PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk (Perseroan) established under Act No. 19 of 1960 jo Government Regulation No. 64 year 1961 on Establishment of State Company/PN Widjaja Karja March 29, 1961. Based on Government Regulation No. 64, the building company previously owned by Dutch named Naamloze Vennootschap Technische Handel Maatschappij en Bouwbedrijf Vis en Co. which has been subject to nationalization, was merged into the PN Widjaja Karja.Based on Goverment Regulation No. 40 dated July 22, 1971 PN. Widjaja Karja declared dissolved and transformed into Limited Liability Company (PERSERO).

The purpose and objectives of the Company is to engage in the construction industry, manufacturing industry, conversion industry, rental, agency services, investment, agro-industry, renewable energy and conversion energy, trading, engineering, procurement, construction area (industrial zone) management, service capacity upgrades in the field of construction, information technology for engineering and planing services.