News about industrial

LONDON (Nov 27): In a cramped apartment in an industrial zone in south London, Sandra Rumkiene recounts her struggles to bring up a baby as one of a growing number of poor families forced to live in temporary housing.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Budget 2018 has failed to address the challenges faced by the current property industry, said the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) in a statement following the tabling of the budget today.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) was hoping for lower import duties for heavy construction machinery and more incentives in Budget 2018 to be disbursed to industry players who use Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), such as equipment tax reduction and tax incentives, it said in a post-budget statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Amalgamated Industrial Steel Bhd (AISB)’s proposal to acquire Parkwood Sdn Bhd, which will give it access to two parcels of land in Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, for RM19.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 6): As Malaysian consumers become increasingly concerned about the sustainability features of a product, developers should implement them into their projects to achieve greater success, said VERITAS Design Group president and founding director David Mizan Hashim.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): Developers who are not able to deliver their residential projects on time may request for an extension of an additional 12 months from the original 36 months, provided no sale and purchase agreement has been signed, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Tan Sri Noh Omar.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): There must be a collaboration between the public and private sector to drive Industrialised Building System (IBS) usage, said Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah in response to the government urging property developers to adopt the technology.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): While much has been said about the advantages of using the Industrialised Building System (IBS) method for construction, adoption is still slow due to the various hurdles faced by stakeholders in applying the technology.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Integrated property developer Kepong Industrial Park Group (KIP Group) will soft-launch its first hybrid retail mall in Sepang this Saturday.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 18): While the slow adoption of the Industrialised Building System (IBS) is mainly caused by the lack of awareness and high implementation cost, the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) today pointed out that the slow progress of amending the Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) is also hampering the implementation process.