3rd CCA Summit and 1st Large-scale Expo a Resounding Success

• Proeksa Meas
• 31 December 2015
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The Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) successfully organized its 3rd annual summit on 3-5 December and also organized a very large-scale building expo to showcase the latest building products, technologies and properties on the market.

Hosted at the Diamond Island Exhibition and Convention Center in Phnom Penh the 3rd Cambodia Constructors Association Summit and Cambodia Construction Industry Expo 2014 saw the CCA report on its first three years of activities and elect its new board for the 2nd mandate.

Dr. Tan Monivann, Representative of Neak Okha Mong Reththy, CCA Secretary General provided an overview of the CCA’s achievements in his speech to the summit. He noted that, to date, the association has 85 member companies including construction companies, architect and design consultancies, material suppliers, banks, insurance, and real estate. In addition, the CCA has organized 13 internal meetings, attended 7 overseas meetings, and hosted the 35th ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF)’s Council Member Meeting in 2012 in Phnom Penh.

The association has welcomed and discussed business issues with delegations from Malaysia, Singapore, Denmark, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, and others and presented the nation’s construction sector and CCA activities with each of them.

As part of its ongoing expansion of local and internal cooperation, CCA signed an MOU with the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training on building workers’ training programs, signed an MOU with the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on construction works, and signed an MOU with AMB Events Cambodia to support the Cambodia International Building and Construction Exhibition (CamBuild).

In the international arena, CCA registered as a member of the ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF) in 2012, registered as a member of the China-ASEAN Building Materials Industry Cooperation Committee (CAFTA) in 2014, and registered as a member of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA) in 2014. It has also operated closely since 2013 with the Construction Management Association of Korea (CMAK) regarding the construction management in Cambodia.

The general assembly also elected the CCA board for the association’s second mandate. It elected Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Director of Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) as Association Chairman; Loak Oknha Hann Khieng, Director of Muhibbah Engineering (Cambodia) Co., Ltd as Vice-Chairman; Loak Oknha Ly Chhuong, Director of LY CHHUONG Construction & Import Export Co., Ltd as Vice-Chairman; Neak Oknha Mong Reththy, Director of Mong Reththy Group Co.,Ltd as Secretary General; Loak Oknha Seng Chhay Hour, Director of Seng Enterprises Co., Ltd as Deputy Secretary General; Neak Oknha Khun Sea, Director of Khun Sea Development Group Co., Ltd as Deputy Secretary General; and Mr. Charles Vann, Director of Mega Cambo Construction Company Ltd as Treasurer General.

The general assembly also elected Mr. Leang Meng, Director of Chip Mong Group Co., Ltd; Mr. Denis Astgen, Managing Director of Comin Khmere Co., Ltd; Mr. Varheng Dawuth, Managing Director of Camcona Group Co., Ltd; and Mr. Andre De Jong, Managing Director of Robert Bosch (Cambodia) Co., Ltd as CCA’s Executive Members.

As well as the summit, the CCA also organized and hosted the “Cambodia Construction Industry Expo 2014”; a three-day construction and property expo. 96 exhibiting companies, including several public agencies showcased over 200 types of construction materials, equipment, and machineries imported from about 100 countries in 240 booths.

CCA President Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, believed the expo is very important because it serves to advertise and promote the products and services available and being used in the Cambodian construction and property markets as well as displaying other construction materials that have been pioneered and used in other countries around the world.

Presiding over the event, H.E. Senior Minister Im Chhun Lim, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction congratulated the association for promoting Cambodia’s prestige in the international arena and joining the government to assist in the formulation of the construction-related laws. He also made special note of admiring the flagship expo the association had launched.

“The materials will help improve the productivity and efficiency of the construction sector, in harmony with the present strong growth trend of the construction industry in Cambodia,” he said. “This shows that Cambodia’s market is rather large, and can import the latest construction materials and technologies from around the world.”

Speaking in support of the association’s contribution to the county, especially in the capital, Phnom Penh Governor H.E. Pa Socheatvong acknowledged some of the masterpieces CCA members have contributed including the construction of Kbal Thnol Highway Bridge, 7 Makara Sky Bridge and Stung Mean Chey subway, a number of public buildings, and many other high-rise buildings.

The 3rd CCA summit also marked the first time that representatives of the ASEAN Constructors Federation representatives had been invited to join. Mr. Kenneth Loo, ACF Secretary General said that the ACF hopes to unite its members and equip them with standardized professional and technical skills through various training platforms accessible within the respective nations.

“I am pleased to share with you that we are working towards this goal at the moment and are glad to have our Cambodian counterparts on board with us,” he said.

The Cambodia Constructors Association is a privately-run group established in 2012 to represent constructors in Cambodia.