The years of youth are dedicated
Having been with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Joint Stock Company for 20 years, Mr. Nguyen Van Bang (currently Head of the Water meter Maintenance and Assembly Team) is always dedicated to his work, not afraid of difficulties and hardships. In particular, he regularly explores and gives initiatives to help businesses save costs and improve production efficiency.
Sharing with PV of Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Bang said that 20 years ago, when he was only in his twenties, he started working as a worker at Thanh Hoa Water Supply Joint Stock Company. During his work, he always sets a goal: "Do your best, because labor is glory". Therefore, in his work, he always tries to excellently complete all tasks, comply with the company's regulations and the State's regulations.
I try to learn every day, learn from colleagues, from books and newspapers, from technological devices such as phones, computers, etc. Only then can I help myself supplement knowledge, experience and find a scientific and highly effective working method, Mr. Bang shared.
Currently, as a team leader, Mr. Bang regularly advises and proposes to the Board of Directors and managers to find and apply optimal solutions to production and business activities. Taking on the task of maintaining and replacing water meter components, he always tries to complete the work on schedule, ensuring that workers in the unit have regular jobs.

In addition to his professional work, he also actively participates in sports movements, union activities and programs launched by the company, in order to exchange and learn more aspects of life.
Initiatives that make billions in benefits
According to Mr. Bang, during his decades of working with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Joint Stock Company, he has constantly researched and proposed technical innovation initiatives to help the company save labor, time and improve production progress.
Typically, in 2022, his initiative " make a water meter removal system using compressed air" was successfully applied to maintenance and replacement of water meter components. This initiative helps reduce labor, shorten working time and save the company more than 550 million VND/year.
In 2023, he continued to launch the initiative " Design and manufacture a system of equipment to remove clusters of water meter digital clusters", completely replacing the manual method with modern machinery. This initiative not only improves work performance but also helps protect components during repair, saving businesses nearly 600 million VND/year.
By 2024, Mr. Bang will continue to launch the initiative " Design and manufacture a large-sized water meter internal inspection system DN80 - DN250". Because previously, the company had to inspect large water meters at units with specialized equipment, but with this initiative, the company can do it on the spot, saving more than 300 million VND/year and promptly meeting the need to install and convert the size of meters for pipelines and residential areas, in accordance with actual flow.
Sharing about the motto of living and working, Mr. Bang expressed: "Doing work is giving. Because success is not a coincidence, but the result of hard work, perseverance, learning, researching, sacrificing and having a great love for the work you are doing.
Recognizing Mr. Bang's efforts and contributions in recent years, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province, all levels of sectors and companies have repeatedly commended him for his outstanding achievements in labor, contributing to improving the quality of clean water supply services in the locality.
Recently, Mr. Nguyen Van Bang was also honored to be one of two outstanding workers of Thanh Hoa province to be honored by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor at the first "Outstanding workers are members of the Communist Party of Vietnam" program in 2025.