Zamil Steel Vietnam (ZSV) Leads the Way
Sunday, 1st July 2001
Anticipating the rapid economic expansion of Vietnam, and correctly predicting
the resultant upsurge in demand for industrial buildings, Zamil Steel of Saudi
Arabia introduced its 'Pre-Engineered Steel Building (PEB)' system to Vietnam in
1993.
In terms of speed of construction and value for money, the PEB
system is vastly superior to other, comparable building systems. It consists of
a complete prefabricated steel frame with pre-designed components to best suit
the unique requirements of the customer. The PEB system is able to convert
complex and expensive structural steel building designs into simpler and more
practical buildings without sacrificing the utility and basic function of these
buildings.
Zamil Steel's achievements and engineering innovations have
set the standards, which other PEB companies must strive to emulate. Zamil Steel
Buildings Company Limited of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1977 and has since
supplied more than 25,000 buildings to over 60 countries. To serve the
increasing demands of the South East Asian market for pre-engineered steel
buildings, the company established Zamil Steel Buildings Vietnam Co. Ltd. (ZSV)
in 1997 as a 100 per cent Foreign Invested Enterprise.
Today ZSV is the
only pre-engineered building manufacturer in the South East Asian region who can
design, fabricate, and supply complete building systems under one roof and one
managerial responsibility. It currently operates through a network of ten area
offices located in nine South East Asian countries to ensure it keeps abreast of
the latest local information and is in a position to offer the best possible
service to its customers. ZSV sales staff live locally and are ready to address
customers individual needs and to provide free-of-charge advice.
The
factory of ZSV is located in the Noi Bai Industrial Zone in Hanoi. It is
equipped with the latest state-of-the-art machinery and has the capacity to
produce 125,000 square meters of pre-engineered steel buildings per month. This
production capacity, enhanced by high-tech engineering and production processes,
enables ZSV to offer its customers the best value for money.
George
Kobrossy, Director of ZSV, puts it this way: 'We believe that our human
resources, technology and machinery are the best available at this time within
the pre-engineered buildings industry. In addition, innovative material handling
and fabrication procedures are developed and followed at this plant. This
reduces the production time of the building components, thereby providing better
delivery schedules to our clients. The geographical location of the factory also
helps us to reduce the freight time to destinations in South East Asia,
ultimately reducing the turn-around-time for projects'.
Production in the
Vietnam factory began in 1999, and using that as the base year, ZSV's average
monthly production doubled in the year 2000 and is expected to be tripled in
2001. ZSV has continuously improved its market share in Vietnam and established
itself as the industry leader. Now ZSV aims to export its products and strive to
improve its position in all South East Asian markets.
To date ZSV has
delivered more than 400 buildings to various destinations in the South East
Asian region.
