CENTRAL IS THE GOLDEN SPONSOR FOR ICSCEA 2019

In HCMC, from 24th to 26 Now, 2019, CENTRAL accompany with HCMUT DCE had organization International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICSCEA) 2019″.

The conference was honored to welcome:

  • Presence of Professors about Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture
    • Le Anh Tuan – President, Head of the department (HCMUT DCE)
    • J. N. Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA
    • C. M. Wang, The University of Queensland, Australia
    • Hitoshi Tanaka, Tohoku University, Japan
    • Ang Kok Keng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Teerapong Senjuntichai, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
    • Roderik Lindenbergh, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
    • Chunwei Zhang, Qingdao University of Technology, China
    • Jin-Ho Park, Inha University, Korea
  • Presence of CENTRAL
    • Ms. Vo Gia Dong Lan – Assistant CEO
    • Mr. Trinh Ngoc Dao – Construction Engineering Dept. Manager
    • Ms. Nguyen Duong Truc Linh – Media Manager

With speakers, lecturers, students from 27 prestigious universities across the country and 27 typical universities in Vietnam.

Delegates take souvenir photos at the ICSCEA Conference on the morning of October 25, 2019

During the 3 days of the program, Professors presented in turn the topics related to solutions for Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture, such as Innovations in Computational Mechanics for Structural Design, Research, and Development of New Spaceson the Sea for Industrial and Recreational Applications, Analytical Methods for Dynamic Interaction between Foundations and Poroelastic Soils, Formal Techniques for Emergent Architectural Designs, the Control Systems Developed for Sustainable.

Prof. J.N. Reddy (Texa A&M University, US) share at Conference

The conference aims at better collaboration and cooperation between Vietnamese and word-wide scientists in Civil Engineering and Architecture. The organizers expect to organize this conference every 2 years periodically to create innovative space for scientists in Civil Engineering and Architecture to share, exchange, connect, and build a better world.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Ms. Nguyen Duong Truc Linh received the certificate of sponsor companion
Ph.D. Le Anh Tuan took photos with representatives of the Sponsors of the program

Participants in the program are Professors who come from many developed countries, such as the USA, Australia, Netherland, Singapore, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand. The conference program has attracted more than 200 delegates and 120 articles from the countries send. After the conference, the selected papers will be published in the Proceedings of the ICSCEA 2019 which will be indexed by SPRINGER.

Some more pictures in the program:

THE SIGNING CEREMONY BETWEEN CENTRAL AND DEPARTMENT OF CIVL ENGINEERING (DCE) – HO CHI MINH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMUT), INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HCMC

On the morning of October 27th, 2019, at HCMUT, a MOU signing ceremony has been held between CENTRAL and HCMUT DCE)

Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director and Ph.D. Le Anh Tuan performing the MOU signing ceremony

In a ceremony, at HCMUT DCE’s side: Ph.D. Le Anh Tuan – head of the department, along with faculties and 160 students. At CENTRAL’s side: Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director; Mr. Tran Kim Dien –HR Manager; Mr. Mao Vi Cuong –Safety Manager and Ms. Nguyen Duong Truc Linh – Media Manager.

BOD CENTRAL singing a national anthem at the ceremony

The collaboration agreement between CENTRAL and DCE is to build up an investment partnership for each generation of students. Therefore, the key point of CENTRAL is to accompany DCE in all fields for the students

At the ceremony, Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director has shared some strategic moves as well as recent activities. Many students after finishing their internship have successfully become young staff of CENTRAL. Besides, BOD always has a great concern with the career path of staff, so the job opportunity is really high.

Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director giving a speech at the ceremony

To answer a warm welcome of CENTRAL, Ph.D. Le Anh Tuan – Head of DCE strongly believes that the collaboration from both sides will have a clear and sustainable development in the future.

Ph.D. Le Anh Tuan sharing at the ceremony

The signing ceremony has marked an important point between CENTRAL and HCMUT DCE, offering plenty of opportunities about career paths right in a school and job availability after graduation for students.

DCE is one of the biggest (over 5000 students each year) and longest in the very first days of HCMCT, after 62 years of growth and development, the department has trained many excellent engineers for country development.

Some pictures at the ceremony:

CENTRAL CELEBRATES VIETNAMESE WOMEN’S DAY ON OCTOBER 20TH

Women are definitely beautiful flowers of life. At CENTRAL, each female staff is always cherished and recorded their efforts by BOD.

On the occasion of the Vietnamese Women Association (October 20th, 1930 – October 20, 2019), CENTRAL has held a one-day picnic at Lan Vuong Tourist area for female staff. This is a company’s special gift for the ladies this time.

A one-day trip of CENTRAL warriors to Ben Tre, a land of coconut.

Ben Tre – a land of coconut – will be a place for outdoor activities of our female warriors.

From the very first light of dawn, our ladies greet a new day with their beauty and excitement. Their energy has been heating up by Lan Vuong Tourist Area’s cheerleaders for the next activities.


Ms. Nguyen Duong Truc Linh along with our female warriors at Lan Vuong Tourist Area – Ben Tre


A big smile on their faces in warm-up activities

Under a shade of coconut trees, our warriors in “ao ba ba” (a Vietnamese traditional Southern clothes) are ready for battle, they will alternatively try one day as a Southern farmer and take part in traditional games such as fishing by droughting trenches, going over rope bridges, “ba la” boat racing, shaking bridges on the river. They are completely into these games, forgetting all of the burdens in life.


Fishing by droughting trenches


Going over a rope bridge


A photo “ba la” boat racing


Shaking bridge above a river

Along with our ladies, there are also some male staff. Our BOD representative, Mr. Duong Nguyen Hoang Son – Union President cum Administration Dept. has sent his thanks as well as wishes to our ladies “Even our ladies’ rate is almost 10% in CENTRAL, but we have a variety of fine benefits for them. Each year we have two days to cherish our beauties. Whether they are office workers or construction ones, they are still “steel roses” which are our great backbones. I wish you have a fun trip, beauty, and happiness.


Mr Duong Nguyen Hoang Son sending his wishes to ladies in October 20th

Going along a Tien river to Chau Thanh district in the evening, the CENTRAL car takes our ladies to ecotourism with picking and eating fruits at the garden. Depending on each season, the garden has a different fruit. This place really excites our ladies.

Our ladies at rambutan garden

Our trip ended quite late according to plan, but it has ended well with our ladies, we have a lot of fun together. Once again, we wish you, our “steel roses”, have a lot of health, plentiful happiness, and forever be our backbones!

Some pictures of the trip:

THE TOPPING OUT CEREMONY OF VINHOMES GRAND PARK PHASE 1– L17

On the morning of October 10, 2019, CENTRAL & VINGROUP organized the Topping Out Ceremony of VINHOMES GRAND PARK PHASE 1 – L17 at District 9, HCMC.

The ceremony was honored to welcome:

  • From Investors – VINGROUP
    • Mr. Nguyen Duc Quang – Executive Director
    • Mr. Trinh Chi Cong – Project Director
    • Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Consultants Manager
    • Mr. Nguyen Duc Tu – Project Security Manager
  • From Contractor – CENTRAL
    • Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director
    • Mr. Pham Van Hung – Project Director
    • Mr. Vo Minh Thanh, Mr. Vu Ba Cuong, Mr. Duong Hong Cong – Site Manager in common with supplier, Subcontractors, and SMB project


Mr. Nguyen Duc Quang, Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh, and SMB project making incense offerings

At the project, CENTRAL is a general contractor for 8 Towers. The contractor uses the new construction method – FULL TOP DOWN – building a basement and the body at the same time

L17 is 2 basements located in phase 1. CENTRAL has handed over the construction site later than other units about 1 month in the whole project but up to now, the project has topped off 1 month ahead of the investor’s request.

It is expected that the L17 will be the earliest one to be handed over to investors among all the towers in phase 1 in April 2020.


Perspective of Vinhomes Grand Park Phase 1 – L17


Real construction photo at the project


Cast-in-situ concrete: beam, slab, ceiling, column, shear wall
Image of the concrete surface after striking formwork


Image of installing precast wall panel


Image of installing MEP system of apartment


Image of installing MEP system at the corridor


Image of finishing work of typical WC

Immediately after the Topping Out ceremony, SMB continued to urgently implement the finishing work, meeting all safety and quality standards, satisfying the requirements of the investor.

Some pictures of the ceremony: