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Sky Villa Condominium to Top Off in 2018
In about three years, Phnom Penh will welcome another high-rise twin condominium development just southeast of the iconic Olympic Stadium. Sky Villa will rise up to 139 meters in height on a 6,000 meter plot of land in the Olympic Stadium complex. The twin towers, joined by a single roof, are being developed by Chinese Crystal Orange Construction with a US$100 million of capital investment. It ...
Read MoreLand Ministry Signs Mou With Eurocham on Urban Planning
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) and the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Urban Planning on 27 July. H.E Chhan Saphan, Secretary of State represented H.E Im Chhun Lim Senior Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction and Mr. Emmanuel Menanteau, Chairman of th...
Read MoreHydraulic Rescue Technology Demo
As part of the CAM Security and Fire Expo 2014, AZISAFE a local fire, rescue and safety company, brought the latest technology of hydraulic rescue equipment from Holmatro to town. Hydraulic rescue tools are widely used throughout the world primarily for road accident rescue and industrial rescue, however their application goes far beyond this into building collapse, heavy lifting, shoring, and ...
Read MoreEurocham Forum Touches on Building and Real Estate Sectors
Various topics related to the construction, property, and tourism industries were discussed at the Real Estate and Construction Forum organised by the European Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham) in Phnom Penh on 1 October. The one-day seminar brought together over 200 senior professionals from the real estate, construction, banking, and law sectors, together with government officials in a number of...
Read MorePse?s Construction School Gives Almost 100 Scholarships
Since its inception in Cambodia in 1995, Pour Un Sourire D’Enfant (PSE) has become renowned for changing the lives of many young poor Cambodian students and orphans through its free education programs. Within its vocational training program, PSE has been providing a Building and Construction Training program since 2007. Colin Rogers, PSE’s Dean of Construction School, told Construction and Prop...
Read MoreKingdom?s Construction Law Ready in 2015
Q&A 2015 Will See The Introduction Of The Long-Awaited Building Construction Law To Regulate Cambodia’s Construction Sector. H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana, Adviser To The Royal Government Of Cambodia, Who Has Been Tasked To Draft The Building Construction Law Spoke With Construction & Property Magazine On The Development Of The Law And How It Will Shape The Development Of Future Construction ...
Read MoreMeng Leng Eav and Nkk Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Meng Leng Eav Co., Ltd supplying NKK grinding and cutting disc products to Cambodian market. Meng Leng Eav first began researching NKK products, manufactured by Thailand-based Fusan International using Japanese technology, in 1995 before being a registered company. In 1997, the company won the exclusive dealership rights to the Cambodian market for the brand. ...
Read MoreThe Need for Fire Safety Standards
Paul Hurford, Managing Director, Azisafe Cambodia is advancing very quickly in the way we construct buildings, the size of these building and the materials used in this construction. However, are we looking at the effect these advancements have on the safety of those that occupy these buildings? You don’t have to be an expert to know that the bigger the buildings are, the more people they wi...
Read MoreFuture Vision: Planning Mass Transit in Phnom Penh
Congestion, traffic jams, and gridlock are becoming familiar, time-consuming daily experiences for Phnom Penh’s residents. Despite the government’s efforts to ease the problem through the construction of flyovers, tunnels and widened roads, and a limited public bus service, many architects and urban planners are increasingly advocating the implementation of a more comprehensive plan as the only su...
Read MoreWorld-class Sanitary Ware Brand Arrives in Cambodia
July 2015 marked another milestone for the Cambodian market when it welcomed E.C.A Serel, the world-class quality and eco-friendly sanitary ware brand which has been attracted to invest by the kingdom’s double-digit building boom growth. Solely distributed by Soma Trading a subsidiary of Soma Group, the company supplies a full range of high-quality sanitary ware from middle to high-end products...
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