RESTART CEREMONY OF ASTRAL CITY PROJECT

On the morning of December 8th, 2023, Central Construction Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Danh Khoi Group organized the Restart Ceremony of Astral City project in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province.

The ceremony took place in a solemn atmosphere in the presence of:

On the side of Investor:

  • Mr. Tran Huu Hiep – Chairman of the Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Nguyen Dinh Giap – Director of Project Management Division.
  • Ms. Dang Thi Nhung – Director of Danh Khoi of the South.

On the side of VP Bank:

  • Mr. Hoang Quoc Vinh – Sales Director of the South.

On the side of Supervision Consultant – Artelia:

  • Mr. Pham Thanh Hai – Project Director.

On the side of Central:

  • Mr. Tran Quang Tuan – General Director.
  • Mr. Mai Chanh Thanh – Executive Director.
  • Mr. Nguyen Thien Thuat – Project Director.

Together with representatives from Partners, Customers, Suppliers, Subcontractors and Employees of all parties.

Representatives of leaders of all parties took photos at the Restart Ceremony

In the high-end apartment segment, Astral City is a key project invested and developed by Danh Khoi Group. The project is expected to become a symbolic project in Binh Duong province, in accordant with the position and urban development planning of the real estate market in Thuan An City. The project owns an impressive & luxurious design and architectural style that intersects classic & modern quintessential values,  and a series of other classy utilities.

The perspective of Astral City project
Actual image of Astral City project

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Land area:3,73ha
CFA:536.000m2
Form of contract:Design and Build General Contractor (D&B)
Scale:3 basements, 8 40-storey buildings including 5,000 apartments
Supervision consultant:Artelia France

On behalf of the Investor, Mr. Tran Huu Hiep – Chairman of the Board of Directors shared: “The Restart of Astral City project is a great joy for all of us. We together with the parties will create the most favorable conditions for General Contractor Central to implement and bring the project to the finish line successfully, soon handing over to customers.”

Mr. Tran Huu Hiep – Chairman of the Board of Directors spoke at the ceremony

In response to the interest and enthusiasm from the Investor, Mr. Tran Quang Tuan – General Director of Central Construction Joint Stock Company shared: “Through the recent turbulent economic periods, we appreciate the continuous efforts from the Investor in consolidating legal and financial documents for the project,  along with that is the strong support from VP Bank. General Contractor Central is extremely happy that the project has been launched. We are determined to work with the Investor, Construction Consultant to complete the project with quality, safety and bring a new standard of living to customers”.

Mr. Tran Quang Tuan – General Director of Central Construction Joint Stock Company shared at the ceremony

After the successful ceremony with full of positive energy, in that joyful atmosphere, Central’s PMB immediately coordinated with the supervision consulting unit, the construction subcontractors to arranged the priority work steps scientifically following professional management; using financial resources reasonably for the right purposes and effectively to ensure safe construction work, bring the project to the finish line on schedule and commit to quality./.

CENTRAL TOPPED OUT THE TROPICAL, VINHOMES GRAND PARK PROJECT, DISTRICT 9, HO CHI MINH CITY

On the morning of December 04th, 2023, Central Construction Joint Stock Company cooperated with Vingroup to organize the topping out ceremony of The Tropical, Vinhomes Grand Park project, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City.

The topping out ceremony took place with the presence of distinguished guests:

On the side of Investor:

  • Mr. Bui Ngoc Cuong – Executive Director
  • Mr. Le Xuan Vinh – Project Director
  • Mr. Mai Hoang Phuong – Project Director

On the side of Central:

  • Mr. Nguyen Bao Khanh – Senior Site Manager
  • Mr. Bui Van Cong – Site Manager

Together with representatives from construction units, subcontractors and employees of all parties.

Representatives of the parties took photos at the topping out ceremony of The Tropical, Vinhomes Grand Park project
Four towers S12.01 – S12.02 – S12.03 – S12.05 of The Tropical at the topping out ceremony

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Project Name:Vinhomes Grand Park – The Tropical
Form of contract:Main contractor
Scale:2 basements and 4 towers S12.01 – S12.02 – S12.03 – S12.05 with 34 to 39 floors
CFA:292.000 m2
Duration:23 months

In Vinhomes Grand Park urban area, CENTRAL has constructed almost the whole area with 12 towers in 3 subdivisions: The Rainbow, The Origami & The Tropical; 357 villas in The River Park and 5 towers in Masteri Centre Point.

The Tropical is a central zone of Vinhomes Grand Park project that conveniently connects and inherits surrounding modern facilities including Vincom Mega Mall, Rodeo Shopping Avenue, VinBus bus station,… promises to creat high-class resort life, promoting the value of the area in the future.

Perspective of The Tropical

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Project Board of Directors, Mr. Nguyen Bao Khanh – Senior Site Manager thanked partners and subcontractors for coordinating the construction work. Especially, during the construction process, PMB has made efforts to achieve more than 3,000,000 hours of safe labor and topped out the S12.01 tower on schedule. In addition, Central commits that in the near future, the finishing works will be gradually completed and handed over to the Investor with the best quality products.

Central’s PMB receives the certificate for 3,000,000 hours of safe labor

CENTRAL AND SHIMIZU LAUNCHED THE GROUND-BREAKING OF DAIKIN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HO CHI MINH CITY

On the morning of December 1st, 2023, Central Construction Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Shimizu held the groundbreaking ceremony of Daikin Headquarters Building, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

The headquarters building has a scale of 3 basements and 13 floors, which is designed, built and operated according to green building standards, energy saving, environment-friendly, ensuring comfort and health for users. After the completion, this will be one of the first buildings in Vietnam as well as in Southeast Asia that can simultaneously meet international standards for green buildings such as Lotus Platinum, LEED V4 and WELL – the office health and comfort standards (USA).

The building is expected to be one of the typical green buildings of  HCMC and Vietnam. It is the hallmark of the project Energy Efficiency Improvement in High-rise and Commercial Buildings in Viet Nam’ (EECB) implemented by the Ministry of Construction, with funding from the Global Environmental Facility, through the United Nations Development Programme (GEF/UNDP)

Central accompanies Shimizu to implement the project

With the trust from Shimizu, Central is honored and proud to accompany in launching the project as the  Main Contractor for structuring work.

Shimizu is a construction group in the TOP 3 in Japan with 218 years of longevity, famous in the world with many typical projects such as Tokyo City Hall, the tunnel through Tokyo Bay, the suspension bridge over Tokyo Bay, … In Vietnam alone, SHIMIZU has also contributed to building great projects with high complexity and applying scientific and technical achievements in advanced and special construction technologies such as Bai Chay Bridge, Metro Line No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City,…

The ceremony is also an important milestone in the continuous cooperation and development between Shimizu and Central since 2019. We believe that this cooperation will be expanded and maintain the relationship between the two sides further in the next projects in the future./.

CENTRAL CONTINUES TO BE HONORED IN TOP 100 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN VIETNAM

On the evening of November 23rd, 2023, Central Construction Joint Stock Company was honored in the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Vietnam 2023 according to the voting results from Anphabe – the pioneer consulting firm providing Employer Brand and Happy Workforce solutions. Amidst market volatility, the global economy is strongly affected in many fields, and this year, the race for the title of “Best Places to Work in Vietnam” is hotter than ever. This result recognizes the efforts of Central’s Board of Directors and employees during the past year.

This is the 10th year Anphabe has announced this prestigious award. This year, for the first time, the ranking of the 100 Best Places to Work in Vietnam is separated into 2 separate tables according to the criteria of Large Enterprises and Medium Enterprises…

Top 100 Best Places to Work in Vietnam

Best Places to Work in Vietnam is an annual award made completely independently, recognizing the most objective opinions from employees to measure the health of the Employer Brand; with the sponsorship of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). The model and evaluation method are verified by market research company Intage Vietnam.

The survey for Best Places to Work in Vietnam 2023 was conducted from April to September independently, which polled 63,000 experienced workers from 18 industry groups of more than 700 leading enterprises to ensure fairness and objectivity of the results.

The survey was conducted based on the following criteria such as salary, bonuses, welfare, professional development, culture and values, leadership, work-life balance, company reputation, quality-market coverage of products and services; and health care for employees. With this result, Central has met the positive expectations of employees in many aspects.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company, Mr. Vu Duc Tai – Executive Director received the award

This is the second consecutive year that Central is in the top large enterprises to win the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Vietnam. The company always focuses on building a culture based on core values: Trust, Integrity, Respect, Quality and People, building a dynamic working environment, each person always adapts quickly to market changes. Policies on welfare regimes, competitive salary in the industry, caring for the lives of employees and their relatives. Besides, the most important is training, building a succession team, and restructuring the human resource system towards sustainable development.

Central aims to build a working environment for self-improvement, so that each individual can work in a place where are loved, and respected; a second home for employees to work and contribute.

CENTRAL BRINGS JOY TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN VINH TUONG COMMUNE, VI THUY DISTRICT, HAU GIANG PROVINCE

As part of CENTRAL’s annual CSR activities implemented in the locality where CENTRAL’s projects are located. On the afternoon of November 18th, 2023, CENTRAL organized a scholarship award ceremony for excellent students with the spirit of overcoming difficulties from the following schools: Vinh Tuong 1, Vinh Tuong 2 & Vinh Tuong 3 in Vinh Tuong Commune, Vi Thuy District, Hau Giang Province.

Primary school administrators and representatives of CENTRAL took photos with scholarship recipients
View of the scholarship award ceremony at Vinh Tuong 3 Primary School

In Vinh Tuong Commune, Vi Thuy District, Hau Giang Province, CENTRAL is constructing the Can Tho – Hau Giang Highway with the following items: Rung Tram Bridge – Km48+375; Giai Phong Bridge – Km47+039 & Giai Phong Bridge (Collector-distributor road) – Km47+039 under the Eastern North-South Expressway Construction Project, period 2021-2025 of the Ministry of Transport.

Through researching and acknowledging the difficult situation in the locality, CENTRAL has decided to donate: 340 backpacks to children of Vinh Tuong Kindergarten, 10 sets of desktop computers and 70 scholarships to students of 3 primary schools Vinh Tuong 1, Vinh Tuong 2 & Vinh Tuong 3,  at the same time, install wall fans for Vinh Tuong 3 Primary School (the campus 2).

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Thien Thuat – Project Director on behalf of CENTRAL’s Board of Directors shared: “Recognizing the difficulties of local people, especially the desire of children to go to school, CENTRAL hopes to contribute and help them overcome difficulties in life and strive in learning. This is also the Company’s goal for sustainable development, not only to build local buildings but also to contribute to local development.”

Mr. Nguyen Thien Thuat – Project Director on behalf of CENTRAL Board of Directors presented all gifts and scholarships to local authorities and students of primary schools

In response, Mr. Pham Quoc Thanh – Chairman of Vinh Tuong Commune, on behalf of the local Board of Directors and the school, sent his sincere thanks: “This is a very practical and meaningful action that the company has given to excellent students overcoming difficulties. Vinh Tuong commune is currently difficult with a large population and unfavorable travel conditions. These gifts have contributed to paying for a part of their living costs here, helping them to have a more stable life and focus on their studies.”

Mr. Pham Quoc Thanh – Chairman of Vinh Tuong Commune spoke at the scholarship award ceremony
Mr. Pham Quoc Thanh – Chairman of Vinh Tuong Commune, on behalf of the locality & the school, awarded the Certificate of Merit to CENTRAL

In the future, each place CENTRAL passes through will have more meaningful activities for the community to bring joy and share difficulties with the locality, together building a better life. Particularly for scholarship programs, with this scholarship, the students will strive to study, be useful and help contribute to society.

 Some pictures of the scholarship award ceremony:

The joy of the students when receiving gifts from the Company

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY OF 6-STAR FAIRMONT HANOI HOTEL PROJECT

After the construction, updating and finishing strict technical requirements according to international standards from the Investor. On November 2nd, 2023, Gelex Group and Main Contractor CENTRAL held a groundbreaking ceremony for structuring the body structure.

The leaders of the parties perform the incense offering ritual

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is one of the most prestigious hotels in the world along with its history of 100 years, established in San Francisco in 1907. Fairmont hotels are located near World Heritage Sites such as The Plaza in New York, The Savoy in London, Le Château Frontenac in Quebec, or Fairmont Ambassador Seoul and Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi.

6-star Fairmont Hanoi Hotel with a scale of 4 basements, 8 floors with 241 rooms and other ancillary facilities, is built on an area of more than 10,000m2, next to Hoan Kiem Lake in the center of Hanoi. Fairmont Hanoi is the first 6-star heritage hotel in Vietnam designed by two famous companies, Perkins Eastman and Aston Design. This is the most classy resort project, attracting the high-end tourism segment.

CENTRAL is honored and proud to be entrusted by Gelex Group to construct a high-light project and commit to the highest quality. In response, CENTRAL’s PMB has prepared the best resources to implement the construction of the body structure, which meets the Investor’s requirement.

Perspective of 6-star Fairmont Hanoi Hotel located at the corner of Ly Thai To & Tran Nguyen Han streets, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

Some pictures of the project’s progress update:

Scaffolding system for construction of 2nd floor