Key takeaways
172,543
sq m site Nokia’s largest-ever single-build construction
2.7m
working hours, only one minor accident – unprecedented for Vietnam
$3M
under budget and completed a day ahead of schedule.
- Recognised as Nokia’s largest single-build factory in Bac Ninh Province, built to high levels of quality, sustainability, and safety, meeting European standards.
- Phased delivery for early production, enabled north hall production while south hall was still under construction.
- Set up a training school on-site to enhanced local workforce, trained over 1,000 local workers, improving construction industry standards in the region.
Nokia’s largest single-build factory, an 85,000 sq m space in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, was built to help it meet Asia's growing mobile telephony market.
Our client wanted the facility built to European standards, with high levels of quality, sustainability and safety. To meet these requirements we had to share our expertise and raise the bar of the local construction industry.
Delivering a construction project of this size and complexity, within a challenging budget and a day ahead of schedule was an incredible undertaking.
To achieve this, we ran a tender process to select design and building contractors. With all bids in the tender process coming in over the client's target budget, our first priority was an extensive value engineering exercise - we managed to reduce costs with open communication and careful use of resources.
Investment in safety and quality training for the local workforce were just some of the many ways we ensured that we met the European standards required by Nokia.