What Hashimoto Electric does

Hashimoto Electric (株式会社 橋本電業社) is a privately held Japanese electrical engineering and construction company founded in 1942 (Showa 17) and headquartered in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, with a manufacturing site in Ichihara. The company operates four integrated service lines: (1) design, manufacturing, and assembly of control panels and distribution boards including PLC programming and factory line commissioning; (2) electrical construction for private-sector industrial facilities ranging from chemical plants to semiconductor equipment; (3) public-sector electrical equipment construction and construction management for government and municipal buildings; and (4) in-house sheet metal processing supporting its control-panel enclosures. Technical scope spans PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) ladder programming, touch panel design, control panel and distribution panel fabrication, and full electrical construction with project delivery from design through on-site commissioning.

Hashimoto's customer base is split between Japanese government, municipal, and public-housing institutions awarded through public tendering, and large private industrial operators such as AGC Corporation and Ube Kosan Corporation. Documented public-sector projects include sound, lighting, and broadcast equipment renovations at Fukuda Electronic Arena (home of JEF United Ichihara/Chiba) and ZOZO Marine Stadium, electrical equipment construction at Chiba Prefecture Social Welfare Center, large-scale renovation of Chiba City Makuhari Elementary School, Asahi City new office building electrical work, Sanbu Police Station office renovation, Chiba Prefecture Comprehensive Sports Center tennis court clubhouse electrical work, and UR Urban Development outdoor electrical work at the Takadate Housing Complex. Private-sector work includes a rapid two-week recovery construction for Ube Kosan following a synthetic rubber factory fire and ongoing supplier relationship with AGC Corporation, for which the firm received the AGC 2013 SUPPLIER AWARD Special Contribution Prize (Plant Technology Contribution).

Hashimoto Electric generates revenue through project-based, one-time contracts for control-panel manufacturing and electrical construction, with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or recurring pricing. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with no intermediaries: public-works contracts flow through government tender processes and private industrial contracts through direct engagement. The company is led by President Jun Hashimoto (橋本 淳), remains privately held with no parent company or external investment, and operates with 51-100 employees in the Kanto Region of Japan. Recent strategic activity centers on capacity expansion — notably the relocation and new build of its Ichihara sheet metal factory completed in 2024 — alongside continued technical recruiting from Kosen technical schools, polytechnics, and Chiba Institute of Technology.

Name

Hashimoto Electric

Legal name

株式会社 橋本電業社

Website

https://hec.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hashimoto Electric (株式会社 橋本電業社) is a privately held Chiba-based electrical engineering firm founded in 1942 that designs and manufactures control panels, programs PLC systems, and performs electrical construction for Japanese government facilities and private industrial plants, including chemical and semiconductor sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electrical Engineering Services

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK), Motor Control Centers & Motor Protection (Overload Relays, Protection, Monitoring) (IMAGACAI), Building Management System (BMS)/Controls Maintenance & Commissioning (BPABACAE)

Keywords

• Control panel manufacturing
• Electrical construction
• PLC programming
• Industrial automation
• Sheet metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Chiba-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Control Panel Manufacturing: Design, manufacturing, and assembly of electrical control panels and distribution panels, including PLC program creation and factory line commissioning.
2. Private Sector Electrical Construction: Electrical construction work for private industrial clients including chemical plants and semiconductor equipment facilities.
3. Public Sector Electrical Construction: Electrical equipment construction work for government and public institutions, including building electrical construction management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hashimoto Electric designs and manufactures control panels and distribution boards including PLC programming and factory line startup support, and executes electrical construction work for private industrial plants (chemical plants, semiconductor facilities) and public/government facilities (schools, stadiums, police stations, welfare centers). The company also operates in-house sheet metal processing to fabricate enclosures supporting its control panel manufacturing.

Product overview

Hashimoto Electric (株式会社橋本電業社) is an electrical construction and manufacturing company offering integrated services from control panel design and manufacturing to electrical construction work. The company operates four core service areas: (1) Control panel and distribution board manufacturing including PLC programming and factory line startup, (2) private sector factory electrical construction from chemical plants to semiconductor facilities, (3) public sector electrical equipment construction for government buildings, and (4) sheet metal processing for equipment enclosures. The company was founded in 1942 and serves clients across Chiba Prefecture and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JEF United Ichihara/Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 December 2025The company sponsors JEF United Ichihara/Chiba professional soccer team. They hosted a 'Hashimoto Electric Match Day' at Fukuda Electronic Arena during the J1 promotion playoffs on December 7, 2025, providing Man of the Match awards and flower presentations. The company also serves as an 'assist sponsor'.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fuji Electric: Large Japanese manufacturer of power and industrial electrical equipment, including control panels and factory automation systems. Comparable in product category (control panels, industrial automation) but operates at a vastly larger, publicly listed scale as a diversified equipment maker.
• Kandenko: One of Japan's largest electrical construction contractors, performing power, industrial, and building electrical work nationwide. Comparable in offering (electrical construction and industrial plant work) but operates at dramatically greater scale and geographic reach than Hashimoto.
• IDEC: Japanese manufacturer specializing in industrial control components, HMI, and control panel products. Comparable in the control panel/industrial automation domain but positioned as a component supplier rather than a full-stack panel builder and electrical contractor like Hashimoto.
• Takasago Thermal Engineering: Major Japanese mechanical and electrical engineering contractor serving industrial plants and large buildings. Comparable in being a plant-oriented engineering contractor but with a much larger and broader mechanical/HVAC focus than Hashimoto's pure-electrical scope.
• Kyudenko (Kyushu Electrical Construction): Large Japanese electrical construction company with a strong regional base. Comparable in end markets (plant electrical, public works) and execution model, though headquartered in Kyushu rather than Kanto.
• Kinden: Major Japanese electrical and facility construction contractor with strong presence in plant electrical work and building systems. Competes for many of the same industrial and public-sector tenders as Hashimoto at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Yurtec: Japanese electrical construction company serving the Tohoku and Kanto regions with plant and building electrical work. Comparable in service mix (industrial plant and public facility electrical construction) with a regional footprint that mirrors Hashimoto's Kanto focus.
• Chudenko (Chugoku Electric Construction): Regional Japanese electrical construction contractor focused on plant, building, and public works electrical projects. Comparable offering to Hashimoto but with a primary footprint in the Chugoku region rather than Kanto.

Direct peers

• Toko Electrical Construction (TK Network): Mid-sized Japanese electrical construction contractor with comparable mix of plant electrical work, building electrical, and public sector projects. Operates in similar size tier and customer profile as Hashimoto, making it one of the closest scale-comparable peers.
• Nippon Densetsu Kogyo: Mid-sized Japanese electrical construction company specializing in building electrical systems, plant electrical work, and public infrastructure projects. Closely matches Hashimoto's core offering of private plant and public sector electrical construction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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