- CEO
- Yoshihide Kuwazawa
- Full Time Employees
- 1,009
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- 1-1 Chuo 2-jo 7-chome Sapporo HO Japan 003-8560
- IPO Date
- Sep 1, 1973
- Business
- KUWAZAWA Holdings Corporation operates as a construction materials trading company primarily in Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1933 and headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the company engages in the sale and installation of construction materials through its Construction Materials segment, including basic materials such as cement, ready-mixed concrete, steel products; civil engineering materials; building materials comprising plywood, glass, sashes, exterior and interior materials, heat insulating materials; and housing materials encompassing home facility equipment, hot-water supply equipment, heating equipment, kitchen sets, bathroom supplies, prefabricated baths, and energy-saving equipment; as well as lumber, precut materials, RC decks, steel decks, synthetic decks, PC decks for floor slabs, stanchions, and treads for scaffolds. The Construction Work segment provides contract construction services, including exterior walls, store and building renovations, residential house renovations, civil engineering work, and condominium designs; the Materials Transportation segment offers cargo transportation, crane leasing, vehicle leasing, and warehousing; while the Others segment includes automobile maintenance, non-life insurance agency, real estate leasing, solar power generation, cleaning, facility management, security, building maintenance, glass cleaning, floor waxing, environmental hygiene management, boiler cleaning, water tank cleaning, electrical safety inspections, firefighting equipment inspections, and exterior management work. Primarily serving the construction, housing, civil engineering, and logistics sectors in Japan, with a focus on Hokkaido, the company maintains operations through approximately 1,014 employees and subsidiaries handling manufacturing, processing, and related services. In recent developments, KUWAZAWA Holdings Corporation completed an equity buyback program announced on February 7, 2025, acquiring 85,800 shares or 0.57% of its outstanding shares for ¥57.31 million, which closed on February 10, 2025; the company also implemented an organizational reform and personnel changes announced on November 10, 2025, alongside corrections to its fiscal 2026 first quarter financial results and release of second quarter interim results.