Building on the Most Solid of Foundations
Japan’s Hiraiwa Construction has found great success at home and abroad bychampioning proposal capability and reliable technology.

Toshikazu Hiraiwa,
President and Representative Director,
Hiraiwa Construction Co., Ltd.

Leading construction businesses arebuilt on their ability to offer uniqueservices, long-lasting quality and bestvalue. For renowned Japanese firm Hiraiwa Construction Co., Ltd. these are
the non-negotiable standards that form
the cornerstone of its corporate mission.
The building firm refuses to enter
into low-cost bidding wars, and instead
relies on its reputation and track record
as the perfect solutions provider to
win suitable contracts. Favoring theJapanese monozukuri tradition ofhighest-possible quality standards,
the company has enjoyed great successacross its home nation and in overseas
markets such as Vietnam and Taiwan– all based on the worth of its uniqueservices. “Overall, we do not engage inprojects that require bidding based ona cost-competitiveness approach, as
we value our skills in creating buildings with distinct value compared tocheaper rivals,” said Toshikazu Hiraiwa,Hiraiwa is engaged in many diverse projects.

shaking within the building, espethe firm’s president. “Due to our trackcially in high-risk areas where stable
record of working with these ideas inbuildings are required, such as hospital
mind, thankfully, we have been able tooperating theaters,” he said. In terms
successfully expand in this way,” he said.
of its commitment to sustainability,Efficiency and constant improvement
Hiraiwa Construction has committed
are major driving factors for all conto reducing the carbon impact of matestruction projects in Japan, and a matterrials while also focusing on renewableof major R&D investment for Hiraiwa.
energy sources such as solar panels. The
Its approach to productivity andfirm has also worked hard to establish
improvement is based on the ideals
a solid base in Vietnam, ahead of otherof making projects run faster and asJapanese companies, thanks to a comefficiently and reliably as possible, whilebination of Japanese engineers working
also looking to the future to utilize newon site and always providing Japanesetechnologies and organizational sysquality for great value and prices. As atems such as BIM (building informaresult of its success in Vietnam, Hiraiwation modeling) and CIM (constructionopened the only restaurant in Taipei
information modeling). Past projects
specializing in Japanese crab dishes. Its
have included huge civil engineering
presence in Vietnam and Taiwan has ledworks, such as roads and seawall conto an expansion ofstruction, as wellits ventures, withas sports arenas,“We want to be a unique
Hiraiwa offering
offices, hospitals,
company that always looks
new brokering serelderly homes,
ahead and continues to takevices to match infactories, andon challenges.”
terests and support
apartment blocks.
communication
While earthquakeToshikazu Hiraiwa
between Vietnamresistant standards
ese and Taiwanese corporations.
in Japan are high, the firm looks toThanks to its spirit of innovation
exceed them with new technologicaland expansion, Hiraiwa is literallydevelopments. “Almost all buildings
building on its own success. Most
in Japan have been renovated to meet
importantly, its leadership knows how
strict safety standards and a lot of thisto retain a strategic advantage to makework has been contracted to us, includdeals, which has kept it a cut above rivals
ing requests from the public and private
at home and abroad. “We are able tosectors for assessments,” said Hiraiwa.
provide a better project than competi“There might still also be additional
tors with our unique and encompassing
scope for us to improve structures.
services, while making sure that buildExamples of this include absorbing
ings last longer,” said Hiraiwa.
rubber structures that can minimize

The business has many clients in Vietnam.

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