3rd Japan Construction International Award
SME Category
GIKEN SEKO CO., LTD.
Company Overview
Location: Kochi, Kochi prefecture
Capital: 30 million yen
Number of Employees: 134
Business Description: Civil Engineering Work, Consulting Service, Construction Supervision, etc.
Overseas Business: Senegal, Egypt, Bangladesh, Singapore, Philippines and etc.
Company Features
- Developing business all over the world mainly with “Press-in Method”, that enables to press-in piles with low vibration, low noise, space saving and safety.



Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- In 1983, GIKEN SEKO exhibited “Silent Piler”, a press-in method machine developed in-house, at the exhibition in Germany. Because the features of the machine were evaluated at that time, GIKEN SEKO received an order which is the first construction overseas in the same year. Since then, GIKEN SEKO have implemented press-in methods in more than 40 countries and regions around the world.
- GIKEN SEKO conducts employee training before assigns them abroad. In the training, all of them thoroughly learn how to respond to emergencies such as disasters. This training have led to solid risk management.
- In 2019, Press-in Method Training Center was established in Japan. GIKEN SEKO is going to accept trainees from domestic and foreign at this facility, and transfer technologies such as repairing, maintenance and operation of the press-in machine to them.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
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2017 | 565 million yen |
2018 | 206 million yen |
Recent Major Projects
Country | Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Period |
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Senegal | Project for Rehabilitation of the Third Wharf in Dakar Port | Port Autonome de Dakar | 720 million yen | May 2019〜June 2020 |
Egypt | Project for Construction of Outpatient Facility at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital | Cairo University | 42 million yen | May 2019〜October 2020 |
Bangladesh | Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti 2nd Bridges Construction and Existing Bridges Rehabilitation Project | Roads and Highways Department, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges of Bangladesh | 798 million yen | November 2016〜October 2017 |
Helios Holding Co., Ltd.
Company Overview
Location: Toyohashi, Aichi prefecture
Capital: 30 million yen
Number of Employees: 150 (Overseas: 100)
Business Description: Meter infrastructure
Overseas Business: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico and etc.
Company Features
- Promoting installation of quality gas meter for prepaid supply in Bangladesh and other countries.

(Bangladesh)


Overseas Project Summaries and Evaluation Points
- To solve the over-consumption of city gas in Bangladesh, Helios Holding introduced pre-paid gas meter to the country. Helios Holding is working on the installation of total 260 thousand meters under the JICA’s proposal-based pilot project and Yen Loan project.
- Helios Holding explained the merits of the Japanese gas meter to Bangladesh’s gas supplier. In the bidding process of the Yen Loan project, high evaluation of the Japanese gas meter’s quality was the key factor to win the contract.
- Prepaid meter system is customized to accommodate needs of the each countries. For example, IC card and/or mobile payment could be used as the payment method.
Overseas Sales in Recent Years
Fiscal Year (FY) | Overseas Sales |
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2017 | 1.06 billion yen |
2018 | 2.13 billion yen |
Recent Major Projects
Country | Name and Contents of the Project | Procuring Entity | Contract Amount | Construction Period | Remark |
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Bangladesh | Prepaid gas meter installation for TGTDCL | Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) | 5.4 billion yen | March 2017〜March 2020 | Main contractor |
Bangladesh | Prepaid gas meter installation for KGDCL | Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) | 1.6 billion yen | January 2017〜December 2019 | Main contractor |