Sagen’s interview on Brain Works Asia

1) Please let us know about the general information of the company and the background of founding the company. Besides, let us know if any difficulties of the company at that time?

SAGEN Constructive Design Consultancy Joint Stock Company (SAGEN) was founded in 1992 named SAGEL Design Consultancy Centre, was a member of HCMC Industrial Department. In 2003, SAGEN became an independent company. In 2007, SAGEN named SAGEN Constructive Design Consultancy J.S.C

During the past activities, the company has met a lot of difficulties, especially from 2008 up to now, Vietnamese economy has gone through a crisis with high inflation, real estate market has frozen, the construction industry in general and constructive design consultancy have met a lot of difficulties, the design consultancy service market has decreased, leading to cutthroat competition, especially price competition.


2) In your business field, your company has any strong points compared to other companies? Please show us your specific achievement?

Although meeting a lot of difficulties, SAGEN has attempted to improve administrative ability, specialist knowledge and the professionalism for the employees, concurrently diversify service fields. The strength of SAGEN compared to other consultancy companies is that SAGEN is capable of specialized design consultancy in the narrow industry with high technology such as Pharmaceutical and Food industry; concurrently supplying package design – consultancy service, from Planning – Geological & Topographic survey – Feasibility Study – Design – Applying for construction permit and GMP-WHO certification – Project Management and Construction Supervision of Civil and Industrial Projects.

In addition, SAGEN has strengthened coordination with international ranking design consultancy companies to develop design or acted as a local consultant; has coordinated with first rate construction companies to bid “Design and Build”,…

With above-named strengths, SAGEN has gradually been trusted by investors to accept their building design consultancy invitations. The turnover of design consultancy and project management in the difficult period from 2009 up to now has increased on an average of 20% each year. SAGEN has implemented successful design consultancy for over 50 Pharmaceutical and Food factories certified with GMP, WHO, EU and HACCP and won many first prizes in building design competitions at Central and Southern Power companies.

 
3) Please let us know the business philosophy, the vision and the wishes in the future of your company?

The business philosophy of SAGEN summarizes in the following elements:Professionalism – Cooperation – Implementation better than customer’ s expectations.

Originating from a group of architects designed architecture, SAGEN has grown up at present thanks to the professionalism and cooperation. SAGEN has just done what we do the best, not scatteredly invested, are willing to update and wait in front for administrative trends as well as first class technology knowledge in the world.

SAGEN has always attached special importance to build friendly and cooperative working environment, create favorable conditions for ability development of the staffs. As for outside relations, we are willing to support, share the knowledge and experiences to best consult customers, cooperate with international and domestic ranking consultancy and construction companies to raise the prestige of the company.

With the professionalism and cooperation, SAGEN has brought the customers high quality, esthetic, speedy and highly trusted services. Implementation better than  their expectations.

SAGEN determines the Vision of the company: “Become a design consultancy company in the top – ten companies of Vietnam in the next three years”.


4) Please let us know your future objectives as well as your heading image?

With the objective of becoming a design consultancy company in the top – ten companies of Vietnam in the next three years. At present, SAGEN is the leading company in the field of design consultancy for Pharmaceutical and Food factories in Vietnam, we are speeding up developing civil and industrial projects such as: High technology factories, apartments, office buildings, service commerce, schools, hotels and hospitals…

Not only desiring to be a design consultancy company with the leading turnover, SAGEN is also carrying out human resource restructure, building brand name and company culture…to become a company which has a professional and friendly working environment, a dreamlike environment of professional architects and engineers.


5) Would you please let us know in what fields your company wants to establish business relations with Japanese companies?

With the strength of the package design – consultancy service  from Planning – Geological survey – Schematic Design – Feasibility Study – Technical Design – Construction Permit Application – Project Management and Construction Supervision of Civil and Industrial Projects, SAGEN will bring Japanese investors the most professional and economical design  consultancy service.

SAGEN has also desired to cooperate with Japanese design consultancy and construction companies to together coordinate in the field of design or ”Design & Build” to conduct the big construction projects in Vietnam as well as in the world.

 
6) Please leave the message that your company wants to do PR to Japanese audience?

Professionalism – Cooperation – Implementation better than customer’ s expectations is the business guideline and philosophy of our company. Please get to know all the customers of the projects that SAGEN has implemented before coming to us. What SAGEN has achieved nowadays just thanks to the trust and the support of the customers. ““Your Aspiration, Our Inspiration” is our slogan.