History

Main events at HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION: 2013–

2013	ANDO Corporation and HAZAMA CORPORATION merge, creating HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION.
	Toshio Ono becomes Representative Director and Chairman; Toshiaki Nomura becomes Representative Director and President.
	Head office relocates to Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
2014	Hazama Ando Kogyo Co., Ltd., Addtechno Co., Ltd., and EBIRA, Inc. merge.
2015	Completes Sindhuli Road (Nepal), which extends 160 km in total.
2015	Establishes PT. Hazama Ando Murinda in Indonesia.
2016	Completes construction of the Technology Training Center (TTC) Tsukuba, a residential training facility at the Technical Research Institute.
2017	Completes construction of a precast concrete factory in the city of Chiba.
2018	Masato Fukutomi becomes Representative Director and President.
2019	Acquires certification under the Science Based Targets (SBT) Initiative and joins the RE100 Initiative.
2020	Formulates Hazama Ando Vision 2030.
	Establishes LCS Business Headquarters.
	Start of verification testing for the "Hazama Ando Next-generation Energy Project" to reduce CO₂ emissions from buildings across a wide area.
2022	Transition to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market.
2022	Head office relocates to Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
2023	Celebrates the 10th anniversary of its merging.
2023	Kazuhiko Kuniya becomes Representative Director and President.
2024	Completes construction of the Sendai ANDO HAZAMA Building in the city of Sendai.

HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION’s Past:
1873–2012

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History of the ANDO Corporation

History of the HAZAMA Corporation

1873	Shotaro Ando founds a civil engineering contracting business called "Ando-Kata" in Matsueda-cho, Kanda Ward, Tokyo. The company begins with brick construction, which was an advanced building method at the time.
1874	Executes a portion of the Tokyo Ginza-dori "brick town" construction project (Tokyo).
1885	Executes a portion of the Asakusa Nakamise-dori "brick town" construction project (Tokyo).

1893	Becomes a business associate with government ministries in charge of the army, railroads, and communications. Receives a package order to construct an army artillery arsenal (brick construction) in Koishikawa, Tokyo, around the time of the Sino-Japanese War, which broke out the following year. This built the company's foundation as a construction business.
1897	Executes brick repair work for the Tokyo Post and Telegraph Office, which was Japan's first general telephone office (Tokyo).
1904	Completes construction of the Aikoku Life Insurance (currently Nippon Life Insurance) Building (Tokyo). This was the company's first private-sector construction project.

1911	Reorganizes as "Ando-Gumi," a general partnership company with capital of 1 million yen.

1914	Moves to a newly constructed company building in Tsukiji, Kyobashi Ward, Tokyo. Completes work on a coastal landfill project in Isogo, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (370,000 m²) .

1918	Reorganizes the general partnership company organization to establish Ando-Gumi as a business corporation.

1925	Completes the Tokyo Central Telegraph Office (Tokyo).
1928	Completes the Yokohama Central Telegraph Office (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Ehime Prefectural Office (Ehime Prefecture).
1929	Completes new construction of the Cabinet Printing Bureau's Takinogawa Printing Factory (Tokyo).

1934	Completes construction of the Patent Office Building (Tokyo).



1946	Following World War II, takes on repair work for facilities used by the Allied occupation forces [Military Police Headquarters (Tokyo), The Sanno Hotel (Tokyo), etc.], and pours efforts into post-war reconstruction by restoring damaged areas and rebuilding urgently needed facilities in various regions, such as government and public buildings, schools, and hospitals.
1953	Completes construction of Imperial Hotel New Annex No. 1 (Tokyo).
1956	Completes construction of Imperial Hotel New Annex No. 2.
1957	Completes construction of Keio University's South and West Buildings (Tokyo); receives the 1st BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.

1960	Completes construction of the viewing stand at Nakayama Racecourse (Chiba Prefecture); receives the 3rd BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
1961	Lists stock on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1962	Changes name to ANDO Corporation.
1963	Changes listing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section.

1965	Builds and moves to new headquarters in Yaesu, Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
1966	Responds to contemporary demand for industrial production of housing by leading the industry in developing a prefabrication method using large concrete plates. Establishes its first prefabrication plant, in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.

1971	Enters into a technical partnership with Coignet of France and introduces prefabrication technology from overseas.
1972	Celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding.

1980	Completes construction of Texas Instruments Japan's Miho Factory (Ibaraki Prefecture).
1981	Completes construction of the Keio University Library's new annex (Tokyo); receives the 24th BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.

1983	Builds and moves to new headquarters in Shibaura, Minato Ward, Tokyo.

1986	Establishes an equipment center in Tokyo to streamline administration of materials and equipment in the Kanto region.
1988	Launches a technical research institute.

1990	Completes construction of the stand at Japan Racing Association’s Nakayama Racecourse (Chiba Prefecture).





2000	Completes construction of the Toppan Koishikawa Building (Tokyo); receives the 42nd BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
2001	Begins philanthropic activities by supporting concerts.
2002	Enters into a business alliance with TOA CORPORATION.（In October 2022, the business alliance was resolved.）
2003	Enters into a capital and business alliance with HAZAMA CORPORATION.

2005	Completes construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright Suite (Imperial Hotel, Tokyo).
2006	Completes construction of the Japan Guide Dog General Center (Shizuoka Prefecture); receives the 49th BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.




1889	Takema Hazama receives a contract from the Kyushu Railway Company to build the new Moji locomotive engine and passenger carriage depot, and founds Hazama-Gumi in Moji (Fukuoka Prefecture).



1909	Completes construction of the Okoba-Hitoyoshi section of the Kagoshima Line, which was Japan's first loop-line project (Kumamoto Prefecture).
1911	Completes construction of the Yalu River Bridge (connecting present-day China and North Korea), which was Japan's first caisson construction project.
1912	Enters the electric power business and receives an order for the Onagohata Hydroelectric Plant (Oita Prefecture).

1917	Established as Hazama-Gumi, a joint stock company (capital of 500,000 yen).

1920	Moves head office to Tokyo.



1931	Enters the subway construction business and receives an order for construction of the Nihombashi-Kyobashi (Tokyo) section of the Tokyo subway. Launches Hazama-Gumi Ltd. (capital of 2 million yen).

1937	Completes construction of a temporary residence for the Crown Prince (Tokyo).
1941	Completes the first phase of construction of Supung Power Station (currently North Korea) as part of what was Asia's largest dam construction project at the time.
1943	Completes construction of the Shimonoseki section of the Kanmon Tunnel (Yamaguchi Prefecture), which was Japan's first undersea tunnel.
1946	Completes post-war reconstruction of Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo).

1956	Completes construction of Sakuma Dam, Japan's first major mechanized construction project of the post-war era (Shizuoka Prefecture).

1959	Completes reconstruction of Nagoya Castle (Aichi Prefecture); receives the 2nd BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
1960	Receives order for Da Nhim No. 1 Power Station (Vietnam), which was Hazama's first major overseas construction project of the post-war era.
1961	Completes construction of Miboro Dam (Gifu Prefecture), which was Japan's first rock-fill dam.
1962	Becomes listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Completes restoration works following a typhoon disaster in Ise Bay (Aichi Prefecture).
1963	Completes construction of Kurobe Dam (Toyama Prefecture), which was one of the century's largest projects.
1964	Completes construction of the Tokaido Shinkansen's Shin-Tanna Tunnel (Shizuoka Prefecture).


1969	Completes rebuilding of Ujibashi Bridge at Ise Jingu shrine (Mie Prefecture). (The Company has rebuilt the bridge three times since then as part of the shrine rebuilding and renovation every 20 years).


1974	Becomes listed in the first sections of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
1980	Completes construction of the Itochu Corporation Tokyo Headquarters Building (Tokyo); receives the 23rd BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
1981	Opens a technical research institute in Yono City, Saitama Prefecture (currently Saitama City).
1982	Begins support of Takigi Noh (nighttime Noh performances illuminated by firelight) at Meiji Jingu Shrine (still held each year).
1983	Completes construction of the National Noh Theatre (Tokyo); receives the 26th BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
1985	Completes construction of the Honda Aoyama Building (Tokyo), which was Japan's first full-scale "intelligent building,"; receives the 28th BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize and completes digging the main bore for the Yoshioka section of the Seikan Tunnel (Hokkaido).


1989	Celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. Completes construction of Gargar Dam (Algeria) and Tokyo Sea Life Park (Tokyo); receives the 32nd BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.

1992	Changes name to "HAZAMA CORPORATION". Moves technical research institute to Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
1994	Completes construction of Misogawa Dam (Nagano Prefecture) and Selangor water supply scheme (Malaysia).
1995	Completes construction of Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo); receives the 38th BCS (Building Contractors Association) Prize.
1996	Completes construction of the Shirashima Oil Storage Base (Fukuoka Prefecture), which was the world's first oil storage base built on the sea, and Hoshigaura Hospital, Japan's first hospital built with seismic isolation technology (Hokkaido).
1997	Completes construction of Petronas Twin Towers (Malaysia), which was the world's tallest building at the time.

2001	Enters into a business partnership with Seibu Construction Co., Ltd.

2003	Establishes a "reborn" HAZAMA CORPORATION through a company split.Enters into a capital and business alliance with ANDO Corporation.
2004	Completes restoration work on the castle tower of Ozu Castle (Ehime Prefecture), which is the tallest restored wooden castle tower in Japan.Receives the Grand Prize of the 7th Infrastructure Technology Development Award and the Prime Minister’s Prize of the 1st Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award.

2006	Completes construction of Palembang Airport (Indonesia).
2012	Holds technology exhibition to commemorate 20 years since the opening of the Technical Research Institute in Tsukuba.

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History

Main events at HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION: 2013–

HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION’s Past:1873–2012

HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION’s Past:
1873–2012