Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation

OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPLY MALAYSIAN PRODUCTS & SERVICES TO BATTERSEA POWER STATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015, KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is organising Seminar on Working with ‘Battersea Power Station Development Company’, United Kingdom, and One to One business meeting on 11 November 2015.

The Battersea Power Station Development team led by the Procurement Manager, Mr. Benjamin Forbes will be visiting and meeting up with 17 pre-identified Malaysian companies comprises of timber flooring and door, steel bars, steel tubes and galvanized iron, ceramic floor tiles, ceramic wall tiles, homogeneous tiles, unglazed tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, high gloss acrylic panel, solid surface material, intellectual property licensing, product design & engineering, led lighting, ceiling queen energy board, steel doors, water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers, heat pumped chillers, wood machinery and equipment manufacturers and solder paste printer & glue machine.

The procurement team also consist of key procurement specialists from Skanska the contractor for phase II and Bouygeus, the Contractor for phase III of the Battersea project.

The consortium that developed the area comprises of S P Setia, Sime Darby and EPF with the redevelopment of the 39 acres site being undertaken and managed by British-based Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC).

The development will lead to the creation of 3,500 new homes, shops, cafés, restaurants and offices, establishment of a new 6 acres riverside park with the fully restored Power Station at its heart and will be open to the public. The project will be divided into 7 phases and expected to be completed in 2026.

The majority of the identified Malaysia companies targeted were relevant for Phase 1,2 and 3 of the project. Recent success was the collaboration between UK supplier Domus and Malaysian manufacturer of tiles, Kimgres. Domus tiles will supply the Battersea’s winter garden tiling package on Phase 1 project using Kimgres products. From this relationship Domus is now using Kimgres tiles across projects in London.

Construction is one of the largest sectors of the UK economy. It contributes almost £90 billion to the UK economy (or 6.7%) in value added, comprises over 280,000 businesses covering some 2.93 million jobs, which is equivalent to about 10% of total UK employment. The estimated value of building materials market is £43bn. After several years in the doldrums, there are positive signs that the construction sector in the UK is returning to growth. Economic forecasts say UK economy is in good health. Its GDP grew by 3.6% in the 1st half 2014, and estimated to grow by more than 3% in 2015.

In 2014, Malaysia exported RM 673.1 million worth of building material products to United Kingdom and this figure is expected to increase this year with the opportunities to supply in the upcoming major construction projects in the country. Main products exports to UK for building materials were plywood, veneered panels & laminated wood, builders joinery wood, tube, pipe fittings, plastic floor, wall covering, screw, bolts and nuts.

MATRADE’s CEO, YBhg Dato’ Dzulkifli Mahmud remarked “This event is to provide opportunities to enable Malaysian companies especially SMEs to supply the iconic Battersea project and eventually to enter the UK and European market.”

This seminar will encourage Malaysian companies to expand their products and services thus, create opportunity to source Malaysian products and services for this project through Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) procurement process.