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Puma Energy aligns itself to Papua New Guinea’s focus on creating sustainability through socioeconomic development

PHOENIX PETROLEUM 10 Phoenix Petroleum rises to the top of the Philippines’ oil & gas industry

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ASIA Oil & gas has long been one of Papua New Guinea’s primary economic frontiers, with the likes Puma Energy aligns itself to Papua New Guinea’s focus on creating of InterOil and High Arctic Energy sustainability through socioeconomic development Services having been profiled in Asia Outlook in recent years.

Another old friend to once again grace the publication this year is Puma Energy, whose downstream capabilities have paved the way for a whole host of opportunities across the country’s challenging terrain.

Leveraging the wider Group’s global strategy, the business has formulated a very localised approach to progress in PNG and as such is not only boosting its own market credentials but is helping to foster enhanced socioeconomic development for the communities around it as well.

“As the country goes through its next expansion phase, the increase in refinery capacity will allow us to keep pace with market requirements for many years to come. Simple things like this can have a major benefit across the country in end user cost as well as energy self-sustainability,” Jim Collings, Director of Puma Energy PNG told new Deputy Editor, Jonathan Dyble.

Phoenix Petroleum is enjoying a very similar experience in the Philippines at present as it looks to similarly ingratiate itself locally, in order to challenge the established industry elite. I spoke with the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Henry Albert Fadullon about the foremost industry trends influencing Southeast Asian oil & gas.

There is more familiarity across our construction focus this August, as we follow-up on Meinhardt Light Studio’s success story last month with Meinhardt EPCM and Meinhardt Façade Technology this time around. And they pave the way for a sector deluge across much of the remainder of our showcasing section; Bishops and D’Perception completing the construction compliment.

TNB, Hope Ambulance Service and Antah HealthCare Group bring proceedings to a close, and indeed my involvement with Asia Outlook to a close as well.

I end my tenure here by exploring Malaysia’s diverse business travel appeal, and it would be wise to stay tuned in the months to come as the publication’s business travel segment gets ramped up a couple of notches; The Solomon Islands, Nepal, Bali, Hyderabad and the Philippines all waiting in the wings.

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NEWS

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OIL & GAS A Next-Generation Fuel Company

All the latest stories from across Asia

Phoenix Petroleum rises to the top of the Philippines’ oil & gas industry

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FINTECH In the Startup Spotlight

Why entrepreneurs should look to Hong Kong

S E C TO R F O C U S

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MANUFACTURING China’s Changing Attitude to Economic Globalisation Inside China’s auto manufacturing industry

BUSINESS TRAVEL GUIDES

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MALAYSIA

Driven by Diversity

KYOTA

Civic Life Meets Touristic Prevalence

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ENERGY & UTILITIES

SHOWCASING LEADING COMPANIES

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PUMA ENERGY PAPUA NEW GUINEA Leading PNG’s Energy Revolution

Creating sustainability through socioeconomic development

CONSTRUCTION

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MEINHARDT EPCM Shaping the Future

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MEINHARDT FAÇADE TECHNOLOGY Innovation on A Growing Scale

Reimagining the future of utilities

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ALT LIMITED Championing Creativity

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INHABIT GROUP Rethinking Urban Landscapes

An international one-stop shop

The one-stop curtain wall provider

Consulting on Asia’s modern landmarks

The world’s leading façade consultancy

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ANTAH HEALTHCARE GROUP Growth on all Fronts Provisioning Malaysia and beyond

BISHOPS Empowering Industry and Driving National Development

A catch-all solution for local industry

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HOPE AMBULANCE SERVICE Hope’s Springboard to Success Innovating to save lives

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D’PERCEPTION SINGAPORE PTE LTD Energising Singapore’s Skyscrapers Establishing inspirational interiors

TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD (TNB) Better, Brighter

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ASEAN CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT 2018

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INDONESIA SECURITY SUMMIT 2018

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THE 73RD INDONESIA NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DAY – POWER-GEN ASIA

Building up reliance through collaboration

Indonesia: the “next-gen cyber fortress”

Addressing the future of Asia’s energy market

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LAST MILE ASEAN

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ALCOHOL STRATEGIES IN ASIA

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SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE SUMMIT – APAC

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HI JAPAN

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POWER WEEK

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HI EUROPE

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FUTURE ENERGY ASIA

ASEAN’s leading online retail distribution conference & expo

Offering a fresh perspective on existing challenges

Fuelling cross-border supply chain collaboration

At the frontier of healthcare

VIZAG FINTECH FESTIVAL

Fintech comes to the fore Powering the electric power and energy industry Showcasing innovative healthy products for the retail sector Discussing the energy challenges facing the region

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S IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

“To contest this slowdown, vendors will need to focus on new innovative features and form factors combined with incentives and promotions to drive growth in many of these highly competitive markets moving forward.”

This is something that Huawei has actively pursued, as demonstrated with the Company’s success with the high levels of demand it received for its P20/ P20 Pro series.

These phones are within the high-end bracket at a price of between $600-$800 per model, allowing Huawei to significantly establish itself as a producer of luxury smartphones.

Further, Huawei’s release of its innovative GPU and CPU Turbo features, technologies that allow for better mobile processing performance, also served to enhance the Company’s worldwide reputation.

“The continued growth of Huawei is impressive, to say the least, as is its ability to move into markets where, until recently, the brand was largely unknown,” said Ryan Reith, Program Vice President with IDC’s Worldwide the three-month period ended June, Mobile Device Trackers.

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The numbers have been For Huawei, this rise now equates confirmed by a range of market to a total 15 percent ownership of the analysts including the IDC and IHS global smartphone market.

Markit, with Huawei’s success Meanwhile, Apple maintained steady coming despite the firm being sales, up one percent for the quarter denied permission to launch to 41.3 million, representing a lesser 12 directly within the North American percent market share. market on US national security “The combination of market grounds. saturation, increased smartphone Additionally, the Company has penetration rates, and climbing ASPs revealed that it has already seen continue to dampen the growth of revenues rise 15 percent in the first the overall market,” said Anthony six months of 2018, with this progress Scarsella, Research Manager with expected to continue into 2018.

Huawei Surpasses Apple in Global Smartphone Sales Shenzhen-based electronics manufacturer Huawei has officially overtaken Apple as the world’s second largest smartphone seller after the Chinese firm gained ground in both domestic and European markets.

Whilst total worldwide smartphone sales dropped two percent for the quarter year-on-year, and leading global smartphone company Samsung saw its sales fall 10 percent to 71.9 million units, Huawei saw its own sales rise 41 percent to 54.2 million units during

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ASIA FOOD & DRINK

Starbucks Partners with Alibaba on Delivery in China Global food and beverages giant Starbucks has partnered up with Alibaba in the aim of enhancing its presence throughout China.

The collaboration will see Starbucks leveraging Alibaba’s physical and digital properties including its delivery platform Elem. me and Hema supermarket stores across the country, alongside its Alipay and Taobao services.

“Our transformational partnership with Alibaba will reshape modern retail and represents a significant milestone in our efforts to exceed the expectations of Chinese consumers,” said Kevin Johnson, President and CEO, Starbucks.

“Starbucks China is one to watch, and I have full confidence

in the team that will bring the new innovation behind the Starbucks Experience to life.”

For Alibaba, the partnership represents a key opportunity to broaden its New Retail initiative that readily looks to transform the world of ecommerce by merging brick and mortar experiences with online retail spheres.

Introduced in 2016, the Company’s New Retail scheme has become a key function of its wider growth strategy.

“Alibaba is thrilled to expand our existing partnership with Starbucks

by leveraging our cutting-edge New Retail infrastructure and digital power to enable an unprecedented experience for consumers,” said Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba Group.

“This partnership is again a testament to the success of our New Retail strategy.”

Activity will begin in September 2018 with a pilot delivery programme being rolled out across Beijing and Shanghai, set to expand to more than 2,000 stores across 30 Chinese cities by the year’s end.

inland development, an important achievement of the Tongren Great Investment Action Year, and an important project to enlarge and strengthen the local economy,” said Chen Shaorong, Mayor of Tongren.

HTT will be responsible for providing essential equipment and technological and engineering expertise on the project, whilst Tongren will be require for providing certification, regulatory and construction services for the system.

“We have spent the past few years finding the right partners to work with in China and now with a strong base network of relationships in place, we are ready to begin work to create the system along with the proper legal framework for the nation,” said Bibop Gresta, Chairman of HTT. The agreement will enhance China’s position as a global leader in advanced technology infrastructure and solutions.

Further, in the past five years, Guizhou has received transportation investment of more than $100 billion, leading to the creation of 3,542 miles of new roads and 69 new highway projects.

The deal marks HTT’s third commercial agreement following announcements in both Ukraine and Abu Dhabi earlier this year.

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Tongren, HTT to Create China’s First Hyperloop System Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has signed a deal with China’s state owned Tongren Transportation Tourism Investment Group to set up a joint venture that will construct the country’s first hyperloop system.

Located in the southern Guizhou province, home to more than 35 million people, the agreement has outlined that the track will initially stretch a total 10 kilometres with room for future extensions.

“The signing for Hyperloop project is a major step to open up the

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Samsung to Invest $22 Billion in AI and 5G

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China Tower Concludes $6.9 Billion IPO, the Largest in Two Years The world’s biggest telecommunications tower operator, China Tower, has reportedly raised $6.9 billion in what is the world’s largest initial public offering (IPO) in the past two years, according to several sources as cited by Reuters.

Having sold more than 43 billion new shares at a minimum HK$1.26 per share, the Hong Kong-based IPO has given China Tower a valuation of approximately $28 billion.

The financing involved makes China Tower’s IPO the world’s largest since the float of Postal Savings Bank of China in Hong Kong during 2016.

The firm will be looking to use the investment to both enhance its existing towers, whilst creating new state-of-the-art models as it continues to accelerate the development of its 5G network infrastructure.

The Company currently operates more than 1.9 million tower sites for 2.8 million tenants according to statistics from June.

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Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, has announced that it will be investing 25 trillion Korean won ($22 billion) into four key growth areas over the next three years.

These key areas include artificial intelligence, 5G, new-age electronics for cars and enhanced biopharmaceutical production.

“In AI, Samsung plans to significantly expand its research capability, increasing the number of advanced AI researchers to 1,000 across its global AI Centers,” the Company said.

“It will also invest aggressively to become a global player in the advanced markets for 5G chipsets and related devices and equipment.”

Samsung further revealed that it expects to create approximately

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Walmart Cleared for $16 Billion Flipkart Acquisition American grocery giant Walmart has been given the green light to buy Indian online marketplace Flipkart, a move which will see it ramp up its rivalry with Amazon.

Walmart will purchase a 77 percent stake in the firm for around $16 billion, the largest deal to date in India’s ecommerce industry.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) cleared the deal despite opposition from the Confederation of India Traders, which said the acquisition would lead to convenience stores being put out of business.

Walmart commented on the CCI decision in a statement: “We believe that the combination of Walmart’s

40,000 new jobs over the next 36 months, as a result of both these pledges and the firm’s wider investment plan that could rise to as much as 180 trillion won ($161 billion). global expertise and Flipkart will position us for long-term success and enable us to contribute to the economic growth.”

In other Walmart developments, an agreement has been made with JD.com to invest in $500 million in Chinese online food delivery company Dada-JD Daojia.

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Google to Build New $850 Million Data Centre in Singapore Having opened its first data centre in Singapore in 2011, Google is now set to launch its third such facility within the city, costing more than $850 million.

It is estimated that 70 million users have come online for the first time in Singapore since the company opened its second data centre there in 2015, a new market that this data centre will look to service.

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Japan Airlines, China Eastern to Form New Joint Venture Japan Airlines (JAL) and China Eastern Airlines have announced that they will be forming a joint venture in the aim of capitalising on the growth in China’s tourist market.

The agreement marks the first of such deals between the two companies, expanding on their existing

Facebook to Launch Innovation Hub in China

The facility will use the latest in machine-learning powered clean energy technology, diverting 100 percent of the facilities waste away from landfill and using recycled water. codeshare agreement that has been in place since 2002.

“We look to bring more benefits, more choices, and more value to our customers,” said Yoshiharu Ueki, Chairman on JAL. “We believe this partnership will generate more passenger traffic between the two countries and open up commercial opportunities.”

The venture will include JAL’s domestic network spanning 50 cities across Japan, alongside China Eastern’s 80 domestic flight routes across China.

Global social network giant Facebook has announced that it will be launching a new innovation hub in China that will be used to support local startups and developers.

The move to bolster the Company’s presence in the market is being taken despite the current restrictions that block the vast majority of social media sites from operating within the country.

The innovation hub will be launched under the Chinese subsidiary of Facebook in Hangzhou – the home of ecommerce giant Alibaba.

The US firm has unveiled similar facilities in India and Korea, alongside a host of European countries, with each of these focused on offering training and workshops in the aim of enhancing global digital skillsets.

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Grab Raises $2 Billion in Latest Funding Round Singapore-based Grab, a leader within the ride-hailing market across Asia, has raised a further $2 billion in its latest round of financing.

A range of new and existing global investors took part, including Toyota Motor Corporation, Lightspeed Venture Partners, OppenheimerFunds and Ping An Capital.

“We are honoured to welcome these top-tier financial institutions into our roster of strategic investors and partners,” said Ming Maa, President of Grab.

The funds will provide Grab with the necessary backing to continue its growth strategy, particularly through facilitating its further expansion into Indonesia and broadening its service portfolio that now includes GrabPay, GrabFood and GrabExpress.

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pon 1998’s deregulation of the Philippine oil industry, the sector was opened up to a host of new, budding operators. In the 20 years that have based since, the industry has consequently expanded from the three traditional players that were in place then to now comprise hundreds of new independents. Leading this compliment is Phoenix Petroleum, the fastestgrowing oil company in the Philippines.

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young entrepreneur, Dennis Uy saw the opportunity of startinh up an oil company outside of Manila, the country’s capital, in a deregulated market. In 2005, we opened our first five fuel stations,” recalls Phoenix Petroleum’s Chief Operating Officer, Henry Albert Fadullon. “Two years later in 2007, with our eyes set on expanding nationwide, we listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange; the first oil company to do so since the industry was deregulated. The IPO fuelled

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our expansion, and we opened our 100th station in just two years.

“Ten years after our IPO, in 2017, we grew our network to more than 500 stations nationwide and expanded to new ventures. We acquired the local LPG business of Petronas, Malaysia’s state oil & gas giant, and have renamed it to Phoenix LPG Philippines. We also opened our first international office, for regional trading, in Singapore – PNX Petroleum Singapore Pte Ltd.” One year on to the present day, and Phoenix Petroleum’s ongoing aggressive expansion is an indictment of what can now be achieved in the country’s oil & gas domain - the business having also diversified into convenience story retailing; bitumen operations via Phoenix Asphalt

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FUEL COMPANY Philippines and TIPCO Asphalt of Thailand; and even digital transactions.

Fadullon continues: “Today, Phoenix Petroleum has become more than just a gas station. We have become a multi-industry company that offers comprehensive and quality products and services to our growing customers and partners.

“From one of the many small independent players in the oil industry in the Philippines, we now stand at number three in terms of market share, finally breaking down the longimpenetrable wall that was dominated

for decades by the three traditional oil companies. To finally be one of the top three players is a feat we are very proud of.”

Henry Albert Fadullon, CEO, Phoenix Petroleum

Asia Outlook (AsO): What has been your overriding approach to continuous improvement and portfolio expansion, in order to achieve such market goals?

Henry Albert Fadullon (HAF): We have always taken an entrepreneurial approach to doing things, always looking at opportunities and ways we can serve our customers better.

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We are driven by our vision, “to be an indispensable partner in the journey of everyone whose life we touch”, and our core values of teamwork, excellence, service, stewardship, integrity, and innovation.

We are always on the lookout for opportunities that will give value and growth to our Company and our partners.

Over the past two years alone, we have acquired companies and ventured into new businesses: LPG, trading and supply, convenience store retailing, asphalt, and digital transactions. Most recently in June, we signed an MOU with CNOOC Gas and Power Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, to study, plan and develop a LNG receiving terminal project in the Philippines.

AsO: Across how wide a footprint does the Company currently work, and what is Phoenix Petroleum’s strategy when it comes to identifying potential projects in new regions?

HAF: Phoenix Petroleum is always open to opportunities for growth and expansion, whether through product and service offerings or by networks and partnerships. If we see the need and the potential, we will definitely consider advancing the business,

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“Phoenix Petroleum is always open to opportunities for growth and expansion, whether through product and service offerings or by networks and partnerships”

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locally and internationally. So while we focus on our core petroleum business, we will invest in new revenue and profit streams, and push aggressively in areas where we see the greatest opportunity that delivers growth and value.

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HAF: Earlier this year, in February, we launched the Phoenix PULSE Technology, a fuel additive with advanced cleaning and protection properties for enhanced power and acceleration. Made with cutting-edge technology by world-class fuel experts exclusively for Phoenix Petroleum, Phoenix PULSE Technology helps result in better fuel economy when used continuously and puts our fuel products at par with global brands.

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“As a preferred choice to the traditional players, we distinguish ourselves by our agility, flexibility, and speed”

auto-gas, or LPG to power vehicles.

We believe that LPG is the best green fuel alternative we can offer now as it is affordable, readily available, and portable.

We are also upgrading the look and design of our fuel stations to reflect our Company’s aspiration of becoming the next generation fuel company catering to the needs of the next generation drivers.

We are also maximising synergies among our businesses and continuing to improve our internal processes so that we become more effective and efficient.

AsO: What major environmental trends are the Company monitoring at present, and how is

Phoenix Petroleum adapting to stay ahead of this industry curve?

HAF: We acknowledge the challenge on the environment as real and important. The future of transportation is e-vehicles, an alternative that seems to threaten the petroleum industry. However, we, at Phoenix, see this as an opportunity for LPG or auto-gas to advance as a viable and credible alternative to bridge the transition from the conventional fuels we use today to the electric vehicles of the future. Other countries have already switched to and adopted

AsO: Ultimately, what would you say defines and differentiates Phoenix Petroleum in the market, and how do you foresee this competitive advantage manifesting itself in the future?

HAF: As a preferred choice to the traditional players, we distinguish ourselves by our agility, flexibility, and speed. We are easy to do business with, and we are committed to bringing high-quality, innovative, and end-to-end services to our clients and business partners.

Our goal is to achieve our vision, and we have been taking strategic steps to fulfil this. Our entrepreneurial approach to business has given us great results: an increase in market share, triple all-time highs on sales volume, revenues, and net income last year. You can expect that we will continue to move forward with this mindset and continue expanding and innovating our network and portfolio into related and relevant businesses in the coming years.

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David Rosa, CEO and Co-Founder of digital banking startup Neat, offers his take on the increasingly vibrant entrepreneurial scene in Hong Kong Writer: Tom Wadlow

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ong Kong is officially the fifth easiest place to do business in the world. According to the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, it is the third best place in the world to start a business, backed up by the fact that around 150,000 new companies register there every year.

This is despite Hong Kong’s soaring office space costs. In central HK, a square foot of space cost a company $306, 30 percent more than the second most expensive area, London’s West End. However, the rise of

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co-working spaces is helping to alleviate this cost pressure, and many other factors also help to offset this potential barrier to entry in Hong Kong.

One company that has successfully established itself is Neat, a digital banking startup which aims to eliminate barriers for smaller enterprises looking to set up in Hong Kong. Its CEO and Co-Founder David Rosa took time to answer our questions.

David Rosa, CEO and Co-Founder

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Asia Outlook (AO): Introduce me to Neat. How did you come to start the company in 2016?

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David Rosa (DR): As a consumer, I felt very frustrated with the banking experience offered by local banks.

The online banking platforms were not user friendly and I often had to visit the branch to get things done.

Coming from the industry and working at Citi for many years, I was also aware of the challenges large banks face when trying revamp their systems.

Therefore, I saw a big opportunity to start something from scratch.

We started off with a consumer product, which has gained a lot of traction with entrepreneurs, expats and travellers. As a natural extension

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“We started off with a consumer product, which has gained a lot of traction with entrepreneurs...” of this, we’ve now also launched a business product that allows businesses to open a current account online very easily.

AO: How big a problem or challenge is extending banking services to small businesses in Asia.

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DR: When we think of developed markets, and especially financial centres such as Hong Kong, the term “unbanked” may not immediately come to mind. And while it’s true that consumers in the city are relatively well served by the traditional banks, startups and small businesses are not.

For traditional banks, small businesses are an unprofitable customer segment and therefore banks make it difficult to open and expensive to maintain bank accounts for small companies.

In fact, the problem is so big that it is driving entrepreneurs away from

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the city and they incorporate their companies elsewhere. With Neat Business, we are solving this problem by offering an alternative to a traditional corporate bank account. The account can be opened online, from around the world, and we welcome startups to sign up for our service.

AO: What is your take on Hong Kong’s startup scene? Is it vibrant?

DR: When I started my first company, the startup scene in Hong Kong was still in its infancy, but in the last few years it has exploded.

New co-working spaces are opening every month and more and more accelerators and startup events are popping up. Access to local funding is improving as well and more global VC money is flowing into the city.

For startups in their early stages fundraising remains challenging, but for startups in their growth stage all the way to IPO, there is plenty of

funding available. We’re also definitely noticing an increased interest from recent university graduates to join startup companies, which is a very promising sign for the future.

AO: Likewise, how does Neat help budding entrepreneurs set up in Hong Kong?

DR: Setting up a company in Hong Kong is straightforward and fast.

Entrepreneurs can do it themselves, but there are also plenty of agencies that can help with the setup. The entire process is quick and inexpensive.

However, the next problem entrepreneurs face is opening a corporate bank account. This requires flying all directors and shareholders to Hong Kong, visiting a bank branch, and then waiting for months to get an account opened.

With Neat Business, this process has been simplified tremendously.

Companies can apply online in 15 minutes and get their account up

and running in a matter of days. The product offers all features that new companies need, such as receiving payments, paying suppliers and employees and using MasterCards to pay for travel or online subscriptions.

AO: How easy is it to set up business in HK? What are some of the advantages versus other Asian nations?

DR: It is very easy to set up a company in Hong Kong. It can be done in a few days and there is no need to fly to Hong Kong in person.

There are fees to be paid, but we’re talking about a few hundred USD, very low compared to some other Asian countries.

Another major advantage is that there is no need for a local director or shareholder, which makes it easy for foreigners to set up a company. In addition, Hong Kong’s corporate taxes are low and the judicial system is very strong.

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People often don’t realise that Hong Kong is in fact the second market in the world – after the UK – when it comes to the number of company incorporations per year. Over 150,000 new companies are set up in Hong Kong each year. That’s a huge market.

AO: How do you envisage the mix of foreign and local startups evolving over the coming years? Is there a healthy balance at the moment?

DR: At Neat, we value diversity immensely. Our team alone consists of more than 10 different nationalities.

I believe this is very important for any startup that wants to be successful and target Hong Kong as well as the global market. Generally, within Hong Kong there is definitely a good mix of foreign and local entrepreneurs.

Universities within the city are also increasingly starting to encourage entrepreneurship. Most have entrepreneurship clubs and centres to support budding entrepreneurs. I can only see the startup scene growing over the coming years.

AO: How important are trends like the rise of co-working spaces to the growth of startups in Hong Kong?

DR: One of the main challenges of doing business in Hong Kong is high rent. Co-working spaces are a great solution as renting a (hot) desk in a coworking space makes it affordable for new startups to get started.

David Rosa is a fintech entrepreneur. He is the CEO and CoFounder of Neat, Asia’s alternative to a traditional bank account for startups and young SMEs. Rosa started his career at Citi where he became its youngest managing director in Asia.

He then co-founded the Asian arm of Integral Capital Management which he sold in 2014 to focus on FinTech. Throughout his career he has been exposed to the extremes of managing teams across times zones in complex corporate environments all the way to agile business development for startups and related pivots to find product-market-fit.

Rosa holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a Responsible Officer (Types 1, 4 and 9) under the Hong Kong SFC. He has been based in HK for the last 17 years.

of entrepreneurs easier. Everything we do and any feature we add is aimed at AO: Are there any other key making this happen. For instance, we trends, for example with are planning to roll out several cloud technology, that are also encouraging tools to automate accounting. This companies to the city? allows entrepreneurs to save time DR: With Shenzhen, the world’s on admin and focus on what matters global factory, just around the corner, most: growing their business.

Hong Kong is also an excellent place Additionally, while our customers for startups that need to manufacture can already transfer funds around the products. The rise of IoT will likely world, we are also planning to add attract more companies to the city. multi-currency accounts to make our In addition, Hong Kong is a great hub product even more appealing to our to ship products globally so it’s also a customers, whose businesses often great base for the growing ecommerce have a global nature. industry.

AO: What are your ambitions for Neat over the next year or so?

DR: Our mission is to make the lives

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he first ever China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held in Shanghai later this year signifies a turn in the economic tide regarding the country’s approach towards international trade and wider globalisation.

Set to take place between 5-10 November at the National Exhibition Center in Shanghai, welcoming more than 200 Fortune 500 firms and 2,800 global businesses, the Expo is expected to reflect the alterations being made to China’s trade strategy that has historically heavily relied upon exports.

“Hosting CIIE is an effort by the Chinese government to create an open platform where nations and companies from around the world can introduce themselves to the vast Chinese market and explore opportunities for local cooperation,” said Sun Chenghai, Deputy Director General of CIIE Bureau, speaking in January ahead of the conference.

The event countdown has well and truly begun having been announced in May 2017 by Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Belt

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and Road Forum for International Cooperation. However, it has been the announcements made by the Chinese government in the months leading up to the conference that have provided a real flavour for what this could all mean on the global stage for years to come.

Most interestingly, in April 2018 the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s leading body for economic planning, outlined a five-year timeline for the automotive sector.

This stated that the Chinese government would begin to relax its foreign ownership limits within the industry, lifting restrictions on electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2018, on commercial vehicles in 2020, and on passenger cars in 2022.

Further, in June the organisation also revealed that it would begin to ease the difficulties surrounding foreign investment across a range of key sectors from banking, to agricultural, to automotive, whilst last month the government simultaneously reduced import tariffs to 15 percent, down from 25 percent.

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Analysts are rightly viewing these announcements as part of a wider policy change within China, as the government is now actively attempting to attract some of the world’s largest companies to the idea of directly setting up shop there.

One such example is evident within the NRDC’s five-year plan, as it claims that it plans to scrap existing legislation that prevents foreign automakers from establishing more than two joint ventures with local companies by 2022.

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As a result, Tesla last month committed to building its first EV factory in Shanghai, a facility that is expected to produce more than 500,000 models per year.

Further, Ford revealed in June that it would be selecting China ahead of the US and Mexico as the preferred location to produce its latest generation of the world-renowned Focus, saving approximately $1 billion annually as a result.

By incentivising global names, competition within China’s domestic auto manufacturing industry is likely to rise, ultimately leading to the escalation of R&D and an upswing in innovation, in turn bolstering the country’s Made in China 2025 initiative.

This outlook aims to make China a global leader in the development, advancement and showcasing of the latest technologies, an idea that goes hand in hand with the auto manufacturing as technology continues to sweep through the industry, from exploration into new

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fuel storage systems to advanced autonomous driving capabilities.

In fact, one of the key goals of Made in China 2025 is to accelerate R&D across the country to better reduce the company’s dependence upon imported oil – a key reason behind the emphasis being placed on EV development.

Weighing up the factors

Although this all sounds relatively simple, there are many components at play that may not make this transformation as straight forward as it seems, partially due to the remaining restrictions that will maintain the apathetical orientation of many automotive companies towards the Chinese market.

Whilst the NRDC’s plans are set to largely benefit companies like Tesla which are already heavily involved in the EV manufacturing market, those more attuned to producing passenger and commercial vehicles may not consider entering China as a possibility for the next five years.

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Additionally, in the longer term, China is aiming for EVs to constitute 20 percent of all vehicle sales across the country by 2025, with the market forecast to grow at almost 53 percent year-on-year.

Further, Bloomberg New Energy forecasts that EV sales will increase to 11 million worldwide in 2025, 30 million 2030 and 60 million by 2040 as manufacturing costs continue to fall, technologies improve, and global supporting infrastructure networks grow.

With such an outlook, it is unlikely that the passenger vehicle market offers long term prosperity for new investors and market entrants.

Other existing market entry and investment requirements, alongside regulations on manufacturers and products, will also remain in place, creating certain barriers to trade freedoms within the country.

One example of this is that although China is cutting the import tariffs on 79 auto parts to six percent, down from

‘Bloomberg New Energy forecasts that EV sales will increase to 11 million worldwide in 2025, 30 million 2030 and 60 million by 2040’

eight-25 percent, this is still double the EU levels of just three percent.

Moreover, the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the ongoing trade war between China and the US under President Donald Trump’s administration is only likely to inhibit an influx of new market entrants due to the uncertainty surrounding the current global economic climate.

Taking these elements in to account, it is unlikely that the quickfire announcements being made by the Chinese government are going to immediately spark the Chinese automotive industry to life through significant foreign investment.

ASIA How will Chinese companies fare?

Although it seems that any major transition within China is likely to happen at a gradual pace, fears remain that the sudden appearance of some of the world’s largest automakers will undermine local automakers through their superior R&D and technological capabilities.

However, the slow process ahead is likely to ensure that this does not happen.

Although firms such as Tesla will have an immediate advantage, many Chinese local brands are well established across the country, and electric vehicle sales currently make up just 2.2 percent of the entire Chinese market.

Furthermore, Chinese manufacturing capabilities have improved drastically in the past two centuries, now coming to rival some of the biggest brands across the US and the EU. In 2000, Chinese-produced vehicles were found to have 834 problems per 100 vehicles, according a report from global market research company JD Power. However, the same report revealed in 2017 just 112 problems in Chinese vehicles per 100, just 13 points higher than the average found in massproduced cars in foreign markets.

Consequently, it is unlikely that Chinese brands will suffer heavily off the back of these policy changes, whilst the benefits that they will gradually bring to China in the way of technological, environmental and economic progress will heavily outweigh any setbacks in the form of greater innovation, R&D and accelerated advancements.

This, of course, could change if the Chinese government continues to incentivise foreign car owners, but for now it will be interesting to see how the CIIE conference and the government’s new approach to international trade unfolds later this year, something we will follow up on in the October and November issues of Asia Outlook magazine.

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MALAYSIA Malaysia’s vast layout makes any visit feel like five holidays in one, and the diversification between Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sabah alone illustrates this attractive variation Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Joe Palliser

eparated by the South China Sea, Malaysia could easily be mistaken for two countries in one.

One half boasts bustling cities, classic tea plantations and colonial architecture, while Malaysian Borneo will present you with a host of wild jungles, spectacular wildlife and an abundance of leisure activities for thrill-seekers.

The two regions alone are spectacular, but merging the two is a notion of nature-meets-modernity .

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historic charms of Penang, business travel in Malaysia will provide you with a sensory overload of the best kind.

A uniting factor of the country’s various microcosms is without a doubt its food. Between the Indian curries, Chinese buffets, Malay food stalls and a little bit of westernised cuisines thrown in, going hungry will not be a problem.

From there, a walk through KL, Penang, Sarawk, Sabah or Langkawi will provide the same traditional blend of contemporary industry-induced futurism and high-tech living; along with archaic, indigenous adventure among the more natural spots.

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Wherever you walk though, it’s safe to assume that you’ll need to keep sun cream and plenty of water to hand.

Albeit perfect conditions for relaxdriven holiday makers, for the business traveller and explorer, it’s easy to succumb to the tremendous heat of the equator-adjacent country.

As ever, planning prior to your trip is a necessity, but once there, and outside of the boardroom, it’s recommended to simply go with the flow; to capitalise on the country’s continuous strive for infrastructural development; and to immerse yourself in one of the world’s truly ornate and largely untouched cultures.

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Association - Tourism Malaysia TOURISM MALAYSIA, F E A T U R E D in a previous issue of Asia Outlook, was formed as an agency under the former ministry of Trade and Industry, known as the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia (TDC) which was first established on 10 August, 1972.

The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism was formed on 20 May, 1987 and subsequently, TDC became a part of this new entity.

Having already visited Malaysia, Aliza Mansor Senior Assistant Director, Media Unit, Corporate Communications Division at Tourism Malaysia explains to Asia Outlook how the authority has developed and progressed with its key objectives in the country since we last spoke.

Asia Outlook (AsO): Since the last time we spoke, how has Tourism Malaysia developed and progressed in terms of its key objectives and the messages it tries to get across?

Aliza Mansor (AM): The “Malaysia, Truly Asia” tagline has worked wonders

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to position our destination’s diversity. It gets the message across that Malaysia is a kaleidoscope of customs, religions, traditions, festivals, heritage, arts and crafts, and cuisines of Malays, Chinese, Indians, and various ethnic group that continues to fascinate visitors from all over the world.

Malaysia has also premised itself as a diverse tourism destination that offers world-class attractions, including nature, shopping, adventure, islands and beaches, as well as many international events, providing visitors with a plethora of interesting choices.

Besides that, the country is also a major destination for health tourism and MICE events.

This “Malaysia, Truly Asia” branding continues till today to position Malaysia’s uniqueness.

AsO: To this end, how would you say Malaysia in general has developed since then as a business travel hub and what are the key reasons behind its growing appeal?

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Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), a nonprofit organisation, was established in 2009 by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia to grow the country’s business tourism industry. Its inception is in line with Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) to elevate the country to developednation status by 2020.

MyCEB aims to further strengthen Malaysia’s global appeal and position as the leading destination for international meetings, incentives, conventions, trade exhibitions and major events. The bureau assists local and international exhibition organisers to bid, secure and stage successful exhibitions in Malaysia.

From 2010 to 2017, the bureau had secured a total of 958 events which translated to RM6.2 billion in visitor expenditure and RM11.5 billion in economic impact. Malaysia has an impeccable track record for hosting some of the world’s major international events, including F1; Moto GP; MTV World Stage; IRONMAN Malaysia Triathlon; K-Pop Concerts, and more.

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forward, Tourism Malaysia has developed the Integrated Promotion Plan 2018-2020 to drive Malaysia’s tourism industry forward and achieve its objectives and targets for the next three years – 33.1 million tourist arrivals and RM134 billion in tourist receipts for 2018, and 34.5 million arrivals and RM151 billion in receipts for 2019. The ultimate goal would be to achieve 36 million tourist arrival and a revenue of RM168 billion in 2020.

This plan has six outlined strategies: • Optimise the use of the latest information technology.

The catalysts for success in this • Leverage on upcoming major sector can be attributed to Malaysia’s events. political stability, world-class • Synergise with the development of facilities, strategic location, variety of mega projects. accommodation, favourable currency • Enhance initiatives made under the exchange rate.

NKEA. • Maximise integrated marketing AsO: Taking a more general campaigns. industry stance, how would you • Promote Malaysia as a filming evaluate the tourism sector in Malaysia destination. now compared to its condition in 2017 and what key trends are driving such AsO: What is in store for Malaysia developments? over the course of 2018 and AM: In 2017, Malaysia registered beyond to continue the good work 25.9 million tourist arrivals and RM82.1 already commenced and to enhance billion in tourist receipts. Moving its reputation as a tourism and

ASIA business travel hub further in the future?

AM: Our immediate task is to take advantage of PATA Travel Mart, which we have won the bid to host in Langkawi this September. It is one of the first major tourism events we are hosting this year, presenting a key opportunity and an international platform for the promotion of Malaysia and Visit Malaysia Year 2020.

Further, Malaysia has been named as the ECTAA preferred destination partner for 2018 – a European travel agents and tour operators association that consists of 36 travel agent and tour operator associations from 30 European countries, and as the Official Partner Country at ITB Berlin 2019.

These partnerships are expected to give Malaysia wider global publicity as well as access and opportunities to work closely with industry members in Europe.

Whilst we continue to focus on improving Malaysia’s domestic and international connectivity, Germany’s Condor Air has agreed to commence Frankfurt-KL connections beginning November, and Thomson Cruises have announced they will introduce a new programme in Malaysia this Winter.

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Outlook Recommends "Tourism has been rapidly gaining momentum and has become one of the biggest industries in Malaysia" – Aliza Mansor, Tourism Malaysia

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The Face Suites

Comfort Taxi

Steeped in luxury, there are few better ways to unwind after a day exploring Kuala Lumpur than at The Face Suites.

Consisting of 200 units, the hotel’s stunning view of the city’s skyline, its fantastic food & drink options, and its state-of-the-art infinity pool has cemented its status as one of the most sought-after hospitality options in Malaysia’s finest city.

MUSEUMS NATURE Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park

Islamic Arts Museum National Museum Ilham Gallery FOOD & DRINK Mosaic

Villa Samadhi

JP Teres Bijan RETAIL Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park

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Landmark Attractions

Chinatown

“At the heart of Kuala Lumpur is an area which never sleeps, and far more colourful and bustling than its bigger and more glamourous neighbours, KLCC & Bukit Bintang. Chinatown, based in Petaling Street, is also known as 'Chee Cheong Kai' (Starch Factory Street), a reference to its roots as a tapioca-producing district. Deeply immersed in Oriental culture, heritage and history, Chinatown is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist spots in Malaysia.”

– Kuala Lumpur by Hotels.com

Petronas Towers

“Petronas Twin Towers were once the tallest buildings in the world. Now the world’s tallest twin structures, the 88-storey buildings were designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates with both towers joined at the 41st and 42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 58 metre-long, double-decker Sky Bridge… Stretching out to the side of the Petronas Twin Towers is the spacious and beautifully landscaped KLCC Park which features a jogging track, walking paths, a water fountain and a wading pool for children.” – Kuala Lumpur by Hotels.com

Thean Hou Temple

Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

“Kuala Lumpur's oldest Chinese temple (1864) was built on the instructions of Kapitan Yap Ah Loy and is dedicated to Sin Sze Ya and Si Sze Ya, two Chinese deities believed instrumental in Yap's ascension to Kapitan status.

Several beautiful objects decorate the temple, including two hanging carved panels, but the best feature is the almost frontier-like atmosphere.”

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“Set on a hill with commanding views over Kuala Lumpur, this six-tiered temple is a syncretic mix of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The elaborate architecture marries modern techniques with traditional styles. Amongst the largest Chinese temples in South East Asia, it has been thronged with worshippers and tourists since opening in 1989.” – Visit KL

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Penang Penang has a long history of serving as the connecting point between Malaysia’s two halves, not to mention an important stepping stone to the markets of Europe and the Middle East Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Joe Palliser

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T H E S T A T E H O S T S one of Malaysia’s most diverse, cosmopolitan and exciting cultures, with Georgetown providing the culmination of all the above. There you will find the perfect combination of the urban centre required for ease during a business trip, as well as delivering on the charms of old-world Asia.

Although Penang’s beaches are a perfect spot on which to relax, you will find the state’s rich and multicultural history is what really draws you in. Its history dates back to the beginnings of British colonialisation in the 18th century and is full of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European influences as well.

Of course, it would be a travesty to neglect Penang’s tropical masterpiece

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during your time there, with palm-lined beaches and quaint fishing villages to explore. If you have a little more time on your hands between meetings and find yourself looking for a challenge, take a trip up to the mountainous jungle farms that grow exotic produce such as nutmeg and durian.

Similar to the rest of Malaysia, the climate in Penang is equatorial, with the driest months between January and February and the wettest from September to November. Of course, you will be travelling for business, but take into account that high-season is around Christmas, New Years Day and the Chinese New Year and the island will be flooded with tourists meaning accommodation can be particularly packed.

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Languages: Area: Population (2018): Currency: Time zone: Dialling code: Climate:

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Gifts of Nature Ours to Treasure If you are thinking of eco-travel, Malaysia is the place to go. Not only does it have a great equatorial climate, but it also has few of the world’s best eco-tourism hotspots. If you are a nature lover, you will love the many spectacular natural wonders that Malaysia has to offer. The country is home to many spectacular natural wonders, leaving nature lovers spoilt for choice when trying to decide on their next out door adventure. Whether you want to explore the mysterious deep jungles or feel like scaling great peaks look no further than Ecotourism Destinations of Malaysia. We have the most beautiful natural hot spots in the world to tickle your fancy.

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Sunway Hotel Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya Ixora Hotel 23lovelane

Eco-Coach & Tours is living proof that tourism need not be detrimental to your carbon footprint as it looks to facilitate the most considerate, natural and impressive experiences possible in Malaysia. Whether you’re looking for poignant museum visits, bustling town and city vibes, or a more adventurous nature exploration, the Company is on hand to transport you right to the heart of it. For the latter natural aspect in particular, Eco-Coach & Tours has

FOOD & DRINK become one of the most renowned and reputable ways of discovering Malaysia’s deep jungles, great peaks and exciting wildlife.

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Setia Spice Convention & Exhibition Centre Setia SPICE Convention Centre is the first hybrid solar powered Convention Centre in the world and it is also Eco Green GBI silver certified. A 4,000 square metre pillar-less ballroom’s maximum capacity of 8,000 pax theatre seating is supported by 13 function rooms, both on the lower and ground floors. Atop the Convention Centre is a six-acre green rooftop park, suitable for soft outdoor events. The entire development is envisioned as an integrated centre that would feature facilities for holistic healthy lifestyle,

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Kebaya Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Indigo Restaurant

Slippery Sinoritas Hard Rock Café Penang Three Sixty Revolving Skybar SHOPPING exchanging of knowledge, culture and information, business activities and sports activities; embracing S P Setia Bhd Group’s development philosophy of ‘livelearnworkplay’.

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Landmark Attractions

Tropical Spice Garden

�This beautifully landscaped oasis of tropical, fragrant fecundity offers trails past more than 500 species of flora, with an emphasis on edible herbs and spices. You can explore the grounds on your own, or join one of four daily guided tours at 9am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.” – Lonely Planet

Penang National Park

“The park with its rainforest and beaches is a great place to go jungle trekking, camping, fishing, wildlife and bird spotting, or just relax on one of its beautiful beaches… The Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang) is located on the north-western tip of the island at Teluk Bahang.”

– travel-penang-malaysia.com

Khoo Kongsi

“Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is one of the most distinctive Chinese clan associations in Malaysia. It is well known worldwide for its extensive lineage that can be traced back 650 years ago, as well as its closely-knit and defensive congregation of buildings and a magnificent clan-house.” – khookongsi.com

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Art & Garden by Fuan Wong

“Rising up a hillside on a part of the family’s durian orchard is this amazing conceptual garden where glass artist Fuan Wong marries his superb collection of weird and wonderful plants with his sculptures and installations.

Creative works by other artists are dotted throughout the garden, which also offers breathtaking views of Penang Hill.”

– Lonely Planet

Cheah Kongsi

“Looking splendid after a recent major restoration, Cheah Kongsi is home to the oldest Straits Chinese clan association in Penang. The ornate front of the clanhouse can be seen clearly across a grassy lawn from Lebuh Pantai, but the official entrance where you need to buy a ticket is on Lebuh Armenian.”

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Sabah Of all Malaysia’s rich tapestry, Sabah perhaps epitomises the country’s most attractive qualities best Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Joe Palliser F O R A L L O F Kuala Lumpur’s urban modernity, and Penang’s cultural prevalence, Sabah represents ‘team nature’ and for that alone, it will forever remain one of the nation’s foremost hotspots.

The State has recognised this appeal too. Every strategic investment, infrastructural development and tourism-driven improvement is made with a view to capitalise on the natural delights that grace the likes of Borneo, Kinabalu, Sepilok and Tawau.

As a result, Sabah is now one of the world’s leading areas for wildlife conservation on the nature side, and for island diving from a more adventurous perspective. These two elements are reason enough to explore the region once business has been concluded. And it’s only going to get better in the years to come.

The Sabah Tourism Board continues to work tirelessly to diversify Sabah’s offering, without diluting the authenticity and organic traits

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Languages: Area: Population (2017): Currency: Time zone: Dialling code: Climate:

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that are already so popular. Rather, it is focusing on enhancing people’s stay once there - addressing areas of hospitality as evidenced by Hyatt Regency Kinabalu and Ming Garden Hotel & Residences; and accessibility as epitomised by the 19 different domestic and international routes that connect to Sabah.

Areas of nightlife and the food & drink scene are also being developed to attract a younger demographic of visitors, and in the years to come it will come as no surprise to see Sabah every bit as popular as its neighbouring counterparts.

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Association - Sabah Tourism Board T H E S A B A H T O U R I S M Board (STB) was formerly known as Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation (STPC) and is an agency of the Sabah State Government. It is primarily responsible for marketing and promoting tourism for the State. First established in 1976, STB was re-established as a statutory agency in November, 1985 and now comes under the remit of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Environment, Sabah.

Today, STB constitutes five major operational areas: Marketing Division, Research Division, Product Division, Finance & Corporate Services Division, and Support Services Division. The reactivation of its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Sri Pelancongan Sabah Sdn. Bhd. has enabled STB to reorganise and focus its main activities on tourism marketing, promotion and research.

Christina Liew of the Sabah Tourism Board introduced the Association, its aims, and its initiative in line with the State’s overriding missions.

Christina Liew (CL): Since the beginning, Sabah Tourism’s aim was to promote Sabah as a premier destination for nature and adventure in the region. The State has an abundance of attractions that are nature-based, and the Ministry under Sabah Parks (established in 1964) is responsible for developing these hotspots as conservation centres that would attract tourism in the long run.

We are very proud to say that Sabah is at the forefront of conservation policies for the country. For example, Kinabalu Park, Malaysia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, was gazetted in 1964, the same year Sabah Parks was set up. The Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park is the first marine park in Malaysia set up in 1974.

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over the years, however both the marine and Kinabalu parks are the most frequented attractions for foreign and local tourists until today.

Conservation remains the key theme for Sabah.

Recently, Sabah Tourism introduced the Rural Tourism programme, an extension of nature-based tourism focusing on communities in rural areas and their lifestyles. Rural Tourism coined the tagline ‘lung-cleansing’ to suggest activities and tours done at lush areas where the air is clean and rejuvenating.

Sabah is also known for fresh seafood for Northern Asia markets.

Food is slowly becoming the main attraction for younger travellers.

Kinabalu are now operational with Marriott joining the market very soon.

The business sector is eagerly waiting the completion of the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) due in early 2019. Sabah is already receiving large incentive groups, and with the SICC, Sabah will be able to formerly hold business tourism events.

AsO: What is in store for Sabah over the course of 2018 and beyond to continue the good work already commenced and to enhance its reputation as a tourism and business travel hub further in the future?

CL: For 2018 we will look into new areas. We have plans for developing tourism products for Tawau, which has Asia Outlook (AsO): How would been a stopover town all these years you say Sabah Tourism Board has for visitors to go to Semporna and developed in recent years as a business the islands for diving. We will also be travel hub and what are the key looking at maintenance or upgrading reasons behind its growing appeal? of our basic facilities in public areas, CL: Up to today, air travel especially airports. We would like to accessibility has increased, especially give a very good first impression for connecting to Kota Kinabalu. There are visitors when they land. more than 180 flights connecting the We would also be focusing on Kota Kinabalu International Airport to conservation issues such as the status 19 international destinations. Sandakan and long-term planning of our large and Tawau are also receiving direct Bornean mammals. After all, Sabah is flights from Kuala Lumpur for visitors known for conservation since the very who are keen to visit places like Sepilok beginning. and Kinabatangan as well as diving off the islands of Semporna.

AsO: Finally, what progress and Sabah as a cruise destination is being development would you hope slowly recognised although the cruise and expect to be able to report back in terminal port has not been renovated the future, both in regard to the Sabah and modernised.

Tourism Board as an entity, and to the Today, the tourism industry is the business travel industry in Sabah as a third biggest income earner for Sabah. whole?

In 2017, total arrivals grew 10 percent CL: I would like to see growth in to 3.684 million or an estimated the markets, especially the long-haul RM7.829 billion in receipts. markets, so they grow alongside the A number of chain hotels are arrivals coming from China. I would opening in Sabah due to the stable also like to see the creation of newer Government and investor-friendly tourism hotspots, especially on the East environment. Hilton and Mecure Kota Coast of Sabah.

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Landmark Attractions

Semporna Archipelago

“The stunning sapphire waters and emerald isles of the Semporna Archipelago, home to Bajau sea gypsies in Crayolacoloured boats, are plucked from your most vivid dreams of tropical paradise. Of course few visitors come this way for the islands – rather, it is the ocean and the lure of what lies beneath its surface. This is first and foremost a diving destination – one of the best in the world.” – Lonely Planet

Kota Kinabalu

“Kota Kinabalu is a very nice city to stay for a few days. There are many nice sights and attractions. Of course you can shop until you drop in the huge shopping malls. You can enjoy fabulous meals at one of the many hawkers.

At the Signal Hill Lookout point you can enjoy fantastic panoramic views over the city. The city also serves as gateway to visitors that are on their way to visit the amazing Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park, padas river for white water rafting, or Mount Kinabalu.” – Wonderful Malaysia

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“Mount Kinabalu’s specialty lies in its location at a renowned World Heritage Site – Kinabalu Park. Nature lovers will be delighted to be able to witness the many variations of flora and fauna that are to be found on the mountain at different altitudes… Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. Mount Kinabalu derives its name from the Kadazan word, ‘Aki Nabalu’, meaning ‘the revered place of the dead’. It is one of the safest and most conquerable peaks in the world – provided that you’re reasonably healthy and physically fit.”

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KYOTO Japan’s former capital is steeped in history, and is looking to blend this traditional appeal with modern marketing to keep the visitors flocking

AS ONE OF Japan’s most significant cities, both historically and in the present day, Kyoto continues to foster a harmonious balance between civic life and touristic prevalence.

Subsequently achieving indigenous prosperity and international acclaim in equal measure, the latter facet falls

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He looks back: “Kyoto was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years between 794-1867 and 1,200 years on to the modern-day Kyoto has carved its name in history as a city that draws attention.”

The total number of visitors in Kyoto in 2017 was a recorded 50 million, including 10 million visitors from overseas; while the number of overnight visitors reached 3.5 million.

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Akahoshi continues: “Then, in 2007, the Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau was established with a view to spread Kyoto’s offering to the world through the promotion of art and culture, as well as foreign conventions and attractiveness as an international exchange base.

“Regarding this latter aspect, currently, MICE activities in Kyoto are attracted and hosted, and a one-stop service is provided in cooperation with administrative agencies and stakeholders.”

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The Charm of Kyoto SINCE THE 1960S, Japan has enjoyed a lengthy period of rapid economic growth, reflected by the evolution of its business infrastructure, its civil engineering landscape and its transport networks.

The 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the Osaka Expo in 1970 were turning points for the country, which Kyoto duly leveraged.

“Even in the off-seasons, the Kyoto City Tourism Association introduced winter and summer travel promotion initiatives,” Akahoshi notes. “From an offering perspective, in 1994, the ‘culture of ancient Kyoto’ – which comprises 17 shrines, temples and a castle – was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, further giving rise to the recognition of Kyoto;

“We will pursue steady progress towards a sustainable and satisfying international culture of tourism in this city, and will continue to shine as a city that satisfies tourists and business professionals alike, 50 and 100 years into the future” – Shuhei Akahoshi, Managing Director, Kyoto City Tourism Association; and Managing Director of Conventions and Tourism, Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau

both in Japan and abroad.”

Simultaneously, the Kyoto City Tourism Association expanded and strengthened its remit, broadening the extent of activities on offer to young locals, and excited visitors from overseas; each being given the opportunity to explore the region’s history, as well as its more modern charms.

From a business travel perspective, “in order to attract suitable MICE activities, we went on to develop unique venues and a specialised marketing approach”, Akahoshi continues. “We participate in overseas trade fairs and business meeting, while conducting executive tours and luxury events.

“As a result, we are further disseminating the charm of Kyoto.”

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Quantity and Quality IN TERMS OF Kyoto’s status as a business travel hub the city continues to feed off ongoing efforts to improve the nation’s infrastructure for foreign travellers in Japan.

“Following this trend, Kyoto City Tourism Assoaication has also made plans and practices for attracting tourists, actively promoting activities such as setting up a department revolved around inbound visitors, in collaboration with the Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau,” Akahoshi says. “In addition, by hosting large-scale international conferences and luxury events, we aim to improve both quantity and quality. This leads to

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“We will pursue steady progress towards a sustainable and satisfying international culture of tourism in this city, and will continue to shine as a city” enhanced attraction of international events for both small and medium, and large entities; thus distributing Kyoto’s brand power on an international scale.”

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• Rugby World Cup 2019 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (while not hosted in Kyoto, the city is expecting a massive upturn in visitor numbers during each event) • World Masters Games 2021 – Kyoto will host the opening ceremony and will introduce people from more than 100 countries over the course of the event • 25th General Conference ICOM Kyoto 2019 – In September, 2019 more than 3,000 participants from 141 countries will descend on the Kyoto International Conference Centre to enjoy the world’s largest museum conference • UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture – to be held in Kyoto as a first venue in Japan

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In the process of attracting both domestic and overseas tourists, Kyoto has achieved unhindered success measuring up to the very best in the continent.

Valued as a world tourism powerhouse, Kyoto has ranked in the top 10 of the most popular destination in leading US publications for seven of the past 10 years, coming out on top on two occasions.

Naturally, this has had a monumental impact on not just the city’s own vibrancy, but on the country as a whole.

Akahoshi adds: “The economic effect of the tourism industry seems

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to have increased not just virtue of individual travel or transport parameters, but also across areas of accommodation, and business travel especially; including conferences and tours.”

• Kyoto International Conference Centre’s New Hall – opening in 2018 • New luxury hotels courtest of Ace Hotel, Thousand and Park Hyatt to arrive in 2019 • The Kyoto Multiple Museum of Art - scheduled for renovation and opening by 2020

Tourism developments

• The introduction of accommodation tax from October, 2018 • An expansion of experiential menus based on traditional industries • Expansion of tour operations for Nijo Castle, Kyoto State Guest House, shopping streets and traditional craft industries • Improved guidebooks to further enhance the touring experience • Expansion of the Kyoto Artisans Concierge • Ever-increasing numbers of beds and accommodation options geared towards different preferences and levels of indigenousness • Ongoing optimisation of the city’s numerous shrines and temples, both from a tourism perspective, and as impressive locations for business conventions

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uma Energy has firmly planted its stamp on the global energy industry in the century since its inception. Founded in 1920, it is now considered to be one of the world’s largest mid-stream/ downstream oil & gas companies with more than 8,300 employees manning its operations that span a total 49 countries.

With a strategy focused on high potential markets, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one country that encapsulates the Company’s dynamic approach as it looks to take advantage of new opportunities and secure rapid growth.

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This business was attractive to us because we believe the economy of PNG is poised for further significant expansion

the local community with its emphasis on socioeconomic development initiatives.

Puma Energy entered PNG in 2014 after it purchased InterOil’s refining, logistics and marketing businesses.

According to Jim Collings, Director of Puma Energy PNG, the Company hasn’t looked back since, establishing itself as the largest entity in downstream petroleum distribution throughout the country.

“This business was attractive to us because we believe the economy of PNG is poised for further significant expansion and the underlying assets and operations of the business have significant strategic value,” he says.

DuluxGroup is Papua New Guinea’s one stop shop for paints.

systems, sealants, waterproofing products and materials and water stops.

The PNG subsidiary of the Australian firm is the only manufacturer of paints in the country, with operations powered by local team of 100 employees and five management personnel, based at the Company’s head office and factory in the industrial hub of Lae and distribution centre in Port Moresby.

Catering to the likes of the mining, marine and oil & gas industry is DuluxGroup’s protective coatings division, comprising brands such as Hempel alongside its own-brand products.

Among the solutions offered by Dulux Protective Coatings are alkyd enamels, heavy-duty epoxy primers, intermediates and topcoats, zinc rich coatings, and chlorinated rubbers.

Crucially, DuluxGroup PNG produces, sells and distributes products to both consumers and commercial clients, covering home DIY and many industrial sectors across PNG and the Solomon Islands. Full professional and technical services are provisioned for all types of painting requirement, with work carried out by a team of highly-qualified experts.

DuluxGroup’s PNG workforce is also supplemented by technical teams in the firm’s home territory of Australia and New Zealand and are able to provide support on any project.

In terms of products, DuluxGroup PNG has a huge range of solutions on top of its wellestablished decorative paints selection. This includes a woodcare range under its Cabots and Intergrain brands – these provide leading quality stains, varnishes, clear finishes, oils, paints and polishes.

Construction and waterproofing is another area of strength regarding product provision.

Parchem, for instance, is a brand with 50 years’ experience in the construction supplies business, with products in its range including concrete repair, grouts and anchoring systems, engineering and architectural coatings, concrete curing compounds, flooring and surface treatments, jointing

Sealants and glues form another group of products. Selleys is one well-established brand under this category, providing a wide variety of sealants, adhesives, filler products and wipes.

Centenary Underpinning this huge variety of service and product offering is an unrivalled knowledge base built up over time. Indeed, the DuluxGroup is celebrating 100 years in existence in 2018, which also marks 50 years of operations in Papua New Guinea.

Having begun life as BALM in Sydney, Australia, the Company grew through a number of acquisitions and is now at the forefront of innovation in its numerous fields.

The past decade in particular has been a period of rapid growth, fuelled by acquisitions of the leading brands that DuluxGroup is able to provision in PNG today.

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One of the most significant components of Puma Energy’s PNG business is its Napa Napa Refinery, a facility located adjacent to Port Moresby that refines up to 32,500 barrels of oil per day. Since acquiring the production plant in 2014, Puma Energy has invested heavily in the refinery, raising the bar within the local market.

There is significant potential for further investment with identified opportunities for large capital projects.

These include creating 99,000 square metres more land, adding more storage and alternate use import/ export facilities for mining and industrial users, whilst simultaneously increasing the refineries current production capacity to 42,000 barrels per day – a prospect that will undoubtedly benefit the whole economic system.

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welding, pipeline maintenance and propeller and hull polishing, among other services.

Several tug additions and joint ventures later, Pacific Towing is now a thriving, wholly owned subsidiary of Steamships Trading Company Ltd., a public company listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.

In its own words, Pacific Towing is “a young innovative company with a long history and experience in both Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands”, a history which has seen it give back to the communities it serves.

With 11 tugboats and 190 staff nationwide, Pacific Towing provides niche services to the marine industry, namely terminal, harbour, coastal and ocean towage, harbour mooring, commercial diving and life raft servicing and sales.

In Papua New Guinea alone, the Company performs over 5,000 ship assists a year, helping to ensure safe and uninterrupted access to the country’s harbours for domestic and international shipping companies. Pacific Towing’s team is made up of experienced towage crews with local knowledge of PNG’s waters – additional services offered include short sea coastal towage, which covers shallow water areas like rivers and estuaries.

It has the capacity to respond to any regional incident at any time of day, 365 days a year.

On top of its local expertise, the Company is also a full member of the International Salvage Union, meaning it can call upon a vast array of expertise and resources.

Beyond salvage operations and responding to marine incidents, Pacific Towing also provides commercial diving services, designed to help clients handle any underwater repairs and inspections of subsea equipment. This can include buoy maintenance, ultrasonic testing,

People centric

A major part of the Pacific Towing’s identity is in the way it trains PNG and Solomons staff.

“This is a part of the world with extraordinary cultural and environmental diversity. It is very much part of our identity,” the Company says.

Further, the firm encourages a culture of commitment, innovation and entrepreneurship where all employees take responsibility for its common purpose, which is to provide safety and support at sea. This year the Company entered a partnership with Australia Awards & China Navigation Company, introducing a scholarship programme for 10 female deck engineers and cadets – a first of its kind for Papua New Guinea.

Beyond its own staff, the firm also champions personal relationships with customers and partners, a key component to its ongoing and prosperous relationship with Puma Energy.

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Rouna Repairs focus on quality repairs and servicing for all our customers.

The sole purpose of establishing Rouna Repairs was to have a centralised & dedicated maintenance arm that supplies specialist labour and services to light vehicles, Heavy transport, Earthmoving, Construction and Quarrying divisions for the group.

To achieve this Rouna repairs has specialised workshops for the three (3) main divisions, incorporating two (2) fabrication workshops, a machine shop, a small engine section and panel shop.

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“Oil prices have a major impact on not only the cost of fuel for the end consumer but also the foreign exchange impost for the country,” Collings explains.

“We have worked with government and local crude suppliers to minimise the impact of this. Right now with the capacity of the refinery, there is little need for imported finished products to be purchased, which are at a higher cost than crude to be processed through the refinery. As the country goes through its next expansion phase, the increase in refinery capacity will allow us to keep pace with market requirements for many years to come.

Simple things like this can have a major benefit across the country in end user cost as well as energy selfsustainability.

“Puma Energy has invested heavily in our refinery, terminal and shipping assets to help streamline the supply

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chain. We see there are still further opportunities including reviewing the refuelling network for aviation.

By simplifying this we can have a positive impact on the cost of fuel for the aviation sector which is critical in connecting our people, our nation.”

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Alongside the Napa Napa Refinery, Puma Energy manages 23 terminals and depots, operates two coastal fuel vessels, and manages 80 fully or partially branded service stations throughout PNG, providing an unrivalled range of services across the regional market.

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From light vehicles and heavy transport to earthmovers and quarrying trucks, the Company can self-sufficiently cater to the repairing needs of organisations operating across many industries. This year Rouna Repair is supplying repairs, maintenance and fuel to more than 700 pieces of plant and equipment through its 148 employees at three specialised workshops.

It also the authorised service and spare parts provider for Hammar side loaders in Papua New Guinea and promises to deliver its services at competitive prices. The Company says: “We use our group buying power locally and overseas to leverage the best price and availability for our spare parts and service items. We aim to eliminate waste and minimise inventory held, to reduce costs and overheads and pass these saving directly to our group customers.”

• Electronic diagnostics • Cat SIS • SOS sampling • Engine overhaul • Transmission and clutch replacement • Final drive overhaul • Hydraulic cylinder overhaul and manufacture • Combustion gas test • Coolant pressure test equipment • Computer based maintenance packages • Headlight aligner and tester • Certified brake tester with print out for trucks trailers and light vehicles • Chassis rebuilding and refurbishment trucks and trailers • Fuel delivery and supply For more information on Rouna Repairs, visit: www.rounarepairs.com.pg

By taking care of the stresses and strains related to fleet maintenance and upkeep, Rouna Repairs allows its clients to concentrate on running their businesses, providing that all important peace of mind.

Services provided by Rouna Repairs, among others, include: • All types of truck and trailer servicing and repairs • Heavy equipment & mining equipment repairs

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“In addition to the traditional wholesale, B2B and retail segments, we also provide into plane refuelling services, marine bunkering, drum products, and more,” Collings explains.

“This focus on being a highly diversified company allows us to develop integrated supply chain assets in growing markets, particularly in regions where projected demand for oil is high, creating strategic networks across the world through acquisitions and organic growth.”

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arlins Limited specialises within the industrial coatings industry, providing a diversified and leading range of services to its clients that include consultancy, project management, inspection, and recommendations, alongside the application of industrial coatings within itself.

Operating out of Papua New Guinea, the Company boasts of a vast range of technical expertise. Led by Mr Kapai Cholai, a man with 21 years’ experience in industrial coatings, Marlins offers unrivalled solutions across the country.

The Company’s core business is centred around abrasive blasting and painting, key services that combined substantially improve the corrosion resistance of infrastructure and equipment across a range of sectors, from structural steel to storage tanks to pipelines.

Alongside this, the Company delivers maintenance work such as repairing plates on tank internals, replacing corroded handrails, and overseeing the installation of fuel pipes.

Leveraging this broad range capabilities, Marlins has undertaken a range of major projects throughout Papua New Guinea, working with a range of regional heavy industry players including Puma Energy, Oil Search, RAMS, PNG LNG, Origin Energy, and many more.

The firm prides itself on continually meeting the highest standards, utilising the latestxxxxxxxx sand blasting and xxxxxxxxx spraying Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx equipment to provide end-to-end industrial coating solutions, from consultancy right through to project maintenance.

By consistently following its fundamental principles of supplying affordable and quality workmanship, Marlins serves to protect its clients most valued assets with customised programmes suiting each and every one of its customer’s requirements.

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Marlins’ core business upon its formation was abrasive blasting and painting of corroded tanks, pipelines and vessels.

Over the past few years, Marlins’ has expanded its services and now offers minor fabrication and refurbishment to storage tanks and pipelines.

About 90 percent of work undertaken is with Puma Energy Papua New Guinea and we are proud to be partnered with them.

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acific Controls are proud of our association with Papua New Guinea and PUMA Energy. Providing Products, Services, Engineering and Technical support to the Napa Napa refinery in PNG for which we have had a close working relationship with for in excess of 25 years. Beyond PUMA Pacific Controls also provides support to Ok Tedi, Oilsearch, Newcrest, Barrick Gold and Exxon Mobil.

“Our structure ensures we are in touch with our customers’ needs; our growing global network ensures we are where they need us to be.”

With Puma Gas, the Company has again looked to how it can contribute to the broader economic advancement of PNG. Creating SME business opportunities is a strategic PNG Government plank and helps to grow the economic base, expertise and future for communities in which they are set up.

As a result, Puma Energy has actively set up its LPG business model in line with this. Having established 300 resellers in its first year, the target is to double this by the year’s end. A combination of distributor and direct sales model has been embraced for the lubricants business to support the variety of customer needs in this segment. The growth of the lubricants business is expected to grow on a similarly rapid trajectory to the LPG business, further bolstering its current position.

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Pacific Controls is a Process Control, Systems Engineering and Integration company with operations in NSW, Queensland and PNG. We have a 30-year history of supporting all sectors of the market which is backed by a broad product portfolio of internationally recognised and respected brands.

We provide complete support to our customers; ensuring fit for purpose products are supplied our team of Engineers have significant knowledge and experience from many applications and across all business sectors.

Our Systems Engineering and Integration capabilities enable us to design and build electrical and instrument panels, skids and enclosures as well as provide Systems Engineering support for wireless, automation, metering and SCADA applications.

Our structure ensures we are in touch with our customers’ needs; our growing global network ensures we are where they need us to be

Post supply support is a key focus, therefore inventory is held across all of our facilities including our latest addition in PNG, where we have a warehouse at Baruni in Port Moresby. This provides Xxxxxxxxsupport xxxxxxxxto xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx further the local market and compliments our local service workshop. With business growth we will continue to add to this local facility.

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Improvement through investment

Puma Energy’s philosophy of diversification is driven by its continual commitment to investment – something that the company actively pursues and takes pride in, as reflected with its focus on opportunities to expand the Napa Napa Refinery.

An example of where this focus has brought value to the business and the country is a major project at the refinery that will regenerate its Crude Reforming Unit that produces ULP for its customers.

“Through our technical capability, the local team have brought this unit back into production and we are able to supply the whole country’s requirement for ULP,” Collings reveals.

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incident, on time and to budget and was a great achievement for our team at the refinery.”

The Alotau terminal is another of Puma Energy’s long-term investment projects, with the firm renovating the existing facility to create a state-ofthe-art hub that will readily service a significant proportion of the country’s southern customers.

Collings continues: “Our philosophy of continuous investment and improvement of our assets is heavily demonstrated in the planned 2019 turnaround for the refinery. This allows us to upgrade and service critical equipment while we will also take the opportunity to invest in a debottlenecking project that will increase the capacity of the refinery to be able to deliver more product for the local market as it grows.”

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atec is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and PNG’s leading ICT solutions and service provider.

With a diverse customer base and business values centred on customer satisfaction, our tailored solutions and services enable our customers to be competitive and meet their business goals. Our team of talented and dedicated staff have global knowledge and local expertise to ensure a great customer experience.

Datec operates out of Port Moresby and has retail outlets in Lae, Mt Hagen, Kokopo, Goroka, Madang and Alotau.

We believe in transforming communities and support various health & education programs in PNG.

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INDISOL is proud and have been privileged to support Puma Energy PNG by delivering support and lubrication technology solutions for the development of the Puma industrial, marine and uninhibited transformer oil needs.

INDISOL is proud to part of the Puma growth for the development of PNG.

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This ever-improving mentality is what cuts Puma Energy above the rest, and whilst a significant amount of its profit is earmarked for facilities upgrades, the Company also invests heavily in new technologies, pioneering innovation within the oil & gas sector.

A recent example of this includes the firm’s launch of radio-frequency identification mechanics. This monitoring technology utilises digitally encoded chips to provide greater insights and visibility, used by Puma Energy to allow its customers to better monitor fuel usage and reduce wastage levels.

Alongside this, Puma Energy recently began to make use of loading arm technology during its wharf upgrades. This enhances both safety and productivity, whilst concurrently supporting potential future shipping investments, i.e. giving the firm the

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option of utilising Suezmax size vessels – cargo ships with a capacity of between 120,000-200,000 DWT. “As we enter new markets or acquire new businesses, we put in place better systems, better infrastructure, better technologies and better processes – everything from delivery logistics to point of sale equipment,” Collings says, highlighted by its efforts across PNG.

Partner power

Key to Puma Energy PNG’s success is its work with established partners.

The Company is looking to transform its procurement function, moving away from traditional supplier relationships and instead looking to build new relationships on a strategic partnership model where possible.

This involves working closely with both international and local partners, as Collings explains.

PACIFIC MMI INSURANCE

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acific MMI Insurance Limited is 100 percent nationally-owned and is one of Papua New Guinea’s leading insurance and financial services company.

As Papua New Guinea’s premier insurer, Pacific MMI provides a wide range of insurance programs in PNG with extensive support from highly rated offshore reinsurers. Special note to overseas operators, for work performed and staff employed in PNG, insurance must be placed locally. We strongly recommend you discuss this aspect with your broker (who must also deal with an in-country broker company). We urge you to take note and if still unsure, please do not hesitate to contact our office or myself.

Laurens van der Gaag Chief Executive Officer T +675 321 4077 E enquiries@pacificmmi.com

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SGS Delivering Trust to the Oil & Gas Market SGS has been operating in Papua New Guinea for the oil and gas sector since commencing operations in the Nation in 1992.

With 10 locally employed petroleum surveyors on hand, all trained to meet the industry standards such as the IFIA Petroleum Inspector registration, SGS has provided wharf terminal services (inspection of all incoming and outgoing cargos) plus stock-taking expertise to Puma Energy PNG Refining Ltd since 2016.

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 95,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world.

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“Logistics and distribution is a big part of our business and one of the areas in our geographically diverse and challenging country. It has been important that we have been able to work with our transport partners to lift industry standards and develop local capability,” he says.

“The partners we have so far been lucky enough to work with have had similar philosophies. Whether it be international players like East West Transport (part of the Steamships group), or local players like IPI, Kutubu, Pagini or Native, we all have the same driver - continuous improvement, developing local talent and ensuring we apply international best practise in our country so everyone benefits.

“Over recent times we have worked very closely with the strategic government agencies such as NMSA (local marine agency), PNG Ports, Dept of Petroleum and CEPA along with local service providers such as PacTow

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to ensure the environmental safety our beautiful harbours. This has included coordination of vital emergency response equipment and also cooperation on emergency response exercises.”

Such partnerships are fundamental in Puma Energy’s success and throughout its structure, from working with waste water management specialist MACSEP, to signing beneficial primary supply and governmental agreements.

A focus on local

Similarly, to Puma Energy’s emphasis on working with local companies, the same principles are applied to the local population.

A survey conducted by Deloitte and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) last year found that 83 percent of companies within PNG viewed local skills shortages as a major barrier inhibiting growth.

Recognising the potential restrictions that this could have on long term growth across the country, Puma Energy takes an active role in helping to bolster the internal labour market through its local-first attitude throughout its PNG operations.

“We look to use as much local content as we can in projects and tend to only look outside the country when we cannot source technical capacity or components in the local market,” Collings explains.

“Where we have been forced to bring companies in from overseas, we ensure they utilise local companies and staff as part of their projects. This allows us to push for development of technical capabilities within the country for the future. This push since we have arrived has meant, as of today, close to 80 percent of our capital expenditure is kina based.”

This ethos is reflected within the changing composition of Puma Energy PNG’s workforce. Where local employment levels previously sat at 80 percent prior to Puma Energy taking over in July 2014, this has since risen to more than 93 percent.

This includes an increase in the appointment of local employees into a range of supervisory and leadership roles at the Company, providing greater opportunity for internal progression.

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Whether local or international, all of Puma Energy’s employees are given the opportunity to grow their personal and professional skill sets through its internal educational initiatives.

“We’re currently running the trade skills apprenticeship scheme developed in conjunction with and certified by the labour department that kicked this off last year. Currently, there are almost 50 employees enrolled on the scheme,” reveals Collings.

“Alongside this, we’re hosting the management discovery programme

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to support the development of supervisory and business skills, with our third group currently going through this programme. In addition, we’ve taken on graduates of the Kumul Petroleum Academy – a government initiative technical institute targeted at better meeting the energy industry skills requirements.”

According to the Deloitte, UNDP report, more than 40 percent of the population in PNG is under 15 – a statistic that offers the potential of more than three million people joining the national workforce within the next 20 years.

Recognising this as a relatively untapped resource base, Puma Energy PNG is willingly helping to educate and train those that are interested in beginning their careers.

“We firmly believe the diversity of nationalities, cultures and experience across our team is a great strength for Puma Energy - we train our people well

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and we trust them to excel.”

Furthermore, the company launched its own private housing deposit support scheme two years ago, helping its staff to get on to the regional housing market.

This focus on “help up” rather than “hand out” self-sustainability thinking is carried into Puma Energy’s corporate social responsibility strategic pillars aimed at road safety, environment & conservation, education, license to trade and emergency first response.

As PNG grows, support to improve each of these areas is critical and Puma Energy is investing resources in all.

Whether it be the Books bilong Pikini (Books for Children) reading skills initiative, health education through support for the YWAM medical ships, or the campaign on road safety, the motivation is the same – delivering self-sustaining support initiatives that have the capacity to grow in positive influence.

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Moving forward, Puma Energy hopes to continue with its trend of bolstering PNG’s national energy infrastructure and labour market.

As explained by Collings, this will fundamentally lead to the creation a sustainable energy market across the country, with highly skilled local workers and sufficient infrastructure networks.

“We are the major investor in critical supply chain infrastructure to ensure the country keeps moving. Through this and the refinery we play a key role in the energy sustainability for the country. Our emphasis on SME development ensures this business sector will continue to grow as a key to empowering the people of this

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nation,” he concludes.

“We will be seen as partnering with local entities and delivering a special part of the energy sustainability

strategy for PNG – using local crude through a local refinery to feed the energy needs of the nation – a totally self-sustained energy supply chain.”

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Future Meinhardt EPCM has enjoyed remarkable success in its first two years; replicating the wider Group’s reputation and network to achieve exponential, sustainable growth Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Tom Cullum

s one of Meinhardt Group’s newest and most significant subsidiaries, Meinhardt EPCM’s growth and potent infiltration of the Asian market in just two years is indicative of the parent organisation’s influence on the region’s industrial and commercial realm.

Since 2016, following some very notable wins – both in terms of contracts and awards – the fledgling division has very quickly justified the decision of Meinhardt to initiate such a niche operation; EPCM’s reach already having expanded from both a footprint and internal perspective.

“Following the Company’s start-up in 2016, Meinhardt EPCM quickly set up offices in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Malta and Indonesia,” recalls Global Head, Vinesh Natali. “The Company quickly grew from a workforce base of just two to now approximately comprise 250 staff regionally, with annual revenues now exceeding its forecasts.

“The exponential growth has been achieved off the back of some notable global client relationships for whom Meinhardt provides the

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full-service spectrum across project and programme management, engineering, construction management, and cost management consultancy.

Further broken down into subsectors including architecture, civil works, and structural, mechanical and electrical operations; the business’ turnkey capabilities are a familiar trait within the Meinhardt family.

Procurement and supply chain logistics, sustainability credentials, health & safety acumen and commissioning services complete the ever-broadening remit.

Mr Natali continues: “Meinhardt EPCM defines itself as a leader in the way we conduct our business with our clients. We focus on a collaborative and agile approach listening to our clients’ needs and requirements. Our teams are highly trained while senior management remains involved from start to finish of a project.

“So we all live and breathe the projects we undertake as a company, empowering individuals to make decisions and to take ownership and accountability of the results and outcomes.”

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Little more than one year ago, Meinhardt EPCM celebrated its first anniversary, making it the perfect time to reflect on the rapid growth that had been achieved already, and the untapped opportunities that were still yet to be achieved.

“The growth of the organisation demonstrated its excellence in its delivery of projects which further reinforces Meinhardt’s position as a leading multi-disciplinary engineering and project management consultancy firm,” the Company affirmed in a press release emanating from its Meinhardt EPCM operations in India.

As a prime example of each regional presence point, upon setting up its office in Bangalore, the Company

quickly raced through the delivery of projects while simultaneously ramping up the local team and its capabilities.

Mr John Pollard, Meinhardt’s Regional CEO, South Asia, who visited the office on its first anniversary said at the time: “This is a great office with a great group of people working together to bring a delivery focus and safety culture in place. It has been my pleasure to be able to work alongside these pioneers as they push the Meinhardt banner forward.”

Mr Natali added: “It’s been a very long and tough journey in a short time, which has resulted in a satisfying experience for a number of our professional staff. We see India as a great market and now that the platform has been set, we remain confident to propel the business to the next level.”

PROJECT MANAGEMENT “Seamless integration from start to finish with quality outcomes and a flexible attitude: Our project management capability brings it all together.”

This is the rallying cry of Meinhardt EPCM regarding its project management attributes, once again alluding to its truly one-stop shop proposition.

“We can manage a single complex project or a complete programme of capital investment,” the Company continues. “We can draw on our in-house technical capability to provide a comprehensive service for our clients. We ensure that the right project management team is selected to match each client’s unique needs and expectations. Our project managers have local knowledge and are supported by our group-wide skills, systems and procedures.

“In fact, Meinhardt brings such a high level of expertise to decision making, many clients now rely on us to manage the entire process from project business case to project completion and ongoing asset management.”

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The Company’s persistence in delivering on-time and on-budget project execution without compromising safety, quality and environmental responsibility is valued in its long-term relationships with international clients and consultants.

Such ability is derived from its in house licensed and trained engineers and technicians alongside with project management teams; backed with its in house system that tracks and monitors its progress and achievement to the very detail.

It is within the company culture to promote an atmosphere of learning and equal opportunity in a way that is fulfilling, recognised, and fairly rewarded for all its employees.

Close work with international renowned consultants as its partners such as Meinhardt EPCM increases the Company learning curve of new breakthrough technology, standards and how it applies in day-to-day operations. Even when the level of scrutiny in working methods, managing projects and safety consideration creates more man hours during planning, it has become one Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx of the key factorsxxxxxxxxxxx of the Company successfully executing its projects.

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Cira International is currently working on several construction projects in the warehousing, waste water treatment facility, and housing sectors. As Meinhardt’s partner in Indonesia, we are actively involved in its strategic fuel station construction project.

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The India success story isn’t exclusive either; rather it is a prototype of the replicated success also seen in Singapore, Malta, Malaysia and Indonesia; as well as Thailand and Australia.

“We also have access into Africa and should a potential opportunity arise we are ready to easily expand from our current base,” Mr Natali adds. “We leverage our core capabilities and can quickly find local partners in order to

achieve this kind of expansion.”

In each case, the kinds of projects undertaken are vast and diverse, incorporating oil & gas downstream and retail fuel contracts, logistics hubs, and even food & beverage plants as evidence of its sector variety.

“Current projects also include a retail fuel programme for an international oil company across three markets – India, Malaysia and Indonesia,” Mr Natali continues. “Additionally, we are undertaking project management

AWARD-WINNING After just one year, Meinhardt EPCM was nominated for SPMI Project of the Year 2016-2017. Recognised for successful project completion in business and information systems and engineering and construction in Singapore, the prestigious award recognises outstanding projects, and the Company was chosen as a result of its excellent delivery of retail fuel programmes in Malaysia and India.

Mr Natali stated at the time: “We believe we are settling into a platform and raising the bar to leverage on the newer dimensions which allow our business to grow into other service verticals, allowing us to compete more laterally across several avenues of the project lifecycle.”

A statement released consequently elaborated: “This recognition is a great step forward for Meinhardt as it diversifies the engineeringcentric business to operators involving industrial technologies and project management. With a team size of over 80 professionals in both Malaysia and India, over 1,500 projects of annual US$50 million capex expenditure were delivered; a noteworthy milestone achieved within a year of operation.

“Meinhardt EPCM will continue to reach new heights as it provides engineering, procurement and construction management services to its clients.”

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The Company’s expertise includes construction of steel structure buildings, fuel system pipelines and tanks, electrical wiring, forecourt islands and driveways.

As a principle contractor for Meinhardt, the Company has completed various projects and whilst the petrol retail market in Malaysia is still growing, the Company will continue to play a key role in achieving Meinhardt’s business objectives.

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responsibilities for a 270,000 square metre mixed development complex in Malta; a series of manufacturing plants for a blue-chip industry client; and numerous distribution centres for an equally prominent retail operator.”

Inevitably, as the Company’s portfolio swells, so too does Meinhardt EPCM’s supply chain, as it strives to keep up with its own growth. As such, there is a strong focus within the Company at present to better handle

end-to-end delivery and execution; with particular emphasis being placed on tighter controls and more refined strategies in the delivery stage so as to achieve the best outcome for each client.

Mr Natali explains: “Meinhardt has procurement departments, and the engineering and project management teams leverage these to ensure we are able to source the best materials at economical prices.

“Meinhardt EPCM defines itself as a leader in the way we conduct our business with our clients. We focus on a collaborative and agile approach listening to our clients’ needs and requirements”

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With the support of its associated company KEE YANG Construction Sdn. Bhd, its personnel comprise of experienced managers and staff in civil construction and other specialist sectors.

In recent years, the Company has been awarded Malaysia Best Contractor for the Eastern region and have also received awards relating to SHELL network programmes.

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EE YANG CONSTRUCTION SDN. BHD. was incorporated in 2003 to pursue the Company’s objective in the provision of quality civil & structure construction works.

The Company has been appointed as a service and maintenance contractor for oil & gas retail outlets in Sabah and Sarawak for close to a decade, adopting their safety standards and practices as a work execution guideline.

The Company’s main objectives are to deliver efficient, safe, quality and costeffective construction projects to their clients.

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“We have robust contractor identification procedures, due diligence and performance systems allowing us to recruit the best contractors who we will work with and develop long-term business partnerships.”

Continuous improvement

Being a relatively new operator has allowed Meinhardt EPCM to not only enter the industry with a flourish, but to do so with the most contemporary and advanced procedures in tow.

In particular, there has been a concerted focus on digital engineering, realising that automation could strongly aid areas of speed, efficiency, quality, and accountability.

“We have installed ERP systems, and platforms are being made ready for our systems to function and communicate more easily,” Mr Natali notes. “Additional trends we are focusing on include modular buildings and structures to aid faster delivery.

We are investing in BIM heavily which further aids digital engineering.”

Perhaps the most pressing and multi-faceted focus over the past two years, though, has been not on technologies or systems, but on the Company’s people.

When notions of continuous improvement arise, Mr Natali is quick to veer in the direction of human resources and individual enrichment; with an understanding that the “Meinhardt has procurement departments, and the engineering and project management teams leverage these to ensure we are able to source the best materialsateconomical prices”

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The Company offers an end-to-end solution from design stage right up to installation and routine maintenance.

Its partnership with Meinhardt since 2016 has seen it deliver numerous key projects for SHELL programme both in Malaysia and India, and thanks to its strengths in design and safety innovation, the Company is at the forefront of the industry and will continue to contribute to Meinhardt’s successes for many years to come.

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T Usaha Jayamas Bhakti, the highly qualified gas station experts in Indonesia, has more than 40 years of construction and engineering experience spanning a diverse portfolio. We are also expert to Fuel Transportation, Terminals and Aviation.

“We have robust contractor identification procedures, due diligence and performancesystems”

Over the years we built gas station facilities for small businesses, independent operators and large corporations, including most major oil companies.

The Company has worked together with Meinhardt to accomplish far more than what might be possible than from working alone.

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upliftment and development of each employee has a direct impact on the overall success of the Company.

“Our main continuous improvement strategy is to focus on our people and provide a development platform for them to grow, so they can become future leaders of the business,” he affirms. “Key philosophies within this drive include a duty of care in the development of staff; providing a culturally diverse environment to ensure our staff grow with a lateral mindset; focusing on the market around us and building a centre of excellence with clear objectives, focusing on repeat business clients, and being an equal opportunity employer.

“It’s important to understand staff aspirations, the value new staff can bring to the organisation and to keep expanding.”

Leading the charge

Ongoing training and development is compounded by launched mentorship schemes to ensure that each member of staff progresses and becomes a strong ambassador of Meinhardt EPCM. And simultaneously, the Company does whatever it can to foster a happy, collaborative and – most importantly – safe environment for them to thrive in.

“Meinhardt EPCM has a strong focus on health & safety and as part of our CSR activities, we run safety awareness workshops for contractors and lower-skilled workers to ensure that on-job awareness and skills are developed,” Mr Natali says. “We believe that it’s important to be able to share our knowledge and skills to the lesser skilled in order to elevate their understanding. This training is provided through our teams on site.”

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making donations for earthquake relief victims in Indonesia.

On the sustainability side, Meinhardt EPCM has strived to make it part and parcel of its core engineering works, so that clients receive end outcomes that are applicable and successful both now and in the future.

“Our aspirations are to become a world-class organisation in a leadership position in the field of EPCM provision,” Mr Natali sums up. “Over the coming years we will achieve our goals to triple our turnover, company size and ROI. We will also be self-reliant and will expand our services in AI and digital engineering; ultimately being able to offer clients a wider spectrum of services than we currently do today.

“Additionally, I would hope to expect that my core team with me today will have elevated themselves to senior management positions, Overseas are particularly popular leading theprojects charge for the next stage of growth of the Company.”

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THANK YOU “I’d like to make special mention of Dr Shahzad Nasim and Mr Omar Shahzad for their continued support to me and my team and their inspiration in developing the EPCM business.

I’d also like to thank for their dedicated support, from my team; Ms Syazana Mohamad, Mr Dinesh Subramaniam, Mr Darvin Ramodran, and Mr Chetan Prajapati. And last but not least I’d like to thank my family for standing by me during this journey and allowing me to meet my goals set at the start of the journey.”

– Vinesh Natali, Global Head, Meinhardt EPCM

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Growing Scale Meinhardt Façade Technology’s portfolio, market reach and internal acumen speaks for itself, but the Company refuses to rest on its laurels as it targets even more concerted growth in the years to come Writer: Matthew Staff | Project Manager: Tom Cullum

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0 years is a long time in the industrial world, with the need to keep up with, and stay ahead of, ever-changing trends and requirements an attribute that few can maintain. Meinhardt Façade Technology (MFT) is a prime example of an enterprise to have achieved just that though, and as one of the Meinhardt Group’s most significant subsidiaries, its project portfolio is testament to this ability to remain relevant and thriving in such a challenging sector.

“We have a formidable track record of more than 1,500 iconic projects around the world covering more than 25 million square metres of façade surfaces (equivalent to 3,300 football fields) and 50,000 floors (equivalent to 580 Eiffel Towers),” elaborates the Company’s Managing Director, Paul Grove.

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Meinhardt Façade Technology is a multinational façade consultancy comprised of 11 offices strategically located to reach an international client base across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Grove accounts for London to Melbourne while his accompanying MD, Sunny Fok covers Hong Kong, China and the Philippines from his office in the former. Additional offices in Dubai, Singapore, India, Indonesia, and soon Germany complete the structure, and the 198 full-time employees that grace this compliment help to extend one of the most concerted service offerings in the industry.

Grove explains: “Our core service revolves around façade engineering and consultancy, and façade access consultancy. We tend to focus on our core business, while other disciplines such as ESD are controlled under our Group company. This allows us to really concentrate on what we do best.

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ong E Blue Sky Seven Color Building Material Co. Ltd is a leading manufacturer of aluminium panels in China.

Founded in 1966, the Company produces a range of aluminium cladding panels, namely its SEVEN aluminium composite panel (ACP) and prefabricated solid aluminium panel (SAP).

With lightweight, durable and workable properties, Dong E Blue Sky Seven Color Building Material utilises the ACP and SAP in a range of ways, from attractive exterior façade’s to interior design features.

For those seeking a unique and iconic identity with distinguished design, Dong E Blue Sky Seven Color Building Material offers a diverse and flexible range of tailored solutions.

The firm offers the best in decorative products by matching any colour in metallic or matte finishes, creating inspiring interiors, elegant ceilings, stylish arches and distinctive walls and columns.

This combined with its bespoke manufacturing processes that utilises methods such as cutting, roll bending and punching, allows companies to create a distinctive look for their brand through the creative power of interior and exterior design.

Created using the, state of art facilities including high-quality lacquering Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx processes, the Company’s products offer excellent resistance to weathering, chalking and air pollution.

Examples of its work can be found at the MITEC Exhibition and Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, the Menara MRCB building in Putrajaya, Sandakan Airport in Sabah, and the Celcom Tower in Selangor, Malaysia.

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“Although we are part of a larger group we have licence to operate and win projects independently, so apart from supporting our Group by offering the specialist in-house façade support, approximately 80 per cent of our projects worldwide are secured independently. This makes MFT different from many other large façade consultancies around the world and we believe it allows us to have closer relationships with our clients.”

GNT GLASS GnT, Vision for Better Glass Positioning itself as a complex fabricated glass product provider with a mission of offering quality glass to customers, GnT Glass Co. Ltd has always strived to make a difference in the industry via pioneering improvements across product creativity and technological innovation.

Located in Dongguan City Guangdong Province, China, the Company’s development over the past decade has cemented its status as a leading deep processing glass company; and as such has endeared itself to a host of international manufacturers including Vitro-PPG, Guardian, Saint-Gobain, Glas Trosch, Pilkington, AGC, Sefar, and many more.

Exciting projects

By having such a multitude of strategically located offices around operating continents, the Company is able to mobilise more quickly and efficiently for each prospective project encapsulated within that given footprint.

Vietcom Bank Tower, Vietnam. Meinhardt has been commissioned to undertake the civil and structural design, as well as the façade design, for this 60,000 square metre landmark retail banking complex and office development to be constructed in Ho Chi Minh City. Located next to the Saigon River, the 35 storey office development will provide grade-A office space to be used by Vietnam’s largest bank, Vietcom Bank, as well as office space for private tenants. The building also features a four level basement and five level podium

AIA Sathorn Tower, Thailand. Meinhardt provided 29 storeys Grade-A office building with 70,000 square metre, total GFA, column free design. Full scope of service from intital concept design through to project realisation. With a typical floor plan of 2,000 square metres, standing 130 metre above the ground with a single basement level housing main mechanical, electrical and plumbing. The project includes a multilevel car park with two basements

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A recent example in recent times has been Vietnam which benefits from collaborative influences from MFT’s Thailand and Singapore offices.

“We need to ensure that the relevant offices are sharing business leads to avoid duplication of clients, but we mitigate this challenge with successful, ongoing communication.

And once demand has reached a certain level in a new region or market, we will make a strategic move to set up a local office there,” Grove says.

“This then allows us to have somebody local to control and directly serve the clients.

“Clients want to have a local person there full-time as the requirements for meetings at short notice can be very

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Through each partnership GnT has successfully completed various landmark projects in North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East and Asia; expanding continuously from its strategically advantageous base in the Pearl Delta area. This positioning facilitates connections to shipping ports, airports, express trains and high-speed road networks, ensuring a faster and more efficient service to customers.

And ultimately, the Company’s vision for better glass is realized more effectively and consistently as a consequence.

GNT says: “We carry the mission of providing better glass to our customers, and always make improvements in Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx our creativity, innovative technologies and products as a top priority in the industry.”

An example of such expertise, GnT GLASS CO., LTD has been delivering complex architectural glass products to high profile projects such as Jewel @ Changi Airport in Singapore, 609 Main Street in the US, FASS Sydney University in Australia, Etihad Museum in UAE and so on from its 100,000 square meter industrial park.

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demanding, and we need to ensure we can meet those demands for our clients.”

Despite the exponential growth that has been achieved over the years, a close-knit collaborative culture has been retained, each office leveraging the local knowledge-base and cultural awareness of its counterparts to make the process for any repeat clients as seamless as possible. Of course, this has taken on an extra dimension through MFT’s broader expansion into the Middle East, but once again flexibility and communication have offset any potential pitfalls during the transition.

Inevitably, such an approach has manifested into numerous attained high-profile projects that continue to cement the Company’s standing in the global sector.

Grove details: “Most of the design work in which we are involved is at a

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very early concept stage, but we are working on some exciting projects including on a major airport expansion where we are working on the overall façade envelope to the airport concourses. We are also working on a complex statue project in India, which is quite unique and probably the most unusual façade project we have undertaken.”

Moving to even grander heights, and MFT’s experience with supertall and mega-tall towers is even more impressive, as Grove continues: “Over the years, Meinhardt Façade Technology has been working on the façade design, façade fabrication and façade installation works on both supertall (>300 metres) and mega-tall towers (>600 metres).

“Just recently, Meinhardt Façade Technology had a complete façade quality control team based on-site at the Jeddah Tower, previously known

ZAK WORLD OF FACADES

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ak World of Façades (www. zakworldoffacades.com) is an International conference series on façade design and engineering, having attracted more than 12,000 delegates across its 39 completed editions.

The conference is currently being organised in 20 countries in the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), South Asia (India and Sri Lanka), South East Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia), Africa (Kenya, Morocco and South Africa), Greater China (Hong Kong), Europe (United Kingdom and France) and Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) and the United States of America. The event attracts senior architects, developers, façade consultants, PMCs, façade contractors along with key consultants and decision makers.

The event comprises keynote presentations and Pecha-Kucha sessions from premier speakers from the façade industry, engaging panel discussions and power networking, which offers opportunities to the delegates attending this conference to share and learn the latest trends and advancements in the façade industry, as we extensively believe in enhancing the power of knowledge for every attending delegate and organisation at our conference.

The forum also pushes the creativity and challenges the solution providers to innovate and bring out the best services and products in line with the expectation of the designers.

Our experience in organising events for the façade and fenestration industry for more than two decades makes us strongly believe that customer satisfaction is key to our success of our conferences, as we strive to deliver high quality, engaging and well attended events for the future.

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as Kingdom Tower and Mile-High Tower. Once finished, this tower will be the world’s first building up in the clouds of one-kilometre high. This unique expertise enables Meinhardt Façade Technology to consult any client or façade contractor on the challenges associated with the design, fabrication, logistics and installation of these challenging buildings.”

Façade technology evolves quickly

Internally, a host of continuous improvement initiatives are employed to facilitate such operations on site; largely led by a research and development team that ensures the Company is living up to its technological expectations and remaining ahead of all industry curves.

Grove expands: “Façade technology evolves quickly, driven by architectural demands for more and more complex façade geometries. Meinhardt Façade Technology is among the world’s

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leading consultants for these complex facades, having refined existing technical options as well as having developed new geometry approaches and technologies.

“The options, ‘Shifted Louvre’, ‘Fish Scale’ and ‘Cold Bending – Warped’ were implemented by Meinhardt Façade Technology on various highrise buildings worldwide. In addition, Meinhardt presented various new developments including the single corner cold bending and the novel freeform shape cold bending technology at internationally-renowned façade conferences in Europe, Middle East and the US.” One big recent investment to compound this adherence to modern trends is in the area of software upgrades, making sure that all engineering software is up-todate. The number of projects being completed using BIM has also risen in accordance with industry expectations

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as Grove adds: “We have had to significantly update our BIM software and hardware to be able to handle and manipulate large models. The models are quite heavy and require the correct hardware to be able to access them. This has really come into effect in the past 24 months, so the façade operation had to catch up with this requirement.”

From then on, the majority of MFT’s internal investments revolve around one critical component of the overall structure: The Company’s people.

With the success of each office now affirmed and development plans in place for each, it is down to the employees housed in each respective location to fulfil these objectives.

Addressing technological facets, administrative responsibilities, and general business operations, human resource (HR) continues to serve as one of MFT’s greatest strengths.

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something that really stands out with our clients,” Grove notes. “For general hiring we utilise the company website and list on local recruitment sites.

For key positions, we identify a key candidate profile and subsequently engage a recruitment consultancy to reach out to this talent for us.

“We do however like to promote our staff internally if the relevant candidates and positions become available. This is more practical, then we hire from the bottom which allows us to bring in less senior staff and train them internally.”

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“However, that does not mean we will rest on our laurels,” Grove is quick to add. “I personally think we are different from other multinational façade consultants, as we are given autonomy to operate individually while aligning to our Group’s vision and mission.

“I also believe we have some of the most talented façade engineers and consultants in our field. We are therefore able to be innovators in what we do, and this really makes a big difference,” the MD continues in outlining MFT’s core differentiators.

He goes on to emphasise that the Innovators in what we do façade team is also very diverse, By adopting a promotive and enriching made up of people from different HR philosophy, the Company is directly geographic, technical and industry serving as a social enabler across each backgrounds to help present the of its presence points. And from there best overall outlook possible for on, its core specialties come to the fore prospective clients. to further affirm its position as one of, This solid understanding and if not, the leading façade consultancy practical approach to the entire in the world. project, from conception to

completion, is what will usher in the next 20 years of success for MFT as it looks to build upon the reputation and market standing already achieved.

“In terms of expansion, without giving too much away, we are looking at other countries where we would like to establish a façade team with a local presence,” Grove alludes to what’s to come. “Our current regional offices do carry out work in other regions, and our Group has many more regional offices than the façade team, so it is key that we work with them and identify areas where there is sufficient need to establish a local façade team.

“I would also hope that we will add three to four local offices and increase the overall façade team by 15 to 20 percent over the next couple of years.

“But key to all of this is our clients, whom we need to build close relationships with, as without them there is no need for us to expand.”

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apua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands are two countries that are ripe for industrial development.

According to statistics from the World Bank, Papua New Guinea’s industrial sector accounted for 44 percent of the country’s total GDP in 2012. Whilst such a statistic highlights the importance of PNG’s key industries, such as its mining and energy sectors, many of its natural resources are still considered to be relatively untapped.

It is these unexploited resources that hold significant potential in powering the economic development of the Pacific Islands, something that will significantly benefit the region’s

economy and population if managed in the right way.

Outlining its own recommend strategy for PNG, the World Bank states the following: “The current strategy aims to ensure everyone, regardless of their gender, where they live, or their social and economic circumstances, will benefit equally from Papua New Guinea’s development goals.”

Whilst there is speculation over whether such a strategy will be pursued, some that are already heavily involved in both PNG and the wider region’s development processes are ungrudgingly recognising these potential opportunities for the local community.

One such company is Bishops.

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obson Engineering, established in 1935, has expanded significantly from its early roots in a local based Sydney manufacturing operation to now being the largest fastener company in Australia. This position has been gained through building strong partnerships with suppliers and customers.

Hobson Engineering has grown to be a trusted partner by global premium brands to represent their products in Australia and the Pacific. Mungo: chemical and mechanical anchors; Bumax: high tensile stainless steel; Nord-Lock: anti vibration washers; Schnorr: disc springs; and Applied Bolting: squirter washers; all rely on Hobson to market and distribute their premium products.

Hobson Engineering stocks the largest range of quality fasteners in Australia and the Pacific. With 41,000 square metres of warehouse space in Australia including strategic branches in Brisbane and Townsville, specifically to provide immediate service to PNG, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

While adapting to an ever changing marketplace, Hobson Engineering has evolved and continues to lead the way with supplying quality fasteners. We batch test all high-tensile product and offer test certificates and ILAC test reports free of charge.

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Bishops is geared to work closely with businesses, whether they be a mining or oil & gas major, or a small local business

Hobson Engineering takes pride in having quality products in stock so that our customers complete their projects on time.

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A brief history

“Built from humble beginnings in 1972 and a philosophy of continuously reinvesting in the business and quickly responding to the needs of our customers and the community, Bishops has grown to become a brand synonymous with supporting industry in Papua New Guinea,” Len Pianta, the Company’s General Manager, explains.

Formed from the combined entrepreneurship and hard work of three brothers, Bishops was borne out

of the creation of two maintenance and machining workshops 45 years ago in Port Moresby and Lae on PNG’s southern and eastern shores.

Building from this foundation, the firm soon established a successful supply chain and procurement function and excelled. Pianta continues: “Before long branches had been established across the country to service the increasing manufacturing and mining industries taking shape in PNG.”

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Endurite have developed a range of mens and womens workwear specifically designed to endure the harsh conditions of the work day.

Whether it’s to suit the soaring temperatures out onsite or any type of industrial work, Endurite has got your back.

The Endurite menswear work shirts come in a range of different fabric weights to allow you to handle any season. The ultra lightweight 125gsm, lightweight 155gsm and regular 190gsm options ensure you can get the right fit for your working conditions. The Endurite womens work shirts are perfectly practical, at a lightweight 155gsm with a fitted shape for maximum comfort and style. Endurite have got the essentials, providing a choice of cargo and cotton drill pants for men and cargo pants for women.

Bullworks believe that you shouldn’t have to sacrifice style to achieve functional safety boots, so they’ve developed a range of hard-working and hard-wearing footwear to meet your needs when you’re on the job. When you get into a pair of Bullworks boots and experience the comfort and safety matched with contemporary styling, you’ll BULL-lieve it too!

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t ATOM, we’re proud to be Australia’s fastest growing industrial and safety equipment supplier with a national network of strategically located, unique walkthrough warehouses, more than 35,000m² of distribution capacity, access to over 1 million products from leading brands and to be delivering more than 275,000 parcels a year to all corners of Australia.

But more importantly, ATOM is the team supporting the teams that are driving Australian industry. Like a good trainer is to the players, we’re working hard behind the scenes to do all the little things that enable you to get the job done. We’re selfless, dependable, available for good advice, and always at your side when you need it most. At ATOM, we exist to serve.

Everyone at ATOM is empowered to do any little thing necessary to make it easy for you. And call it old fashioned, but we believe locals serve locals best – they’re nearby, they’re part of your community, they’re more accountable, and they’re contactable. Get in touch to meet your local team today.

We’ve also got your business needs covered in Papua New Guinea (PNG) thanks to our sister company, Bishops.

Bishops is the leading industrial supplier in PNG with over 40 years’ experience providing industrial and engineering goods to trade and industry across PNG and the Solomon Islands.

Having continued to develop its own network, the Company now employs more than 300 local staff throughout its seven industrial branches that are situated across PNG and the Solomon Islands.

As a result, Bishops is now known as the largest supplier of industrial, engineering and safety products across both PNG and the Solomon Islands, serving the mining and exploration, oil & gas, construction, infrastructure, transport and manufacturing industries, amongst others.

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Staving off the competition

Establishing this title has not been an easy task for Bishops and maintaining its status has proved to be all the more challenging.

As the Solomon Islands and PNG have continually placed greater emphasis on developing and investing in key industries and infrastructure, this too has attracted increasing interest from international rivals.

“The industry is very competitive with the largest competition coming from companies sourcing out of

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To reinforce its position in the face of such pressure, Bishops has dedicated itself to pursuing its key philosophies of placing its customers and the local community before all else – something that has become culturally accepted and appreciated within the Pacific Islands.

“The thing that defines Bishops is the service culture: We exist to serve,” says Pianta. “When newcomers to PNG or the Solomon Islands ask where to get their industrial, engineering or safety needs, locals simply reply: Get it at Bishops.”

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This ethos is further reflected in the Company’s approach to local investment.

Despite a significant number of multinational businesses centralising their operations in order to reduce costs and maximise profits, Bishops has continued reinvest into PNG and the Solomon Islands.

The results of this approach can be seen in the company’s Port Moresby

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When newcomers to PNG or the Solomon Islands ask where to get their industrial, engineering or safety needs, locals simply reply: Get it at Bishops

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The new CRC Brakleen NF is a powerful, heavy duty cleaner and degreaser for brake, clutch parts and general mechanical equipment.

Powell Industrial is the leading Australian owned supplier of integrated Industrial and hydraulic hose and fittings packages. Through our business partners Bishops Brother’s we can service your every need for full fluid transfer solutions. We are home to some of the worlds most well-known, trusted and reliable brands in the industrial goods market.

Powell has a strong working relationship in the pacific region with Bishops Brothers to distribute our vast majority of products

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(10,000 square metres), Lae (8,000 square metres), Mt Hagen (4,000 square metres), and Kimbe (4,000 square metres) facilities, each of which have been constructed in the last 10 years.

“Call it old fashioned, but this philosophy has served the local industry well, and is not something Bishops is about to change,” Pianta explains.

With such a substantial network, the Company now currently holds more than 50 million kina of stock, bought in from all over the world, that is ready to solely be used in supporting the development of local industry.

“Together with a dedicated sourcing team capable of finding and importing just about anything a customer could need to get the job done, Bishops has grown to become a truly one-stopshop for local industry,” Pianta adds.

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The second pillar of the World Bank’s strategy for PNG involves a key focus on “encouraging publicprivate collaboration opportunities to facilitate business and investment, while removing impediments and inefficiencies in regulation and reducing business costs”, something that Bishops is also actively following.

One such example of this is the company’s role in the development of PNG’s first ever LNG project.

During construction, Bishops ensured that the project had a continued supply of necessary equipment and key materials throughout the process – a testament to the success of its extensive procurement function.

The firm also continues to enjoy other close collaborations within the oil & gas industry, evident in its partnerships with Exxon Mobile and Total SA, amongst other leading names throughout the region.

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Our products are manufactured in New Zealand and exported worldwide.

One of our major markets is Papua New Guinea – we reached out to Bishops in early 2016 due to its large presence in the region.

It was a great decision as we’ve experienced considerable sales growth thanks to Bishop’s capabilities.

however require continuous removal and re-sharpening. They also can be very costly.

Converting round logs into timber can be cumbersome as the log must be lifted, rotated and re-sawn numerous times to achieve a product. Timber can become very inconsistent and wavy, if things are not maintained and operated with the highest level of skill.

Bishops centres are spread throughout Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Potential customers need simply visit any of these sites to view our sawmills. Bishops offers an impressive assortment of tools and machinery and have the skills and manpower to look after our owners in the most remote sites in the region.

Director of Sin Siong Lim, David Lim, discovered our products online and dealt with our sales consultant to work through advantages found in our products. Our technology utilises a single circular blade which can swing between horizontal and vertical cuts independently. Because only one blade is utilised, more power can be transferred to the cut. Uniquely this blade can saw deep cuts in partial sections to counter high stress and tension found in problematic trees. Singapore has an abundance of high stress, quick growth, abrasive trees.

Turbosawmill is looking to extend its presence in Asia and for more companies like Bishops to support and distribute its products.

Sawmill operating in Singapore Recently Turbosawmill sold three 12” automated units, one 8” manual unit and a slabbing system to Sin Siong Lim Sawmill Co., (Pte) Ltd. in Singapore. It filled its factory with our unique portable sawmills.

Sin Siong Lim is Singapore’s largest portable sawmill processor of timber. Logs are provided by the National Parks Board and sourced through contractors who have cleared the trees. There is an abundance of trees growing throughout the city such as Kaya, Rain Tree, Angsana and Tembusu.

Sin Siong Lim has years of experience using band style sawmills and is aware of problems and advantages associated with these mills. Band mills utilise thin kerf blades,

Our technology simplifies the process to extract timber from logs. Timber is cut directly from the log without any re-handling.

The circular blade takes seconds to sharpen and lasts for years. These were the defining points that led Lim to replacing bandsaw technology in favour of our unique swingblade alternative.

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Moreover, the company is also exploring potential joint ventures at both Tabubil and Lihir Island in the aim of better serving its clients Ok Tedi Mining and Newcrest.

“Bishops is geared to work closely with businesses, whether they be a mining or oil & gas major, or a small local business,” clarifies Pianta.

Employment practices

The second pillar also places emphasis on “providing disadvantaged young people – particularly those in urban areas – with training, apprenticeships and short-term employment to increase their employability, and create job opportunities”.

Much like its commitment to investing in developing industry, Bishops takes pride in ensuring that the local population plays a key role in the continued success of the Company and vice versa.

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lexovit has grown from a cutting wheel specialist to a global supplier of industrial abrasive solutions that focuses on safety, innovation and growth.

Manufactured in Australia, Flexovit has become Australia’s favourite wheel of choice and remains dedicated to delivering to all its customers and continue improvement in safety, innovation and performance.

The ethos of Flexovit is to establish effective partnerships with our customers to identify and implement cost-effective solutions that improve results with our high-performance abrasives.

“We are proud to have been doing this for 60 years and are looking forward to what the next 60 years will bring.”

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According to statistics from the United Nations Population Fund, approximately 60 percent of the total inhabitants of PNG are under the age of 25, equating to more than 7.3 million people.

With such a significant pool of labour on its doorstep, Bishops looks to ensure that such talent is not wasted by running internal training programmes for local employees, giving them a platform to develop their personal skills.

“Culturally it is important to include the local community in the operations of a local branch, and Bishops sees the value in locals serving locals, as they tend to be more accountable,” Pianta says.

“With more than 40 years in business, some employees of Bishops have retired only ever knowing one employer, and we are very proud of this.”

With a truly human outlook, and such a strong ethical approach, it is easy to see why Bishops has been able to entrench itself as the one-stop-shop for local industry across both PNG and the Solomon Islands.

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ingapore is renowned as being one of the greenest cities in the world.

Ranked second across the globe by Arcadis’ global Sustainable Cities Index, Singapore is only bested by Zurich in the way of providing eco-friendly urban living spaces.

Despite being one of the most densely populated cities on earth, with approximately 8,227 people per square kilometre according to the UN’s World Population Prospects report, almost half of the city’s land is still made up of green spaces.

From vertical farming solutions and living buildings to its ban on chewing gum, Singapore is pioneering alternative thinking and reducing the environmental threat that built-up areas are increasingly posing to our natural world.

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driving the bulk of these programmes, businesses and consumers alike have readily conformed to this culture, fostering sustainable practices and initiatives throughout their daily lives.

One such business that is shaping this pattern is D’Perception Singapore Pte Ltd. Standing as a leading interior design group, comprised of four companies, D’Perception is driving the city’s wider green energy ambitions directly through its own services, offering pioneering capabilities in the creation of eco-friendly structures and office environments.

“D’Perception Singapore is probably the largest interior design and building company in Singapore that is privately owned, if not the largest in terms of size and resources,” says Andy Chua, Executive Director of D’Perception Singapore.

“As such, we are well positioned to design and build projects to the

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D’Perception is able to design and build fullfledged data centres, server rooms, command centres and engineering laboratories, catering to a much wider range of needs than you would normally expect from a company in our line of work”

highest environmental standards, meeting key certifications including the US’s LEED Standards and the BCA Green Mark standards in Singapore.”

Technological excellence

Whilst D’Perception’s environmental offerings are unrivalled, so too is the Company’s technological nous within the industry.

Chua continues: “As an interior design company, it is very rare to be

as comfortable as we are in working with some of the world’s most advanced technologies.”

“D’Perception is able to design and build full-fledged data centres, server rooms, command centres and engineering laboratories, catering to a much wider range of needs than you would normally expect from a company in our line of work.”

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within such a competitive market is not something that has happened overnight for the Company, gradually being built from a continual commitment to its innovative ethos.

“We are constantly reinventing to be ahead of the competition, positioning ourselves to be ready for changing industry trends and economic opportunities,” explains Chua.

“We are always adapting, training and using what we learn to stay ahead, investing our profits back into the Company and constantly seeking new talents to continue to drive our growth.”

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A collaborative environment

Such is evident is how D’Perception provides extensive tuition to its staff by working with leading vendors, providing them with a working knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies including the internet of things and audio-visual systems.

“We practise maintaining longterm relationships with vendors as partners, allowing us to collaborate together, share ideas together and grow together – a mindset that has been crucial in building the success of D’Perception,” Chua adds.

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By establishing such partnerships, whilst also investing in the latest visual generating and virtual equipment and constantly upgrading its internal software and hardware, D’Perception has been able to create an unrivalled portfolio of interior design solutions.

These are regularly put on display at its own head office, a building that has been transformed in an activitybased workspace to showcase new and potential solutions to its clients.

“We practise what we advocate,” Chua states.

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“Truly, an office that cradles a disruptive spirit when given a purpose can function in a good way”

“The layout adapts an open concept that maximizes ‘eye contact’ which encourages communication among colleagues” “A seamless client flow was achieved through effective positioning of physical infrastructure and therefore an inspiring and functional design was created”

“Pockets of seating spaces gives people space to learn, express their ideas and stretch their mind in a fun and colourful way”

Visionary design

Placing such strong emphasis on innovation across its structure, it is easy to see how D’Perception’s projects regularly receive recognition.

This year alone, the firm won five awards for Winning Projects at the 2018 edition of Singapore Good Design.

Amongst these were the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) offices located at the iconic 183-metre-tall PSA skyscraper on the island’s southern edges.

A prime example of D’Perception’s eco-friendly approach, the offices have been certified with the Greenmark

Gold Standard, featuring the latest in energy management system technology to stamp out the SLA’s carbon footprint.

Further, Schneider Electric’s new regional head office, designed by D’Perception, was also recognised – a workplace based on flexibility, offering staff the choice of 10 different workspaces throughout its tailor-made minimalist layout.

Speaking of the company’s five-year outlook, Chua remains confident that D’Perception will continue to win more awards, perform to higher levels and

pioneer new-age design by maintaining its current strategy.

“One thing that I can confirm for sure is that we will still be around and doing well,” he says.

“Many design and construction companies have come and gone within the past half-decade, even industry giants and international brands that could not sustain and modernise their business models.

“However, with our unique approach, I expect that we will not only still be around, but we will have grown in to a very different animal altogether.”

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Championing LT Limited has been in operation for more than a quarter of a century in the façade consultancy industry, advancing over time to become a one-stop provider and the leading consultant in Asia.

The Company was founded in 1991

by Principal, Joe Theodore Khoury, and soon after it began its now extensive portfolio of work on a number of highprofile assignments. The initial projects included Taichung Tower in Taiwan, Seocho Fashion Centre in Korea and the Hong Kong Electric Company headquarters.

Khoury begins: “Over the years we have established partnerships with the world’s top architects and owners, playing a vital role in the development of facade systems for various celebrated landmarks around the world.”

After a relatively short period of time in operation, ALT expanded its efforts into the Philippine market, with noteworthy projects that included the GT International Tower, RCBC Plaza, Rockwell Centre, The Manansala, One McKinley, One Legazpi Park and Pacific Plaza.

A year later in 1998, ALT was awarded the most prestigious project in the Far East, the Taipei 101. Before the Burj Khalifa - another ALT project - was built in 2010, the Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world and perfectly supported the Company’s portfolio of 100-storey projects. These skyscraper developments include Shanghai World Financial Centre,

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International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, Ping An Financial Centre in Shenzhen and Lotte Tower in Seoul.

“The bulk of our projects are situated in Asia, due to the fact that our offices are set-up in Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Kuala Lumpur,” continues Khoury. “This year we have worked to expand our reach through the opening of our Cebu City office, the second largest city in the Philippines that perfectly caters for the quickly expanding Visayas-Mindanao building construction, and soon we will be opening offices in Indonesia and Thailand.

“Our expertise in the market stems from more than two decades of design and practical experience in façade consultancy, adopting a proactive approach and formulating viable solutions. We address the concerns and coordinate closely with clients before the design has the opportunity to evolve too far.

“Our design team operates on state-of-the-art software in order to achieve accurate results in drawings and reviews, alongside utilising regular training and research to keep us abreast of the latest design trends, design engineering and technical management of cladding and wall systems.”

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pecified Technologies Inc. (STI) leads the industry in developing innovative fire protection systems that help stop the spread of fire, smoke and hot gases.

For over 25 years, our team has worked hand-in-hand with the construction industry to create simple solutions to complex firestopping problems.

Firestopping is our exclusive focus and we offer the most comprehensive range of product categories designed to address almost any application - from through penetrations and curtain wall to static and dynamic construction joints. Because our system designs are user-driven, they are easier to apply.

The result is simply designed and outstanding fire protection systems which often result in lower installation costs.

STI products and systems offer innovative firestop solutions for all types of new construction and retrofit applications. Since firestopping is our only business, we concentrate all our resources on providing the highest quality and fully tested firestopping solutions.

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At ALT the Company brings together the best minds, who are all well-versed in all aspects of the façade consultancy business in order to provide the best possible service.

Our Mission To provide innovative and cost-effective firestop solutions.

Industry expertise

In its present form ALT’s operations are run by more than 100 personnel; half of which are highly experienced engineers and designers, and all of which hail from different countries and cover a variety of 10 languages.

“The progression of our employees is incredibly important to us, and in order to monitor progress we carry out annual performance assessments for our employees,” explains Khoury.

“We more often than not send our employees to training opportunities abroad, including visits to the latest technology and testing facilities available in the market.”

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One of the highest residential towers in London is currently under construction in Canary Wharf. The 239-metre skyscraper, developed by CPL Chalegrove Ltd and designed by London-based architectural practice Squire & Partner, is set to become a new landmark in London. The façade concept was the work of ALT Limited, one of the world’s leading façade consultants, whilst Schüco further developed the details of this unitised high-rise. The Schüco UCC 65 unitised façade system had to be modified as structurally bonded sliding doors form an integral part of the unitised façade. Outstanding work is being carried out by the Croatian/German façade fabricator KFK International, which is ahead of schedule thanks to the efficient modular design feature of the Schüco façade. All of the quality tests were passed successfully at the first attempt. The tower represents an outstanding collaborative effort by all those involved on the project: the client, the architect, the façade consultant ALT Limited, the façade fabricator KFK International and the system provider Schüco International KG. CONTACT: Benedikt Herweg Managing Director, Schüco Southeast Asia Schüco Singapore Pte Ltd 20 Anson Road, 16-04 079912 Singapur BHerweg@schueco.com Mobil +65 8511 9429

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The Company is a leading provider of custom designed curtain wall (stick & unitised), window wall, punch opening windows, high-performance operable windows and sliding doors, sloped glazing, canopies, and hi-span frameless shopfronts.

Its team consists of in-house registered and licensed structural engineers and architects, as well as mechanical engineers, project managers, estimators and quantity surveyors, and quality/ safety inspectors.

The Company provides a complete package from estimating/budgeting, systems design, material selection and production, prototype testing, site installation and project management which afirms our ability to partner with developers, architects, leading façade consultants and general contractors.

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accountability, which subsequently encourages a sense of ownership on each and every project they are involved in.

Khoury adds: “We believe that hands-on experience in dealing with the projects is the best way to educate yourself, especially in the case of the complex world of façade design.

In general our philosophy is to hire locally, which is predominantly due to the language, industry familiarity and at the same time local culture.”

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fischer: a brand and its promise to perform The increasing diversity of building materials, the changing principles of different materials and the everincreasing requirements with regard to processing all demand a constant development of our fixing systems. Our goal therefore will always be to provide you with the best technical solution for your current fixing job; quickly and with as much flexibility as possible.

Our products range from chemical systems to steel anchors through to plastic fixings, and innovative façade systems; as well as special product ranges including sanitary, heating, ventilation and electrical installations, adhesives, sealants, firestop and foams.

We have the ideal solution for every fixing problem.

A whole host of our products are distinguished by comprehensive, upto-date and international approvals, in-keeping with our goal to be the best in our respective industries.

sustainability and green building initiatives - as well as the growing popularity of façade access and maintenance strategies for buildings the Company has recently diversified its services.

“Now we are BIM (Building Information Modelling) –ready, offering LEED and façade access consultancy, allowing us to take on more of a holistic approach to each of our projects when it comes to both design and construction,” continues Khoury.

“Now our services are available for owners, developers and architects across façade, LEED and facade access consultancy services, design and engineering development, structural analysis of systems, value engineering and cost estimate, procurement and subcontractor selection, new material

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Over the years there have been three constant strategies that ensured success in every project undertaken

by ALT: persistence, quality and experience and the continuation of education.

“We have been privileged to work on some of the most prestigious projects in the world and are excited to work on a selection of new projects that are in the pipeline at present,” affirms Khoury. “These projects include the Benpres Redevelopment in the Philippines, Duo in Singapore and Landmark Pinnacle in London.

“There are several exciting projects in the Asian region at present -

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particularly in China - and as we have strategic offices in China, Manila and Kuala Lumpur we are easily able to service the area accordingly.

“Utilising local representation has been key to all of our projects, not only those in the pipeline but also the current projects we are handling, making for the smooth coordination of both design and construction at all times.”

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ak World of Façades (www. zakworldoffacades.com) is an International conference series on façade design and engineering, having attracted more than 12,000 delegates across its 39 completed editions.

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and most luxurious residential tower, located in Canary Wharf, with the best views in London.

The building will be the final addition to the Landmark Trilogy, comprising the 45-floor Landmark East and 30-floor Landmark West.

Through the combination of thoughtful design, spectacular views and world-class amenities, the ultimate living space has been created in one of London’s fastest growing areas.

With Squire and Partners as the design architect, ALT designed the façade to be a fully-unitised system, complete with argon-filled, laminated insulated glass units (IGU); corrugated aluminium profiled metal spandrel panel, argonfilled laminated IGU sliding panels and a monolithic glass sliding door.

Despite facing challenging design requirements throughout the project, ALT was able to customise its designs in order to attain the intent required by the developer.

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DUO, which was developed and owned by M+S Pte Ltd. is the largest integrated development in the fastchanging Ophir-Rochor precinct and is elevating the area’s standing as a premium city destination for leisure and business, housing the first luxury lifestyle Andaz Hotel in Southeast Asia and attracting multinational and Fortune 500 companies to relocate to DUO.

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The conference is currently being organised in 20 countries in the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia), South Asia (India and Sri Lanka), South East Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia), Africa (Kenya, Morocco and South Africa), Greater China (Hong Kong), Europe (United Kingdom and France) and Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) and the United States of America. The event attracts senior architects, developers, façade consultants, PMCs, façade contractors along with key consultants and decision makers.

The event comprises keynote presentations and Pecha-Kucha sessions from premier speakers from the façade industry, engaging panel discussions and power networking, which offers opportunities to the delegates attending this conference to share and learn the latest trends and advancements in the façade industry, as we extensively believe in enhancing the power of knowledge for every attending delegate and organisation at our conference.

The forum also pushes the creativity and challenges the solution providers to innovate and bring out the best services and products in line with the expectation of the designers.

Our experience in organising events for the façade and fenestration industry for more than two decades makes us strongly believe that customer satisfaction is key to our success of our conferences, as we strive to deliver high quality, engaging and well attended events for the future.

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The development is a mixed-use building with two towers, providing space for office, retail, hotel and residential purposes.

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life, the façade system designed by ALT is a fully-unitised creation with hexagonal and vertical fin patterns – serving as shade from the sun - located on the towers and the glass is highperformance with ceramic frits.

A number of challenges were encountered during both the design and construction stages, with the Singapore code limiting the outdoor reflectance of glass usage. Due to the

DIGEE GLASS CORPORATION

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igee Glass & Aluminum Co. was established in 2009 and has been providing complete facade construction design, supplies, and services since then. Our expertise revolves around supply, fabrication, and installation of all kinds of aluminum products ranging from medium sized, notable high-rise buildings to landmark projects in the Philippines.

To accomodate greater demand for our services, Digee Glass & Aluminum Co. is expanding and is currently transitioning to Digeeglass Corporation. Henceforth, it is our commitment that we continue to provide our clientele with greater passion for excellence and innovation while taking care of the environment as well.

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angho Group, a large-scale multinational enterprise listed at MB A shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, is a provider of facade solutions which integrates R&D, engineering and design expertise, precision manufacturing, installation, consultancy, and product export for domestic and foreign markets.

The Company is a high-end curtain wall manufacturer in China with the strongest technological capability and the greatest growth potential, as well as a leader and pioneer in the global curtain wall construction industry.

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fact that the design architect desired a metallic look to blend in with the hexagonal and vertical features, the winning combination of low-e coating and ceramic frit allowed ALT to meet the maximum reflectance.

commitment to building a world-class print media in those days, the Benpres Building was built to house the Lopez Group’s Manila Chronicle – one of the finest newspapers in Philippine history.

As the family diversified into other businesses, the building also became Benpres redevelopment home to First Philippine Holdings The Benpres Building - originally Corporation (FPHC), the Lopez-owned known as the Chronicle Building - is an holding company with interests in impressive six-storey Filipino modernist key industries such as clean energy building, built in 1971. generation, property, construction, and With Don Eugenio Lopez’s manufacturing, and its subsidiaries.

MBM METALWORKS LIMITED WELCOME TO MBM Established in 1967, MBM’s mission is to provide bespoke facade solutions while providing superior customer service, innovation, quality and commitment.

Throughout the Company’s history, we have strived to achieve our mission with sensitivity and integrity – resulting in long-term relationships with many internationally renowned clients, architects and designers.

MBM provides support and consultation during preliminary project phases and we look forward to forging new associations whilst retaining and developing existing relationships.

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itro Architectural Glass products are among the world’s most often specified glasses in the commercial glass industry, enabling buildings to optimise energy performance and promote long-term energy savings, without sacrificing aesthetics. Vitro brands offer an endless array of aesthetic and performance options.

Partnered with ALT Cladding, Vitro low-e glass was selected for the high-performance curtain wall of the Lucasfilm Sandcrawler building in Singapore featuring Solarban® 72 Starphire®. The energy-efficient glass façade enabled this multi-award-winning project to receive Gold Plus Green Mark certification from the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore.

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Vitro is a world-leading producer of architectural, automotive and specialty glass products. With the acquisition of the PPG Flat Glass business and Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) Automotive Glass, Vitro now has a combined 240+ years of distinguished glass leadership and expertise. We are consistently operating on the leading edge of new technologies and solutions in the glass industry. Recognized for our high performance, solar control, low-e SolarbanÂŽ as well as the renowned StarphireÂŽ UltraClear Glass, we continue as a frontrunner of architectural glass products & services.

Vitro is a streamline, efficient glass manufacturer. Combined with our eminent strength in research and development, it is our vision to continue to be a world-leading global glass producer!

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As the first construction project of FPHC and as a testament to the Company’s commitment to sustainability, the building is being redeveloped with the intention of creating a highly energy-efficient office HQ building. This has been ensured through the close collaboration with KPF (Architectural Design Consultant), PRSP (Architect of Record), Meinhardt (MEPFS), SY2 (Structural), BuroHappold (Environmental/ Sustainability), and ALT (Façade Consultant).

The project’s construction is set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2018, followed by a fourth quarter unveiling in 2022.

Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects in terms of façade design for ALT was the north-south façade which features a slanting glass wall, including operable windows at the bottom of the unit. In comparison to the conventional flat and fullyunitised systems, the slanting glass

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Technoglass Curtainwall Systems Inc. is a building façade contractor that specialises in the design, supply, fabrication and installation of curtainwall, windows, doors, and aluminium composite panel cladding for residential, high-rise construction and commercial developments.

TCSI comprises of experts and site personnel in the glass and aluminium industry who have performed locally and internationally.

We continue to strive for product innovation, in line with our thrust towards customer satisfaction, as we strive for our goal to become a leader in the glass and aluminium industry.

• Website – www.technoglass.ph • Contact- (02) 696 0096|+632 696 0096 • Operations – benjamin.esguerra@technoglass.ph • Engineering – leo.butardo@technoglass.ph • Business Development – rv.gallego@technoglass.ph

required a thorough design of the vertical framing which included connectors or sleeves to make the panel work as one unit.

Although the Company’s history is firmly cemented in the Asian region, it also has strong connections in the far east where ALT provides services to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt and Qatar, as well as Italy, the UK, the US, Argentina and Chile.

“Despite the fact that we are independent and work towards remaining un-biased in the market, we also recognise that it is important to familiarise ourselves with all local manufacturers, suppliers and installers as buying local materials is far more economical than importing,” concludes Khoury. “It is a combination of our attitude, talent within the team and extensive industry experience that has led to our success, and we hope that moving forward this will enable us to expand into other markets as a multi-discipline company.”

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rban landscapes are changing. As the trend of mass migration into cities continues apace across almost all regions of the world, new challenges are presented to building designers and architects as to how high-rises can better cater to these migration patterns.

Inhabit Group introduces itself as “a unique, multi-disciplinary team of professionals who are passionate about making a positive contribution to our built environment”. Founded in 2010, the firm has offices spread across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe (UK) and combines expertise both internally and through external partnerships with architects, designers, engineers and contractors.

Urban Landsca Inhabit Group has consulted on some of the most striking recent additions to the built environment in cities across Asia Project Manager: Tom Cullum

The consulting group focusses on the delivery of specialist engineering services, from façade engineering and acoustics to lighting and energy efficiency.

Regarding its core work of realising architectural visions through technical solutions, Inhabit’s philosophy revolves around “finding solutions that cost less, last longer and make buildings more efficient”. This involves careful consideration of a number of factors, including aesthetics, structure soundness, procurement, fabrication and constructability.

This is underpinned by a drive to deliver sustainable builds without sacrificing the aesthetic and economic and comfort performance requirements of clients, with Inhabit’s team of experts comprising scientists and renewable energy professionals alongside architects and other building engineers.

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Across Asia, the Company has worked on a wide array of construction projects, spanning commercial buildings, residential projects, entertainment venues and retail sites, among others.

It is arguably in the commercial arena where Inhabit’s scope and variety of work can be best explored, not least through its recent project with Tencent, the fourth largest internet company in the world behind Google, Amazon and Facebook.

The US$200 billion Chinese holding company, owner of WeChat, completed its new global headquarters last year, the Tencent Seafront Tower in Shenzhen. It is a 250-metre tall vertical campus made up of twin towers, departing from the traditional horizontal model adopted by most

large technology complexes around the world.

Inhabit provided full-process façade consulting services including design, specification, tender, shop drawing review and construction supervision.

The towers are connected by three bridges – the top bridge a library and conference facility, the middle a health and fitness suite, and the bottom acting as an extension to the building’s base.

The building is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification and a 2-star rating for the Chinese Green Building programme, in part thanks to the way Inhabit helped to deliver a selfshading façade which reduced the building’s energy consumption by 20 percent when compared to the highest baseline.

In the Chinese capital Beijing, Inhabit worked on the Wangjing Soho

building, a series of open-plan office spaces contained in three distinctive pebble-shaped buildings with curved exteriors. Assisting design firm Zaha Hadid, Inhabit consulted on the window wall system with custom designed aluminium features in varying heights, widths and depth.

Award winning

Several projects which Inhabit has provided consultancy expertise on have scooped awards, including a mixed-use development in the Binhu District of Hefei, a city in Anhui in eastern China.

In December 2017, the Hefei ID Mall won the Best Mix-Use Development at the MIPIM Asia Awards, an event which celebrates the region’s best real estate innovations. Designed by Hefei Prosperity Property, Inhabit consulted on the façade for the complex, which includes a shopping and leisure mall and high-rise office tower.

This was one of two award wins at the MIPIM gala for Inhabit’s Shanghai office. The second was for the Lane 189 project, winner of the 2017 Best Retail Development award, for which again the firm provided consultancy on the façade.

Located in the Putuo district in the centre of Shanghai, the project was designed to provide a lifestyle destination for young professionals and families, providing retail, restaurant and office spaces. The design converts a typical mall into what is described as a vertical selfcontained city, incorporating elements of old Shanghai in its geometry with a contemporary experience.

Knowledge sharing

Involvement in such projects is testament to the expertise Inhabit Group can draw upon, and Inhabit Bubble is a programme of free to use tools that allows thoughts, ideas and experience to be shared across the organisation.

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One of these tools is the Glass Explorer, designed to enhance the way glass products are shortlisted and chosen for various project requirements. Rather than represent options in laborious spreadsheets, Glass Explorer offers a visual workflow of products’ characteristics and availability. On top of simplifying the selection process, this has also opened up Inhabit Group to a wider range of glass suppliers and product lines.

Another process simplifier is the DTS Façade Designer, which has been developed to allow architects to test their designs against compliance without having to manually calculate from information downloaded on spreadsheets.

With architects freed up to concentrate on the creative and value-added elements of design work, Inhabit Group will continue to offer leading edge consultancy for landmark projects in China and the wider Asian continent.

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Growth on all Fronts Coming straight out of uni, I wasn’t really prepared to dive into the family business and talk the terminology with these hugely experienced people. I came in green and had to learn bit by bit.”

From graduating in Boston, USA in 2000 to leading the expansion of a multimillion-dollar healthcare business 18 years later, Tunku Mohamed Alauddin has enjoyed a career not many holders of a marketing degree would anticipate embarking on.

The CEO and Executive Director of Malaysia’s Antah HealthCare Group was invited into the medical division of his family’s multifaceted business shortly after graduation, working his way through the ranks to the top of what is today a vibrant, expanding organisation.

With origins stretching back to the 1960s, the Company now operates under two main units which combine to specialise in the marketing, sales, warehousing and distribution of high quality medical and pharmaceutical products. These are sourced from leading suppliers all over the world, including the likes of the UK, USA, Germany, France, China and Switzerland.

Antah Sri Radin is the Group’s medical equipment arm, supplying vital goods to public and private hospitals and clinics, covering operating theatres, sterilisation, emergency wards and consumables.

ASIA layers of bureaucracy. Having worked through the ranks I have met our principals around the world, and travel is an important part of my role now. I get my hands dirty.”

This continual trust building is also testament to Antah’s team of employees, highlighted by Alauddin as the Company’s key assets.

He adds: “Most of our employees stay with us for at least 15 years. We have many employees who have been with us for more than 20 years.

“We constantly review our commission scheme to ensure we have a competitive salary package to motivate our employees, while yearend incentive trips are also important. Further, one of the most attractive packages we have had in Antah since 1980 is our retirement fund contribution plan.”

Alauddin also points to the stature of brands that its employees work with on a daily basis. For instance, Eschmann has been a partner for over 40 years, while other household names such as Mylan and Sunward continually supply Antah with high quality products which almost sell themselves.

From expanded warehousing and product lines to new markets and treatment discovery, Malaysia’s Antah HealthCare Group is in a phase of unrelenting activity Writer: Tom Wadlow Project Manager: Callam Waller

Antah Pharma markets and sells pharmaceutical products through its warehousing and distribution setup anchored in Petaling Jaya, in the centre of the country. Major clients include government (50 percent), pharmacies (30 percent) and general practitioners and specialist centres (20 percent).

Personal touch

Alauddin prides Antah Tunku HealthCare Group on its Mohamed personal approach to the Alauddin, way it does business and CEO treats clients, grounded in decades of relationship building with Malaysia’s doctors and pharmacies.

“Clients have direct access to me,” Alauddin says. “We’re in a niche market and ensure that customers don’t get caught up in

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randon Medical is a multiple award-winning British medical technology company with over 70 years of healthcare experience.

Our products are installed and are in use throughout the world, backed-up by an extensive distributor network and headquarters’ technical know-how and support.

Brandon Medical are acknowledged experts in medical lighting, medical power and control systems, medical architectural products and medical audiovisual systems with a unique expertise in providing integrated solutions.

Continuous investment in our products allows us to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers, the healthcare industry and the patients it serves.

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Selling quality also requires a service to match, and Antah HealthCare’s distribution hub ensures its customers receive shipments in a timely manner.

Its base in Petaling Jaya comprises a 25,000-square-foot warehouse, a facility which processes around 500 invoices a day, peaking at 1,000 during busy periods. In terms of delivery, the Group uses its own trucks for bulky items within 50 kilometres, while urgent deliveries of smaller items are made on motorbike within 20 kilometres.

“Our warehouse staff are all on standby for after office hours working hours to ensure we are able to deliver the products to our customers within 48 and 72 hours,” Alauddin says.

“We place a very high value in our customers’ satisfaction, and we are all ever ready to deliver the products to them as soon as possible.”

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Alauddin also outlines plans to expand capacity to cater to growing demand, either by extending the current site or building a new facility.

The firm is currently in talks with the Malaysian government over a potential plot for the project.

New technology is also being migrated into various company processes, from a brand-new ERP system to solutions which will provision a greater online offering for clients and customers.

“We need to grow our online ordering and pharmacy presence,” explains Alauddin. “This trend is happening worldwide as more and more people look for convenience in healthcare, opting to buy online where before they would visit a pharmacy.

“Malaysia’s market is steadily becoming more receptive to ordering Overseas areto particularly popular online, andprojects I hope have these upgrades in place by the end of 2018.”

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Breakthrough

Vital progress could also be on the horizon regarding new treatments thanks to work being carried out by Antah HealthCare’s partner’s R&D team.

The first cited by Alauddin is designed to aid the treatment of an extremely problematic fever that is commonly caught across Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region – mosquitoborne Dengue. Antah HealthCare is currently in discussions with the government over a plant-based remedy which has so far seen more than 2,000 cases of Dengue patients having fully recovered.

“This product will boost the immune system and it will correct the bioimbalance of the patient, and we can see the recovery in just three to five days,” adds Alauddin.

The other potential breakthrough being explored is Denvax, a treatment for cancer designed to complement

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chemotherapy and help prevent recurrence.

“We are trying to set up clinical trials for this at the moment and are in the process of working with the

government to secure a research grant,” Alauddin says. “The treatment involves extraction of cells and reinsertion back into the body to help fight returning cancer cells.”

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Further still, the Company is seeking to build its own generic drugs offering in four high growth areas – diabetes, psychotropic, oncology and aesthetics.

Expansion

Geographical diversification is another priority for the Group, having established a firm base in Malaysia over the past 60 years.

Its home country is ideally situated as a springboard into other Southeast Asian markets, and this has led to Alauddin being approached by companies operating in several

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nearby countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos.

“On an isolated case, we have just recently signed a MOU with a group of healthcare business associates, including third party administration and insurance companies, for our Myanmar business venture,” Alauddin adds. “We are currently doing a feasibility study and due diligence, and if everything is green, we are expecting to foray into Myanmar by the second half of 2019.”

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the massive FMCG market across the region. The Company is currently evaluating a promising pipeline of products which it is looking to sell through a new, dedicated FMCG team comprised of online marketing and retail experts.

“While Malaysia and Singapore are leading the way in modern trade, both markets have a combined population of merely 40 million out of the 600 million population in ASEAN as a whole,” Alauddin continues.

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Philippines for modern trade, and our secondary markets for FMCG products are the remaining ASEAN countries, namely the Indo-China countries.”

From new warehousing and product lines to exploration of regional markets and scientific breakthroughs, this is arguably the busiest time in Antah HealthCare Group’s existence, and one which Alauddin believes can define the next chapter in its long history.

He concludes: “There are a lot of things happening concurrently in Antah. I believe we will be very different in five years from now.”

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Set up 15 years ago to improve standards of emergency medical services (EMS) across Singapore, the Company’s remit has expanded tremendously since, especially in recent times.

“We have expanded our local contracts with both local EMS, operating turnkey emergency ambulance services from fire stations in Singapore on a 24/7 basis, military ambulance contracts and expanded event cover,” says Co-Founder and CEO Dr Charles Johnson, speaking of Hope Ambulance’s progress since we last spoke in October 2017.

Such event cover now includes arguably Singapore’s most iconic sporting occasion, the Formula One Grand Prix, to be held on September 16. Following a successful deployment for last year’s race, the firm is once again on EMS standby. “We also now provide medical support services for high risk sports events like the Ironman and Triathlons in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia,” Johnson adds.

In Singapore’s waters, the Company’s cover has now been expanded to operate 24 hours a day, with this service also stretching out into international waters and offshore islands and oil rigs.

Springboard

From a startup with four employees and two ambulances, Hope Ambulance now operates extensively over land, air and sea with a team of several hundred emergency care professionals.

The Company’s scope has also stretched geographically, particularly in nearby Malaysia.

“A few months ago, we started providing advanced life support ambulance services on a 24/7 basis in Malaysia,” Johnson says. “We have started within the state of Johor and hope to gradually roll out at a national level.

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“The population of Malaysia is 32 million, so it’s five times larger in population than Singapore. We hope this is a springboard to further expansion of a privatised service, working as private-public partnerships, subscription-based or fee-for-service.”

In Singapore, a new membershipbased scheme is set to launch this year in conjunction with Lloyds of London.

Named Hope International Assistance and Rescue, the subscription will provide global, comprehensive emergency medical evacuation and repatriation benefits for organisations with expatriate staff. This will also be available for Singaporean companies with overseas staff.

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by Lloyds and covers air, land and sea emergency medical transfers at a fraction of the cost of traditional travel insurance,” Johnson explains. “We have established relationships with a global network of emergency service

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As well as growing into a larger organisation, Hope Ambulance’s services are also becoming smarter thanks to integration of new technology.

It is currently testing smart ambulances, designed to share real time medical data with hospitals as and when a rescue progresses. Johnson also details that the solution will be app based and feature automated dispatch systems, while staff will be provided with tablets for data recording exercises as opposed to paper.

Further, Hope Ambulance’s vehicles are also being installed with iN∫Traxx, a modular ambulance system developed by American company Ferno. The system has been designed to secure loose equipment inside the ambulance, allowing medics to deliver patient care from a seated, restrained

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position. This reduces the risk of death and injury during crashes, sudden stops and hard manoeuvres.

“We continue to pursue the highest standard of ambulance build and safety,” Johnson adds. “We comply fully with EN1789, the European normative for ambulance build standards, and are looking into the provision of purpose-built vehicles for tasks such as mass casualty, rescue and mobile clinics.”

In the air ambulance space, Johnson goes on to explain a new initiative that has so far been deployed within Asia and extending to Europe, Americas and Australasia. “We work with airline and travel industry partners to provide viable alternatives to traditional air ambulance by converting part of a scheduled airliner passenger compartment to a mini-ICU bed.” The ICU on commercial flight concepts saves significant time, costs and offers enhanced patient comfort.

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Having advanced steadily in terms of geographic reach, variety of services and quality of technology and equipment, the final but most important element of Hope Ambulance’s ongoing journey is its people.

The Company’s motto, ‘when life matters’, flows through the work of all employees who collectively are able to speak 15 languages. Heralding from all backgrounds and walks of life, Johnson

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The Hope team is like one big family, we share the good and bad times as one...

refers to his team of staff as the ‘heart of Hope’, priding the business on the fact they strive to deliver beyond the call of duty.

He adds: “The Hope team is like one big family, we share the good and bad times as one, we may squabble, but we learn and grow. Unified by our diversity, we are stronger together.”

Johnson’s and fellow directors’ doors are always left open for employees, the Company’s hierarchy

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“We work with airline and travel industry partners to provide viable alternatives to traditional air ambulance”

From a startup with four employees and two ambulances, Hope Ambulance now operates extensively over land, air and sea

understanding of how their staff on a daily basis deal with situations of pain and sometimes death.

This approach to employee relations has translated to an impressive turnover rate of under five percent, with workers themselves serving as Hope Ambulance’s most effective marketing tool.

Such a motivated workforce will prove crucial if Johnson’s plans for expansion are to gather pace. Already

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present outside of Singapore in the likes of Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, the coming years look set to yield further strong growth.

Detailing his ambitions, Johnson concludes: “We are on a journey that highlights that emergency medical services, often seen in the context of social services can be a privately run in a vibrant, economically viable and sustainable manner. We love what we do, and we are doing what we love.”

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Brighter enaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has both a rich and deep-rooted history in Malaysia, building the nation’s infrastructure even before the country received its independence.

With 67 years of experience, the Company is Malaysia’s leading electricity utility throughout the value chain of generation, transmission, distribution and retail.

As Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Bin Mohd, the Company Chief Executive Officer goes onto explain: “The experience of working for TNB has led us towards building a performance and growth driven culture based on building trust and relationships, beginning our journey by looking at the respective strengths that already made us a great entity.

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“If we were to go back in history and recall the development of Malaysia from a rural economy to what it is today, it is clear that by bringing electricity to homes, TNB was able to make a significant difference in the lives of people who before then have not had access to 24-hour electricity.

Imagine not being able to read books at night. With electricity, lives of people, families and societies have been able to change for the better and as TNB, we are so privileged to be able to serve people this way. My colleagues can tell you heart-warming stories of how ordinary people react when they first experience electricity in their own homes, and how much of a difference in their lives this makes. With electricity, people have been empowered. Moving forward, we will continue to serve society by empowering them in different ways – electricity is and remains but one way of empowerment. With developments in technology, such as renewable energy, energy storage, connectivity,

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data analytics, and the Internet of Things, we see even more ways of empowering people further. We also look within the organisation and how we can even empower our employees through the use of technology in order to change the way we work, manage and lead; by given our employees new skills, new opportunities, and new exposures. These are the core building blocks of our aspirations in Reimagining TNB.” The vision for TNB is to not only be

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The energy sector is completely saturated with opportunities for a company such as TNB; at present there are three main utilities in Malaysia which include, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Energy.

“We are proudly the largest industry player that serves 9.39 million customers in Peninsular Malaysia, with the important responsibility of providing electricity to the country’s businesses, homes and industries,” Datuk Fazlur adds. “Over the years we have ensured that the electricity industry that we support is always reliable, secured and that the platforms are on par with the other developing countries.”

External and domestic challenges

an ordinary electricity business entity, but also one that has the expertise and ability to offer several other services that may not even be related to the energy business.

“We have always aspired to be a globally renowned Company and at present are building the foundations, as well as putting in place the resources to carry our brand to the international stage,” continues the CEO. “We are well aware of the challenges facing us in regards to

There are a wide variety of challenges both externally and domestically that TNB has had to foresee over the technology disruptions, emerging years, and subsequently has provided it with extensive experience within market economies, greater demands from shareholders and customers the industry. The external challenges as well as increased competition faced are those that affect the global globally.” energy sector, for example economic shifts, technology disruptions, higher Capitalising on creativity shareholder expectations, increasing In the everchanging market of energy pressure for cost efficiency and & utilities, TNB needs to ensure that competitive intensity from regulators. it is keeping abreast of the endless “At present Peninsular Malaysia’s technological advancements occurring electricity supply industry is converging into quite the perfect at present.

“These advancements can be utilised storm,” continues Datuk Azman.

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“The electricity demand growth is forecasted to slow down to approximately 1.54 percent as we approach 2020.

“The main changes to the industry landscape are linked with the deregulation of the gas market, providing a first step towards marketbased pricing and eventually this will lead to the progression of the electricity market.”

Although Malaysia currently have the lowest electricity tariffs in the region, we are facing a challenge due to escalating costs of fuel.

The imbalance cost pass-through mechanism ensures that TNB remains neutral to the fluctuation of fuel prices but there is a need to communicate this more effectively to the customers.

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When bearing these factors in mind in relation to the future of the Company, TNB has outlined its strategic direction as part of its reimagining that consists of four pillars. These pillars include future generation sources, grid of the future, winning the customer and future proofing regulations to embrace challenges with specific strategies to turn them into opportunities.

The reimagining of TNB will focus on shaping the Company into becoming one of the top 10 global utility companies in terms of market capitalisation by 2025.

Distinguishing factor

With thanks to its extensive experience, the Company has developed into a top utility business in Malaysia, with its core business focusing on generation, grid and distribution.

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“At TNB we are lucky to have a reasonably robust financial position, with extensive manpower experience that means we are able to execute major initiatives and developments that require huge investment and commitment,” states Datuk Fazlur.

“However, we do have to remember that as a public listed Company, we are also answerable to our shareholders and stakeholders and obliged by our sound risk management.”

Says Hj. Jalaluddin Megat: “We are also guided by the reimaging of our TNB strategy, venturing into new businesses and opportunities beyond our conventional business and territories.

As a result of this during the past few years, we have been able to expand our international footprint, establishing our name into countries such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, India, Turkey and the UK.” From a domestic point of view, TNB is also venturing into adjacent businesses to the energy industry in the local market and other business-related services that provide them with more empowerment and options in the way that they consume their daily electricity.

“Through our domestic and international investments as well as operational cost efficiency measures, we expect to increase our EBIT by 30 percent in the next three to five years,” says Datuk Azman.

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GVO Wind Bluemerang As a part of TNB’s journey to strategic growth, renewable energy has been identified as a key focus-point in cementing its position as an industry leader.

The acquisition of GVO Wind Bluemerang is part of the Company’s new target for renewables, both in terms of geography and technology as it is looking to make investments that offer stability in UK and Australian markets with growth potential.

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As part of the Company’s 10-year strategy in the lead up to 2025, it is quickly showing signs of achieving the aspirations of becoming a top energy player globally.

The strategic plan has been formulated through the careful consideration of the four global trends seen dramatically impacting the utilities industry, comprising the shift in economic power to Asia, technology disruptions, the end of cheap capital and evolving regulatory developments.

TNB believes that these trends have the potential to substantially reshape the future of the Company, presenting many exciting opportunities and capitalising on the trends that will enable it to unlock new growth areas. The four pillars include: future generation sources, grid of the future, winning the customer and anticipating future regulations changes.

CEPSI

The Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) is recognised as one of the largest and most prestigious events in the electricity supply industry in the Asia Pacific region.

The first edition of the CEPSI event was held in Hong Kong in 1976 and has since been successfully organised biennially with the most recent even held in Bangkok in 2016.

CEPSI plays host to an array of power industry companies, utility leaders, industry professionals and experts from all over the world. The event provides a premier platform to gather, exchange ideas and learn from each other, while also being a renowned avenue for industry players to showcase technologies, products and services.

The next edition of CEPSI 2018 will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur by TNB and held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia from the 17 – 22 September, 2018. The event

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is expected to host more than 2,000 delegates that include high-profile industry CEO’s, key decision makers and C-Suite leaders who innovated within their respective organisations.

Brand sustainability

As Malaysia’s leading utility company, TNB is aware that its value not only lies within providing access to electricity to homes and businesses throughout the country, but also through adopting sustainable practices and activities in its operations to improve societal and environmental outcomes.

“It is in this area that we are able to ensure the sustainability of our business, alongside the continued growth and development of the community and people that we are serving on a daily basis,” the Company explains. “As part of our efforts, we have put in place a Green Policy that guides us in our efforts to minimise our environmental impact by adopting sustainable practices,” says Datuk Seri Ir Azman.

TNB has also successfully been expanding its portfolio of clean power assets to now include two ultra-supercritical coal-fire power plants, Manjung 4 and the recently commissioned Manjung 5, a large scale solar plant, biomass power plant and two biogas power plants.

Surpassing targets

On the whole the Company is extremely optimistic about the future of both the industry and its operations, hoping that moving forward in the

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next three to five years it will have approximately 50 percent of its restructuring implemented.

“It will be exciting to see how TNB has fared since the strategy’s inception and how far we will have to go before we meet our objectives,” concludes Datuk Azman. “It is my hope that we will be able to achieve or even surpass the targets and aspirations set out in the strategy by that time, including becoming the ASEAN leader in renewables, building profitable business in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.”

The journey to the top entails a shift in mindset and culture towards a more performance oriented and adaptive culture. “We are currently working towards ensuring that this culture is imbibed by the staff and ultimately adopted,” says Datuk Wira Roslan.

At the same time, TNB has begun the process of communicating with customers and the public on how TNB is progressively improving and easing the lives of customers through the imminent introduction of MyTNB, the numerous payment channels available today, ultimately delivering customer empowerment. And TNB will continue to communicate as implementation of the other new initiatives such as Smart Meter etc. take place.

“It is my hope that we will have made all of our customers digitally connected, receiving the opportunity to access real-time services and customised products and enabling us to build an even better reputation with our clients all over the world.”

CEPSI is regarded as one of the vehicles that embodies TNB’s aspiration by bringing the topic of Reimagining Utility of the Future to the forefront and inviting the world’s best utility players and experts to share, network and highlight the company’s goals, meet partners and set conversation going, even as The Company looks for like-minded partners from across the world.

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ASEAN CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT 2018

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ASEAN CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT 2018, organised by ECCouncil, is a very focused initiative which will bring together pre-qualified CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, senior information security, risk, forensics, compliance, cyber law and law enforcement professionals from all over the ASEAN region.

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 17 August WHERE: Singapore WEBSITE: www.ciso.eccouncil.org/portfolio/ asean-cyber-security-summit

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Building up reliance through collaboration The summit will focus on “Building a Resilient and Innovative ASEAN”, as well as how to develop a holistic and strategic approach.

EC Council, through this summit, is supporting the vision of “Building a Resilient and Innovative ASEAN”.

The summit has been aligned with the vision of the ASEAN leaders affirming the importance of digital literacy and cyber wellness. It will be a day-long program on the 17 August, bringing together 150-plus senior security professionals and stakeholders from across the ASEAN region and internationally to discuss and debate on challenges and vulnerabilities faced by various industries in the process of upgrading themselves digitally.

The summit will showcase solutions in AR/VR, AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data and analytics, IoT, blockchain, robotics and digital payments, exploring

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the role these technologies play in connecting cities, businesses, citizens and machines.

Attendees will also witness a wide array of speakers from Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. The summit will cover various topics like data security and data sharing vulnerabilities, cyber threat intelligence, challenges in building a smart nation and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, to name a few.

The summit will bridge the gap between the leading security solution providers and security professionals by bringing them on the same pedestal. All this is being carried out with one objective in mind, and that is to make ASEAN resilient to cyberattacks and become the ‘next gen cyber-fortress’.

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Indonesia – the “next gen cyber fortress” EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 4-5 September WHERE: Jakarta, Indonesia WEBSITE: www.indonesiasecuritysummit.com

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TRADEPASS, THE LEADING B2B conferences and events organiser, is gearing up for its upcoming event, Indonesia Security Summit 2018.

Cybersecurity is of utmost importance in this era of digitisation.

Indonesia Security Summit 2018, scheduled to take place on the fourth and fifth of September this year at the JW Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, is an effort to provide a rich knowledgesharing platform for understanding the present scenario and the future roadmap that will ensure a more secure, cyber-safe Indonesia.

The two-day event will serve as a key meeting and networking platform for 300-plus CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, senior information security, risk, forensics, compliance, cyber law and law

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enforcement professionals from more than 150 companies.

The remarkable speaker lineup for the two days includes: Mr. Asep Chaeruddin, Deputy of Prevention and Recovery, BSSN; Br.Gen Dr. Winston Tommy Watuliu, CID (Cybercrime), Indonesian Government; Mr. Muhammad Neil El Himam, Director of ICT Infrastructure Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF); Mr. Muhammad Salahuddien, Vice Chairman Security Operation, Indonesia Security Incident Response Team (IdSIRTII/CC); Mr. Kristiono Setyadi, CTO, Jakarta Post; Mr. Setiaji Setiaji, Head, Jakarta Smart City; Mr. Faisal Yahya, Head IT, Cybersecurity & Insurance Enterprise Architect and many more.

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Addressing the future of Asia’s energy market

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 18-20 September WHERE: Jakarta, Indonesia WEBSITE: www.powergenasia.com

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COVERING EVERY ASPECT of the power generation industry, POWERGEN Asia and Indonesia National Electricity Day converge in 2018 on 18-20, September at ICE, BSD City, Jakarta, Indonesia. Attracting over 8,500 delegates and attendees from more than 50 conference sessions, panel discussions, a comprehensive exhibition and multiple networking events. Join 8,500-plus fellow power industry professionals from more than 75 countries worldwide, all under one roof.

POWER-GEN Asia is the industry’s premier conference and exhibition dedicated to power generation

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across Asia, including renewable, alternative energy and power finance markets. POWER-GEN Asia is delighted to announce that this year it is partnering with MKI (Masyarakat Ketenagalistrikan Indonesia), the Indonesian Electrical Power Society.

Through this exciting partnership, POWER-GEN Asia and the highlyrespected Indonesia National Electricity Day will come together to create a unique joint event that provides all international attendees with the best opportunities to engage with Indonesia’s key power industry stakeholders.

Industry experts will gather to explore the current and future challenges for the Asian power sector.

We invite you to join us in Jakarta to meet and network with senior executive and industry leaders for three days of conference sessions across seven tracks, technical tours, workshops, business matchmaking, a vast exhibition floor containing the world’s leading industry players, plus various networking events to enable all attendees to wind down at the end of the day.

POWER-GEN Asia conference sessions provide the highest level of quality in technical content.

Featuring a peer-reviewed programme specifically designed to provide the latest in technologies, trends and market updates, this exceptional programme provides delegates with important, need-to-know information.

The issues and topics being covered in the 2018 conference streams include: • Trends, projects and strategies • Finance and investment • Optimising plant operation • Power plant technologies • Capitalising on digitalisation • Distributed energy resources • Renewable energy strategy and technology.

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ASEAN’S leading online retail distribution conference & expo

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 20-21 September WHERE: Bangkok, Thailand CONTACT: prashant@manchcommunications. com WEBSITE: www.LastMileAsean.com

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LAST MILE ASEAN is a platform to give voice to intricate matters of delivery and fulfillment logistics covering supply Chain, operations, ecommerce, logistics, post and parcel for multichannel retail industry.

The Manch Exhibitions-run event will focus on how retailers and pure-players can transform their ecommerce operations to respond to the market growth and reach their customers as quickly and costefficiently as possible. It also aims to create a better understanding of the last mile fragment’s opportunities and the challenges in running cross border last mile delivery business.

The event will host more than 400 industry experts from leading ecommerce, retail, postal operators,

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courier and express companies, and fulfillment and logistics companies who will debate current issues and form business relationships on a global scale.

In 2017, Last Mile ASEAN attracted 100 delegates and 300 visitors from 16 countries, in addition to 34 speakers and 12 exhibitors.

Last Mile ASEAN is the place to go openly, discussing cross-border trade challenges, strategies to strengthen last mile offerings or new fulfillment trends and innovation responding to increased customer demand.

The event is dedicated to the professional ecommerce, online and offline retailers, delivery and fulfillment community.

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ALCOHOL STRATEGIES IN ASIA

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Offering a fresh perspective on existing challenges

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 26-27 September WHERE: Singapore WEBSITE: www.arena-international.com/ alcoholasia

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THIS YEAR’S THIRD annual alcohol strategies in Asia conference is the only event of its nature across Asia.

The event will delve into key challenges across the whole alcohol industry, including beer, spirits, wine and cider.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from both the local and international brands to give rise to a well-rounded outlook and a fresh perspective on existing challenges.

With only a handful of places remaining, join us at this year’s event to make priceless connections and stay up to date with new trends to influence your alcohol strategy to

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achieve greater profitability and brand awareness.

The 3rd Annual Alcohol Strategies in Asia conference is the only event of its nature within Asia. This event will delve into key challenges across the whole alcohol industry including beer, spirits, wine and cider.

You will have the opportunity to hear from both the local and international brands to give rise to a well-rounded outlook and a fresh perspective on existing challenges.

2017 saw the biggest alcohol players such as AB InBev, Heineken, Pernod Ricard and Diageo participate in two days of dynamic discussion to push regional collaboration and inspire innovation. The event shone light on the budding craft scene in Asia which is becoming stronger by the minute, representatives from this scene used the conference to give some valuable insight into product innovation within the industry.

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S U P P LY C H A I N F I N A N C E S U M M I T – A PA C

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F O C U S The event attracts global industry practitioners representing experts from all sides of the table including: • Global banks and supply chain finance platforms • Auditors, ratings agencies, legal and insurance experts • Technology providers and fintechs • Corporate treasurers, financial directors and heads of procurement

Fuelling cross-border supply chain collaboration

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 3-4 October WHERE: Singapore WEBSITE: www.bcrpub.com/events

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BCR’S INAUGURAL SUPPLY Chain Finance Summit-APAC in Singapore focuses on the growth of supply chain finance across the APAC region.

With local governments, international and regional banks and investors all actively encouraging the development of local and cross-border supply chain finance programmes, it is now, more than ever before, vital to review the latest developments in this market and understand how to capitalise on opportunities in this region.

Join us in Singapore to hear from the industry’s thought leaders, engage in debate, network with your peers and help define the future of working capital. There are a limited number of free passes available for qualified

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Confirmed speakers include: • Sabine Oudart, Relationship ManagerSupply Chain Finance Program, Asian Development Bank • Amit Agarwal Head of Open Account Trade Products - Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank • Myrjam Tschoeke, Managing Director, Greensill Capital • Rakshith Kundha, MD and Head, Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance, SE Asia and India, Bank of America Merrill Lynch • Shirish Garg, SVP, Regional Supply Chain Sales, Asia and Oceania, MUFG Bank • Puay Guan Goh, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore • Robert Lin, CEO, Seabury Trade Finance • Sonal Priyanka, Managing Director Singapore, Société Générale • Saket Sarda, Head of Trade-Asean & South Asia, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank • Kah Chye Tan, CEO & Founder, Tin Hill Capital

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Join us in Singapore to hear from the industry’s thought leaders, engage in debate, network with your peers and help define the future of working capital.

BCR’s inaugural Supply Chain Finance Summit-APAC in Singapore focuses on the growth of supply chain finance across the region.

With local governments, international and regional banks and investors all actively encouraging the development of local and cross-border SCF programmes, it is now, more than ever before, vital to review the latest developments in this market and understand how to capitalise on opportunities in this region.

The event attracts global industry practitioners representing experts from all sides of the table including: • Global banks & supply chain finance platforms • Auditors, ratings agencies, legal & insurance experts • Technology providers & fintechs • Corporate treasurers, financial directors & heads of procurement

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Confirmed speakers include: Amit Agarwal, Head of Open Account Trade (OAT) Products - Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank Mark Borton, Head of C&IB Transactional and Trade, Customer Products & Services, National Australia Bank Shirish Garg, SVP, Regional Supply Chain Sales, Asia and Oceania, MUFG Bank Manish Joshi, First Vice President, APAC Team Lead, Global Supply Chain Finance, SMBC Rakshith Kundha, MD & Head, Global Trade & SCF, SE Asia & India, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Daphne Ng, CEO & Founder JEDTrade, and Committee Member, Singapore Fintech Association Sabine Oudart, Relationship Manager-Supply Chain Finance Program, ADB Sonal Priyanka, MD and Regional Head of Trade Finance – SE Asia, India and Middle East, Société Générale Jordane Rollin, Executive Director & Head, Digital Transformation, Trade Finance Global Products, Standard Chartered Bank Kah Chye Tan, CEO & Founder, Tin Hill Capital

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*Corporate Finance Directors, Treasurers, CFOs, Head of Supply Chain and Procurement attend for free. There are a limited number of free tickets available for corporate clients. Corporate clients are individuals directly employed by corporates who have received/are receiving finance from a bank, non-bank or alternative finance platform. Qualified corporate clients must be directly involved in their company’s financial planning/procurement decisions and strategy. Subject to availability and qualification by BCR Publishing.

H I J A PA N

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At the frontier of healthcare

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 3–4 October WHERE: Tokyo, Japan WEBSITE: www.hijapan.info/eng

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HI JAPAN IS the biggest health event in Japan, gathering leading industry professionals from around the world to discover the latest developments and innovations sweeping the functional food and health markets.

With over 600 exhibitors and 45,000 visitors from across Japan and the rest of Asia, Hi Japan is the place to be to learn about the latest trends and innovations in the Japanese health and nutrition industry. Whether you’re looking to source new and innovative ingredients or learn more about the regulations and trends affecting the industry, Hi Japan has got it covered.

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Hi Japan offers you, not one but three events in one place: • Health ingredients Japan (Hi Japan): The must-attend event the must-attend event for industry professionals looking to make an impact on Japan’s thriving health food market and functional ingredients industry.

• Food ingredients for Taste Japan (FiT Japan): Co-located with Hi Japan, FiT Japan showcases the latest developments in food technology aimed at creating longer-lasting and better-tasting food.

• Safety and Technology Japan (S-Tec Japan): The only exhibition for food and safety and quality control in Japan, S-Tec Japan answers all your questions regarding food safety while providing valuable networking opportunities with production, quality control and R&D professionals.

No matter what your business objectives, Hi Japan 2018 is sure to offer you a recipe for growth. Join us at Hi Japan 2018 and put your business at the forefront of health ingredient innovation. We look forward to seeing you there!

VIZAG FINTECH FESTIVAL

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this five-day festival will bring together the financial institutions, startups, investors, tech firms, and regulators from India and across the globe.

Fintech comes to the fore

EVENT DETAILS WHEN: 22-26 October WHERE: Vizag, India WEBSITE: www.vizagfintechfestival.com

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THE VIZAG FINTECH Festival 2018 is poised to be the nation’s largest financial technology event. The weeklong event will take place from 22-26 October, in Vizag, also known as India’s fintech Valley.

Hosting over 3,000 attendees including decision makers and investors from the global fintech fraternity, the event is considered by the Indian Fintech community as the largest platform to explore opportunities, innovation and partnerships.

Organised by Fintech Valley Vizag, Government of Andhra Pradesh in collaboration with SingEx Exhibitions,

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At the heart of the festival will be the two day conference covering five major themes: • GovTech - Role of regulatory authorities and demand generation by governments • BankTech - Future of banking, investments and payments • Financial Inclusion –Technology enabling inclusion of underserved in Finance • InsurTech – Technological advances in Insurance Industry • EmergeTech – Focus on emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, Blockchain, IoT, and big data Attendees will hear from prominent speakers from regulatory authorities such as Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Reserve Bank of India, and many others about their take on India’s digital framework and its dream of being a cashless economy.

Also speaking at the event will be CXOs from technology giants talking about improving digital infrastructure in the nation, bringing India to the grips of cybersecurity and the challenge of providing connectivity to its remaining hinterland.

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Powering the electric power and energy industry

THIS YEAR’S POWER WEEK is the fourth annual international conference and summit for the electric power and energy industry. The five-day event provides the opportunity to network with C-level executives, with a two-day

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conference as the main event.

Alongside this, there will be five workshops available with real life case studies, expert views, and valuable insights on the market outlook.

POWER WEEK provides the opportunity to meet industry peers from national power companies, government regulators, policy makers, renewable and IPPs, investors and suppliers from around the globe.

With C-level speakers and attendees all under one roof, Power Week offers the chance to learn the success strategies and pitfalls of notable power projects.

The conference features 20 engaging sessions covering policy and regulations, investment and financing, tariff, energy efficiency, solar and wind technology, hydropower, LNG, technology advancement, electric power transmission and distribution, energy storage and many more.

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Reasons to attend: • Networking Opportunity • The chance to build relationships and learn from the experience of other influential industry players.

• Renowned Speakers • Be inspired by top-notch speakers with years of experience and knowledge it their field.

• Business Prospect • Meeting with emerging professionals and industry leaders with the potential for a business prospect.

• Expand Market Outlook • Gain insight on the current and future power and energy market in Asia and beyond.

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w w w. p o w e r - w e e k . c o m / A s i a POWER WEEK is the 4th annual international conference & summit, design for the electric power and energy industry. It provides 5 days of networking opportunities with C-level executives during a 2-day conference as the main event, plus 5 workshops with real life case studies, expert views, and valuable insights on the market outlook.

At POWER WEEK, you will meet industry peers from national power companies, government regulators , policy makers, renewable & IPPs, investors and suppliers from around the globe. With C-level speakers and attendees all under one roof, it gives you the chance to learn the success strategies and pitfalls of notable power projects. The conference features 20 engaging sessions covering policy & regulations, investment & financing, tariff, energy efficiency, solar & wind technology, hydropower, LNG, technology advancement, electric power transmission & distribution, energy storage and many more. POWER WEEK is the most anticipated event, not to be missed!

This year’s conference will address cutting edge topics with Real Examples and Case Studies including:

Date 13 - 14 November 2018 6 - 9 November 2018 12 November 2018 15 November 2018 16 November 2018 19 - 22 November 2018

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Showcasing innovative healthy products for the retail sector

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HEALTH INGREDIENTS (HI) Europe & Natural ingredients (Ni) 2018 will address the booming market for food with health benefits.

As part of Hi Europe & Ni, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany (27–29 November), the new Healthy Finished Products Expo provides a novel platform for innovative new end products from all over the world that have already made their way into the retail sector.

At the Healthy Finished Products Expo, exhibitors at this year’s show will present their high-quality end products – from functional foods made from natural ingredients and whole meals to special medical purposes nutrition, dietary supplements and active nutrition drinks. The new

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pavilion offers visitors from the retail environment a one-stop-shop on the 22,000 metres squared show floor.

In addition, a free business matchmaking tool will encourage networking throughout the show, enabling business appointments to be arranged online. A customer lounge and tasting bar will provide the perfect framework for successful meetings.

The enormous range of new developments in functional foods and beverages presented at the exhibition makes Hi Europe & Ni an important and inspirational business platform for food retailers, drugstores and pharmacies, as well as distributors.

In addition, more than 40 exhibiting companies produce ingredients and/ or finished products themselves, including key players such as Glanbia Nutritionals and Stern Vitamins.

Healthy food: a growing but undefined category

“Consumers associate both healthy food as well as nutritional supplements with a positive effect on their own health,” Hi Europe Brand Manager Julien Bonvallet said.

“At the same time, they expect more transparency, sustainability and trustworthiness than with normal finished products. Meeting these high standards is a key task for the entire industry. Inspiration, know-how and the right partners are available at HiE, with the Healthy Finished Products Expo highlighting successful product examples.”

With innovative examples from a wide variety of applications, Healthy Finished Products Expo truly reflects the full spectrum of activity in this dynamic market.

Making Innovation Taste Good!

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Discussing the energy challenges facing the region

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THAILAND’S GAS DEMAND is driven by population and economic growth, and an increased use in transport, petrochemical feedstock and electricity generation.

About two thirds of Thailand’s electricity is produced from gas. As a result, the country has become increasingly dependent on market imports as public opinion continues to favour gas-fired power plants, despite domestic gas fields continuing to deplete.

With a combined output of 2.2 billion cubic feet per day, the country’s largest gas fields are the Chevron operated Erawan field and PTT’s Bongkok.

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The auction for the renewal of these licenses, due to expire in 2022-2023, commenced in 2018 with the winners to be announced in Q4. Future Energy Asia’s strategic conference will discuss important topics such as these and the wider energy challenges facing the region.

Future Energy Asia Exhibition & Conference is an annual event held in Bangkok, Thailand that is dedicated to advancing future energy solutions for the region. Future Energy Asia promises to bring together the complete energy value chain in one unique meeting place and is the perfect platform to foster a secure, affordable and low-carbon energy mix across Asia.

Future Energy Asia 2018 is a collaborative effort showcasing Thailand’s Integrated Energy Blueprint, positioning Thailand as a sustainable energy hub for Asia. The transition towards “Thailand 4.0” and a valuebased economy makes Bangkok the perfect location to advocate the future for the wider region’s harmonious fuel mix.

Join us at Future Energy Asia where we will bring together the industry leaders shaping the region’s energy policy.

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