Synergy Construct

IN THEBUILT ENVIRONMENT

With a wide geographical presence, Synergy Construct remains a fixture of the construction industry as it continues to offer sustainable design and development services

Writer: Rachel Carr | Project Manager: Jordan Levey

As one of the top-positioned companies in the international market, Synergy Construct (Synergy) is renowned for its knowledgeable team, engineering expertise, and continuous technological investments.

Founded 22 years ago in Romania, by Savas Gunata and Huseyin Karali, Synergy is headquartered in Bucharest and has offices in five countries. Today, the company works with a plethora of clients and has successfully delivered over 100 projects.

Synergy’s portfolio, which has a proven track record, includes industrial facilities, logistics centres, energy projects, airports, hotels, retail centres, offices, medical facilities, high-rise buildings, and educational establishments.

Moreover, the operational method that Synergy frequently uses in other countries is unusual in the Hungarian construction space, as it accommodates blue-collar workers in an on-site camp facility.

This means the workforce is

available continuously without impacting the local community. At the time of this pioneering method, the COVID-19 pandemic was rife, therefore one of the benefits of the camp was a reduced impact of illness in the wider community.

Subsequently, developers who visited the site have since installed similar camp facilities.

Furthermore, over the years, Synergy has evolved into an international company with largescale projects in Hungary, Romania,

Germany, Poland, Georgia, Ukraine and Turkey for high-profile clients. It soon became the burgeoning cooperation it is now by building further turnkey design and build projects. While at times, the projects were challenging they were simultaneously rewarding.

SYNERGY’S STRENGTHS

Offering a turnkey design and construction management solution in one platform has clear benefits in terms of investment, time optimisation, design and build coordination, and having a single point of contact with one source of accountability allows for enhanced processes and communication flow, shorter time frames, and better quality control.

One of Synergy’s strengths is in civil engineering, ranging from new commercial office buildings, retail

spaces, and mixed-use development, to industrial parks and energy projects.

Undertaking complete general management, Synergy sees the project through from foundation to finish, organising the building works, selection and coordination of subcontractors with strict management of all processes.

Synergy’s in-house mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)

SYNERGY STATISTICS

• Present in seven countries

• Over 2,000 employees

• €12 million in equipment

• Over 100 projects worldwide

department provides assistance on design and build from preconstruction through to construction, commissioning, occupancy and warranty. The MEP system works seamlessly by integrating with existing designs for efficient and sustainable buildings.

The latest venture for Synergy is Han Spaces, which offers workspaces with special settings. Due to the full scope fit out of decorations, artwork, a podcast room, information technology (IT) equipment and audiovisual systems, people can feel the difference as soon as they sit down. The company managed to navigate the challenges of shifting client requirements by collaborating with everyone involved.

Responsible for the first Hungarian residential property to receive BREEAM certification, Synergy undertook construction work for the

SystemBau is a mixed owned Romanian-German company, founded in Ploiești in 2000, well known in the Romanian construction market as a result of numerous successful projects and various experiences, gathered in the construction of industrial and commercial steel and concrete buildings.

With more than 20 years of experience and over 200 employees, we provide comprehensive services covering the entire project lifecycle, from design to execution, with an unwavering dedication in finding optimal, technical and financial solutions.

SystemBau is one of the company members that forms DRT Group with DeRom Total as General Contractor, AluSteel Facades and TiefBau Systems, with a reputation that has been built over the years through successful execution based on quality, safety and on time delivery of our different projects.

We can:

• Design and produce both heavy and light metal structures

• Create turnkey solutions for claddings in industrial, commerciall and civil projects

• Implement fire-rated walls

• Construct industrial-scale cold freezer rooms

Our main goal is to to achieve the best results, through our strong partnerships with more than 500 satisfied clients and 70 percent returning clients with over 1,000 realised projects and five million squared metres of buildings.

BUILDING TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE

a solid foundation for a strong partnership is the best way to describe our group values.

Tudo Vladimirescu Street, no.1 Berceni, Prahova, Romania

•

Our in-house capabilities are:

CNC steel processing machines

• Professional sandblasting, coating systems

• Production capacity up to 500 tonnes per month

• Loading, handling and transportation equipment

SYNERGY CONSTRUCT CONSTRUCTION

Danubio residential complex. This high-end luxury building on the bank of the Danube River has also been recognised by the European Property Awards in the Multi-Residential Real Estate Architecture category.

Easily accessible from the historic city centre of Budapest, Danubio is a unique residence due to its location, and the first tenants will soon be able to move in as phase one is almost complete. The sustainable and environmentally friendly design is energy efficient, and the built-in technology and systems are all up to the latest standards.

Aside from Danubio, Synergy is proud to be part of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, as it is taking the helm of the third reactor’s turbine building. The Akkuyu Nükleer Güç Santrali project is ongoing and will generate around 4.8 gigawatts

(GW) of electricity each year once completed.

CONSTRUCTING A BETTER SOCIETY

Building a future as a society is a meaningful cause for Synergy, who has therefore chosen to support causes related to children in need. To this end, the company has financially secured three foster homes from S.O.S. Satele Copiilor Romania, covering homes, utilities, food, clothes, and social mothers for an entire year.

Moreover, Synergy has leveraged the Zi de Bine Association to renovate the IOMC hospital’s Paediatrics IV section and fully equip it with the necessary technology, ensuring that treatment capabilities are up to modern standards for the annual influx of over 50,000 children.

The last few years have been

A SNAPSHOT OF SYNERGY’S BRANDS

• Kellogg’s – second European Pringles manufacturing facility

• Avon Cosmetics – 13,000 square metre warehouse

• Lidl – steel structure store in Romania

• Siemens – workshop, warehouse, gatehouse buildings in Turkey, and the Black Sea Transmission Network Project

• ProLogis – logistics park in Romania

• Procter & Gamble – headquarters in Romania, and a hair care products factory in Romania

challenging for the Romanian medical system; development and modernisation are therefore necessary investments, and Synergy is involved in renovating the new Cardiology Centre of the Prof. Dr Theodor Burghele Clinical Hospital.

As the budget allowed it, Synergy reached out to Asociatia HOSPICE Casa Sperantei to help children with incurable illnesses, along with Asociatia Deficientilor de Hexocinaza to care for several children with health problems, and Asociatia Noel to ensure cancer treatment for two children.

Additionally, Synergy supports Asociatia Irina Anastasia to help children with locomotor challenges, Asociatia PAVEL to assist parents whose children have been diagnosed with cancer, and finally, Asociatia Act for Tomorrow to guarantee several substantial environmental cleaning actions each year.

Furthermore, the company is an official shareholder of Happiness for Daruieste Viata, the first official

oncological hospital for children in Romania.

Supporting the medical system and providing children and their families with access to better medical services is important to Synergy.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Owing to a tenacious approach towards all projects, Synergy is set to continue along the same successful path it always has done. All performance indicators prove the company is in good professional and financial health, as customer satisfaction remains at an all-time high.

Focusing on complex and challenging projects, Synergy aims to be a game-changer in the built environment, while remaining true to the unbending values of equality, diversity, health and safety, fair practices and professional conduct, quality of work, care for the environment, and partnerships with clients.

At present, Synergy is building a fourth factory for Proctor & Gamble in Romania and has won the design and

build contract for the extension of the Nestlé Purina pet food factory.

Originally, the company was awarded the Nestlé Turul-4 project in Bük, Hungary, and work began soon after in 2021. It will eventually become Nestlé’s largest pet food production factory in Europe and will create 160 new jobs. The extension is being built within the existing functional factory and is progressing as scheduled.

As recently as last year, Synergy was also appointed as the general contractor for several of BMW Group’s new plant buildings in Debrecen, Hungary. Indeed, winning a design and build contract for a renowned international brand is a major coup for a contractor.

In terms of technological pioneering materials, uniqueness, and the overall complexity of its project scopes, Synergy has set the benchmark for the industry standard.