Matrade generates RM102 mil sales at construction event

By BERNAMA

International Construction Week 2014Forty-two Malaysian construction companies generated total sales of RM102.96 million from 97 pre-arranged meetings at the recent Incoming Buying Mission on Sept 17, 2014.

The mission was co-organised by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) and Construction Industry Development Board in conjunction with the International Construction Week 2014.

“The pre-arranged business meetings involved international buyers from Japan, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India and Hong Kong,” said Matrade in a statement today.

Services sourced during the event included consultancy and project management, planning for commercial and housing development and construction of road, it said.

The International Construction Week was one of the biggest events in the construction industry.

It was held from Sept 17- 23, 2014, with the participation of over 300 companies from 24 countries.