Message from the President

On April 10 this year, we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the company's founding. Penta-Ocean Construction was founded as Mizuno-gumi in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, in 1896. Our initial business in marine civil engineering has significantly expanded to land civil engineering and building construction. Our overseas ventures started with the Suez Canal Dredging Project in 1961, and have expanded primarily in Singapore, Hong Kong and across Southeast Asia, with Singapore as our regional hub, since our first entry into the market in 1964. Since its founding, we have taken on challenging and large-scale projects both in Japan and abroad, with a pioneering spirit as part of our corporate DNA.

At the 125th anniversary, we adopted the message, "An Era of New Challenge Begins — The path we walked will create our own destiny." Under this message, we have strengthened interdepartmental collaboration, advanced DE&I, promoted "Digital" and "Green" initiatives, and taken on the challenges in new business fields such as offshore wind construction and ZEB (Net Zero Energy Buildings).

For the 130th anniversary, our message, "The Era of New Challenges Continues" expresses our determination to further accelerate these efforts. We, the Penta-Ocean Construction Group, will anticipate changes, adapt with agility, and continuously evolve to shape the future. To this end, we pursue two forms of "Evolution."

Evolution 1: Sustainability Initiatives Begin on Site
— Together with our business partners, we advance sustainability in everything we do.

From the perspective of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance), we will embed sustainability into our business practices and corporate conduct as part of our DNA. We will steadily fulfill our social responsibilities in our daily operations by conserving and restoring the environment, including reducing CO₂ emissions and promoting nature-positive initiatives, ensuring occupational health and safety, advancing DE&I, respecting human rights, and maintaining fair and appropriate transactions with business partners.

Evolution 2: Building New Horizons in Construction
— Driving DX and GX through AI and robotics to transform construction into an engaging workplace.

Looking ahead to construction sites over the next decade, we will implement AI and robotics on-site to create workplaces that appeal to younger generations. Led by the Global DX Centre, we will promote Construction DX (advancing digital construction and improving construction management efficiency), Knowledge DX (applying experience and expertise to standardise operations and automate design and construction planning), and Corporate DX (developing digital infrastructure and improving efficiency of management systems). Furthermore, improvements in productivity driven by DX will contribute to the low-carbon and decarbonized use of fuel. Combined with the expanded adoption of renewable energy, these efforts will promote GX and lead to reductions in CO₂ emissions.

The Penta-Ocean Construction Group will continue, with its pioneering spirit, to practice sustainable construction activities and take on new technologies and business fields to build new horizons in construction that inspires all stakeholders. The path we walk will shape the future beyond — and the era of new challenges continues.