Two individuals and two collectives of Sichuan Road & Bridge were awarded the honorary title at the Sichuan Province celebrations of May 1 International Labor Day and Commendation Conference held in Chengdu on April 28.

Gan Hong, Deputy Party Secretary, Board Director and General Manager of Sichuan Road & Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd., was awarded the “National May 1 Labor Medal”; the No. 2 tunnel squad in charge of the National Highway 215’s first section under the third branch of Sichuan Road & Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd. was awarded the title of “National Worker Pioneer”; Guo Yong, a project manager of Sichuan Road & Bridge Corporation Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., was awarded the “May 1 Labor Medal of Sichuan Province”; the TJ8 Division of the Project Manager Department of Sichuan Road & Bridge Construction Group Co., Ltd. Road Tunnel Branch in charge of Panzhihua-Dali Expressway was awarded the title of “Sichuan Province Worker Pioneer”.

Gan Hong, Deputy Party Secretary, Board Director and General Manager of the Group

Gan Hong is an outstanding entrepreneur in Sichuan Province, an honoree of Sichuan Science and Technology Progress Award, and an honoree of the “Top 100 Excellent Engineers” in China. For over 30 years of work, Gan Hong has been committed to the transportation construction sector, having grown from an ordinary technician to a leader and champion of the industry. He has led the company to produce great products, become bigger and stronger, and benefit society by implementing strategic leadership, management improvement and innovation-driven development. He puts Sichuan Road & Bridge in a leading position in the fierce market competition, and made important contributions to the development of the national transportation sector and the progress of Sichuan Province.

Develop the “craftsmanship spirit” and create the “Built by China” brand. He actively advocates “quality engineering”, concentrates on innovation drive, and highlights technological upgrading. Under his leadership, the company has completed a slew of super projects that represent the level of “Built by China”, including Zhejiang Zhoushan Xihoumen Sea-crossing Bridge, the world’s second and China’s No. 1 suspension bridge; Norwegian H?logaland Bridge, a large-span bridge built by a Chinese-funded enterprise for the first time in a developed country in Europe; Xingkang Bridge, the No. 1 bridge of Sichuan and Tibet; Micangshan Tunnel, the world’s third longest road tunnel. This stands for the world-class bridge and road construction technology for Chinese enterprises.

Lead scientific development and make the company stronger and better. He led the company to implement the “interaction of main and auxiliary business, industry-finance linkage”, and maximize the financing function of a listed company by directly financing nearly 9 billion yuan in the capital market, so that the company can move faster to build a modern industrial system with diversified development and multi-polar support and lay the groundwork for quality development. The company’s assets have grown from over 3 billion yuan to over 80 billion yuan, its operating revenue has soared from over 2 billion yuan to upwards of 40 billion yuan, with profits and taxes in excess of 10 billion yuan and creating more than 100,000 jobs. The company, formerly a construction enterprise with single business under provincial government, has grown into an internationally competitive first-class comprehensive enterprise group with interests in infrastructure investment and construction, clean energy, mineral resources, logistics and trade, finance and securities.

Bear the social responsibility, and exhibit the style of state-owned enterprise. He consistently regards the needs of the Party and the people as his own responsibility, and fulfills the sacred mission of “developing enterprise and benefiting society”. He led the company to assist the disaster relief work for the Wenchuan earthquake, the 2013 Lushan earthquake and other disasters, and participate in the poverty alleviation efforts in poverty-stricken areas in three prefectures, Bazhong, Guangyuan and others in Sichuan Province, with a total donation of nearly 1 billion yuan. Especially in the Wenchuan Earthquake relief efforts, the company made an input of over 5,000 people and more than 500 sets of large equipment, and completed in 3 months the reconstruction of Duwen Road, which experts reckoned should take three years. The company was recognized by the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission as the “Heroes of Disaster Relief”. Xi Jinping praised Sichuan Road & Bridge as “a team that can win in a tough battle.”

Put the people first, and care about the work and life of employees. He always upholds the true nature of loyalty, clean conduct, pragmatism and serving the people as a Party member. He “maintains political integrity, thinks in terms of the big picture, follows the leadership core, and keeps in alignment with the central Party leadership”; they have full confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics; implements the people-oriented development concept and leads the staff to engage in over 200 labor competitions such as “window project”, “skills competition”, and “new achievements and fulfillment of objectives”; he brings together the whole company to carry out corporate reform and development; at the same time, he insists that the results of corporate reform and development benefit all the staff, as evidenced by the increasing income of the employees and improving work and living conditions. The poverty alleviation mechanism has been established, and the employees have a greater sense of fulfillment, happiness, and security.

In the arduous pursuit of dream by Sichuan Road & Bridge, Gan Hong has led the company to win such honors as Golden Bull Award for listed companies, the listed company with best management team, and “Top 100 Listed Companies in China”, and Asia Famous and Fine Brand Award. The company was ranked among Fortune China Top 500 Enterprises for seven consecutive years in 2012-2018. He deserves the glorious title of outstanding entrepreneur.

No. 2 tunnel squad in charge of the National Highway 215’s first section

No. 2 tunnel of the National Highway 215’s first section project department runs along the left bank of the Jinsha River and the mountain, with a total length of 1,458 meters. It is the key controlled project for the TJ1 project of National Highway 215 Suwalong Power Station reservoir area built by Sichuan Road & Bridge. The tunnel squad worked together to overcome huge difficulties and pulled off the construction tasks with excellent results. It was rated as the “Sichuan Province Worker Pioneer” in 2017. At the same time, the tunnel squad played a key role in Baige dammed lake rescue and relief work and the restoration and maintenance service of Jinshajiang Bridge.

Sound planning: the entrance and exit of the tunnel is characterized by high altitude difference with the original Zhuci Road, small horizontal distance, steep terrain, together with a gully. After the field investigation, and careful analysis and repeated study, the tunnel squad m