The UK's “Portal West” Achieves Successful Completion
Release time：2021-06-30
Portal West, Lingyun's inaugural UK project, features facade systems distinct from traditional designs, incorporating custom-shaped brick panels, GRC panels, steel-structured triangular balconies, low-threshold high-performance lift-slide doors, and large-angle GRC components.
Project Overview
Portal West, Lingyun's inaugural UK project, features facade systems distinct from traditional designs, incorporating custom-shaped brick panels, GRC panels, steel-structured triangular balconies, low-threshold high-performance lift-slide doors, and large-angle GRC components.
The project demanded innovative systems, materials, and processes, with high technical complexity, rigorous design requirements, and tight timelines, posing significant challenges across design optimization, material procurement, production coordination, logistics, and on-site installation.
Execution Challenges & Solutions
Cross-Cultural Coordination: Bridging differences in operational practices between overseas sites and headquarters required prioritized alignment in project vision and methodology.
Timeline Management:
2019: Resolved frequent design changes and cargo damage issues during rail transport in the run-in period.
2020: Withstood the pressure of the pandemic outbreak, rushed to secure material supply and optimize factory production capacity, and mobilized full-force efforts to catch up on the construction schedule.
2021: Mitigated global logistics chaos and cost inflation, achieving shipment volumes exceeding project milestones.
Final Delivery: By June 2021, all four buildings (A, B, C, D) were successfully handed over, earning high praise from clients and general contractors for installation quality.
Key Outcomes & Lessons
Innovations: Implemented in production organization and logistics, maintaining stable workflows and zero safety incidents post-schedule recovery.
Growth: The project elevated our overseas engineering management capabilities through defect analysis and continuous improvement.
Strategic Shift: Portal West marks a new starting point for expansion in the UK and overseas markets, emphasizing contract fulfillment capabilities and stabilize profit growth.Monitor evolving market dynamics to maximize economic returns and social value, contributing to the company’s long-term development.
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