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1943 Tadao Kamijyo started “KAMIJO BOSAI KOGYOSHO”, a tunnel waterproofing business, in Akita Pref.
1947 Raito Bousui Eki, proprietary quick set mortar sealing liquid, was developed.
1948 RAITO BOSAI KOGYOSHO CO., LTD., named after the sealing liquid, was founded in Sendai, Miyagi Pref.
The first original shotcrete machine was developed.
1950 The first slope protection work was completed using Raito shotcrete machine.
1951 The company name was changed to “RAITO KOGYO CO., LTD.” and the head office was moved to Kudan, Tokyo.
1954 The first grouting work was carried out to improve bridge pier foundation.
1958 The first overseas waterproofing work was carried out in Taiwan.
1959 “Rapid greening” hydroseeding method was tested on site.
1961 Listed in the second section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1963 Raito’s proprietary “RG pile method” was adopted in the Subway Ginza Line Project.
1971 Chemical grouting method was introduced from Soletanche Entereprise, France.
1972 Shotcrete robot system was introduced from Stabilator Corporation, Switzerland.
1973 Technical Research Laboratory was established in Narashino, Chiba Pref.
1974 Listed in the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1975 “Prestressed Anchor method” was introduced from Soletanche Enterprise.
1980 “Quatre Vingt” hydromulching method, effective for rock slope greening, was developed.
1981 “PLUSS” pipe laying method was introduced from Soletanche Enterprise.
1982 “RSW Column” 4 shaft soil-cement column method was developed.
1984 “Silacsol” high-durablility grout was introduced from Soletanche Entereprise.
1988 “Enpasol” ground investigation system was introduced form Soletanche Entereprise.
1989 “Strip-reinforcing Earth Method” was developed.
1992 “UNILAP”, high head pumping delivery system for shotcreting, was developed.
1993 “RAS Column”, a proprietary deep soil mixing method, was developed.
1995 “Ecocycle Greening”, a slope greening method using recycled materials, was developed.
1996 “Rock Bonding Method”, a method to prevent fragile rocks from falling, was developed.
1997 “RAITO, INC.”, a U.S. based ground improvement contractor, was founded as 100% subsidiary.
1998 “Maxperm Grouting Method”, a grouting method especially effective to prevent liquefaction was developed.
ISO9001 was certified to Tokyo Branch, followed by all the other branches.
“Roving Wall” continuous-fiber reinforced soil method was developed.
1999 Technical Research Laboratory was certified as a public laboratory for environmental quantitative analysis.
Environmental investigation and remediation business was launched.
2000 “UNILAP Method” received technical certification from the Japan Construction Mechanization Association.
2001 “RAS Column Method” received technical certification from Society of Materials Science, Japan.
High-durability grout material “Silacsol-UF” received technical certification from Society of Materials Science, Japan.
Morioka branch received ISO14001 certification, followed by the head office and other branch offices.
“All Greening”, an environmental-friendly thick plant-base spray installation method for slope greening, was developed.
2002 SolData, K.K. was founded to enter into monitoring and instrumentation market – a joint company with Solentanche Bachy group.
2003 “Roving Wall Method” received technical certification.
2004 “Obijime Method”, a slope stabilization method using geosynthetic obi-band, was co-developed with P.S Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd.
“Continuous Rock-sounding System”, an upgraded “Enpasol” ground investigation system, was developed.
“ELPS” advance tunnel support method was co-developed with Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.
“Old Building Diagnostic System” using infrared thermography was developed.
2005 Raito Singapore Pte Ltd was established as Raito's 100% subsidiary.
Execution control system for Soil Mixing Wall was developed.
Yasasiite Ratio Co., Ltd. was established to enter elderly care market.
“PLUSS” pipe-laying method received technical certification.
“RSI Ground Anchor” method received technical certification.
2006 Natural disaster damage information network was started in service.
“3D Protection Panel” method was introduced from Europe
“RMP-J” method based on 2-shaft jet grouting system was developed.
Composite pulsing grout injection system was developed jointly with Shimizu Corporation.
Liquefaction resistant “Hat Ring” manhole installation method was developed jointly with Chichibu Concrete Co., Ltd.
2007 “EcoClay Wall” in-situ cutoff wall installation method received technical certificate

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