Demand for better quality facilities management

Saturday, 06 June 2009 00:00

CMS Infra Trading and AWFM sign MoU at exploring the provision of integrated facilities management services for buildings in Sarawak

KUCHING: CMS Group believes there is a large untapped market for integrated facilities management in Sarawak.

Its managing director Datuk Richard Curtis said this is because building occupants in the private and public sectors are demanding better quality facilities management that is also cost-effective.

“We are hopeful that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between CMS Infra Trading Sdn Bhd and AW Facility Management Sdn Bhd (AWFM) today can lead to improved services to clients,” he said after the signing of the MoU.

CMS Infra Trading is a subsidiary of Cahaya Mata Sarawak (CMS) while AWFM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AWC Facility Solutions Berhad (AWC).

AWC Group chief executive officer and managing director Azmir Merican, who signed on behalf of AWFM, said the MoU was an opportunity for AWC to expand its integra-ted facilities management services in Sarawak and tap the vast and rapidly growing market here.

“We are optimistic that it will lead to a win-win situation for both companies for building management companies and ultimately for clients across Sarawak,” he said.

The agreement is aimed at exploring the provision of integrated facilities management services for buildings in the state and beyond.

The signing of the MoU is the first step of a long-term plan to set up a joint-venture company that would under-take integrated facilities management services to existing and new buildings across Sarawak and beyond.

AWC Group already has a foothold in the state through the 23 buildings it manages and this list includes the Bintulu Port Authority building.

AWFM, a part of AWC’s Integrated Facility Management (IFM) division, provides compre-hensive facilities manage-ment services to leading corporations including OCBC Bank, Telekom Malaysia, KWSP, KLCC, KL Tower and PPB Harta Bina.

The group also provides similar services to key buildings within the public sector with clients such as the Ministry of Works, Public Works Department, the Prime Minister’s Office and Bank Negara Malaysia.

Incorporated in 1990, CMS Infra Trading is a leading supplier of infrastructure and building materials, water treatment chemicals, petroleum products and spare parts for heavy machinery and equipment.

Recently the company announced an expansion of business activity into the agriculture and renewable energy sectors.

It is 51 per cent owned by CMS and 49 per cent owned by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC).

Borneo Post
06/06/2009

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