Rebuilding the construction and production structure and improving productivity

「We endorsed and issued the Partnership Building Declaration promoted by the Cabinet Office, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and other organisations, and worked to build relationships aimed at shared prosperity throughout the supply chain.」

「In the plant business, given that scheduled maintenance work at domestic chemical plants was in an off-peak period and expected to be lower than in a typical year, we sought to increase revenue mainly by securing construction projects. We primarily handled large-scale construction projects at domestic plants, but due to changes in the external environment and other factors, the scheduled construction period for some projects was pushed back to the third quarter or later.」

「In the plant business, while responding to the peak season for scheduled maintenance work at domestic chemical plants and large-scale construction projects at overseas consolidated subsidiaries, we achieved efficient construction operations by optimally allocating human resources, a key management resource.」

「In particular, to address changes in the business environment, including the increasing scale of construction projects, and labour shortages, we worked to strengthen and expand the supply chain and develop human resources.」

「In the plant business, in light of changes in the business environment, including the increasing scale of construction projects, and trends in the number of employees in our group, we promoted the optimisation of our operating structure and the strengthening of our construction capabilities with the aim of maintaining and strengthening our support system for customers. Specifically, we expanded the scale of transactions with existing partner companies and developed new partner companies, worked to strengthen the construction structure, including partner companies, and sought to maintain the value provided to customers and improve profitability.」

「Specifically, we expanded the scale of transactions with existing partner companies and developed new partner companies, worked to strengthen the construction structure and capabilities, including partner companies, and sought to optimise staff allocation, improve flexibility, and increase retention among younger employees. In July 2020, we acquired all shares of 渡部工業株式会社, which operates a business involving piping construction and maintenance for oil and natural gas plants in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, making it a subsidiary. In October of the same year, we established the Hokkaido Business Location to expand our group's business base in Hokkaido and Tohoku.」

「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce overall construction costs, including through more efficient construction operations, consolidated operating profit was ¥587 million, up 33.7% year on year, consolidated ordinary profit was ¥630 million, up 42.4%, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥411 million, up 47.3%.」

「Specifically, we expanded the scale of transactions with existing partner companies and developed new partner companies, worked to strengthen the construction structure and capabilities, including partner companies, and sought to optimise staff allocation and improve flexibility. We also continued to operate the Construction Management Course, a system for appointing skilled employees as construction managers.」

「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce costs through greater operating efficiency and improve productivity, consolidated operating profit was ¥1.966 billion, up 1.7% year on year.」

「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce costs through greater operating efficiency and improve productivity, consolidated operating profit was ¥1.66 billion, up 78.0% year on year, consolidated ordinary profit was ¥1.61 billion, up 69.6%, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1.075 billion, up 83.0%.」

「Specifically, we expanded the scale of transactions with existing partner companies and developed new partner companies, worked to rebuild the construction structure, including partner companies, and sought to optimise staff allocation and improve flexibility. We also continued to operate the Construction Management Course, a system for appointing skilled employees as construction managers.」

「Under these circumstances, as the first year of the Medium-Term Management Plan covering fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2020, the Group worked to improve profitability by advancing initiatives relating to priority measures in each business and implementing more effective measures, including restructuring its order-taking and production systems.」

「Under these circumstances, as the first year of the Medium-Term Management Plan covering fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2020, the Group advanced initiatives relating to priority measures in each business, while considering and promoting more effective measures, including restructuring its order-taking and production systems.」

「Specifically, we continued to operate the Construction Management Course, a system for appointing skilled employees as construction managers, strengthen coordination among business locations, and optimise the construction structure, including partner companies, as we worked to rebuild an appropriate organisational and staffing structure.」

「We promoted the rebuilding of the construction structure and production structure, taking into account the characteristics of each location and the balance of productivity. Specifically, as in the previous consolidated fiscal year, we operated the Construction Management Course, a system for appointing skilled employees as construction managers, to develop employees and improve productivity. We also implemented measures including the integration of certain business locations, such as the integration of the Head Office Factory and the Kurosaki Business Location, which was renamed the Head Office Factory after the integration, to strengthen coordination among neighbouring business locations and optimise the allocation of resources, including those of partner companies.」

「As the declining birthrate and ageing population made it difficult to increase the number of employees, our group worked to maintain and improve safety and quality by operating the Construction Management Course, a system for appointing skilled employees as construction managers, in order to improve employee productivity.」