In early August, along with ongoing projects, including the Binh Minh industrial park in Vinh Long and the Ham Kiem industrial park in Binh Thuan, the Hoang Quan Housing Consultancy, Trade and Service Corporation will begin to build the Hoang Quan Plaza . This will have the first trade offices for lease and luxurious apartment complex in Ward 7, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City . With such an event, Hoang Quan has proven itself a leading housing development enterprise in .

 

Established in August, 2000, Hoang Quan has developed an effective, close housing business model in investing, developing and assessing real estate. So far, the corporation has seen a rapid development with 300 staff members, a chain of five companies and a lawyer office. In addition, it has 12 centres and branches located from the north to the south. In particular, Hoang Quan has a representative office in San Jose ,in the . It has become the only enterprise in the housing industry to have a real estate assessment and a lawyer office.

Having been aware of fierce competition in the industry, the corporation is equipped with a professional and modern service, focusing on creating its image and prestige to attract customers. With qualified and experienced designers and engineers, Hoang Quan has always provided its customers with best services. Housing transaction centres and Hoang Quan branches always provide consultancy services on real estate investment and business with a database of over 10,000 addresses of houses and land plots, including housing products, projects on residential areas and industrial parks, which is updated daily. Housing and real estate products under Hoang Quan are legally guaranteed and have a great development potential with projects in new residential areas, trade and financial blocks, which can satisfy customers’ requirements for a living environment or a profitable investment field.

In addition, the company has always concentrated on improving the skills of its staff members, sending them to China, Hong Kong, Europe, Australia and the US for further training, investment study and management experience. In July 2004, BVQI of the gave ISO 9001:2000 certificates to the Hoang Quan Housing Consultancy, Trade and Service Corporation, the Hoang Quan Real Estate Assessment Company and the Hoang Quan Lawyer Office. With the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system and qualified experts, who perform assessments to the required level of the International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) and the ASEAN Valuation Association (AVA), the Hoang Quan Real Estate Assessment Company has been considered a reliable real estate evaluation address, helping customers avoid risks when they buy, trade, and mortgage their assets. Hoang Quan has always launched promotional activities and provided its customers with support in getting loans from banks and dealt with the concerns of customers.

With such advantages, the corporation has expanded its business scope to real estate investment. “We want to provide a package services and have considered it our business specification,” said Truong Thai Son, deputy general director of the corporation. At present, Hoang Quan has been involved in the investment in, and the building and development of, new urban areas, including the Phuong Nam high rise building and the complex of palaces in District 7, the Saigon Riverside palace complex, the trade street in District 8, the Tam Binh-Thu Duc main market residential area, the Binh Trung Dong residential area in District 2 and a new urban area in District 9, the Agrimex and Phu An trade streets and the Hoang Quan Plaza, which has an area of 3.7 hectares within in the Southern Saigon urban area. This is the largest residential area Hoang Quan has invested in. The complex consists of nine blocks, including two blocks with 15 storeys and seven blocks with 18 storeys each. This is a complex with apartments, offices, trade centres and entertainment facilities.

Another field in which Hoang Quan has focused investment is the development of industrial parks to form, support and promote the development of the economy, thus helping improve the regional standard of living. The first project is the Binh Minh industrial park in Vinh Long province with a total area of 162 hectares, including 132 hectares for industrial production and the remainder used to develop an urban area. The industrial park is suitable for animal feed production, vegetable and fruit processing, machine and equipment manufacturing, construction material, textile and garment, footwear making. The following project is the Ham Kiem, Binh Thuan province with an area of 143 hectares in the first phase.

Apart from business activities, the corporation has given special attention to social activities. Between 2002 and 2005, the corporation has spent over VND 3 billion donating the Study Encourage Fund, the Fund for the Poor, victims of Agent Orange, building houses in a show of gratitude, providing scholarships for students, supporting vocational training for farmers in Binh Minh district, Vinh Long province. In particular, 2005 is the second year the corporation has donated the ‘Lighting of Business Talents’ organised by the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association, Vietnam Television, and the Hanoi Business School , with the Hanoi National University .

With its effective business model, Hoang Quan has become a leading housing development enterprise in . The corporation has been awarded many prestigious prizes, including the ‘Gold Star Award’ by the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association in 2004, the ‘Gold Key Cup – 2005 Favourite Trademark’ voted by readers of Saigon Entrepreneurs newspaper, and the ‘Vietnam Trademark’ by the Vietnam Economic Times.

• Hai Chi