Two companies from Chongchuan district, Nantong, Jiangsu province were recently listed among the top 100 enterprises in the province's construction industry for the year 2022.

The companies are Nantong Construction Group Co Ltd and Nantong Gangzha Urban Infrastructure Engineering Co Ltd.

Nantong Construction Group Co Ltd has achieved remarkable success in various aspects such as newly-signed contract value, completed output value, and outstanding projects.

In 2021, the company won three Luban Awards for construction, installation, and decoration. The Luban Award is one of the most prestigious construction awards in China.

Despite the complex situation in the construction industry over the past two years, the company has steadily expanded its international market, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia. To date, it has undertaken international engineering contracts in 11 foreign countries.

In the first half of this year, the company signed new contracts worth 12.2 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), maintaining a stable and robust development trend, and it aims to achieve a turnover of over 30 billion yuan by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period.

Nantong Gangzha Urban Infrastructure Engineering Co Ltd is an infrastructure company that views technological innovation as one of the driving forces behind high-quality development.

In recent years, the technical center of the company has conducted research and development in various areas and has obtained two invention patents and six utility model patents.

The application of technological innovation has not only optimized construction processes and enhanced project quality and precision but has also cultivated a pool of technical talent that help enhance the company's market competitiveness.

Over the past three years, the company has generated an economic benefit of 20.16 million yuan and reduced construction costs by 6.4 percent through technological and scientific innovation.

In 2022, the company's technical center was recognized as a provincial technical center for the construction enterprise.

An aerial view of a construction project undertaken by Nantong Construction Group Co Ltd. [Photo/WeChat account: chongchuanonline]