An e-publication by ISSUE 07-JUL/AUG/SEP 2014 WCT BERHAD WINS GOLD AWARD WCT’S WORLD-CLASS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CAPABILITIES RADIANT ORCHID HARI RAYA INSPIRATIONS SPOTLIGHT: Celebrating a Radiant Hari Raya Advisors Taing Kim Hwa Managing Director Goh Chin Liong Deputy Managing Director Editorial Team ISSUE 07 Kenny Wong Lo Wei Teing 20 JUL Nik Nur’ Alin Amirah bt Nik Mohd Zailani AUG Contributors SEP WCT Land 14 Madeline Soo Sik Kian Chung Chioh Peck Hong Yong Yuet Lan Nancy Chuah In the past three decades, WCT has successfully completed more than 350 Première Hotel engineering and construction projects worth Sheila Schubert in excess of RM20 billion. Read about the Group’s on-going projects in the INFOCUS Paradigm Mall 12 section on Pages 12 – 15. Lew Wen Feng Vanessa Wong gateway@klia2 EDITOR’S NOTE Josephine Ng 03 05 08 Alfred Chua UPCOMING Photographers 04 This and next month’s events Max Lee Tan Tee Lee INFORM Publisher 05 Corporate Communications Department Updates and WCT news WCT Holdings Berhad (930464-M) No. 12, Jalan Majistret U1/26 INSPIRE Seksyen U1, Lot 44 11 Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park WCT Group of Companies 40150 Shah Alam reaches out to the community Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Join us to be part of the motion. Write in to: INFOCUS 12 WCT Continues to 11 16 Lo Wei Teing Build Values Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications WCT Holdings Berhad 16 IMPRESS [email protected] Radiant Orchid Reproduction in whole or part of Hari Raya Celebrations !NMOT!ON is prohibited without prior permission of WCT Holdings Berhad. All rights reserved. The 20 STAY IN TOUCH views and opinions expressed or implied in !NMOT!ON are those of the authors or contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of WCT Holdings Berhad. 0 3 ED!TOR’S NOTE 2 0 Welcome to the 7th issue of !NMOTION. It is amazing how fast the year has gone by and we are already past the mid-year mark! ISSUE 07 JUL WCT Group had a busy and fruitful first half of the year. 20 In construction, WCT was awarded the Gold Award by AUG the KLCC Group of Companies and WCT Land, the 14 SEP property development arm of WCT launched the much anticipated 1Medini Garden Villas, Iskandar Malaysia to potential investors in Singapore. In May, WCT enjoyed a double celebration when the Group’s third retail project, gateway@klia2 finally opened its door to the public on 2 May 2014 and Paradigm Mall celebrated its second birthday on 23 May 2014. Also, WCT successfully sealed its partnership with AirAsia BIG through the WCT-AirAsia BIG Joint Loyalty Programme. Learn more about the Joint Loyalty Programme in this issue. In our special feature, we share WCT’s world-class engineering capabilities through an interesting photo journal on some of the Group’s on-going local and international projects. We also dedicate this issue to the colourful and festive Hari Raya celebrations with some interesting ideas on how you can brighten up your home to welcome your favourite guests. We hope you will enjoy this issue. If you have any suggestions on what stories you would like to read, feel free to contact us at [email protected] We would like to wish all Muslim readers, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Happy Merdeka and Malaysia Day to all Malaysians. WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Email us at [email protected] 0 4 UPCOM!NG 2 0 - & 01 29 15Tues Sun27 Mon28 & Tues29 JUL Hari Raya shopping at Nuzul Al-Quran Break fast this Ramadhan at Hari Raya Aidilfitri Paradigm Mall and The Buzz, Première Hotel Klang gateway@klia2 until 27 July 2014 10Sun Sun31 AUG Bridal Fair at Première Hotel Klang National Day - Mon08 12Fri-Sun 14 Tue16 MALAYSIAN OPENDARTS CHAMPIONSHIP SEP Mid Autumn Festival Malaysian Open Darts Championship 2014 Malaysia Day at Première Hotel Klang 12 June – 13 July 2014 0 5 !NFORM 2 0 WCT Berhad Wins Gold Award KLCC Group of Companies awarded WCT with the Gold Award - Excellent Health, Safety & Environment Management System 2013 in honour of the Group’s excellent performance in the construction of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry building in Kuala Lumpur. This award further strengthens WCT Group’s credibility and market position as one of the leading engineering and construction companies in 1 Malaysia. WCT Land Launches Overseas Property Showcase 2 WCT Land recently introduced its Iskandar Malaysia property development portfolio to the overseas market. 12 & 13 April 2014 10 & 11 May 2014 A property showcase was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jakarta, Prospective customers in Singapore were given a first-hand preview Indonesia. Speakers were invited to share their views on relevant of WCT’s latest development, 1Medini Garden Villas during the property topics including the Malaysia My Second Home Programme property showcase at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition with potential investors. Centre. 0 6 !NFORM 2 0 Home Improvement Event at Paradigm Mall 24 to 27 April 2014 Première Hotel Malaysia’s magazine publishing house, iN Publishers 3 organised the inaugural Paradigm iN Living event at Paradigm Supports 207th Police Day Mall recently. The premier home living exhibition featured the 25 March 2014 latest home furnishing products and décor accessories. Proud In celebration of the 207th Police Day, 5 home owners who visited the exhibition returned home Première Hotel presented a cake made in inspired and armed with fresh home improvement ideas. the form of the Royal Malaysia Police emblem during the celebrations at the Klang District Police headquarters. Easter Celebrations at Première Hotel 20 April 2014 In conjunction with the Easter Sunday celebrations, guests of Première Hotel enjoyed an afternoon of Buffet Hi-Tea at The Buzz. Creative games and drawing contests were 4 organised to keep the children entertained throughout the event. 0 7 !NFORM 2 0 Paradigm Mall Draws the Young Active Crowd Paradigm Mall remains one of the preferred shopping destinations in Klang Valley. It had set a new record by attracting over 16 million visitors in 2013 since its opening in May 2012. Apart from an exciting line-up of retail brands and food & beverage outlets, the various shopping campaigns and events 6 held at the mall proved to be a big crowd puller. April & May 2014 25 to 27 April 2014 Paradigm Mall is the Official Partner of the Malaysia Invasion Mixed Martial Art The Biggest International Street Dance Festival in Malaysia was held at the Fighting Championship 2014. This event, in its second year running, serves as Boulevard, Paradigm Mall. Famous dance choreographers from U.S.A, a great platform for amateur mixed martial art talents to hone their skills. Korea, Japan, Canada, Germany and DJs from Singapore and Malaysia conducted dance workshops at the event. 26 April 2014 24 May 2014 As part of the promotional event for Wellness On The Go 2 programme, Hong Paradigm Mall and Première Hotel were the proud sponsors of Astro Kong TVB Stars Ruco Chan, Oscar Leung, Sharon Chan and Benjamin Yuen Battleground 2014 and Asia Battleground 2014 - Astro’s most competitive made an appearance at Paradigm Mall recently. The stars took the dance reality television series that features dance crews from all over Asia. opportunity to promote the health benefits of exercise and physical activities. The official launch and auditions were held at Boulevard, Paradigm Mall. The event saw a strong international presence with judges hailing from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines and Taiwan. 0 8 !NFORM 2 0 klia2 Investor Day 25 April 2014 One week before the official opening day of klia2, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and WCT Holdings Berhad invited a group of analysts and investors to the klia2 Investor Day. The attendees were given a tour of WCT Group’s integrated complex, gateway@klia2 and the international airport 7 hub, klia2. The event was graciously hosted by MAHB’s Head of Investor Relations, Ms. Vinie Chong and co-hosted by WCT’s General Manager – Shopping Complex, Mr. Ben Chong. World Class Mall Opens in klia2 2 May 2014 WCT’s newest mall, gateway@klia2 opens its door to the public. Located between the drop-off point and the Main Airport Terminal, the 350,000 square feet airport-within-a-mall concept is open 24-hours a day. gateway@klia2 offers over 54 food & 8 beverage outlets, 41 retail brands and 20 services & speciality stores. The mall is fully equipped with the Flight Information Display System (FIDS) to remind travellers about their flight times while shopping at the mall. 0 9 !NFORM 2 0 Paradigm Mall Turns Two in Style 5 May 2014 9Paradigm Mall celebrated its second anniversary in conjunction with the annual Paradigm In Style – Spring/ Summer 2014 fashion event. Highlights of the celebration include a video presentation of the mall’s past activities, fashion showcase and the much-anticipated lucky draw session where lucky winners walked away with mobile phones and return flight tickets courtesy of AirAsia. WCT Holdings Berhad Holds Third Annual General Meeting 15 May 2014 WCT Holdings Berhad’s Third Annual General Meeting was 10held at the Group’s Première Hotel. All resolutions, including the Renewal of Share Buy-Back Authority were duly approved by the shareholders at the meeting. 1 0 !NFORM 2 0 WCT - AirAsia BIG Joint Loyalty Programme 1120 May 2014 WCT Group recently sealed its partnership with AirAsia BIG, a loyalty programme which allows patrons to earn BIG Points and redeem free flights from AirAsia as well as free stays at Tune Hotels. Mr. Kenny Wong, Director of WCT Holdings Bhd, considers the partnership an important milestone that will greatly enhance the value and rewards that the Group brings to their customers and patrons.