ANNIVERSARY Inside/15Th Anniversary Edition OUR VISION
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REFLECT ON OUR PAST EMBRACE THE FUTURE ANNIVERSARY inside/15th Anniversary Edition OUR VISION 05 To obtain the hallmark for quality services, technical excellence, reliability and safety. Words from the Chairman & CEO 01 Our History 05 Our establishment and where we stand today Innovative Foundation System 11 Introducing the “Piled Strip Raft” to address issues associated with soft 13 ground at Bandar Botanic, Klang To provide innovative & economical design Soil Nailed Slope 13 Main Feature: CenterfoldFeature: Main Stability is Our Priority and to ensure safety & ease of construction. The innovative use of the retaining system that saved millions of ringgit Moving People - Malaysia’s first 16 MRT with underground station exceeding 40m deep! Understand the construction methodologies in forming an underground station We value our staff for their creativity & 16 Connecting North to South 23 commitment to quality. Soft ground treatment for 200km railway track extension from Ipoh to Padang Besar We instill teamwork in our staff to ensure Reaching for the Skies 25 best solution for our clients. Commercial, Residential and Retail Mixed Developments Combating Floods 29 We uphold integrity in all our dealings with Solving Sg Damansara flood problems through our clients and colleagues. creative engineering solutions Last but Not Least 31 Water Supply & Treatment Plant, Transportation Planning and Venturing into Oil & Gas 23 Meet the Committee 38 Words From the Chairman t gives me great pleasure to congratulate G&P Group on its 15th Anniversary celebration. G&P Group now has a staff force of over 300 and ranks fourth in the latest Directory of the I Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia in terms of staff strength. This impressive growth of the Group over the last 15 years, chalking up an average annual growth of approximately 30% for most of the years, is most commendable considering the workforce of each of the top three engineering consultancy firms have remained stagnant at about 500 each over the last 30 years. Even the largest engineering consultancy firm in Malaysia which was 600 strong in the 80s is not very active with only a few staff now. I often receive praises and compliments from the industry when the topic of engineering consultancy services and G&P are discussed or mentioned. For this, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the directors and staff of the specialist firms in the Group for their dedication and commitment in implementing our four structured core values religiously (Structured QA/QC, Structured Training, Structured R&D/Knowledge Management System and Structured Sharing). The structured core values and the unique model of sharing dividends for directors and staff in the specialist firms within the Group is a sustainable model in which we call it a “zero-in zero-out” “Everyone has a little extra. system. I am in favour of this system as it promotes a culture of meritocracy, information sharing, improves workplace cooperation and productivity. Furthermore, this model also spreads When combined, ownership and compensation among the pool of staff. I have always believed that everyone has all tasks are attainable” a little extra, when combined can be mutually beneficial to everyone especially with staff partaking in the decision making process of the firm which is in line with our culture of sharing. Currently, three specialist firms in the Group are implementing this system, which eliminates the usual problems of finding buyers within the firm when a director retires. It is to my hope that more of the Group’s specialist firms will gravitate towards the uptake of this system. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our clients in entrusting us to provide quality engineering consultancy services and to continue tasking us with bigger projects. Our commitment to the provision of better quality services with value-added engineering through structured R&D and our zero-in zero-out equity model will definitely move G&P Group further up in the list of top engineering consulting firms in Malaysia. I wish everyone the best. Let us commemorate our glorious past and embrace a bright future ahead! Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. Jamilus Hussein Chairman Words From the CEO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND GROWING We are firm believers that learning is a never-ending process. In line with that, we have introduced structured training and sharing to improve the skills and knowledge of our staff. Our Group also adopts a Research and Development (R&D) culture as it plays a critical role in innovation of new systems and designs that are more efficient, economical and safe thus adding value to our Clients. We have won accolades as a direct result of intensive R&D, for example our innovative pile strip raft design for the Bandar Botanic, Klang project that saves time and money. Unlike conventional design consultancies, we are also heavily involved in forensic investigations. To quote Alexander Lowen, “No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error.” By being involved in these investigations, we hone our technical competency in recognising and thus avoid the common pitfalls of flawed engineering designs. “Challenge the Norm- ZERO-IN ZERO-OUT SYSTEM Excel Through R&D and Innovation” To transform G&P into an institution, a system called the zero-in zero-out has been introduced. Our group is progressing well towards an employee owned company. Currently three specialist firms have moved towards this model and many more will follow suit in the near future. This OUR STORY SO FAR model reinforces the retention of talent in G&P by providing incentives and boosting employees’ eminiscing 15 years back, Ir. Tan Yean Chin, morale through sharing in the group’s growth. I am confident that this bold move will create a Ir. Liew Shaw Shong and I founded Gue & healthy competitive environment and steer the Group towards greater heights in addition to RPartners Sdn. Bhd, (now known as G&P eliminating the hassle of buying and selling company shares when a senior staff retires. Professionals Sdn. Bhd.), a geotechnical consulting firm in September 1999. VISION FOR THE FUTURE From our humble beginnings with only 5 staff then, Our group has made tremendous growth of up to 30 percent a year throughout our 15 years and we have expanded over the years. Currently, G&P I am pleased that we continue to make our mark in Malaysia and in the region. In terms of future Professionals Sdn. Bhd. comprises 12 specialist growth directions, we intend to gear ourselves towards the international market. Recently, we firms with a staff strength of over 300. The purpose have been courted by foreign investors from Myanmar and Mauritius. Besides that, we intend to of having many specialist firms in the group is to venture into the oil and gas and energy sectors. In the local scene, we have been involved in mega make G&P a “One Stop Value added Engineering projects such as MRT and Xiamen University. Consultancy” centre providing a wide array of specialised services. This system promotes I would like to thank our colleagues for their dedication and hard work which has helped shape flexibility and efficiency as our diverse talents and G&P into what it is today. Special thanks go to our Clients for their support and trust in us strengths collectively solve many challenging throughout the years. We hope to continue to provide you with value added services for the facets of a project meeting the Clients’ needs. years to come. The core ideals that make G&P Professionals Sdn. Bhd. one of the prominent consultancies in the country are its value engineering, teamwork, Dato’ Ir. Dr. GUE See Sew unparalleled technical competency, and our Chief Executive Officer passion in what we do best. OUR HISTORY G&P Professionals G&P Professionals was conceived on 23rd July 2003 with Gue & Partners Sdn Bhd (now G&P Geotechnics) and G&P Engineering Consultants (now G&P Structures) as the early specialist member firms. Today the Group stands tall amongst design consultancies with 12 specialist firms and is the 4th largest engineering consultancy in Malaysia. The Group envisages to be a One-Stop Value Adding Engineering Consultancy Services Provider. Establishment Gue & Partners Sdn Bhd was established in September 1999 by its founding fathers- Dato’ Ir. Dr. Gue See Sew, Ir. Tan Yean Chin & Ir. Liew Shaw Shong. The Group’s Growth Today the group has a staff strength of more than 300. We are a diverse team of specialists dedicated to provide value added services. We are now ranked 4th largest in the latest Directory of the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia 2014. G&P STAFF STRENGTH 16 15 14 18 Board of Directors 19 17 21 20 08 07 13 01. Tan Sri Dato’ Ir. Jamilus Hussein 15. Ir. Liew Shaw Shong 09 10 05 12 02. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Gue See Sew 16. Ir. Kho Lip Khiong G&P PROFESSIONALS SDN BHD 11 04 06 03 03. Lt Gen (R) Dato' Ir Ismail Bin Samion 17. Ir. Loh Woei Chung 02 01 04. Ir. Heng Tang Hai 18. Ir. Chang Sheuan Voon 05. Ir. Lee Choy Hin 19. Ir. Steven Ng Tak Kee YEAR 2014 06. Ir. Ir Lalchand Gulabrai 20. Ir Beh Hong Lin 07. Ir. Tan Wee Keong 21. Ir. Lim Choon Lin 08. Ir. Sreejit Raghu Not in Picture: 09. Ir. Chow Chee Meng - Ir Hj Hosni Bin Hj. Bardan - Datuk Wira Md. Sidek b.Ahmad 10. Ir. Goh Han Siang - Ir Lim Eng Chong 11. Ir. Tan Yean Chin - Ir. Tan Kok Leong 12. Ir. Lim Sin Poh - Ir. Chong Sun Fatt - lr. Teoh Tian Leng 13.