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First France-Cambodia Forum Touches on Sustainable City

Issues related to sustainable city design were discussed at a building forum that brought together five French construction-related companies, Cambodian government officials, and experts from the sector. The discussion was organized in response to the booming construction sector in Cambodia, especially in Phnom Penh. The organizer intends to utilize the forum as an arena for French companies to...

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A Man Immersed In Legal and Building Backgrounds

With an extensive educational and professional background in law and construction, the man that acts as the representative of the Secretary General of the Cambodia Constructors Association wishes to see more competent lawyers to professionally serve the nation’s thriving construction industry. Since 2001, Dr. Tan Monivann has been Vice-President of the Mong Reththy Group (MRG), the largest agro...

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CCA Concrete Kings

Concrete and products associated with it are the most significant aspects of almost every building project. This issue, Construction & Property Magazine profiles eight CCA members whose core businesses relate to concrete. Camcona Group Co., Ltd. Camcona Trading joined CCA last year and is one of Cambodia’s leading construction-related equipment and decoration distributors in Cambodia. Am...

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

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 Indu...

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City Hall Proposes New Solutions Against Traffic Jams

Having acknowledged that Phnom Penh’s traffic congestion continues to worsen despite the 3-line public bus service recently going on-line, City Hall has proposed new solutions to battle traffic jams as one of seven agendas for its second mandate. According to City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche, five new solutions have been put forward for government approval. Mr Dimanche made his comments in his...

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A Big Firm With a Humble Background

Looking back 15 years, it started as a tiny family-run business owned by two brothers, Mr. Meng Leng and Mr. Meng Eav, but today Meng Leng Eav Co. Ltd is a leading supplier of a wide range of quality construction and agricultural related products in Cambodia. Having supplied the market since 1993, Meng Leng Eav Co. Ltd now exclusively and inclusively distributes many world-leading brands of pow...

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Hotel Saves US $10k Annually With Rinnai Water Heater

After installing a Rinnai centralized gas water heating system, Harmony Phnom Penh Hotel has saved up to US$10,000 annually on electricity comparing to its previous electricity-based system. Harmony Phnom Penh hotel was officially opened in August 2014 in Khan Daun Penh in Phnom Penh. Its 68 exquisitely furnished rooms, plus a wide range of services and amenities such as on-site fitness center,...

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UK Group Warns About Lack of Building Standards

The factory collapse that claimed over 1,100 lives in Bangladesh in April 2013 brought the issue of building quality and construction standards in developing countries to the world’s attention. During a recent visit to the Kingdom, a UK standards group urged Cambodia to enact strict standards itself to prevent deadly accidents. The UK-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), one o...

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39th ACF Partners With 38th Ifawpca

Thanks to the impetus of globalization, the ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF), which represents contractors in ASEAN, became a member of the International Federation of Asian & Western Pacific Contractors Association (IFAWPCA) to promote harmony among construction-related communities in the Asia Pacific region. After signing into this cooperation last year, the two groups hosted their res...

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CCA to Launch Worker Training program

The Cambodia Constructors Association has teamed up with three engineering schools in the Kingdom to train workers in the construction industry. The goals are to professionalize the sector and give workers a chance to earn higher wages. An MoU signed by the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) and the Cambodian Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) in October 2012 originally set u...

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