CCA Mmbers Agree to Step up Activities

• 31 December 2015
• Association Focus
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At a gathering of its 80 members on 5 October, 2014, the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) committed itself to stepping up its activities.

Discussions mainly focused on the appointment of the board members for the 2nd mandate which will be announced at the 3rd CCA Summit in early December. Talks also focused on preparations for the association’s first large-scale building expo to be hosted concurrently with the summit.

Addressing the meeting, Charles Vann, CCA Acting President, announced that the association will launch bi-monthly member networking parties to boost intra-association business ties. He also proposed study tour programs that will allow CCA members to explore the construction industry and seek business partnerships in ASEAN countries under the facilitation of partnering constructors associations in ASEAN. CCA would also seek opportunities to encourage CCA members’ involvement in award processes to raise their profiles.

The CCA Secretariat also informed members that the ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF), the regional umbrella organisation of which CCA has been a member since 2012, has affiliated with the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA) this year.

This affiliation has caused the postponement of the 39th ACF council meeting from October to February 2015 in Malaysia as the two groups will jointly host a summit to mark their first year of cooperation.

The CCA was established in 2011, registered as an ACF member in 2012 and in the same year successfully hosted the 35th ACF council member meeting in Phnom Penh.

This year, the CCA became a member of and was elected as the first ASEAN co-chair of the China-ASEAN Building Materials Industry Cooperation Committee (CAFTA) which was launched June 2014. It has also recently applied to be a member of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA).