On April 11, JESCO Holdings, Inc. received the 1st Japan Construction International Award from Mr. Keiichi Ishii, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan.
Having established a subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2001, the JESCO Group started its international operations with design and quantity surveying. With JESCO ASIA JSC engaged in ODA projects and JESCO HOA BINH ENGINEERING JSC focused on private-sector projects as the two axes of growth, the JESCO Group has expanded the scope of its business to include design and installation of electrical equipment, telecommunication systems, air-conditioning systems, and water supply and drainage systems for international airports, expressways, high-rise condominiums, and other buildings by capitalizing on its superior technology.
Currently, the JESCO Group has bases in three major cities in Vietnam, namely, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang. The JESCO Group employs more than 430 people in Vietnam.
The JESCO Group has established a scheme where business starts with low-risk design and quantity surveying, and expands as a highly profitable business. By providing its unique Japanese language education and technical instruction to the Vietnamese people, the JESCO Group has been contributing to human resources development and technology transfer. The award was granted to recognize these achievements, and moreover, it attests the Group’s accumulated high-quality technology.
The three recent projects in Vietnam, namely, the Noi Bai International Airport Terminal 2 Building, intelligent transport systems (ITS) on a section of the North-South Expressway, and the Sunrise City View high-rise condominium building, were commended.
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- Mr. Toshihiro Matsumoto, Chairman of JESCO Holdings, Inc., with Mr. Keiichi Ishii, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan established the Japan Construction International Awards with the objective of enhancing the international presence of Japanese companies and supporting their further international business development by promoting high-quality infrastructure overseas advocated by Japan.
The awards consist of two categories: the Construction Projects Category and the Mid-scale and Small- and Medium-sized (SME) Construction Enterprises Category. In the Construction Projects Category, high-quality infrastructure projects that capitalize on the excellent technology and knowhow of Japanese companies are commended. In the Mid-scale and SME Construction Enterprises Category, pioneering SMEs that are developing their business overseas are commended.
In the latter category, JESCO Holdings and six other companies were commended. In the Construction Projects Category, 10 projects were commended.
