ABOUT
CEO MESSAGE
“We want to make everyone involved with KINAN—including our employees and their families, as well as our customers—happy.”
Since its founding in 1974, KINAN has continued moving forward without slowing down, driven by this belief.
Over our more than 50-year history, we have experienced many significant events and challenges. One of the major turning points came in 2010, when our current Chairman was appointed Chairman of the Japan Construction Equipment Rental Association.
During his tenure, the Association established various committees and initiatives and introduced a registration system for the rental industry. These efforts contributed to greater transparency and higher standards across the entire industry.
While we are proud that these achievements have been recognized, we also came to realize that, as a company playing a leading role in the industry, we have an even greater responsibility to contribute to its future development.
We have also responded quickly to the growing demand for ICT-based construction. We established a specialized department and have been providing our customers with advanced and cutting-edge services.
In our efforts to contribute to a sustainable society, we have also expanded into the clean energy business. As of 2024, we had established and operated 25 large-scale solar power generation facilities across Japan, supplying a total of 138,000 kW of electricity.
In our overseas business, we have established local companies in Myanmar, Thailand, and Bangladesh. In Myanmar, we have also established an educational institution that provides technical training in Japanese language education, construction equipment operation, and mechanical repair engineering.
We are proud to say that KINAN is making one of the largest ESG investments in our industry. Among these investments, however, the area we are particularly passionate about is investment in people.
We do not want to simply provide machinery and equipment. We aim to become a “comprehensive coordinator for construction sites” capable of solving a wide range of challenges faced by our customers.
To achieve this goal, we believe that it is essential to continuously improve the skills and capabilities of each and every employee and to provide services that exceed our customers’ expectations.
Going forward, we will continue to invest consistently in people.
Our goal is to build a company where everyone involved with KINAN can look back with a smile and say, “I’m glad I chose KINAN.”
With this goal in mind, we will continue to take on new challenges and move forward together.
KINAN GROUP PROFILE
| Parent company | KINAN CO., LTD. |
|---|---|
| CEO | Takayuki Kadoguchi |
| Established | January 1974 |
| Capital | 330 Million Yen |
| Sales | 32.3 Billion Yen (Year ending February 2026) |
| Ordinary profit | 3.5 Billion Yen (Year ending February 2026) |
| Employees | 722 (As of Jun 2025) |
| Description of business | ・Lease, rental service of construction machines and their sales and repair (56 Sales Office in Japan) ・Japan style Onsen and Hotel (2 Facilities) ・Clean energy business (25 Power Plants) ・Global business (3 Countries) |
| CSR | Sport Produce Kumano Kinan Cycling Team |
HISTORY
Thanks to you, 50th anniversary
"Kinan Co., Ltd. was founded in the Kumano region of the Kii Peninsula and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, thanks to the understanding of the local community and the support of our customers. We have a magnificent natural environment and a long history that has been registered as a World Heritage Site. In order to convey the charm of Kii and Kumano to the fullest, we have held the international bicycle race "Tour de Kumano" for nearly 25 years in close contact with the local community, and we are working on regional revitalization through cycling and promoting the appeal of bicycles. I have contributed to our company, which started out as a sales and repair business for civil engineering and construction machinery, now has a nationwide network and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year by establishing a local subsidiary in Thailand, its second country after Myanmar, and supervising new overseas bases. We were able to establish an overseas business division, and it is growing into a company that is active internationally. In recent years, as the need for ICT construction has accelerated, the rental industry has been required to shift from traditional hardware rental to a consulting role. We are working hard to take the lead in acquiring knowledge and technology, and providing know-how to our customers.
Our business partners have sometimes scolded us and, at other times, they kindly and warmly
nurtured us. We are where we are today. Thanks to the manufacturers, suppliers, financial
institutions, and others who provide us with machines and information. We will continue to grow
without slowing down with the support and cooperation of everyone, based on a "hands-on
approach" and a challenging spirit of looking 5 or 10 years into the future and taking action as
soon as we have an idea."
For all those involved with Kinan, we hope to
create a feeling of ``I'm glad it's Kinan.''
CORPORATE CULTURE
Kinan's overseas business is a company that connects the international community, customers, and employees.
