Trung Do Joint Stock Company: Innovating technology, improving production and business efficiency

(Baonghean) - Despite many successes and making its mark in the field of construction materials production, Trung Do Joint Stock Company is currently facing common opportunities and challenges. To develop more firmly in the coming time, the Company is constantly struggling to find good and creative solutions...

Projects that create momentum

After a period of preparation, in early 2017, Trung Do Joint Stock Company started construction of a number of large projects; at the same time, it continued to promote and prepare resources to implement projects when the site was available. All of this is to prepare the company to enter a new period of more stable and solid development.

Perspective of the 21-storey building project on Le Nin Avenue invested by Trung Do Joint Stock Company.

The first project that the company launched in 2017 was the 21-storey building in the new urban area of ​​Nam Nguyen Sy Sach at the intersection of Duy Tan Street and Le Nin Avenue - one of the most beautiful locations in Vinh City today. The project has a total investment of 280 billion VND, a construction floor area of ​​over 25,000 m2; with 174 apartments, of which the 1st to 3rd floors are basements and used for commercial purposes, the remaining 18 floors are apartments. With modern and beautiful design, diverse apartments (10 types of apartments), the smallest area is 75 m2, the largest is 105 m2, from 2 bedrooms or more, so the luxury apartments of Trung Do Joint Stock Company are favored by customers.

Along with the design, the company organizes the construction and supervision itself, so customers are quite assured about the quality. It is expected that by the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, the building will be handed over and put into use, which will be a new mark on the city's architecture and bring many good choices to customers. Along with the 21-storey building in Nghe An, Trung Do Joint Stock Company has been implementing a large project, the NO3-T6 luxury apartment building in the Hanoi diplomatic urban area, with an investment of 590 billion VND.

The next major project that the company just started in early 2017 and is focusing on investing to be put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2017 is the Hilly Land Brick Project, with a capacity of 120 million bricks/year in Thach Ha district (Ha Tinh). With the most modern automatic production technology in Vietnam today and a capacity equal to 3 of the company's current brick factories, but the factory only employs less than 100 workers, so productivity and efficiency will certainly reach maximum.

Currently, the company is also surveying the location to install a factory producing burnt bricks from hill soil in Nam Dan, with an expected capacity of about 50 - 60 million bricks/year; continuing to build a factory producing Granite tiles and burnt bricks from hill soil, with a capacity of over 55 million bricks/year in Nghi Van commune (Nghi Loc); at the same time, continuing to prepare resources so that when the land at Nam Cam Industrial Park, Nghi Thuan commune (Nghi Loc) is handed over, the project of a high-class Granite tile factory will be started.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Hoan - Director of Trung Do Joint Stock Company said: Currently, the technology of building materials production is undergoing very strong changes. In the future, Trung Do Hong Linh, Trung Do Nam Giang and Trung Do Hoang Mai factories producing fired bricks from clay will have to be converted. Therefore, the Company's need to invest in a project to produce construction materials with large capacity and modern technology as above is inevitable and to take the lead in converting brick production technology. Using hilly land to fire bricks, the production technology will be automated, which is a popular trend in the region and in the world, contributing to minimizing negative impacts on the environment, so it is highly prioritized for application.

Workers at Trung Do Granite Factory pack ceramic tile products. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Products affirm their leading position

Along with traditional products such as fired clay bricks, Trung Do Nam Giang, Trung Do Hong Linh, Trung Do Hoang Mai, commercial concrete of Nam Giang and Hoang Mai have shown good efficiency, last year was also the year that Trung Do Granite Factory achieved a new milestone in growth. In addition to granite tiles and paving products of over 3.3 million m2, the products are increasingly diversified in design, type, color and pattern, which has affirmed its position in the market. The factory also reached a new milestone when it produced 5 million ceramic tiles, nearly double that of 2015.

With the diversification and "popularization" of ceramic tiles, purchasing power has become increasingly greater. Although the new products are produced on the basis of utilizing the tile production line, the "line" of ceramic tiles has increasingly contributed to the factory's revenue. Mr. Le Xuan Dat - Director of Trung Do Granite Factory said: Among the new products, ceramic tiles and accessories have a high advantage, few domestic factories can compete, especially the Nu Hoang tile line, the quality is not inferior to imported goods, but the selling price is only half the price of the same type of tile imported from abroad. Thanks to the best-selling ceramic tile products, including Phuong Hoang ceramic, in 2016, although the factory encountered many difficulties, revenue still reached and exceeded the plan with 305 billion VND and in 2017 strived for about 320 billion VND.

To promote growth, on the one hand, the company is interested in investing in the Factory to strongly innovate production technology. Typically, in 2016, the company invested 19 billion VND, then in the first quarter of 2017, invested nearly 10 billion VND to improve the tile printing line, change technology to save fuel, reduce energy consumption. On the other hand, the Factory also researched and rearranged the labor force to suit each stage of the production line, so it reduced the number of workers and input costs. The average salary of workers from March 2017 increased by 12%, the average income was from 6.2 to 6.5 million VND/person/month; timely payment of social insurance for workers; there is a support policy to improve clean shift meals, ensuring the health of workers.

Checking the handover of ceramic roof tiles and granite tiles before leaving the factory. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Currently, to meet the needs of customers, in addition to building a distribution system across the provinces and cities in the country, the company has a diverse and flexible sales policy; at the same time, actively participates in promoting and introducing products at exhibitions and product introductions... In addition, Trung Do Joint Stock Company and Trung Do Granite Factory in particular regularly accompany and actively participate in social activities such as sponsoring the Youth - Children's Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup, sponsoring the school support program and tennis tournament for Nghe An Television Station, sponsoring the Vinh City Cycling Club, helping the poor commune of Dong Van (Que Phong)...

Mr. Nguyen Ba Hoan - Director of Trung Do Joint Stock Company added: The process of converting production technology is always not easy for a factory or enterprise. Although there are still difficulties, from now on the company is gradually investing in converting production technology of factories in a modern direction, in accordance with the orientation and planning of the State. By proactively planning and production methods, the company not only maintains the growth rate, increases revenue but also prepares and creates momentum for a breakthrough and steady development in the future.

Nguyen Hai