- 1804
- Kisuke Shimizu I founded Shimizuya in Kanda Kaji-cho, Edo.
- 1881
- Company name changed to Shimizu Mannosuke Ten.
- 1883
- Company's head office relocated to Yoshida-cho, Yokohama.
- 1892
- Assigned the Nihombashi Honkoku-cho store in Tokyo as the head office and the Yokohama store as a branch.
- 1903
- The head office building in Minamisaya-cho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, completed.
- 1915
- Reorganized into a limited partnership, Shimizu Gumi, Ltd., instead of sole proprietorship.
- 1932
- The headquarters building in Takara-cho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, completed.
- 1937
- Shimizu Gumi Co., Ltd. was founded, absorbing Shimizu Gumi, Ltd.
- 1948
- Company name changed to Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.
- 1961
- Initial public offering of shares.
- 1962
- Shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 1987
- Company name in English changed to Shimizu Corporation.
- 1991
- SEAVANS was completed in Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, and the corporate headquarters was relocated there.
- 2012
- New headquarters building was completed in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.