- CEO
- Shin Ueda
- Full Time Employees
- 4,507
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Engineering & construction
- Address
- 2-1, Tsukudocho Tokyo TY Japan 162-8557
- IPO Date
- Apr 1, 1970
- Business
- Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. operates as a diversified construction company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with a foundation dating back to 1898. The company’s core business includes construction and civil engineering projects encompassing tunnels, roads, bridges, railways, dams, and medium- to large-scale wooden buildings. It also provides services in urban redevelopment, production, commerce and logistics, medical and welfare facilities, and infrastructure renewal. Kumagai Gumi extends its portfolio into real estate development, renewable energy projects such as woody biomass power generation through a partnership with Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., and wind and solar power generation, including overseas ventures. The company additionally develops and sells biomass fuel products like black bark pellets, nursing care and welfare equipment, technological products related to infrastructure, and offers construction equipment rental services.
Recent strategic developments include a business and capital alliance with Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. aimed at synergistically expanding their reach in medium- to long-term real estate development projects and large-scale wooden construction. Kumagai Gumi has been actively expanding its renewable energy business and real estate development projects both domestically and internationally, especially in Taiwan and Vietnam. The company is advancing sustainable construction initiatives and boosting profitability in its core construction business as part of its Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2024-FY2026). It is also investing in technology development, human resource enhancement, and business diversification to stabilize revenue streams amid market fluctuations.
The company focuses on strengthening construction business profitability, accelerating construction-related peripheral businesses like real estate and renewable energy, and developing new business domains, targeting consolidated net sales of 500 billion yen and ordinary income of 30 billion yen by 2026. Its international operations include infrastructure and renewable energy projects, notably recent acquisitions and stakes in solar power projects and wind power developments in Vietnam. Kumagai Gumi maintains a workforce of approximately 3,500 employees and emphasizes ESG initiatives and carbon neutrality goals by utilizing sustainable materials and methods in its construction and biomass fuel businesses. The group comprises eight companies working in concert to deliver integrated construction and development services in Japan and abroad.