Yamato
Yamato Corporation (TYO:1967, founded 1945, Maebashi, Gunma) is a publicly listed Japanese one-stop facility construction and environmental engineering firm delivering HVAC, refrigeration, water treatment, ZEB consulting, and ESCO/PFI/Energy Service contracts across medical, government, food, hospitality, and industrial customers, anchored by proprietary thermal-storage and CO2-refrigerant technology and the TASKPLUS IoT monitoring platform.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1945
- HeadquartersSakai, Japan
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Yamato does
Yamato Corporation (株式会社ヤマト, TYO:1967) is a publicly listed Japanese one-stop 'construction product' company founded in 1945 and headquartered in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, employing 1,001–5,000 people. The company delivers integrated energy, water, and air infrastructure solutions across the full lifecycle — basic planning, design, construction, maintenance, asset management, partial operations, and financing — for medical/welfare facilities, government/public buildings, food retail and cold-chain, hospitality/bath/leisure, water/sewage infrastructure, education, factories, and automotive dealerships.
The technical platform rests on three proprietary pillars: (1) large-temperature-difference thermal storage air conditioning and the patented Operation Management System (Patent 2744758), which achieves ΔT of 9–11°C and ~80–86% reduction in water conveyance power; (2) the CO2 Ultra Eco Ice System (Patent 6582102), a natural-refrigerant brine-cooled ice thermal storage system targeting supermarkets and food factories, eligible for the Ministry of the Environment natural-refrigerant subsidy and exempt from Japan's Fluorocarbons Emission Control Act; and (3) TASKPLUS, an IoT-based wide-area remote monitoring network using FOMA/LTE/internet that provides cloud-based centralized monitoring, alarm email notification, trend graphs, customizable XML reports, and equipment-ledger management for installed equipment. Complementary proprietary technologies include the High-Freshness Refrigeration System (2020 JSRAE Technology Award), CO2 Brine Chiller Units, UV disinfection ('I Water Pure' — OEM via Iwasaki Electric), hollow-fiber membrane filtration ('Pureria' — OEM via Kuraray), the Yamato Super Chlorination System (Legionella countermeasure), small hydroelectric power support, and solar PV systems, all monitored by TASKPLUS and supported through the in-house Yamato Analysis Center and Asakura Processing Center (150+ units/year of proprietary fabrication).
The revenue model combines one-time construction and engineering project revenue with a meaningful recurring-revenue tail: ESCO Energy Service contracts under Guaranteed Savings and Shared Savings schemes, multi-year Energy Service subscriptions where Yamato finances equipment upgrades (no initial investment required from the customer) and bills a monthly service fee + energy cost, long-term PFI concessions via wholly-owned special-purpose companies (BTO/BOT/BOO), subscription-based TASKPLUS monitoring and Electronic Chart facility-information services, OEM equipment sales, and subsidy-application consulting. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales, supported by a 24/7 contact center (0800-800-7380), an Asakura-based Support Center/Showroom with 3DCG visualization and 20+ co-exhibiting manufacturers, and a partnership network (Green-kai / Kyoei-kai). The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and self-validates ZEB know-how through its BELS 5-star / Nearly ZEB Product Center office (BEI 0.12, 88% primary-energy reduction).
Yamato firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Yamato
- Legal name
- 株式会社ヤマト (Yamato Corporation)
- Website
- https://yamato-se.co.jp
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1945
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Yamato Corporation (TYO:1967, founded 1945, Maebashi, Gunma) is a publicly listed Japanese one-stop facility construction and environmental engineering firm delivering HVAC, refrigeration, water treatment, ZEB consulting, and ESCO/PFI/Energy Service contracts across medical, government, food, hospitality, and industrial customers, anchored by proprietary thermal-storage and CO2-refrigerant technology and the TASKPLUS IoT monitoring platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Yamato industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Facility Construction & Environmental Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133)
- SIC
- Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Temperature-Controlled Cross-Dock / Blast Freezing & Tempering Facilities (TLALACAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Food & Beverage Frozen Storage (Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Produce, Bakery) (TLALACAA), Dedicated / Captive Frozen Warehousing (Manufacturer/Retailer-Owned) (TLALACAK)
Keywords
Where Yamato is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sakai
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Markets served
Yamato business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Construction and Engineering Contracts: One-time project-based revenue from plan/design/construction/maintenance of HVAC, refrigeration, water treatment, and building systems for commercial, public, medical, and welfare facilities. Includes planning, design, construction, and asset management as a one-stop service.
- ESCO Energy Service Projects: Long-term managed-service contracts under Guaranteed Savings or Shared Savings schemes, bundling energy diagnostics, design/construction, operations/maintenance, financing arrangement, and performance verification with energy-cost guarantees for public and commercial clients.
- Energy Service Subscription Model: Yamato-financed equipment upgrade with customer paying only monthly energy cost + Yamato service fee (initial investment zero). Includes performance guarantee, full maintenance, and remote monitoring. Example: 15-year contract for a special nursing home covering HVAC and hot water retrofit.
- PFI Project Revenue (BTO/BOT/BOO): Long-term concession revenue from Public-Private-Initiative projects (BTO/BOT/BOO). Example: Hakoshima Spring Water Small Hydro PFI (20-year concession), 100% subsidiary SPC. Generates electricity sales and management fees.
- Proprietary Equipment Manufacturing (Asakura Processing Center): In-house production of original filtration units, YSCS disinfection units, jet pump units, and bath facility device units (150+ units/year target). Stainless piping pre-fabrication and modular assembly also generate revenue.
- Maintenance and Inspection Contracts: Recurring maintenance contracts including 24/7 contact center response (修理受付・技術相談), TASKPLUS remote monitoring subscriptions, electronic chart (electronic maintenance ledger) service, and periodic inspection/diagnostic services for water filtration, refrigeration, and bath facilities.
- Subsidy Consulting Services:
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Quote-based project pricing per facility and scope |
| Outcome Based/ Performance | Multi-year contract | ESCO Service Fee (Guaranteed Savings or Shared Savings) |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Energy Service — no initial investment, monthly service fee + energy cost |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels9 records
Yamato product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Yamato is a Japanese facility construction and environmental engineering company that delivers integrated air-conditioning, refrigeration, water-treatment, and renewable-energy infrastructure as a one-stop service covering planning, design, construction, maintenance, asset management, and financing. Core revenue comes from construction contracts, ESCO/Energy Service managed agreements, PFI concessions, and proprietary equipment (thermal-storage HVAC, CO2-refrigerant ice storage, brine refrigeration, UV/membrane water treatment), supported by the TASKPLUS IoT cloud-monitoring platform and in-house stainless-piping fabrication at the Asakura Processing Center.
Product overview
株式会社ヤマト (Yamato Corporation) is a Japanese one-stop "construction product" (建設プロダクト) company headquartered in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, that delivers integrated energy, water, and air infrastructure solutions from planning and design through construction, maintenance, and asset management. Rather than a single unified product, Yamato offers a portfolio of co-engineered modules grouped under four engineering pillars — Air-Conditioning / Sanitary Engineering (空調衛生エンジニアリング), Food-Distribution Engineering (食品流通エンジニアリング, led by the Ultra Eco-Ice and High-Freshness Refrigeration Systems), Environmental Engineering (環境エンジニアリング, covering filtration, UV, membrane, chemical-injection, and small-hydro power), and Solutions (ZEB implementation, ESCO, PFI, Energy Service, and subsidy support) — all tied together by the proprietary TASKPLUS cloud-based remote-monitoring and Electronic Chart facility-information platforms. The Yamato Construction Business stitches the modules together on a per-project basis (medical, welfare, education, office, public, lodging, factory, supermarket, food logistics, and water-treatment facilities) and the Yamato Contact Center and Asakura-based Support Center/Showroom provide 24/7/365 service and a "virtual + real" customer-experience facility for stakeholder alignment.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TASKPLUS (タスクプラス): Wide-area remote monitoring network system / IoT platform for facility and equipment surveillance, fault detection, and maintenance support.
- CO2ウルトラエコ・アイスシステム (CO2 UEI System)
- ウルトラエコ・アイスシステム (Ultra Eco Ice System)
Products and services
- Large-Temperature-Difference Thermal Storage Air-Conditioning System (大温度差蓄熱空調システム) Water-based thermal storage HVAC system that shifts chiller operation to inexpensive nighttime electricity; achieves outlet/inlet ΔT of 9–11°C and ~80% reduction in water conveyance power versus conventional. Delivers 65% lower electric cost, 43% lower air-conditioning energy use, and 57 t-CO2/year reduction versus typical office buildings. Targeted at medical, welfare, office, and public facilities requiring 24/7 stable cooling.
- Ultra Eco-Ice System (ウルトラエコ・アイスシステム) Brine-cooled ice thermal-storage system for supermarkets that uses nighttime ice making to drive daytime cooling, refrigeration showcases, and freezer sub-cooling with cascade heat recovery for floor heating. Claims TEWI 51% reduction, 21% system-energy reduction, and 50% utility-cost reduction versus conventional supermarket refrigeration. Includes patented defrost method using recovered heat instead of electric heaters, improving fresh-food preservation.
- CO2 Ultra Eco-Ice System / UEI (CO2ウルトラエコ・アイスシステム) Natural-refrigerant CO2 ice thermal-storage system with propylene-glycol 20% secondary brine, achieving 5–10% lower electricity use, 20–30% lower power demand, and 15–25% lower electricity cost versus conventional. Demand-response ready, defrosts without electric heaters, and is exempt from Japan's Fluorocarbons Emission Control Law for periodic inspection. Targeted at supermarkets, convenience stores, and food factories.
- High-Freshness Refrigeration System (高鮮度冷蔵システム) Brine-cooled refrigeration system with proprietary defrost control that maintains a stable low-temperature/high-humidity environment for multi-month storage of root and leafy vegetables (e.g., carrots, burdock). Significantly reduces product loss, dehydration, and waste; contributes to SDG #2 (food loss reduction). Targeted at food processors and agricultural storage operators.
- CO2 Brine Chiller Unit (CO2ブラインチラーユニット) Modular CO2-refrigerant chiller unit delivering chilled water or brine at -7°C and above with ~7% higher system efficiency than R410A air-cooled chillers. Exempt from Japan's Fluorocarbons Emission Control Law (no periodic inspection or ledger management required). Targeted at food factories and industrial process cooling applications.
- TASKPLUS Cloud Service / TASKPLUS (タスクプラス) Cloud-based IoT remote-monitoring service for facilities where Yamato has installed equipment, providing central monitoring, automatic alarm email notification, long-term data accumulation, trend graphs, customizable XML-form reports, equipment ledgers, predictive maintenance alerts via data analysis, and dedicated technical support. Uses FOMA/LTE/Internet; available in small-facility and medium/large-facility architectures. Targeted at Yamato-installed facilities across water, HVAC, refrigeration, solar, and bath assets.
- Water-Utility UV Irradiation Device "I Water Pure" (上水用紫外線照射装置 アイウォーターピュア) OEM UV disinfection equipment (from Iwasaki Electric) for Cryptosporidium countermeasures in drinking water. Uses domestic UV lamps and ballasts with fluororesin-coated lamp sleeves (zero secondary contamination on breakage). Models cover 90–8,300 m³/day capacity with vertical, separate, and horizontal layouts. Targeted at water utilities, simple water systems, and food factories.
- Membrane Filtration Unit "Pureria" (膜ろ過装置 ピューリア GS/GL) Hollow-fiber membrane filtration units using Kuraray's Pureria GS / GL modules with 0.02 μm pore size. External-pressure full-quantity filtration with air backwash achieves high recovery rates. Standard models cover 6–60 m³/h; suitable for water utilities, simple water systems, food factories, and medical facilities. Designed for unmanned full-automatic operation with TASKPLUS remote monitoring.
- Solar Power Generation System (太陽光発電システム) End-to-end solar PV service covering planning, design, construction, and O&M, with TASKPLUS remote monitoring enabling PC and smartphone viewing of generation output and FIT revenue, and automatic alarm email on fault or anomaly. Targeted at commercial facilities, factories, and public buildings.
- Small-Scale Hydroelectric Power Generation (小水力発電) End-to-end small-hydroelectric service (planning, design, construction, O&M) for under-1,000 kW installations using agricultural water, river water, or water-supply flow and head. Includes TASKPLUS remote monitoring. Reference sites include the Hakoshima Spring Water Small Hydro PFI (170 kW, 20-year BTO) and Nitta-Suido Power Plant (60 kW, 419,000 kWh/year, operating since October 2014). Targeted at municipalities and agricultural water users.
- Yamato Super-Chlorination System / Legionella Countermeasure System (ヤマトスーパークロリネーションシステム) Automated Legionella disinfection system for circulating bathwater and filter media using sodium dichloroisocyanurate (weakly acidic, low odor, low skin irritation). Performs daily high-concentration chlorine disinfection on filter media with air agitation and weekly whole-system high-concentration disinfection with neutralization. Includes monthly water-quality testing and surface-swab inspections. Targeted at bath facilities, hot-spring bathhouses, hospital spas, and pool facilities.
- ESCO Business (ESCO事業) Comprehensive Energy Service Company (ESCO) offering: energy diagnostics, proposal, design, construction, maintenance, financing arrangement, and verified savings under Guaranteed Savings or Shared Savings structures. Bundles capital financing, operations, and performance guarantee. Targeted at public and commercial facility owners seeking capital-free energy-saving retrofits.
- Yamato Energy Service (ヤマトのエネルギーサービス) Zero-upfront-cost equipment-renewal service where Yamato funds replacement of HVAC, lighting, and related equipment to higher-efficiency systems, charges an annual service fee (amortized capex + maintenance), maintains the equipment, and guarantees the customer's utility-cost baseline (any overrun absorbed by Yamato). Typical contract length is multi-year (e.g., 15 years). Targeted at facility owners unable or unwilling to fund capital-intensive retrofits.
- PFI Business (PFI事業) Private Finance Initiative (PFI) public-facility service using BTO, BOT, and BOO schemes. Generates electricity sales and management fees from long-term concessions (e.g., 20-year horizon) delivered via wholly-owned special-purpose companies. Targeted at municipalities seeking private capital and execution capacity for renewable and infrastructure projects.
- ZEB Implementation Service (ZEBへの取り組み) Net-Zero-Energy-Building implementation service that combines energy-saving measures (high-efficiency HVAC, BEMS, LED retrofit, double-glazed windows, water-saving devices) with on-site renewable generation. Yamato's self-owned Product Center serves as a reference (BEI 0.12, BELS 5-star, Nearly ZEB). Targeted at office, public, medical, and welfare building owners pursuing ZEB or Nearly ZEB certification.
- Yamato Construction Business (ヤマトの建築事業) One-stop general-construction service covering basic planning, design, construction, maintenance, asset management, partial operations, and financing. Includes prefabricated stainless piping from Yamato's own factory and 3D-modeling-driven visualization of construction processes. Targeted at medical, welfare, education, office, public, lodging, factory, supermarket, food logistics, and water-treatment facilities.
- Subsidy Support Service (補助金支援サービス) End-to-end subsidy-application support covering eligibility assessment, document preparation, design, construction, completion documentation, and post-operation data measurement. Approximately 80 subsidy-supported projects between FY2002 and FY2014 across offices, public facilities, hospitals, senior facilities, retail stores, vocational schools, and restaurants. Targeted at facility owners pursuing government subsidy support for energy-saving projects.
- Energy-Saving Solution (省エネエネルギーソリューション) End-to-end energy-saving solution covering existing-facility survey, energy-consumption analysis, measures proposal, financing plan, and construction plan with BEMS, LED retrofit, high-efficiency HVAC, double-glazed windows, and water-saving devices. Targeted at facility owners seeking comprehensive energy-saving retrofits.
- Water-Supply and Sewerage / Water-Treatment Total Support (上下水道・水処理トータルサポート) Total-support service for the entire water lifecycle covering water-purification, distribution, and sewage-treatment facilities, including network monitoring for cost and LCC reduction. Leverages the Yamato Analysis Center (registered Measurement Certification Business, capable of performing the 51-item tap-water quality test) and the Yamato Asakura Processing Center. Targeted at municipal water utilities and infrastructure operators.
- Toilet / Restroom Renewal (トイレのリニューアル) Toilet / powder-room / rest-room renewal service with 3D-CG visualization, stainless and resin piping for long-life plumbing, water-saving fixtures, and customized interior design. Reference deployments include Arisaka Chuo Gakuen and Fuji Auto Building. Targeted at schools, commercial buildings, and welfare facilities seeking female-friendly facility upgrades.
- Absorption Heat-Source Renewal (吸収式熱源のリニューアル) Renewal of absorption chillers/heaters to air-cooled heat-pump chillers. Reference simulations show, for a 5,000 m² medical/welfare facility, payback in 3.1 years with subsidy (262 t-CO2/year reduction); for a 5,000 m² office facility, payback in 4.2 years with subsidy (146 t-CO2/year reduction). Targeted at facilities operating aging absorption chillers seeking decarbonization.
- Filter Functional Diagnosis and Improvement (ろ過機の機能診断・機能改善) Four-step on-site filtration-system diagnostic and improvement service: site survey and media sampling; media testing (wash-turbidity, adhesion, sieve, density, mud-ball, biological tests); report; and filter-media replacement and commissioning. Includes 3D contour mapping of uneven media layers. Targeted at municipal water-treatment plants operating aging rapid-filtration systems.
Quantifiable outcome
- 65% reduction in air-conditioning energy cost (Yamato HQ vs typical office building)
- +16 more outcomes
Companies that use Yamato
Customer profileNamed customers24 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Yamato technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability4 records
Feature9 records
Yamato partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Higashiagatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture (群馬県吾妻郡東吾妻町)flagshipCounterparty for the Hakoshima Spring Water Small Hydro PFI Project. The town publicly solicited the project on November 12, 2014; Yamato won preferred negotiator status, and a Yamato 100%-owned SPC signed a 20-year BTO concession contract on March 16, 2015. First PFI project in Gunma Prefecture.
- Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. (岩崎電気株式会社)coreOEM supplier for Yamato's 'I Water Pure' (アイウォーターピュア) water-supply UV irradiation equipment. Iwasaki Electric holds the trademark; Yamato distributes the products as OEM under its own brand. Domestic UV lamps and ballasts are sourced from Iwasaki for reliability and supply stability.
- Kuraray Co., Ltd. (株式会社クラレ)coreOEM supplier of Purier GS and Purier GL hollow-fiber membrane modules integrated into Yamato's membrane filtration units. Modules hold the Water-Supply Membrane Module Standard certification; Yamato provides the system engineering, 3D visualization design, installation, and after-sales service.
- Gunma Prefectural Enterprise Bureau (群馬県企業局)coreCustomer/commissioning party for Yamato's Nitta-den Water Supply Hydroelectric Power Plant (new田水道発電所機器製作据付工事), with maximum output 60 kW, max water 0.153 m³/s, effective head 54.97 m, annual generation 419,000 kWh. Operating since October 1, 2014.
- Daikin Industries, Ltd. (ダイキン工業株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting air-conditioning manufacturer in the Yamato Support Center / Showroom Tactile Booth. Daikin products are displayed and available for side-by-side customer evaluation alongside Yamato's own solutions.
- Panasonic Corporation (パナソニック株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting general manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth. Panasonic products are displayed for side-by-side customer evaluation.
- LIXIL Corporation (株式会社LIXIL)minorCo-exhibiting general manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth for sanitary and interior products.
- TOTO Ltd. (TOTO株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting sanitary equipment manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- Hitachi Appliances, Inc. (日立アプライアンス株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting air-conditioning manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- Toshiba Carrier Corporation (東芝キャリア株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting air-conditioning manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- YKK AP Inc. (YKK AP株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting building materials manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- NSG Group (日本板硝子株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting building materials manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- Sangetsu Corporation (株式会社サンゲツ)minorCo-exhibiting interior materials manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- Kimura Koki Co., Ltd. (木村工機株式会社)minorCo-exhibiting air-conditioning manufacturer in the Yamato Showroom Tactile Booth.
- Partner / Green-kai supplier network (緑会 / 共栄会)coreYamato's cooperative contractor network (Green-kai / Kyoei-kai) used for sustainable WIN-WIN partner relationships. Includes a 'Partner Hotline' for compliance reporting and business alliances (業務提携) for new construction models.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Yamato competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Daikin Industries: Global HVAC equipment manufacturer and Japan's market leader. Daikin competes with Yamato on equipment specification (chillers, heat pumps, refrigeration) rather than project construction; also a current Yamato showroom co-exhibitor. Represents the upstream OEM pressure on Yamato's thermal-storage and CO2-refrigerant differentiation.
- Kurita Water Industries: Japan's leading industrial water and chemicals treatment firm (栗田工業), with major overlap in water-treatment plant construction and operation. Yamato's OEM partner Kuraray also supplies Kurita-adjacent membrane technology, highlighting competitive as well as adjacent positioning to Yamato's water business.
- Hitachi (Industrial & Building Systems): Global conglomerate with overlapping offerings in building HVAC, refrigeration, water, and energy management systems (Hitachi Appliances / Building Systems). Comparable on the chiller and refrigeration equipment side; also a current Yamato showroom co-exhibitor, illustrating both partnership and competitive overlap.
- Kyudenko: Major Japanese electrical and HVAC engineering contractor (九電工), serving commercial, public, and industrial facilities. Comparable in scale and breadth of facility engineering services, with a more diversified geographic mix including Kyushu.
- Kandenko: One of Japan's largest electrical and HVAC construction firms (関電工), with comprehensive design/build services across power, electrical, and air-conditioning. Broad incumbent with overlapping capability in facility HVAC but on a much larger scale and a different primary end-market (utility/electrical infrastructure).
Others
- Fuji Electric: Japanese industrial systems manufacturer (富士電機) with adjacent offerings in plant refrigeration, inverters, and energy management that touch Yamato's food-factory and cold-chain customer segments. Thematically related via industrial decarbonization and energy-efficiency automation rather than direct project-level competition.
Direct peers
- Organo Corporation: Japanese water and wastewater treatment plant engineering and equipment firm (オルガノ). Directly comparable to Yamato's environmental engineering pillar — water purification, membrane filtration, and industrial process water — though larger and more focused on industrial/municipal customers.
- Takasago Thermal Engineering: Major Japanese HVAC engineering contractor (高砂熱学工業) offering design, construction, and after-sales services for facility air-conditioning, sanitation, and electrical systems. Comparable customer base (offices, hospitals, factories) and similar ESCO/business model orientation to Yamato.
- Sanki Engineering: Japan's largest pure-play HVAC engineering and construction firm (空調衛生工事). Directly comparable to Yamato in facility HVAC design, construction, and ESCO/energy services for medical, office, and public-sector buildings, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
- Taikisha: Japanese engineering contractor (大気社) with overlapping HVAC, industrial process cooling, and paint-shop engineering businesses. Comparable in industrial refrigeration and HVAC turnkey project execution, with a larger footprint in automotive and semiconductor plant HVAC.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Yamato compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Yamato financial estimates
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Yamato leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Yamato subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Yamato funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Yamato M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Yamato
What does Yamato do?
Yamato is a Japanese facility construction and environmental engineering company that delivers integrated air-conditioning, refrigeration, water-treatment, and renewable-energy infrastructure as a one-stop service covering planning, design, construction, maintenance, asset management, and financing. Core revenue comes from construction contracts, ESCO/Energy Service managed agreements, PFI concessions, and proprietary equipment (thermal-storage HVAC, CO2-refrigerant ice storage, brine refrigeration, UV/membrane water treatment), supported by the TASKPLUS IoT cloud-monitoring platform and in-house stainless-piping fabrication at the Asakura Processing Center.
Is Yamato a public or private company?
Yamato is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Yamato founded?
Yamato was founded in 1945. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Yamato based?
Yamato is headquartered in Sakai, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Yamato make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Construction and Engineering Contracts are the primary driver. The others are ESCO Energy Service Projects, energy Service Subscription Model, PFI Project Revenue (BTO/BOT/BOO), proprietary Equipment Manufacturing (Asakura Processing Center), maintenance and Inspection Contracts and subsidy Consulting Services.
Who are Yamato's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Daikin Industries, Kurita Water Industries, Hitachi (Industrial & Building Systems), Kyudenko and Kandenko. Fuji Electric is listed as an others. Direct peers are Organo Corporation, Takasago Thermal Engineering, Sanki Engineering and Taikisha.
Does Yamato have an API?
No public API is recorded for Yamato.
What industry is Yamato in?
Yamato's product category is Facility Construction & Environmental Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLALACAI, Temperature-Controlled Cross-Dock / Blast Freezing & Tempering Facilities, with a secondary code of TLALACAA, Food & Beverage Frozen Storage (Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Produce, Bakery). Its NAICS code is 333415 and its SIC code is 3585.