Maeda was established in Japan in 1919. Since then, it has progressed to become one of Japan’s leading building and civil engineering contractors. Maeda has a well-earned reputation for completing contracts of high quality standards and technical specifications, on schedule, and at very competitive prices. The experience that Maeda has gained in civil engineering and building is extensive and includes projects in the following categories:
Civil Engineering
Buildings
The United States
The United States In 1985, Maeda decided to make a full-scale entry into the U.S. market and established Maeda International Corporation, now named MKK Technologies, Inc., in Michigan. MKK Technologies’ first major project was the construction of the Mazda automobile manufacturing plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. Since then, MKK Technologies has undertaken numerous projects in 13 states, mostly in the Midwest, for both Japanese and U.S. clients. Maeda has every confidence that MKK Technologies will expand, based on trust in the Maeda name among Japanese companies, and grow as a local company with roots firmly planted in the United States.
The Pacific Region
Maeda is continuing to develop new business in the Pacific region, including Guam and the West Coast of the United States, and has completed projects that include deluxe condominiums, golf courses, and the renovation of luxury hotels. Maeda has also undertaken the construction of the Truk International Airport in the Federated States of Micronesia.
China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau
Our list of representative projects completed after the 1970s includes: stations and tunnels for all phases of the Mass Transit Railway System; the world-renowned Hong Kong International Airport Passenger Terminal Building; the Tsing Tsuen Bridge, connecting Tsing Yi Island to Kowloon; the West Kowloon Expressway; the design and building of the cable-stayed Kap Shui Mun Bridge linking the airport and the Kowloon Peninsula; and the natural gas fueled Black Point Power Station, with a rated power capacity of 2,400 MW.
Maeda’s current projects are also key to the expanding infrastructure of Hong Kong. A 10km section of railway was completed ahead of schedule, in autumn 2003. The Mass Transit Railway Corporation is constructing another rail link with other parts of China, and, again, Maeda is participating as a contractor for railway viaducts. Also, Maeda completed the construction of Stonecutters Bridge—one of the world’s longest cable-stayed bridges in 2009. In Macau, Maeda has built the Coloane Thermal Power Plant.
Asia
Maeda is very active throughout Asia. In Thailand, since participating in the Lampang-Chiangmai Highway project, Maeda has completed the Lam Dom Noi Dam, a new runway for Bangkok International Airport, and approach viaducts for the Rama IX Bridge over the Chao Phraya River.
In Malaysia, Maeda has built Penang International Airport, the Crocker Range Highway in the state of Sabah, the Batang Ai Hydroelectric Power Plant, and the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation’s headquarters building.
In Cambodia, Maeda has built the Prek Thnot Dam, a number of roads, and some schools. Maeda has a long record of subway-related operations in Taiwan dating back to 2002, when it obtained a contract for the CO2 Section of the Kaohsiung Metro Orange Line.
The Company’s current operations in Taiwan include work on Taipei’s subway network based on the Songshan Line Sectional Contract CG590A.
In Sri Lanka, Maeda obtained a contract for the Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project Lot 1 & Lot 2 Civil Works project and is currently moving forward with related work.
