Further Improvement in Construction Quality through Stronger Construction Management Systems

「As in the previous fiscal year, we are working to strengthen management at construction sites using ICT, establish remote site-inspection technology, and improve construction quality at our construction sites.」

「We are working to strengthen management at construction sites using ICT, establish remote site-inspection technology, and improve construction quality at our construction sites.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, we established technology for stricter management of construction sites using ICT and are also working to ensure consistent construction quality at our construction sites.」

「By increasing staffing in the construction division and upgrading construction management equipment, among other measures, we strengthened our ability to ensure more detailed control of construction quality. For human resource development, we encourage employees to obtain qualifications and enhance internal study sessions. The number of qualified personnel, including holders of national qualifications, is steadily increasing.」

「The number of qualified personnel, including holders of national qualifications, is steadily increasing. In recruitment, we are providing detailed support, including internships and information sessions held as needed to meet applicants' preferences. We also renewed our website in August 2020.」

「As initiatives to strengthen quality assurance across the entire value chain: ① developing and recruiting highly specialized personnel; ② continuously promoting measures that leverage ICT」

「We worked to strengthen the quality assurance structure, expand management resources, and develop construction methods aligned with customer needs, among other initiatives, but」

「As a result of initiatives including strengthening the quality assurance structure, expanding management resources, and developing construction methods aligned with customer needs, revenue for the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,681 million, up 7.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥263 million, up 93.1%.」

「Next, regarding our initiatives, we thoroughly implemented cost management and project-by-project earnings management. As part of strengthening cost management, we introduced a management system at the Tokyo Plant that tracks manufacturing costs in greater detail than before. Going forward, we will work to further improve productivity through the operation of the new management system. We also expanded the construction management division in FY2017 and thereafter to strengthen our quality control structure, and the serious labor shortage in the construction management division is gradually easing.」

「As a result of cost management in the pile-driving business and project-by-project earnings management, revenue for the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥1,557 million, up 1.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥136 million, up 207.8%.」

「Last fiscal year, our top priority was to improve the profitability of the pile business, and we implemented thorough cost and profit management. Although there were cost increases, including higher raw material costs, we generally achieved our targets for other cost items. We also implemented thorough profit management by property. As a result of these initiatives, together with an improvement in the business environment, the profitability of the pile business improved substantially.」

「As a result of establishing a framework for strict construction quality control in piling work and pursuing cost reductions, revenue for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥4,516 million, up 32.7% year on year, while operating profit was ¥332 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥63 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result of establishing a framework for strict construction quality control in piling work and pursuing cost reductions, revenue for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥3,024 million, up 32.1% year on year, while operating profit was ¥213 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥2 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result of establishing a framework for ensuring strict construction quality in piling work and pursuing cost reductions, revenue for the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥1,531 million, up 23.5% year on year, while operating profit was ¥44 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥16 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「We worked to improve the management equipment that enables integrated construction management at construction sites, an initiative pursued for some time, and to achieve stricter and more labor-saving site management through the use of ICT.」

「As a result of strengthening the construction management framework to further improve construction quality, construction costs, including personnel expenses, increased. Consequently, revenue for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥3,402 million, down 4.9% year on year, while the operating loss was ¥63 million, compared with operating profit of ¥43 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result of strengthening the construction management framework to further improve construction quality, construction costs, including personnel expenses and outsourcing costs, increased. Consequently, revenue for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥2,289 million, down 0.9% year on year, while the operating loss was ¥2 million, compared with operating profit of ¥28 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a result of strengthening the construction management framework to further improve construction quality, construction costs, including personnel expenses and outsourcing costs, increased,」