HISTORY

Shinichi Uemura, grandfather of Index Group founder Kimikazu Uemura, founded Uemura Lumber Company. The company motto is Anshin (safety, security, trust, and reliability).

Kimikazu Uemura founded the venture International Design Exchange with investments from Gensler, Mori Building, Mitsui & Co., Panasonic, DIC, NYK LINE, MUFG Bank, and others. The venture was launched in the Mori Building No. 6 in Minato-ku, Tokyo with the aim of developing the business model of Gensler, which is now the world's largest architectural and design firm.

The company name was changed from International Design Exchange to Index Consulting, Inc.*1. Japan's first independent construction project management company was born.

Index Facilities, Inc. was established. The facility management (FM) outsourcing business and the office interior PM business were separated from Index Consulting, Inc. and transferred to Index Facilities, Inc. The business established during the start-up period was split into two separate companies, construction and interior design respectively.

Social System Design, Inc. was established. Involved in a regional revitalization and public-private partnership project in the Kesen area of Iwate Prefecture (Ofunato City, Rikuzentaka City and Sumita Town) as part of the restoration and reconstruction projects following the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in the same year, sending staff to the area and contributing to the reconstruction of community development.

Construction Project Delivery System Council (CPDS) was established in response to the demands of the new era, with the shared belief that both contractee and contractor of construction projects must change together.

The 100th anniversary of the founding of Uemura Lumber Company.Future Environment Forum was established with the aim of future-oriented cities and regions with the key concepts of low-carbon circulation and public-private partnerships towards sustainable regions and countries.

Uemura Lumber Company has transitioned to a holding company structure and changed its name to UELCO*2

Organization for PPP Promotion Support (OPPS) was established to increase the probability of commercialization of overseas projects against the backdrop of the current situation in Japan's construction industry, particularly which had not been able to accumulate sufficient experience in overseas development in comparison with the flourishing demand for projects overseas.

Administrative and corporate planning functions were consolidated from the operating companies to the holding company. In addition, as part of the restructuring of the corporate brand, the company name was changed from UELCO to Index, Inc. to unify the corporate image of Index Group. Uemura Lumber Company, founded in 1916, changed its business model and company name and was succeeded by Index Co., Ltd.Index Strategy, Inc. was established with the aim of developing a wide range of social and public infrastructure PPP(Public Private Partnership) services globally through the resolution of social issues, and positioned as a new business model for the Index Group to become No. 1 in the world.