CCA Co-Chairs China-Asean Building Committee

To promote ties between the building material industries of ASEAN and China, the China-ASEAN Building Materials Industry Cooperation Committee (CAFTA) was launched in early June 2014. CCA was elected as the first ASEAN co-chair. On the ASEAN side, CCA Vice-Chairman Oknha Hann Khieng was elected as Co-Chair. CCA represents constructors in Cambodia and has almost 70 members. The committee vowe...

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CCA Signs New Asean Agreement For AEC

To promote ties among Chinese, ASEAN and Cambodian construction enterprises ahead of the regional merge, the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) and the China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). The MoC, signed by Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, CCA chairman and Mr. Xu Ningning, CABC executive director, on 26 October 2015, aims to unify both parties in com...

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Gyg, Korea?s Top Lift Brand Eyes Cambodian Market

Having been impressed with Cambodia’s fast growing construction industry, GumYoung General Co., Ltd (GYG), one of Korea’s leading lift makers, is exploring opportunities to enter this thriving market. Established in 1996 by collaborating with U.S. based Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp, GYG was ranked 5th in the Korean market in 2013, while Korea is recognized as the 5th biggest elevator market ...

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Education Pivotal to Future Jobs – Nea

Construction and Property Magazine was granted an exclusive interview with Kouch Samean, Deputy General Director of the National Employment Agency (NEA). He shared his insights on labour supply in the construction sector, initiatives to enhance technical education, and what the AEC means for the job market. "" 1. Since the NEA’s establishment in 2009, how many Cambodian workers has it helped...

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400 Exhibitors to Join Thailand?s 8th Constech Show

After successfully hosting the show for 7 years, Thailand’s International Construction Machinery, Equipment and Technology Exhibition 2015 (CONSTECH 2015) will welcome 400 local and international firms to exhibit their products and services on 27-29 March. The event is dedicated to promoting the region’s most dynamic sectors, including construction machinery equipment and tools, concrete equipm...

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Cambodia’s Infrastructure Guru

Having been emerged for almost his entire career in the business of infrastructure, Oknha Hann Khieng is credited as the force behind many of Cambodia’s most recognisable infrastructure projects. As Director of Muhibbah Engineering (Cambodia) Co. Ltd, a conglomerate established in 1995 and with over 10 infrastructure-related business streams, he has overseen the construction of dozens of Cambod...

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Expanded Regional Visitor Outreach to Buildtech Yangon 2015

Given that Myanmar is the last nation in Southeast Asia to open its door for foreign investment, BuildTech Yangon 2015, its leading building technology and supply event scheduled for 27 – 29 May 2015, is expected to attract thousands of industry professionals with a larger participation to address growth opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, known as the CLMV countries. Organiz...

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Being Professional

If you ask moto-taxi drivers or even people living in remote areas of Cambodia, they can tell you about some properties for sale or rent in their neighborhoods. But when it comes to standard real estate services, these “citizen brokers” cannot compare with professional agents who have graduated with real estate education. Cheng Kheng, President of Cambodia Valuers and Estate Agents Association ...

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Lighthouse Club Cambodia Tees Off for Construction Safety

Lighthouse Club Cambodia, the local chapter of an international construction industry charity, held a golf tournament in Phnom Penh on Friday 30 January to raise money for supporting victims of accidents and illness within the construction industry and their families. The annual tournament attracts construction industry professionals from around the region. This time entrants came from as fa...

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Profile: Andrew J. Ahn ? Group Vice President Nuri D+C

Andrew J. Ahn, Group Vice President of NURI D&C Phnom Penh Cambodia, heads one of the most well-established and successful real estate development companies currently operating in the Kingdom. A Korean national, who graduated in Accounting and Finance at bachelor and masters level from Northwestern University and the University of Austin, Texas in the USA, Andrew is also a Senior Partner an...

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CCA Hosts 3RD Member Networking Party

The Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA), a private-run constructors group, hosted its 3rd networking party on 29th September to strengthen the business relationships among its members. Organised by the CCA and hosted by one of its most active members, SIKA (Cambodia) Ltd, the event was attended by over 250 key Cambodian and international CCA members as well as key customers and partners of ...

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First Platinum Leed Certificate Awarded to Building in Cambodia

The headquarters of Bureau Veritas Cambodia Limited is the first building in Cambodia to receive ‘Platinum certification’— the best LEED category. Unlike green building technologies which focus generally on buildings that use sustainable materials, save energy, and produce less environmental impact, LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a much higher level of green technolo...

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