JSTI has once again demonstrated its commitment to continued growth of the business by jumping up the national rankings for leading design firms. Announced on November 30th, the list of Top Design Firms is published every year by leading industry publication, Engineering News Record (ENR) in collaboration with the Chinese Construction Times. JSTI Group has risen up the rankings for yet another consecutive year, moving up 6 places from 2016 to rank 8th in the “Top Chinese Design Firms” category. JSTI was also recognized for its commitment to international expansion as the company placed 6th place in the category of “2017's Top Chinese Design Firms with the Biggest International Expansion Capability".

      ENR's “Top 60 Chinese Engineering Design Firms” has been an annual publication since 2004 and has been working with the Chinese Construction Times for the majority of this period. Jointly established by the leading industry media outlets in both China and the United States, it has become a globally recognized measurement for the success and performance of leading companies in not just in Chinese engineering, design, consultancy and construction firms, but also international ones too. Since 2005, JSTI Group has appeared on the list and has consecutively improved its ranking, year on year. Since 2014, the group has also been listed on ENR's "Top 150 Global Engineering Firms" which celebrates some of the most well-known and successful engineering, design and construction firms across the world. In 2017, JSTI ranked 75th in this list, up 23 places from the previous year. It was also named 93rd in "The Top 225 International Design Firms" for the first time, becoming the only private Chinese firm to appear in the top 100 of both lists.