Katahira and Engineers International is a privately owned (non-listed) company registered in Tokyo, with the majority of its shares held by current and former staff.KEI maintains a close business relationship and has cross-shareholdings with Katahira and Engineers Inc (KE) which provides consulting services on projects in Japan.KE has contributed to the development of much of Japan’s expressway network, together with providing services for design and construction projects on urban and rural roads of all classes.KE maintains advanced capability in the latest trends in transport engineering, and these skills are made available to KEI for use on international projects.
These skills include latest methods in highway planning and evaluation, environmental assessment and public involvement in the planning process, intelligent transport systems (ITS), transport demand management, asset management, private finance initiative, pavement engineering and concrete technology, bridge technology, and computer graphics / 3D virtual reality simulations.
KEI and its affiliate companies employ a total of around 250 staff.