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Native name | 積水ハウス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Sekisui Hausu kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | Public KK |
TYO: 1928 | |
Industry | Real estate |
Founded | August 1, 1960 |
Headquarters | Umeda Sky Building, , Japan |
Key people | Isami Wada (former CEO) |
Website | www.sekisuihouse.co.jp/english |
Sekisui House (積水ハウス, Sekisui Hausu) is one of Japan's largest homebuilders. It was founded on August 1, 1960 and is headquartered in Osaka.[1] In 2009, Sekisui House expanded into Australia.[2]
The company has origins in and is affiliated with Sekisui Chemical, which once was a major chemical firm, but has since diversified due to Asian competition; they supply medical diagnostic lab equipment and manufacture pharmaceuticals worldwide. The chemical firm has over 100 subsidiaries and affiliates.