9 December 2020, Selangor: Bukit Hitam Development Sdn Bhd (“BHD”), the property division of AYER Holdings Berhad launched the Bromelia phase one landed homes at Bukit Puchong on 8 December 2020.
Despite the challenging market arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, 90% of the phase one was sold during the launch. Bromelia sits on a 13.86 acres freehold site, with a gross development value of RM152mil. Located at the developer’s township development of Bukit Puchong, the gated and guarded landed stratified development is a low density residential project consisting of 137 units of 2 and 2.5-storey terrace, cluster and semi-D homes. Bromelia’s terrace built-up ranges from 1,798 sq ft till 2,271 sq ft whilst the cluster and semi-D built-up ranges from 2,000 sq ft till 4,000 sq ft respectively.
Article by: Vincent Tang, Regional Vice President, Asia, Epicor
The global health situation brought about by COVID-19 has forced businesses to install telecommute policies almost overnight. Business and human resource leaders had to ensure the right business continuity measures, safeguarding, and the well-being of employees was quickly in place for those having to work from their homes. As workers are beginning to adapt to this new now and new way of working, companies must revisit their policies and strategies to support their workforce, especially in industries where working from home was not an option to begin with.
Working from home is nothing new. Many businesses—especially tech companies, have been implementing remote working options for years. Recently, working from home has grown even more popular. With an upward trajectory, remote working was expected to gradually become the rule, rather than the exception. However, COVID-19 condensed the timeline and has pushed organizations to swiftly reassess the role of physical offices on how work is done. Alongside this change, is an emerging multigenerational workforce comprised of Boomers, Gen X, Y, and Z.
PETALING JAYA, 9 December 2020 – WCT Holdings Berhad (“WCT” or “the Group), a leading engineering and construction as well as property company, has been awarded the Company of The Year Award for Community Sports Development in the Engineering, Construction & Property Development Category at the Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards 2020.
The notable honour was in recognition of WCT KIDSS 2019 – WCT’s flagship community sports development programme. In 2019, WCT launched the fifth edition of the programme with a four day basketball training and one-day friendly 3-on-3 tournament for 40 local school children aged 9 to 12 years old including 10 children from Yayasan Sunbeams Homes. The programme is aimed at providing free sports training, encouraging an active healthy lifestyle among children and promoting social interaction through team sports, while inculcating the spirit of patriotism and unity.
