Our History

Year

History

1962

Established as SANYU CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL INC. with paid-in capital of

JPY 5 million.

Mr. Shotaro KUNO (1900-1996) became President.

Opened the Tokyo branch office.

First-phase capital increase to 10 million JPY.

1963

Received license No. 808 as a first-class architectural firm from the Government of

Aichi prefecture.
Second-phase capital increase to 20 million JPY.
Received Surveyor’s license No. (1)-799 from the Ministry of Construction.

Opened technical research institute to conduct such research and testing as soil

quality, experimental models, topographical surveys, subterranean water utilization

and survey design, concrete testing, hydrologic testing, asphalt testing, etc.

1964

Received Ministry of Construction license No. 39-29 as construction Consultants.

1965

Our first overseas project “Taleghan Multipurpose Water Resources Development

Project” started in Iran.

Number of staff grew to more than 100.

1967

Third-phase capital increase to 40 million JPY.

1970

Opened the Kyushu branch office.

Fourth-phase capital increase to 42.7 million JPY.

Number of staff reached 200.

1972

Changed registered name to SANYU CONSULTANTS INC.

Mr. Hikoichi KUNO (1900-2001) became President.

Installed DEMOS computer system to commence various technical computations in

headquarters.

1973

Opened the Sendai branch office.

1975

Opened the Sapporo branch office.

Installed IBM 370/115 computer system in the Tokyo branch office.

In civil engineering fields, developed analysis methodology for automatic graphics

system, limited factor methodology and others.

1977

Obtained Ministry of Construction license No. 52-123 as a soil quality tester.

1979

Opened the Bangkok office as our first oversea office.

1980

Fifth-phase capital increase to 59.77 million JPY.

Opened the Cairo office in Egypt.

1982

Installed Fujitsu FACOM M-140 computer system in headquarters, interactive

processing technical computing system was developed and graphic processing

system was improved.

1984

Opened the Manila office in the Philippines.

1986

Number of staff reached 250.

1987

Headquarters and branches linked on-line through computer network, enabling

improvement in quality of computer utilization and development of various types of

databases.

1988

Chairperson Hikoichi KUNO received the Japan Blue Ribbon Medal from Imperial

Household Agency.

1990

Installed a CAD system to streamline the design.

1992

Celebrated 30th anniversary of Sanyu Consultants Inc.

1993

Established SANYU COSULTANTS (THAILAND) Ltd.

1994

Number of staff increased to 300.

1995

Established joint venture VWDC in Vietnam.

1997

Mr. Norihiko KUNO (1955- ) became President.

1998

Opened the Okayama branch office.

1999

Received Certificate of Registration on ISO 9001 (Head Office)

2001

Opened the Yangon office in Myanmar.

2002

Celebrated 40th anniversary of Sanyu Consultants Inc.

Received Certificate of Registration on ISO 9001 (International Department)

2005

Set up Compliance Committee in all offices.

2006

Set up the new division on asset management for public facilities.

2012

Celebrated 50th anniversary of Sanyu Consultants Inc.

2022

Celebrated 60th anniversary of Sanyu Consultants Inc.

2024

Mr. Norihiko KUNO (1955- ) became Chairperson and Mr. Norikatsu HOTTA

(1962-) became President.