OYO delivers comprehensive surveying and instrumentation solutions
Known as "doctor to the earth", OYO integrates geological, geotechnical and geophysical applications to provide superior value creation. Backed by years of expertise, it has the right fundamentals to pursue its goal of building a sustainable society.
Known as "doctor to the earth", OYO integrates geological, geotechnical and geophysical applications to provide superior value creation. Backed by years of expertise, it has the right fundamentals to pursue its goal of building a sustainable society.
A pioneering company in geological engineering, OYO was founded in 1954 during Japan's rapid and robust post-war reconstruction. Starting from the debris of the war, it developed technical services that were previously untapped.
"We were the first to adopt a quantitative assessment of geotechnical investigation, which distinguished us from our peers," says Masaru Narita, president and CEO.
"We set industry standards by inventing measuring devices to support our exploration activities."
With safety, security and economic viability as its topmost priorities, OYO is involved in almost all major infrastructure projects in Japan. It determined the optimum depth of the Tokyo Tower base and undertook geotechnical investigation and analysis for the construction of Kansai International Airport.
Growing its top line for four consecutive years, its net sales last year climbed 15.55 per cent to 47.03 billion yen (HK$3.6 billion), from 40.70 billion yen in 2012.
To sustain positive gains, it formulated a long-term business strategy known as "OYO 2020". The plan is to integrate the company's geo-engineering and consultation services and measuring instruments manufacturing to create niche markets for its information technology applications, and enhance its capability as a solutions provider to establish a sustainable society.
To strengthen its business base and expand its regional foothold, the company invests in energy-related exploration from its manufactured instruments, particularly sensors, and in its investigation and consulting services related to seismic or structural ground characteristics. One innovative offering is the i-sensor, a remote wireless landslide monitoring system installed at the slope at risk. The system automatically sends predetermined symptoms to road administrators by cellular phone to minimise the damage caused by risky slopes.
The company delivers cost-efficient, leading-edge earth monitoring, analysis and visualisation solutions for effective environmental resource management. It has developed its original geological information system known as MAGIS and targets the harmonised monitoring system of engineering and information system towards Asian markets.
OYO seeks like-minded partners for collaboration opportunities in Southeast Asia, with focus on disaster preparedness projects such as urban resilience enhancement and earthquake hazard analysis in seismic-risky regions.
"Learning from our past experience and accumulated expertise, we can offer a lot to Asia," Narita says. "We do not treat the assessed individual areas or problems separately - we combine construction-related issues, disaster damage mitigation, advanced instrumentation and the environmental treatment area to bring an integrated solutions package."
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