Obayashi Corporation

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.^[3] Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. In 2018, Obayashi was ranked 15th place on ENR's list of Top 250 Global Contractors,^[4] the highest rank among Japanese Contractors.^[5]

FormerlyOhbayashi

Company typePublic (K.K)

Traded as

TYO: 1802
Nikkei 225 Component

Industry

• Construction
• Engineering
• Design

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Obayashi Corporation

Formerly	Ohbayashi
Company type	Public (K.K)
Traded as	TYO: 1802 Nikkei 225 Component
Industry	Construction Engineering Design
Founded	Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (January 1892 (1892-01))
Founder	Yoshigoro Obayashi
Headquarters	Shinagawa Intercity Tower B, 2-15-2, Kōnan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8502, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kenji Hasuwa, (CEO and President)
Services	Architectural design Civil engineering design Construction (civil engineering and building construction) Engineering Real estate
Revenue	$ 17.28 billion USD (FY 2018.3) (¥ 1,901 billion JPY) (FY 2018.3)
Net income	$ 1.25 billion USD (FY 2018.3) (¥ 137.8 billion JPY) (FY 2018.3)
Number of employees	14,359 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2018)
Website	Official website
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Established in 1892 in Osaka, the company operates in Japan and other countries, especially Southeast Asia and Australia, as well as the United States and Europe. Major landmarks it has constructed in Japan include the Kyoto Station Building, the 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.^[6]

In February 2012, the company announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050.^[7]