:2004 (Architecture Division) |
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2002 |
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Attainment of ISO 9001:2000 (Architecture Division) |
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2001 |
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Architecture Division adopts Pre-engineered Metal Building Division (evolutionally combined) |
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2000 |
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Attainment of AISC certification
(Shikoku Plant - Complex Buildings and Major Bridges) |
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1999 |
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Attainment of ISO 9001:1994 (Steel Structure Division) |
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1998 |
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Attainment of ISO 9001:1994 (Bridge Division)
Shanghai Shipyard Kawada Steel Structure Co., Ltd. is founded in Shanghai, China |
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1996 |
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Pre-engineered Metal Building business (KBS: Kawada Building System) start |
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1994 |
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Shinchuo Aviation Co. Ltd. becomes a member of the Kawada Group |
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1992 |
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Wind tunnel
facility and Structural testing laboratory
are created |
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1990 |
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Kawada Industries,
Inc. Representative Office opened in the USA |
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1987 |
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Aviation Division is established
(currently Aircraft and Mechanical Systems
Division)
Toho Air Service Co. Ltd. becomes
a member of the Kawada Group |
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1986 |
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Kyouryou Maintenance, Inc. is established |
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1982 |
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Tokyo Headquarters are established |
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1978 |
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Architecture Division is established |
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1973 |
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Shikoku Plant is opened |
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1972 |
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Listed on the first section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges |
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1971 |
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Construction Division is established
Kawada Construction Co., Ltd. is established |
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1970 |
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Kawada Techno
System Co., Ltd. is established |
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1967 |
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Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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1966 |
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First Overseas Project |
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1965 |
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Tokyo branch
office is opened |
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1958 |
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Tochigi Plant is opened |
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1952 |
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Company name is changed to Kawada Industries, Inc. |
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1951 |
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Tokyo sales office is opened |
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1949 |
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Company name is changed to Hokuriku Sharyo Co. Ltd. |
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1940 |
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Hokuriku Industries Ltd. (Kawada's original name) is founded |
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1928 |
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Plant is built in Fukano City, Toyama Prefecture |
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1922 |
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Mr. Chutaro Kawada founds Kawada Ironworks |
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Kawada Industries, Inc., was established on
2nd May 1922. Since its inception
into the business world, Kawada Industries
has grown into Japan's leading steel
fabricator and subsequently it is sought out for numerous major
projects,
both domestic and foreign based. Behind
Kawada Industries' success
lies the single
goal of originating and carrying out
the development of new ideas and philosophies.
This tradition of innovation and creativity
has proven invaluable in setting high standards
for every Kawada Industry project to
follow. This philosophy of innovation
has led Kawada Industries to construct buildings and
bridges of unparalleled sizes and shapes
anywhere else in the world. By entering
the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest
statue in the world (120-m) and by constructing
both the longest suspension bridge in
the world (long span - 1990-m) and the tallest
building in Japan (296-m), it becomes
obvious that Kawada Industries' developments
quickly become the standard for the industry.
The core of Kawada Industries encompasses
three pillars:
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Bridge construction |
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Steel structure construction |
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Architecture
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Within this nucleus, completed projects constitute a variety of tastes and designs, unmistakably "Kawada". Outside of this nucleus, Kawada Industries' diversified operations also branch out into aircraft and advanced electro-mechanical control systems research and development and pre-engineered metal building construction.
Kawada's success is due to: its willingness to innovate and strategically diversify; its commitment to provide high-quality products and customer satisfaction; and a highly skilled and motivated staff dedicated to achieving company objectives before personal goals through a team-work approach. The lessons learned at Kawada Industries serve as a benchmark for businesses aspiring to succeed in the new global economy. |
