Construction Magazine April 2018 | Page 74

ALAYSIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION Berhad ( MRCB ) stakes a worthy claim to be the pioneering force behind Malaysia ’ s construction industry . A key player in some of the largest transitoriented construction projects throughout Malaysia , including the first of its kind mini-city Kuala Lumpur Sentral CBD and the recently completed rejuvenation of KL Sports City , MRCB prides itself on its ability to provide more than just a project . “ A lot of the projects that we do , due to their size , have an economic multiplier and aid in the building initiatives across Malaysia ,” says Amarjit Chhina , Chief Corporate Officer , MRCB . “ Building transportation and mass rail infrastructure in the country also creates spill over economic value ; it takes cars off the road , aids productivity and gets people from A to B much more efficiently .”
Predominantly an urban transit orientated developer , MRCB ’ s developments are planned at the onset with concepts and objectives that seek to promote and enable direct integration of all city-like needs in order to create an “ enriched and self-sustaining development ”.
It is a model that the organisation implements across all of its projects and developments , and Izza Salim , Chief Operating Officer , feels that it is this easily replicated model that defines MRCB as a construction company of choice . “ This model can be replicated and adapted anywhere as it allows the primary ideas and concepts to remain and drive the design and construction ,” she says . “ But it
The public are able to use the complex at any given time
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