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Malaysian Construction Firms Seek Opportunities in Middle East Region

Nineteen companies, specialising in construction and associated services, are participating in the exhibition, with the aim to identify potential partnerships and assume a greater role in developmental projects across the Middle East and adjoining regions.

MSE 2009 follows the success of the first such exhibition held in Sharjah in 2008. The exhibition, organised by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), will bring a range of services from 13 industry clusters, bearing the Malaysian hallmark of excellence, under a single roof.

The construction cluster at MSE 2009 will include service providers that have lead Malaysia’s successful forays into the global construction market. Together these companies have completed a big numbers of projects in 20 in the Middle East and worldwide as well. According to the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB), a government agency in charge of promoting, stimulating and facilitating the export of Malaysia constructions services, a total of 60 projects worth more than $12 billion were completed by Malaysian companies in West Asia over the last 6 years.

Noraslan Hadi Abdul Kadir, Consul General and Trade Commissioner of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Dubai said that MSE 2009 will be an excellent opportunity for countries in the Middle East, North Africa and CIS to source quality services from Malaysia and sustain growth of|
 their infrastructure

“Infrastructure development is getting increasingly diverse and ambitious in MENA and CIS with houses, hotels, ports, airports, utilities, telecommunication projects and mass transit systems being built at breakneck speed. Malaysia has successfully developed and exported its construction expertise in recent years and Malaysian companies can provide support to governments, planners and developers far and near to meet the demands of growing populations and heightened commercial activity,” noted Abdul Kadir.

Malaysian contractors have successfully completed infrastructure projects in the GCC, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Boznia-Herzegovina and Sudan, the most notable of them being Bahrain’s Formula 1 circuit, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, the New Doha International Airport, the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra (India) and Cambodia’s Siem Reap International Airport. Malaysian companies are also competent in different modes of project implementation including conventional, design and build, turnkey and build-operate-transfer.

“Malaysian construction companies are keen to forge partnerships and strengthen their presence in the Middle East as the region is launching exciting and challenging development initiatives. MSE 2009 will provide them a platform to network with existing and potential partners as well as expand throughout the region,”Abdul Kadir added. Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB) and the Master Builders Association of Malaysia will co-ordinate the industry representation at MSE 2009.

Participating companies include Bina Puri Holdings Bhd, Dahe industries (M) Sdn Bhd, DK Composites Sdn Bhd, Versendai Corporation Sdn Bhd, Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd (EXIM Bank), Gentawang Sdn Bhd, IJM corporation Bhd, JEKS Engineering Sdn Bhd, Jurutera Nusantara Bersekutu Sdn Bhd, KLIA Premier Holdings Sdn Bhd, LFE Engineering Sdn Bhd, M.N.Koll (M) Sdn Bhd, Naim Sendera Sdn Bhd, Pasukhas Sdn Bhd, Rooframes Metaltech Sdn Bhd, Sediabena Sdn Bhd, SF-MGC Sdn Bhd, Trans Resources Corporation Sdn Bhd, and WCT Berhad.

CIDB will also host a forum on the second day of the exhibition to deliberate on the experiences and expertise of the Malaysian construction industry to delegates and visitors.