The story
October 1917: Founded as Shinomatsugumi in Osaka
June 1965: Founded Shinomatsu Estate Co., Ltd.
May 1980: Founded Nippon Interior Co., Ltd
October 1990: Changed name from Shinomatsu to Takamatsu
October 1997- Listed on Section 2 of the Osaka Securities Exchange
January 2000: Listed on Section 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
October 2000: Acquired a stake in the Komatsu Construction Industry Co., Ltd. (which later changed its trade name to Asunaro Construction Co., Ltd.)
July 2002: Acquired Aokikensetsu Co., Ltd. (Aoki Marine)
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October 2002: Formed GWA (Green Wood Alliance) based on 3 companies: Kasamatsu Construction, Asunaro Construction and Aoki Construction
April 2004: Merger of Asunaro Construction and Aokikensetsu into Asunaro Aoki Construction Co., Ltd.
March 2005: Listed in Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange
January 2006: Acquired Kongō Gumi, specializing in temple and shrine architecture. Prior to the acquisition, Kongō Gumi was the oldest continuously operated independent company in the world.
September 2008: Acquired all shares of Asunaro Aoki Construction
October 2008: Transition to holding company system. Takamatsu Construction Co., Ltd. changed its business name to Takamatsu Construction Group, Inc., and Nippon Interior Co., Ltd., whose main business was transferred, changed its business name to Shinomatsu Construction Co., Ltd.
From Wikipedia’s article on Takamatsu Construction Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4