Crittec Industries receives the "Shinkin Central Bank Chairman's Award" at the Shinkin Excellent Company Awards - Selected for high evaluation of its 100-year durability bridge expansion devices and social contribution activities.
Crittec Industries, a manufacturer of expansion devices for bridges, received the "Chairman's Award of the Shinkin Central Bank" at the "2026 Shinkin Excellent Company Awards" held on March 16, 2026. This award is a system that selects outstanding companies from among the business partners of 23 Shinkin banks in Tokyo. Our company was nominated as a representative of approximately 20,000 business partners of Shiba Shinkin Bank and received the award after a rigorous screening process. The development of the bridge expansion device "Hybrid Joint Type 3LII," which achieves a durability of 100 years, was highly evaluated for its contribution to reducing maintenance costs through lower replacement frequency, as well as its role in mitigating social costs such as traffic regulations. Additionally, our social contribution activities, including the utilization of senior talent, promotion of health management, and the implementation of the experiential learning program "Crittec Academy" for elementary school students, were also comprehensively recognized. With this award as a catalyst, our company will strive for technological innovation and quality improvement aimed at realizing sustainable social infrastructure and creating further value.

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A bridge expansion device with a durability of 100 years receives high praise. Its technology for ultra-long-term durability and efforts for social contribution have been recognized and selected.
Received the Chairman's Award from the Shinkin Central Bank at the '2026 Shinkin Excellent Company Awards.' We will organize our initiatives in a self-analytical manner and consider the factors contributing to this evaluation.
This is a video capturing the award ceremony for the Chairman's Award of the Shinkin Central Bank. (1:40)
In this blog, we will not only report on the award received but also provide plenty of details about the award ceremony, where our PR staff participated as photographers.









