Megawide renews pre-cast certification

MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. on Thursday said it received a renewal of its certification from Accreditation of Indigenous Technologies for Housing for its precast operations.

Megawide said its precast system has met the criteria for development of government-funded housing projects, such as Pag-ibig Fund, subject to official bidding and awarding processes.

“Megawide strives to be globally competitive by continuously seeking engineering innovations on top of adherence to world-class building standards,” company chairman Edgar. B Saavedra said. “Technologies such as precast forms the foundation of strong relationships with and trust from our partners as we mutually deliver excellent quality and exceptional value to our projects.”

Megawide’s precast passed the evaluation of the Aitech committee for the manufacturing of its prefabricated concrete products for use in buildings residential, commercial, industrial horizontal housing units, and water retaining structures.

Precast systems offer higher standardization and customization, improved design, and more durable structural integrity than traditional construction methods and materials. Components are also manufactured with provisions for fixtures and pipings to achieve greater costefficiency.

The company’s main precast facility is located in Taytay, Rizal and is considered to be one of the largest and most advanced facilities of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Megawide said it will expand its precast capacity to accommodate market demands through plants located in key cities of Cebu and Batangas, and two more plants under way in Pandi, Bulacan and Calamba, Laguna.

Aitech certifies contractors and developers utilizing technologies which are appropriate for housing and can serve as alternatives to traditional or conventional building technologies.