1960 |
- Apr
- Model A marketed
- Aug
- The Company incorporated with capital stock of ¥100 million and Jiro-o Ueno as President & Representative Director-stemming from the housing division of Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
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1961 |
- Jul
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- Shiga Factory opened in Shiga Pref.
- Model B marketed
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1963 |
- Jun
- Masaru Tanabe named President & Representative Director
- Oct
- Company name changed to present one
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1970 |
- Aug
-
- Stock listed on 2nd Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
- Kanto Factory opened in Ibaragi Pref.
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1971 |
- Jun
- Stock listed on 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
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1972 |
- Mar
- Stock listed on Amsterdam Exchanges’ Stock Market as CDR
- Aug
- Stock listed on 1st Section of Nagoya Stock Exchange
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1973 |
- Aug
- Yamaguchi Factory opened in Yamaguchi Pref.
- Nov
- Encouragement Prize of the Year awarded for our steel-frame construction method
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1974 |
- Apr
- Model B certified by Minister of Construction (MOC) as having performances required for factory-made homes pursuant to regulations
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1975 |
- Jan
- Stock recognized as margin trading issue on 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange, and Nagoya Stock Exchange
- May
- Model E certified by MOC as having performances required for factory-made homes
- Jun
- Head Office moved to Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka
- Dec
- Model NC (concrete structure) marketed
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1976 |
- Nov
- DM50 million convertible bond issued
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1977 |
- Mar
- Stock listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange as GBC
- Jul
- Floating hotel delivered to ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia
- Sep
- GRANDE MAISON Nagahori (Condominium) put on sale
- Nov
-
- SFr50 million convertible bond issued
- Model W (wooden home) marketed
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1978 |
- Oct
- 1st unsecured convertible bond, ¥12 billion issued
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1979 |
- Jan
- Sekisui Deutschland Bau GmbH founded
- May
- Model S certified by MOC as having performances required for factory-made housing
- Jul
- SFr70 million convertible bond issued
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1980 |
- Oct
- Shizuoka Factory opened in Shizuoka Pref.
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1981 |
- Apr
- Pro-Renta Haus-u. Wohnungsvermietungs GmbH founded
- Aug
- Stock listed on Luxemburg Stock Exchange as EDR
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1982 |
- Apr
- SFr70 million bond with warrant issued 2nd unsecured convertible bond, ¥8 billion issued
- Sep
- FAUBOURG (rental home) marketed
- Oct
- Shizuoka Factory certified by MITI as excellent plant for quality control of factory-made homes etc
- Nov
- Model PSH 21 (passive solar home) marketed
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1983 |
- Apr
- SFr100 million straight bond issued
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1984 |
- May
- US$50 million convertible bond issued
- Jul
- IS FLAT (light-weight concrete home) marketed
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1985 |
- Apr
- ¥15 billion convertible bond issued
- Jul
-
- Tie-up with Tong-ji University, Shanghai, China
- Hyogo Factory opened in Hyogo Pref.
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1986 |
- Mar
- 3rd secured bond with warrant, ¥15 billion, issued
- May
- ROKKO-ISLAND-CITY Development Headquarters set up
- Sep
-
- Our model house in Osaka certified by MOC as complying with its CHS (Century Housing System) regulation
- GRENIER EX (steel-frame single-family home) marketed
- APIA (high-grade urban low rise apartment) marketed
- Nov
- US$300 million bond with warrant issued
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1987 |
- Jan
-
- Contract awarded for building Dalian Shanzhuang Village (foreigners’ residential district) in Dalian, China
- Construction Phase 1 of ROKKO-ISLAND-CITY Project started
- IS STAGE (light-weight concrete home) marketed
- Apr
- CRETE MAISON (urban middle-rise rental condominium) marketed
- May
- FRAGRANCE (low rise apartment) marketed
- Jun
- Sekisui House America, Inc. founded in Washington
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1988 |
- May
- ONE’S ONE TAKE-3 (3-story home in platform construction) marketed
- Jul
- Construction of Seaside Momochi Project (Fukuoka) started
- Aug
- US$300 million bond with warrant issued in Europe
- Sep
- IS URBAN (light-weight concrete home) marketed
- Oct
- IS PERSON (light-weight concrete home) marketed
- Nov
- VANTAGE 3 (3-story steel-frame home) marketed
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1989 |
- Jan
- GRENIER GX (steel-frame single-family home) marketed
- Apr
- Capital stock increased by ¥85,850 million (50 million shares offered at market price)
- Nov
-
- BE-ATTIC (3-story steel-frame home) marketed
- AD-XAX (high-grade multi-family home) marketed
- LORA (steel-frame single-family home) marketed
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1990 |
- Mar
- Sekisui House America, Inc received Chairman’s Award from the America-Japan Society of the State of Washington
- Apr
- Comprehensive Housing R&D Institute opened
- Sep
- CENTRAGE OR (steel-frame single family home) marketed
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1991 |
- Jun
- Some ¥47,500 million bond with warrant issued in London and Frankfurt
- Aug
- ¥50,000 million bond with warrant issued in Japan
- Oct
- IS STAGE designated as a Good Design Product (GDP), first in the factory-made home category
- Nov
- DIAS (low rise apartment) marketed
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1992 |
- Apr
- Isao Okui named President & Representative Director
- Oct
- URBIS-3 (3-story urban home) marketed
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1993 |
- Mar
- ORIGINAL SQUARE(light-weight concrete home) marketed
- May
- Umeda Sky Building completed in Oyodo-naka, Kita-ku, Osaka where Head Office moved
- Nov
- Sekisui houses built total one million
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1994 |
- Apr
-
- CENTRAGE FR (steel-frame single family home) marketed
- CENTRAGE LR (steel-frame single family home) marketed
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1995 |
- Jan
- GRENIER EX NEW(steel-frame single-family home) marketed
- Aug
-
- Sekisui House-W Co., Ltd. (specializing in wood-frame home) merged with us
- SHA-WOOD Department set up to start wood-frame home business
- Nov
- URBIS-3-IN II (3-story rental home of concrete structure) marketed
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1996 |
- Jan
- CENTRAGE Σ(steel-frame home) marketed
- Apr
- ORIGINAL SQUARE-NEO(light-weight cocrete home) marketed
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1997 |
- Apr
-
- SOLAR-ΣA (house with solar photovoltaic cells installed on the roof) marketed
- GIO-TRISTAGE (3-story urban home) marketed
- Aug
- Tohoku Factory opened in Miyagi Pref.
- Oct
- GRANCEED (high-grade urban low rise apartment) marketed
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1998 |
- Mar
- Nishinomiya Marina Park City opened
- Apr
-
- Isami Wada named President & Representative Director
- GRENIER-DYNE series (light-weight concrete home) marketed
- Sep
- ISO 9001 certification obtained
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1999 |
- Feb
- The Company awarded prize by International Council for Caring Communities, a U.N. fringe organization, for its consideration for the aged and handicapped through its Lifelong House
- Mar
- CENTRAGE GRANZ series (steel-frame single-family home) marketed
- Apr
- BIENA (3-story urban home) marketed
- Oct
- GRANVERIE (low rise apartment) marketed
- Nov
- Sekisui House Action Program for the Environment launched
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2000 |
- Feb
- Heat insulating window sashes and heat insulating and repelling double-glazing adopted as standard items on single-family homes
- Mar
-
- Sha-Maison GRANVERIE G3 (low rise apartment) marketed
- CENTRAGE GALLERY (single-family steel-frame home) marketed
- Jun
- DYNES VALUE (single-family home of concrete structure) and SHELTEQ VALUE (3-story urban home of concrete structure) marketed
- Oct
- M’CHANTOA VALUE (wood-frame home) marketed
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2001 |
- Feb
- Four affiliated companies in the Hokuriku, Yamanashi, Shikoku and Sanin regions merged with Sekisui House
- Mar
-
- All six factories certified under ISO 14001 environmental management standard
- “Gohon no Ki” gardening concept announced
- Trading of sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) begun
- Oct
- Japan’s first condominium with Medicare services, EAST COURT 11, completed in ROKKO-ISLAND-CITY
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2002 |
- Apr
-
- WE’S DYNE (concrete home) marketed
- Sekisui House management board adopts executive officer system
- May
- Zero-emission status achieved by all six factories nationwide
- Oct
-
- Sales of residential anti-crime systems for use in all homes begun
- Full-scale implementation of universal design in homes announced by Sekisui House
- Nov
- Sales of residential anti-crime systems for use in all homes begun
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2003 |
- May
- The Heart-ful Living R&D Institute established
- Jul
- Air environment standards at the highest level in the industry standardized for all homes.
- Aug
-
- Azai Factory established at Azai-cho, Shiga Prefecture and operation started
- Next-generation energy-saving technologies standardized for all homes
- The MAST Club, a tenant support system, established
- Sep
- DYNES VALUE II (concrete home with solar power system) marketed
- Dec
- Full-scale implementation of seismic isolation system to steel-framed 2-story homes begun
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2004 |
- Jan
- The Energy-Conservation Center Japan Award earned by Hybrid Ventilation System III
- Apr
-
- BE FREE (steel-frame home), a “PERSONAL ORDER-MADE” series, marketed
- M’CHANTOA (wood-frame home) marketed
- Jun
- Heat insulating, laminated gless standardized for all detached homes
- Aug
- Comprehensive implementation of disaster mitigating housing introduced
- Sep
- BE DYNE’S (concrete home), a “PERSONAL ORDER-MADE” series, marketed
- Oct
- The Sekisui House Group Medium-term Management Vision (to FY2008) announced
- Nov
- M’GRAVIS VILLA (wood-frame home) marketed
- Dec
- ENERGY-SAVING, DISASTER-MITIGATING HOUSING marketed
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2005 |
- Feb
-
- 6 Sekiwa Real Estate companies wholly owened subsidiaries
- Remodeling operations saparated to be Sekisui House Remodeling, Ltd.
- Apr
-
- Shareholder Special Benefit Point System introduced
- Declaration of Sustainability
- Jul
- Zero-emission status achieved at new housing construction sites
- Nov
- ECO-Life Model series marketed
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2006 |
- Jan
- Akasaka Garden City (office building) completed
- Mar
- The Sekisui House Group Medium-term Management Plan announced
- May
-
- M’Natura IORI (wood-frame home) marketed
- Sustainable Design Laboratory (for housing verification testing) launched
- Nov
- The Minister of Environment Award for Global Warming earned by Action Plan 20
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2007 |
- Apr
-
- IS ORDER (concrete home) marketed
- BE ECORD (steel-frame home) marketed
- VILLACE (low rise apartment) marketed
- YUKARI NO IE (wood-frame home) marketed
- Sep
- Construction of HOMMACHI GARDEN CITY (Osaka) started
- Oct
-
- Shareholder Complimentary Gift System introduced
- CRAVIE (low rise apartment) marketed
- Zero-emission status achieved at remodeling sites
- The Minister of Environment Award for Global Warming earned by “Develop Communities sustainable into the future”
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2008 |
- Mar
-
- The Sekisui House Group Medium-term Management Plan announced
- PERSONAL ORDER-MADE ROOMORE (wood-frame home) marketed
- Apr
-
- CARBON NEUTRAL HOUSE marketed
- Isami Wada named Chairman & CEO
- Toshinori Abe named President & COO
- Jun
- Recognized by the Environment Minister as the housing and construction industry’s first “Eco First Company”
- Jul
- Collaborated in the construction of the “Zero Emission House” (a futuristic residential house planned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan for the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit)
- Sep
- IS ORDER J (concrete home) marketed
- Nov
- Unveiled the “Zero Emission House” to the public at the “Zero Emission Center” in the Kanto Factory
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2009 |
- Mar
-
- Construction of HOMMACHI MINAMI GARDEN CITY (tentative name) started
- Construction of the A block of the GOTENYAMA PROJECT (tentative name) started
- GREEN FIRST models (ecological home) marketed
- Jul
- Housing Business in Commonwealth of Australia announced
- Aug
- RIRAKU (wood-frame home) marketed
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2010 |
- Jan
-
- The Sekisui House Group FY2010 Medium-term Management Plan announced
- Sekisui House surpassed two million homes sold since foundation
- Jun
- HOMMACHI GARDEN CITY (Osaka) completed
- Aug
- The company celebrated its 50th anniversary of foundation
- Sep
-
- BE SAI+E (steel-frame home) marketed
- THE GRAVIS (wood-frame home) marketed
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2011 |
- Feb
- Long-term residence test started for the Smart Energy House, which combines fuel cells, solar cells, and storage batteries
- Apr
-
- Large-scale urban development projects started in Shenyang and Suzhou, China
- Real estate development projects started in Singapore with Far East Organization and Frasers Centrepoint Limited
- Cascadia real estate development project started in Seattle, USA, with Newland Real Estate Group, LLC
- Jun
- Contract concluded with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company for Sekisui House to newly construct the building for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, scheduled to open in Spring 2014
- Jul
-
- Central Park joint development project started in Sydney, Australia with Frasers Centrepoint Limited
- AIRKIS (an air environment-friendly system) marketed
- Aug
- GREEN FIRST HYBRID (ecological home featuring a power supply system combining fuel cells, solar cells, and storage batteries) marketed
- Oct
-
- IS ROY+E (concrete home) marketed
- GRAVIS VILLA (wood-frame home) marketed
- Dec
-
- SMART COMMON CITY AKAISHIDAI subdivision sales started
- Became the first housing manufacturer to exhibit at the Tokyo Motor Show
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2012 |
- Jan
- The 2011 New Energy Award from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry earned by GREEN FIRST HYBRID
- Feb
- New production line started in the Shizuoka Factory for Bellburn to be used on the exterior walls of SHA-WOOD wood frame homes
- Mar
- SMART COMMON STAGE – KEYAKIDAIRA subdivision sales started
- Apr
- Steel-frame housing production plant established in Shenyang, China”
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