Press Release
SCG JOINED HAND WITH QUANG BINH PROVINCE TO BUILD COMMUNITY OUTDOOR GYM MODEL, CONTINUING ITS COMMITMENT TO ULIFT LIVES OF VIETNAMESE PEOPLE
Quang Binh Province, January 14th, 2021: Today, SCG and the authorities of Nam Ly Ward, Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province inaugurated the first community outdoor gym built in collaboration between SCG and the local people, aiming to provide a common area for everybody to improve their wellness. Aligned with the government’s direction that each province has a public playground to develop a healthy lifestyle amongst the communities, the project once again demonstrates SCG’s brand promise “Passion For Better Living” for each community where it operates.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the SCG Outdoor Gym Model, Mr. Varongsit Marrat – Deputy General Director – SCG Cement Building Materials Vietnam Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of SCG said: “ The Covid-19 pandemic has stressed the importance of health and wellness to everybody in the society. It is acknowledged and guided by the government for each community to improve its immunity through the practice of sports and outdoor activities. Therefore, SCG is delighted to join hands with the Youth Union and the local communities of Quang Binh province to develop the SCG Outdoor Gym Model, stemmed from SCG’s expertise in cement – building materials and the passion of local people.”.
“Despite the impact of the pandemic and the most recent storms that hit Quang Binh province heavily, the local people and SCG staff have joined hands to complete the project on time. This place is expected to become a shared ground for the whole community regardless of ages or genders to practice sports and exercises together, aiming toward a total wellness for all. We hope that this model will soon be replicated in other communities in the near future.”.
Built on the existing yard of the Nam Ly Ward cultural house, the SCG Outdoor Gym Model is a combination of multi-purpose and specific-purpose areas, including a running track, a kid playground, a volleyball area, badminton yard, a gym area with provided equipment for muscle strengthening, as well as a relaxing area beautifully set up with SCG’s aesthetic materials. Each area is designed suitably for different age groups, from the junior kid to the teenagers and the elders, bringing a modern outdoor space to encourage local people actively doing more outdoor exercises. Particularly, the Model has applied a selection of high qualit y materials from SCG Cement – Building Materials including SCG Super Cement, Song Gianh Cement, SCG Smartwoods and COTTO adding durability, functionality to the project.
Mr. Dang Dai Bang – Representatives of Quang Binh Youth Union shared: “Being one of the leading enterprises in Quang Binh, SCG has always paid attention to the welfare of the local communities. During the past pandemic and the massive floods hit to Quang Binh, the company has contributed significantly to help our people overcome the hardship. Today, once again, SCG is supporting us to build this modern outdoor gym – a project to uplift the physical and mental health of the local people sustainably. On the behalf of the people here, we highly appreciate what SCG has contributed and look forward to more cooperation with SCG in the future.”
Early this year, SCG Cement Building Materials Co., Ltd has sponsored 400 tons of cement for the Youth Union in Quang Binh to build 45 playgrounds across the province. Amongst which, SCG Outdoor Gym Model in Nam Ly Ward is the first concept-gym that SCG has picked up to further develop from the existing ground of the ward’s cultural house. The design had been consulted with the residential community, and the construction was carried out by the volunteers from the local people.
A a responsible corporation in Vietnam, in the context of historical floods in Central Vietnam last year, SCG has quickly launched a community support program named “Actions For The Beloved Central”, supporting more than 4 billion Vietnam Dong and mobilizing resources from all of its subsidiaries and employees to help affected communities to overcome this epic challenge. Besides, company had aslo made effort to donate more than 4 billion Vietnam Dong, innovate the Mobile Positive Pressure Chamber to protect medical workforce in the prevention of Covid-19 pandemic spread . A long with these support , SCG has been supporting cement to renovate infrastructure for social wellness, renovate kindergarten, donating ambulance stretcher for Quang Binh province,…
SCG, one of the leading conglomerates in the ASEAN region, comprises three core businesses: SCG Cement-Building Materials, SCG Chemicals, and SCG Packaging. With more than 200 companies under its umbrella and approximately 57,000 employees, SCG creates and distributes innovative products and services that respond to the current and future needs of consumers. SCG began its business operations in Vietnam in 1992 with a trading business and gradually expanded investment in diversified businesses in the cement-building materials, chemicals, and packaging.
Today, with a total of 21 companies across Vietnam driven by more than 9,600 employees, SCG offers a variety of premium products and services to markets. Available products in cement-building materials include concrete roof, fiber cement board, fiber-cement wood substitute products for floor and ceiling, white cement, ready-mixed concrete under the brand ‘SCG’ and wall and floor ceramic tiles under the brand ‘Prime’ and sanitary ware & fittings, bathroom fixtures under the brand ‘COTTO’. The latest is the cement product under ‘SCG Super Cement’, ‘Song Gianh’, and ‘StarCemt’. In the packaging business, available products are reading & writing paper under the brand ‘IDEA’ and corrugated containers, kraft paper, and flexible packaging. In the chemicals business, available products are downstream chemicals products such as PE&PP, XLPE, PVC resin, and compound, etc.
Images at the ceremony:
Photo 1: The first Community Outdoor Gym is built jointly by SCG and local people, in order to provide a happy meeting place and promote health y lifestyle for everyone.
Photo 2: Representatives of SCG Vietnam, representatives of Youth Union together with local authorities in Quang Binh province pulled the ribbon to inaugurate the outdoor gym
Photo 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 : Local people, from the elderly to children, have a suitable place for exercising at SCG Outdoor Gym , promising a better living both physically and spiritually.