Expanding the human resources and education business with semiconductors and logistics as growth drivers

「In addition to aggressive investment growth in the semiconductor field, particularly for AI and data centers, orders from a diverse range of industries, including electrical and electronic and machinery-related industries, remained solid and contributed to stronger performance.」

「Against a backdrop of strong demand from AI and data centers, investment in the semiconductor field, which is particularly relevant to our human-resource education business, became more active and supported growth in the Products HR business.」

「In human-resource development, our highest priority, we began operating the Kumamoto Technical Center, our 11th training facility nationwide, in April and accelerated the development of semiconductor-related personnel.」

「In the second half of the fiscal year, we plan to make substantial investments in recruitment and human-resource development to capture the opportunity presented by a recovery in the semiconductor industry from the summer onward and link it to further growth. We have focused on developing semiconductor personnel for some time, and the opening of a new training facility, the Kumamoto Technical Center in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, was decided for the end of this fiscal year. We plan to accelerate the development of semiconductor-related personnel further.」

「In preparation for a recovery in the semiconductor industry expected from the latter half of the fiscal year, we strengthened recruitment and enhanced training systems, including preparations to launch a technical center in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, to develop semiconductor personnel.」

「Although the Products HR business was affected by a decline in orders due to the sluggish semiconductor market, it remained solid by leveraging its strength in serving multiple industries, including the automotive industry, and responding flexibly to changes. In addition, investment in hiring and developing more than 1,200 new graduates, a record high, together with unexpected costs associated with shifting personnel to other industries, resulted in higher sales but lower profit. In May, 株式会社日本技術センター, which has many highly skilled mechanical design engineers, joined the group, strengthening the technology division and further developing our strength in contract work. We also invested in human-resource development, including preparations to launch a technical center in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, and a system capable of developing semiconductor personnel on a scale of 1,000 people, in preparation for further growth from the next period onward, while also advancing digital transformation investment to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses and improve back-office productivity.」

「In anticipation of growth in the semiconductor industry, particularly in Kyushu, we invested in human-resource development, including preparations to launch a technical center in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, and a system capable of developing semiconductor personnel on a scale of 1,000 people. We also advanced preparations for further growth from the next period onward and continued investing in digital transformation to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses and improve back-office productivity.」

「In anticipation of growth in the semiconductor industry, particularly in Kyushu, we invested in strengthening our organization, including establishing a system capable of developing semiconductor personnel on a scale of 1,000 people. We also invested in digital transformation to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses and improve back-office productivity.」

「As disclosed on 20 April 2023, we decided to bring 株式会社日本技術センター into the group. The company has many highly skilled mechanical design engineers and operates manufacturing and engineer-dispatch businesses, as well as contract businesses in mechanical, electrical, electronic and software-related fields. We plan to use the acquisition to strengthen the technology field of our Products HR business and further develop our strength in contract work.」

「Although recruitment difficulties continued amid a historically severe labor shortage, our workforce increased steadily through recruitment investment, as this year was designated as a year of investment in the first year of Medium-Term Management Plan 2026. Retention also improved as we enhanced human-resource development and career-building systems, allowing us to reach a record-high workforce.」

「In addition to increasing contract-work and team-dispatch projects, we won large projects and shifted toward higher-priced projects. We also improved retention and productivity through human-resource development and digital transformation, strengthening performance. Recruitment also progressed steadily, as planned for the first year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026, designated as a year of investment. The resulting increase in our workforce enabled us to respond to various orders and contributed to improved performance, while we also steadily prepared for the next fiscal year and beyond.」

「In particular, winning and continuing large projects related to semiconductors and electronic components, further increasing contract-work and team-dispatch projects, improving productivity through manager development and digital transformation, and shifting toward higher-priced projects helped strengthen performance.」

「We also increased orders for our strengths, contract work and team dispatch, developed managers, improved productivity through digital transformation and shifted toward higher-priced projects, which led to higher profit margins.」

「The factory business posted substantial increases in sales and profit as semiconductor-related businesses, including the strategically targeted 5G field, remained strong, automotive-related orders increased and new logistics sites were developed.」

「The factory business performed strongly and posted substantial increases in sales and profit as the manufacturing sector improved and investments in strategically targeted fields began to pay off. In particular, amid a global semiconductor shortage, further growth in demand for semiconductors, including 5G-related demand, resulted in order volumes remaining at record-high levels, driving growth mainly in semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In logistics, we continued opening new sites and making upfront investments while preparing for expansion from the next period onward.」

「The factory business performed broadly well in the semiconductor and semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment fields, supported by recovering demand related to 5G and the automotive industry. The new logistics site opened at the end of the previous fiscal year also progressed smoothly and contributed to business growth.」

「The factory business continued to perform well in the 5G and semiconductor-related fields, where we had focused our efforts, and all fields, including automotive, showed a marked recovery from the COVID-19 shock. In logistics, our strength, the new site opened at the end of the previous fiscal year progressed smoothly and contributed to business growth, although some costs were incurred upfront. Above all, by prioritizing employment retention across all fields even during the COVID-19 shock last year, repeatedly developing our people and working to improve on-site capabilities, we became able to respond nimbly to various orders. Production volumes at contract-work sites also increased, contributing to stronger performance.」

「In the semiconductor-related and machinery-related businesses, particularly the strong 5G-related business, we made upfront investments in recruitment and site launches in the latter half of the fiscal year to support further expansion. In logistics, an area of strength, we also invested in developing personnel for new-site launches and steadily prepared for expansion in the next period.」

「In the semiconductor-related and machinery-related businesses, particularly the strong 5G-related business, we made upfront investments, including strengthening recruitment and launching operating sites, to support expansion from the fourth quarter onward. In logistics, we also invested in developing personnel for new-site launches and continued preparing for further expansion from the next period onward.」

「The semiconductor-related and machinery-related businesses, particularly the strong 5G-related business, performed well. Logistics also benefited from stay-at-home consumption, allowing results to remain broadly in line with budget. Compared with the previous fiscal year, however, sales increased while profit declined.」

「Although some clients experienced difficulties procuring components and short-term shutdowns due to the novel coronavirus disease, the factory business remained broadly in line with plan for both sales and profit because the semiconductor-related and 5G-related businesses, whose expansion we had pursued strategically, performed well.」

「In human-resource development, our highest priority, we conducted skills training and training for leaders and managers on a scale of 1,000 people. This contributed to stable operations and expansion at team-dispatch and contract-work sites and improved employee retention, while we also prepared to open new sites.」

「Under these circumstances, our group made upfront investments in human-resource development and organizational development from a medium- to long-term perspective with the aim of becoming the No. 1 brand in the manufacturing field. At the same time, the group remained solid as it expanded its workforce, sales and profit, led by the Techno business.」

「Although some customers in the smartphone and semiconductor-related fields were affected by production cuts, the factory business remained firm as we steadily expanded our strength in logistics, enlarged contract-work sites and developed and placed higher-skilled personnel.」

「In our human resources and education business, we advanced the development of a foundation for the future under a strategy to enhance the brand strength of “the power to attract people.” While investing in stronger training systems and rebuilding our personnel systems, we also expanded sales and profit steadily and contributed to improved group-wide performance.」

「In our core human resources and education business, sales grew steadily through the provision of a one-stop service covering a broad range of manufacturing fields and the rapid, accurate response to customer needs made possible by placing developed, deployable personnel. This increased our share of customers' business, enabled charge increases and supported contract renewals. Because we had established a human-resource development system, we were also able to build a broad pool of recruits by developing inexperienced workers and create stable employment despite widespread recruitment difficulties. We continued to invest in this development to establish a new industry position as a highly skilled engineering group and build a foundation for further growth.」

「Through “two-way matching,” which maximizes the respective preferences of clients and job seekers, we hired in advance several hundred people who could be deployed flexibly. By leveraging our scale, with many contract-work sites, and providing approximately three months of pre-assignment training, we reliably responded to orders, improved retention and launched large projects at an early stage. These efforts produced the planned results and added new success cases to our track record.」

「As orders became larger, and our proposals concerning compliance following legal reforms, management transparency, the development of mobile personnel and retention were highly evaluated, we made upfront investments, including the advance hiring of several hundred people and practical training for future recruitment and human-resource development. In logistics, we also invested in developing personnel and establishing a new management structure in preparation for launching new sites from the second quarter onward.」

「In logistics, we invested actively in human-resource development and organization, building systems and a track record that other companies in the human-resources sector could not match. We also differentiated ourselves from competing third-party logistics providers through organizational productivity and expanded steadily, growing our workforce to more than twice the previous fiscal year's level.」

「In particular, in the semiconductor and machinery fields, we were able to operate large projects flexibly using the recruitment, development and management systems we had built, thereby establishing a strong earnings base.」

「At our company, clients valued our overall ability to place personnel, including our broad range of recruitment channels and nationwide network based on our strength in the “one-stop manufacturing service,” our ability to match people with work suited to their skills, our post-placement management and our ability to develop human resources. This enabled us to win large orders on favorable terms.」

「In our core human resources and education business, as companies continued to face labor shortages and competition for recruits intensified, our broad-based hiring and development of human resources through our strength, the “one-stop service,” led to a stable supply of technical skills and contributed to winning large orders on favorable terms.」

「In our core human resources and education business, as labor shortages became increasingly widespread across all industries, we fully leveraged our strength in one-stop services to build a foundation for human-resource development and propose employment opportunities to job seekers across segments. This increased hiring, and our workforce grew steadily, rising by 2,468 people since January 2016.」

「In our core human resources and education business, we expanded our graduate hiring intake and focused on the semiconductor field within manufacturing and on logistics, where we have particular strengths, as growth drivers while the industry as a whole continued to face labor shortages. As a result, our headcount reached 13,812, including 248 new graduates, well above the previous fiscal year.」