History
Year
History of Moricho Corporation
- 1920
- Chohei Mori founded Moricho Corporation as a civil engineering contractor
- 1935
- Chohei Mori (Kihei) was appointed the first CEO
- 1956
- Chohei Mori changed the organization to Moricho Corporation
- 1962
- Teruo Mori was appointed the second CEO
- 1963
- Capital increased to 4 million yen
- 1964
- Capital increased to 10 million yen
Opened the Kobe office
Opened the Tokushima branch office - 1965
- Changed from a governor's registration to a minister's registration
- 1967
- Capital increased to 20 million yen
- 1969
- Capital increased to 30 million yen
- 1972
- Became a designated architecture business with a Hyogo Prefectural Governor's permit in line with the revised law
- 1974
- Capital increased to 45 million yen
- 1976
- Capital increased to 75 million yen
- 1978
- Changed the name of the Kobe branch
- 1979
- Received the Labour Minister's Award (Moricho Corporation)
- 1980
- Capital increased to 97.5 million yen
- 1982
- Koichi Mori was appointed the third CEO
Certified as a Superior Declaring Corporation by the Sumoto Tax Office - 1983
- Ministry of Labour Labour Standards Bureau Chief's Award (Moricho Corporation)
- 1984
- Opened the Tsuna branch
Opened the Mita office
Received the Labour Minister's Award (Moricho Corporation) - 1985
- Opened the Osaka branch
Changed the address orthography due to the City Planning Act
Changed from a governor's permit to a minister's permit - 1986
- Opened the Kawanishi office
Received the All-Japan Fishing Port Architecture Association Presidential Award (Koichi Mori)
Opened the Tokyo office
Added a housing architecture business - 1987
- Added a coastal marine transport business
- 1987
- Capital increased to 200 million yen
- 1988
- Received the Fisheries Agency Chief Award (Koichi Mori)
Import/Export and sale of architecture equipment and technology - 1989
- Opened the Akashi office
Industrial waste processing business
Received the Hyogo Explosives Safety Association Presidential Award (Koichi Mori)
Capital increased to 300 million yen
Capital increased to 335 million yen - 1990
- Received the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Creative Space Award Excellence Award (Moricho Corporation) - 1991
- Capital increased to 366,398,500 yen
Capital increased to 403,902,250 yen
Received the National General Contractors Association of Japan Presidential Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Prime Minister's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's Yu-Yu Award (Moricho Corporation) - 1992
- Changed the Tokyo office to the Tokyo branch
- 1993
- Received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award (Moricho Corporation)
- 1994
- Capital increased to 494,902,250 yen
Received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Hyogo Prefecture Labor Standards Bureau Chief's Distinguished Service Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Sumoto Tax Office Award (Koichi Mori) - 1995
- Received a Letter of Thanks from the Transportation Minister (Great Hanshin earthquake) (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Hyogo Prefecture Nandan Distinguished Service Award (Koichi Mori) - 1996
- Received the Hyogo Prefectural Police Chief Award (Moricho Corporation)
Capital increased to 545,302,250 yen
Received the Japan Asphalt Mixture Association Distinguished Service Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Hyogo Prefectural Governor Explosives Safety Distinguished Service Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Architecture Minister Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Architecture Minister Commendation (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Osaka National Tax Bureau Chief's Award (Koichi Mori)
Received the Prime Minister's Yellow Ribbon Award (Koichi Mori) - 1997
- Opened the Miki office
- 1998
- Opened the Nagoya branch
Opened the Kyushu branch
Nagayoshi Mori was appointed the fourth CEO - 1999
- Opened the Wakayama office
- 2000
- Opened the Takarazuka office
- 2001
- Obtained ISO 14001 certification
- 2002
- Changed the Kyushu branch to the Kyushu office
Changed the Nagoya branch to the Nagoya office
Opened the Hokudan office - 2003
- Obtained ISO 9001 certification
Opened the Sumoto office
Merged the Kobe and Osaka branches to form the Kansai branch - 2007
- Capital increased to 480,000,000 yen
- 2008
- Opened the Osaka office
Received the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Opened the Shizuoka office - 2011
- Opened the Sayo office
- 2012
- Opened the Tohoku office
Opened the Himeji office - 2015
- Received the Japan Asphalt Mixture Association Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Hyogo Labour Bureau Chief's Achievement Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Cabinet Office Okinawa General Secretariat Award (Moricho Corporation) - 2017
- Received the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Labour Standards Bureau Chief's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor Chief's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Labour Standards Bureau Chief's Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kanto Regional Development Bureau Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received a Letter of Thanks from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Moricho Corporation)
Received a Letter of Thanks from the Awaji Tax Payment Association (Moricho Corporation) - 2018
- Hirofumi Mori was appointed the fifth CEO
Received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's Refreshing Prefectural Land Architecture Award (Moricho Corporation) - 2019
- Received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kyushu Regional Development Bureau Award (Moricho Corporation)
- 2020
- Received the All-Japan Fishing Port Architecture Association Award (Moricho Corporation)
Received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kyushu Regional Development Bureau Award (Moricho Corporation)
100th anniversary - 2023
- Capital and business alliance with Kurita Construction Co., Ltd.