Bes Engineering Co. (Taiwan, China)

BES has gone to all lengths to develop its civil engineering and construction technology. In addition to the constant development of state-of-the-art construction techniques and methods, it also introduces the latest construction equipment in line with business needs, creating an outstanding tradition of excellent professional technology, outstanding construction quality, and on-time completion of projects. Besides winning the high acclaim of clients, this has also formed, over the past half century, the foundation for the company|s fine reputation both at home and abroad. The path followed by the development of BES is a virtual history of construction in Taiwan. It played a leading role in the Ten Major Construction Projects of the 1970s, the Fourteen Construction Projects of the 1980s, and the Six-year National Development Plan of the 1990s. With the arrival of the 21st century, the company will play an even more aggressive and crucial role in the island|s construction work. Also, BES was the first private company in Taiwan to compile a strong record of overseas achievement, with projects scattered throughout Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the USA, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. BES has always put a premium on the cultivation of new talent. Among its staff, 81.82% are equipped with college or higher degrees. The company trains and cultivates information, legal affairs, business management, and taxation professionals, as well as engineering technicians. In the legal handling of construction disputes, especially, BES has developed a strong working team and accumulated a rich store of experience. The company has moved to improve its operating system in recent years through organizational and manpower streamlining. These efforts have greatly reduced operating costs. The company union, which has been operating almost 50 years, provides a channel of communication for the expression of employee opinions, for the promotion of the corporate system, and for harmonious relations between labor and ownership. BES is a business unit of the Core Pacific Group, which engages in a wide range of businesses including land development, leisure and distribution, finance and securities, culture and education, and petrochemicals. The Group|s closely-knit business network offers powerful advantages in resource integration, business management, and market competition. Through its open and rational procurement system, BES has established stable, long-term relationships with more than 3,000 supporting companies. To fill project needs, it maintains strategic cooperation with prominent international firms such as Siemens of German, Bombardier of Canada, and Obayashi, Shimizu, and Daiho of Japan. Its steady operation and good credit rating have won the confidence of more than 40 large financial institutions, both at home and abroad, which provide financial support.BES established an information unit back in 1968, and in the years since has brought in all kinds of advanced computer software and hardware. Today, this equipment constitutes a comprehensive management and site monitoring system. In keeping with the global trend toward e-management, BES has developed the construction management web system; this provides a complete and integrated range of tools for the control of construction progress, cost, material management, personnel assignment, financial operation, and coordination with downstream contractors, giving BES a competitive edge over its peers.