In mid-2024, Global Brothers International was commissioned by a top-tier e-commerce logistics provider to design and supply a 15,000-square-meter steel warehouse in an industrial park near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The facility would serve as a regional fulfillment center, requiring rapid construction, high clear height, and compliance with international fire and structural codes.
Challenges
- Aggressive timeline: Client needed the building shell completed in just 10 weeks to meet peak-season demand
- High operational requirements: Minimum 12m clear height for automated racking and AGV robots
- International standards: Must comply with American AISC 360 and FM Global fire safety guidelines
- Local coordination: Limited local engineering support; all drawings required bilingual (English/Vietnamese) approval
Our Solution
Global Brothers delivered a design-fabricate-ship package from Shanghai, leveraging prefabrication and digital coordination to compress the schedule without compromising quality.
✅ Structural Design & Fabrication
- Clear-span portal frame system (no interior columns)
- Main frames: Q355B high-strength steel, hot-dip galvanized
- Roof & wall cladding: 0.6mm PPGI with thermal insulation layer
- Designed for 12.5m eave height, 15m ridge height
- All connections pre-drilled and labeled for rapid assembly
✅ Compliance & Coordination
- Structural calculations certified per AISC 360-16
- Fire resistance achieved via non-combustible insulation and FM-approved roof assembly
- BIM model shared with client and local contractor for clash detection
- Full set of shop drawings delivered in English and Vietnamese
Results
- 🏗️ Steel structure erected in just 8 weeks—2 weeks ahead of schedule
- 📦 Zero rework on site thanks to precision fabrication and clear documentation
- 🔥 Passed third-party fire safety audit by FM Global representative
- 💬 Client feedback: “Global Brothers’ turnkey steel solution gave us the speed we needed without sacrificing safety or quality.”
- 🌱 Energy-efficient design reduced daytime lighting needs by ~25% through skylight integration
Strategic Impact
This project demonstrates how Global Brothers enables global e-commerce and logistics players to scale infrastructure rapidly across emerging markets—with the reliability of international engineering and the efficiency of integrated supply.
Built for speed. Engineered for trust.
