PT Dragages gives quality service
PT Dragages gives quality service
Meeting customer demand with ever-improving production
standards is how best to describe the current track record of PT
Dragages Indonesia.
The most visible manifestation of this sky-high performance is
the recent delivery of four of the 11 towers in the Taman Rasuna
project.
Company president Jacques Pelletier says: "This project is
exceptionally located and certainly the first of its size and
quality in the center of Jakarta.
"It is the flagship realization of Dragages in Indonesia and
our best marketing tool for the years to come."
Established in mid-1995, the company had 343 employees at the
end of that year. It now has more than 500.
To cope with expansion 1996 was primarily a year of
consolidation.
Dragages confirmed its procedures and strengthened its
organization in all departments, especially with regard to plant,
safety and quality assurance. This has been recognized by the
company being certified to ISO 9001 standard for design and build
operation.
Another success has been the promotion of local staff. Each of
the 11 towers in the project is now being managed by an
Indonesian senior engineer.
The development of a strong partnership with established
contractor Total Bangun Persada was another feature of 1996.
It was born of the realization that with projects becoming
increasingly sophisticated and involving more and more complex
technology it was necessary to have strong partnerships between
foreign expertise and local contractors.
Dragages appreciates that it must be Indonesians that remain
the main force behind meeting the development needs of Indonesia.
Pelletier believes this will benefit both the company and its
clients.
"At a moment when developers are constantly looking for more
and more efficiency, better quality and shorter construction
time, I believe that this (partnership) approach ... is the most
appropriate way to meet our clients' needs," he said.
He is confident that as clients recognize the quality of
Dragages Indonesia's work new orders and further expansion will
continue in the months to come.