Pre-engineered buildings, standard workshops are highly favored construction forms, especially for large-scale projects like workshops, farms, high-rise buildings, etc. Many investors may plan and utilize services from small construction companies or opt for a full-service specialized pre-engineered buildings company. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these two choices and how should one decide? Let’s explore in the following article.
1. Comparing planning independently and using services from small companies versus choosing a specialized pre-engineered buildings company for all stages.
The most evident advantage of independent planning and hiring small construction companies for the implementation is cost-saving. However, this choice poses potential issues:
- Regarding design – technical drawings: Pre-engineered buildings, despite their simple structure, require good specialized skills to accurately calculate technical specifications such as load-bearing capacity, structural balance, architectural design details, aesthetics, future expansion capabilities, etc. To achieve this, investors need to understand pre-engineered buildings technicalities and possess skills in utilizing specialized design software for pre-engineered buildings.
- Production – component fabrication, material quality: When choosing independent planning and selecting small contractors to save costs, investors will spend a significant amount of time selecting and inspecting materials’ quality, or even struggle due to lack of material knowledge. Consequently, the structure may deteriorate rapidly and pose safety risks due to poor-quality materials.
- Regarding the construction of steel structures: Although pre-engineered steel buildings are assembled quickly and more simply than traditional construction methods, the installation process still requires skilled labor to ensure accuracy and safety. When working with small construction companies, investors may struggle to control the quality of labor, and in case of issues, these small companies may lack the capacity to address them. To address these challenges, choosing a professional firm specializing in pre-engineered steel buildings is essential. This not only saves time by offering comprehensive services from design, production, to installation, but also ensures better quality with experienced engineers, modern machinery and software, high-quality materials, and strict construction supervision. Professional construction firms also provide warranty packages for years, giving investors peace of mind about the durability of the structures.
ATAD – Specializing in providing design and construction services for pre-engineered steel buildings
ATAD offers customers a complete solution including consulting, design, production, and installation of high-quality pre-engineered steel buildings and steel structures. ATAD provides a wide range of choices for customers including factories, warehouses, high-rise buildings, heavy industrial projects, commercial centers, exhibitions centers, and transportation infrastructure (such as airports and train stations).
Since its establishment in 2004, we have completed over 3,500 projects in over 60 countries and territories with a network of 11 companies and representative offices in Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Uganda.
ATAD currently owns over 2200 professionally trained employees, a quality management system ISO 9001:2015; ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and 2 modern manufacturing plants with a total area of 211,000 m2. These plants are part of one of the largest and most modern steel structure production lines in the world. Particularly, ATAD Dong Nai plant in Vietnam is the first steel structure plant in Asia to achieve LEED Gold standard, as well as the first factory office in Vietnam to attain LEED Platinum.
*LEED is the most prestigious green building standard globally certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
The number of customers continues to increase every year, solidifying ATAD’s leading position in the regional steel structure market. ATAD is a sustainable partner of many top contractors, consultants, and investors in Vietnam and globally, from Japan, South Korea, the United States, to the EU.
- Contractors: Shimizu, Hazama Ando, Daiwa House, Maeda, Shimizu, Penta Ocean, Kajima, Toda, Doosan, GS E&C, Posco, Coteccons, Hoa Binh…
- Construction consultants: Haskoning, Toyo, Idco, Nagecco, Newcc, Archetype, Icic…
- Investors: Vingroup, Hoa Phat, Samsung, ACV, Vietnam Airlines, Unilever, Sabeco, Heineken, Vinamilk, Schneider, Pepsico…
Some typical projects of ATAD in and outside the country: Vinfast automobile manufacturing complex, Hoa Phat – Dung Quat steel manufacturing complex, Cam Ranh International Airport passenger terminal, Da Nang International Airport passenger terminal, Wattay International Airport passenger terminal (Vientiane, Laos), Vinh Tan 4 expanded thermal power plant, Ho Chi Minh City urban railway project, Long Son oil refinery complex, Longwell shoe factory, Brotex colored fiber production plant, Heineken Vietnam Brewery, Taekwang shoe factory, JFE Meranti steel mill (Myanmar), Lazada logistics center (Indonesia, Philippines), Metro Ayala trade center (Philippines), Sri Lanka’s largest warehouse – Camso Loadstar, Tobacco cigarette factory (Philippines), Dangote Industries thermal power plant (Tanzania), Matarbari thermal power plant (Bangladesh)…
ATAD is determined to become a renowned brand proven in the construction industry and a leading steel structure company in providing the most efficient pre-engineered steel and steel structure solutions.
ATAD STEEL STRUCTURE CORPORATION
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Telephone: +84 28 3926 0666
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Email: sales@atad.vn
