Salcon secures RM22m water contract in Thailand

Salcon Berhad's wholly owned subsidiary, Salcon Engineering Bhd through its joint venture company - Hydrotek-Salcon Consortium, has received and accepted the notice of award from Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) for the construction of reservoirs for Phet Kasem and Rat Burana distribution pumping stations and related works in Bangkok, Thailand.

The project, which is under the Eight Bangkok Water Supply Improvement Project, is funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It is valued at THB215,739,124 or approximately RM21,991,800 (based on 1.0 THB = 0.10194 MYR) and is expected to be completed within a period of 2 years.

The scope of the contract includes construction of reservoirs at Phet Kasem distribution pumping station of 40,000 cu.m. and Rat Burana distribution pumping station of 10,000 cu.m and other related works. Total funding from JICA Loan for the projects under the Eight Bangkok Water Supply Improvement Project is approximately Yen 4,462,000,000 or around THB 1,606,320,000 at 0.36 Bt/Yen.

 

Rat Race a fixture in Salcon’s calendar

It was one big corporate party for 148 teams from 88 companies and 65 corporate leaders sharing the joy of running and cheering in the Edge-Bursa Kuala Lumpur Rat Race on 20 September 2011 (Tuesday).

Jurong Delegation Visit to Malaysia

Delegates of Construction Bureau from Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China has made a visit to Salcon Berhad from 26 September - 1 October 2011. During the visit, meeting was held between the management of Salcon and delegates from Jurong to exchange opinion on the water services industry.

Group photo of Jurong delegates and Salcon representatives during a dinner.

Salcon Annual Trip to Phuket & Phi Phi Island, Thailand

Sawadee Krap! (means ‘hello’ or ‘welcome’ in Thailand language) A total of 37 SRC members together with their families had an enjoyable trip in Phuket & Phi Phi Island, Thailand during the SRC annual trip from 23 – 25 September 2011.

Phuket is a nice place with the combination of city life & beautiful beach. We stayed in Patong, a town which is equally famous for its 3.5-kilometer beach that runs the entire length of Patong’s western side as also the nightlife. Nightlife is centered on Bangla Road with many themed bars and discotheques.