Features

It is not easy to achieve results in any business when you are starting from scratch. But Senior Professional Joo Byung-do has done exactly that since joining a new department handling electrolytic copper cathodes within Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group’s Energy & Metal Division in 2012. He is credited with cultivating new markets and […]

One building that shuns conformity is Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the curvaceous exhibition and retail space that opened in 2014. Designed by Zaha Hadid and constructed by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group, DDP flaunts curves and eschews sharp angles. Techniques and technologies applied to its construction can also be found elsewhere in our […]

As Samsung C&T marks its 82nd anniversary, it is a moment to reflect on just how far the company has come since it opened up as a trading entity in South Korea all those years ago. Within Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group, there are staff placed throughout 45 countries in about 90 offices, but as […]

It’s that time of the year again – Everland’s roses are in full bloom. The rose is said to be the queen among flowers, and has a long and storied history with that title. Some say the Greek poetess Sappho was the one who first crowned the rose. It also has many fruity relatives – […]

It’s not often that an 8th birthday is a big event, but in the case of Samsung C&T Fashion Group’s fast fashion brand 8seconds, an exception can be made. With a name that calls to mind the brand’s ambition to “seize the hearts of shoppers in just 8 seconds,” the 8th birthday seems an entirely appropriate […]

Risks vs. Safety Whether we are talking about building apartments, constructing public facilities or erecting power stations, the construction industry is very labor intensive. From the initial groundbreaking to putting the finishing touches on a building’s interior, sites are full of people moving in different teams, each focused on their own task area. There are […]

Every May and June for the past 35 years, Everland has been busy with its rose festival. When it launched the festival in 1985 it was the country’s first. It practically transformed the concept of flowers from being unapproachable objects of appreciation to something seen, smelled and felt up close in the midst of music […]

These days it seems like everything is becoming “smart”ified. For instance, there are “smart” cashierless grocery stores, “smart” wearable technology that marries digital devices to our clothing, and even note taking by hand has become smarter with tablets that instantly convert your scribble into computer text. Now construction, one of the most labor-intensive industries, is also transforming in […]

In this period of fear and uncertainty because of the COVID-19 outbreak, it can be easy to feel a little lost. Therefore, at times like this, we need to be encouraged by good news. Simple acts of charity and kindness, whether by individuals or business, can warm our hearts and lift our spirits. To this […]

With the world’s focus more than ever on the need for adequate healthcare, it is increasingly important to ask who has the expertise to be able to deliver medical infrastructure where it is needed. Thanks to many years of experience in organizing projects from transportation and IT to education and transmission of electric power, Samsung […]