Celebrating a Radiant Hari Raya

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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

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MALAYSIAN OPENDARTS CHAMPIONSHIP SEP Mid Autumn Festival Malaysian Open Darts Championship 2014 Malaysia Day at Première Hotel Klang

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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.

Start redeeming the WCT - AirAsia BIG Points today when you shop, dine and stay at Paradigm Mall, Première Hotel and gateway@klia2. Sign-up at Concierge, Level CC Paradigm Mall or Concierge, Level 2 & 3 gateway@klia2 or Reception, Première Hotel.

Première Hotel Presents First Ever Cycling Event 25 May 2014

The inaugural Klang Première Century Ride (KPCR) event proved to be a hit among cyclists, with over 1,400 cyclists participating in the event. The event, jointly organised by Première Hotel Klang, sports organiser TriSportz Event Management and ALT Advantage, in collaboration with Police Diraja 12 Malaysia was divided into two distances; the Century Ride – 108km and the Fun Ride – 18km. The Century Ride event saw Mr. Azhar Zalaily and Ms. Jenny Loh emerging as Champion in the Men’s and Women’s Open category respectively while Mr. Muhd Hafiz Wong Bin Abdullah finished first in the Men’s Veteran Category. 1 1 !NSPIRE 2 0 Blood Donation Drive at Paradigm Mall & Première Hotel 8 & 28 April 2014

In the month of April, Paradigm Mall and Première Hotel collaborated with University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang Hospital respectively to hold a blood donation drive. The one-day blood donation drive aims to gather donors and increase the country’s blood bank levels. Members of the public and employees took their time off to participate in this meaningful community initiative.

WCT Reaches Out to the Community with WCT KIDSS 3 May 2014

WCT launched the second WCT KIDSS programme after a successful 2013, with over 300 children in OUG, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang benefiting from this corporate social responsibility initiative.

The free weekly programme, in partnership with Frenz United Soccer School and All Star Basketball Academy; aims to give local school children between the ages of 9 to 12 years old the opportunities to grow through team sports such as football and basketball, learning WCT’s core values – Winning, Commitment, Teamwork, Humility and Respect, developing athletic skills and being actively engaged.

Continues to Build Values Yas Marina International F1 Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

WCT Group is no stranger to the engineering and construction industry and with an excellent track record of three excellent decades in the industry.

To date, WCT has worked on a wide-range of local and international projects that has cut across a broad spectrum of the industries, including civil works, construction of expressways and highways, F1 racing circuits, airports, dams and water supply schemes, buildings and interior fit-out works.

The following photo journal on some of the Group’s on-going Lot 4G9 – Ministry of Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia Yas Marina Yacht Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE Information Communication projects, both locally and abroad, illustrates WCT’s world-class and Culture, Putrajaya engineering capabilities. 1 3 !NFOCUS 2 0 Government Ministry Complex, Qatar

WCT has a strong portfolio in constructing numerous government buildings in Putrajaya, the Federal Government Administrative Centre of Malaysia, such as the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs (Lot 2G3) and the Ministry of Information Communication and Culture (Lot 4G9), among others.

In 2010, WCT took its expertise to the next level when the Government of the State of Qatar awarded WCT with a contract to construct, complete and maintain a Government Ministry Complex in Qatar. The complex is constructed with high quality finishing and meets international quality assurance and quality control standards.

The team have made good progress at the project site to date. The structural works have been substantially completed at the Main Building and Public Wing Building, while final works are being carried out for the Multi Storey Artist’s Impression of the Government Ministry Complex Car Park building.

Main Building: External stone cladding installation works, Public Wing Building: External architectural finishes and internal Multi Storey Car Park Building Night View: The architectural and interior design works and mechanical, electrical architectural works including marble, tiling and ceiling works are team is finalising the approvals for the external and plumbing (MEP) works are in-progress. in-progress. façade lighting. 1 4 !NFOCUS 2 0 Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Kuala Lumpur

In early 2012, WCT secured a RM300 million contract to design and build the headquarters of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) on Jalan Khidmat Usaha, Kuala Lumpur.

This project consists of a 31-storey office tower, a two-storey carpark and a three-storey podium. The building is designed to comply with the Green Buildings Index (GBI) Gold Rating and is subjected to the QLASSIC Quality Assessment System for building construction works.

As at end of May 2014, the superstructure works is 71% completed and the architectural, mechanical & electrical works and façade works are well on track. The construction is expected to complete by 1Q 2015.

External view of the MITI building On-going mechanical and electrical works are being carried-out

Artist’s Impression of the International Trade and Industry Ministry. 1 5 !NFOCUS 2 0

Bridge widening works: Superstructure works are in progress

PLUS Fourth Lane Widening Works Between Nilai and Seremban Expressway

Since the early years, WCT has specialised in earthworks and its core business, engineering and infrastructural works remains at the forefront of the Group’s business. Soil nailing works and guniting (spraying of dry Laying of CBM 4 layer for pavement at the New WCT’s latest project, the RM391 million Fourth Lane Widening Project between Nilai (KM concrete mixture) works are being carried out to Slow Lane 280.4) and Seremban (KM 258.5) involves the widening of the existing dual 3-lane improve and stabilise the slopes expressway to a dual 4-lane expressway for the South and North bound traffic.

As at early May 2014, the team have started the pavement works for the New Emergency Moving forward, WCT will continue to strengthen its existing construction market presence in Lane and New Slow Lane for the South Bound traffic. The targeted completion date for Malaysia and the Gulf States by leveraging on the Group’s 33 years of Engineering & Construction the South and North bound traffic between Nilai and Seremban is January 2015. track record in iconic projects. 1 6 !MPRESS 2 0 Radiant Orchid Eijffinger Collection wall coverings from Goodrich Global Hari Raya Celebrations Radiant Orchid This Raya, perk up your home with PANTONE’s Colour of consists of Fuchsia, the Year 2014 – the Radiant Orchid! Whether it stands out Purple, Pink and as the colour of a statement piece, or sets the theme for a Magenta! livelier dining area, this captivating hue is bound to charm while creating a more vibrant and exciting atmosphere for your guests. Here are some home items we have scouted for this issue’s IMPRESS to get you started. Happy decorating! Set the mood for a dazzling celebration with statement wallpapers – they make a great background for memorable photos!

Gulort & Valborg Cushion Cover from IKEA For an instant makeover, throw cotton cushions with bold prints onto your favourite sofa.

Kartell Pop Kvadrat modular sofa by Piero Lissoni Usher your guests into your charming home with this stylish yet comfortable sofa of plush goose feather stuffing. 1 7 !MPRESS 2 0

PLACERA Serving Bowl from IKEA Toss those healthy greens into this interesting serving bowl, or fill it with your special rendang curry!

FABULOS Glass Louis Poulsen Collage Suspension Lights from IKEA by Louise Campbell Brighten up the room with this unique pattern-changing lampshade! Whether it’s orange juice, iced syrup or fruit punch, delight your guests by serving drinks in this interesting handmade glass!

Iitala Alvar Aalto Collection from Gudang Home This lilac mouth blown glass vase will make a great centerpiece for your dining table while you entertain your guests.

Kartell Moon Decorative Bowls by Bellini Serve up your best Hari Raya snacks in these colourful, translucent bowls. They make wonderful tealight DITO cutlery from IKEA candleholders too! Lighten up the dining experience with lilac plastic handle cutleries – they need not be shiny! Look for those with clear coloured handles.

Tip: Radiant Orchid complements olive and deeper hunter greens, produces gorgeous results when paired with turquoise, teal and even light yellows. Radiant Orchid is also capable of enhancing neutral colours such as gray, beige and taupe. 1 8 !MPRESS 2 0

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