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Property360Digest e-magazine Issue # 8 - 2021

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Both winning projects have
received
high
praise
from
industry
experts .
Commenting
on
Lim
Yee
Fah ’ s design , Chief Judge for
the Interior Design category ,
Mr
Lai
Siew
Hong ,
said ,
“ Every
year ,
the
ideas
brought to the table by the
participants
always
go
beyond what I expect and
this year is no different . She
presented her idea with so
much passion and love . Her
design
was
meticulously
planned out and even the
meaning behind the name
Wo . Men was beautifully and
thoughtfully
iterated .
Her
ideation
of
helping
single
mothers ,
women
who
suffered domestic abuse and
women
is
indeed
an
inspiration .”
Now in its 13th year , AYDA
has
grown
to
be
a
prestigious
platform
supported by the Ministry of
Education Malaysia ( MOE ),
Malaysian
Institute
of
Architects ( PAM ), Real Estate
and
Housing
Developers ’
Association Youth Malaysia
( REHDA
Youth ),
Malaysian
Institute
of
Interior
Designers
( MIID ),
Construction
Industry
Development
Board
Malaysia
( CIDB )
and
Malaysia
Green
Building
Confederation ( MGBC ). The
continuous
collaborative
efforts
from
all
partners
have
made
the
AYDA
programme a success year
after year .
The Nippon Paint Malaysia Group (“ NPM Group ”) is
currently Malaysia ’ s No . 1
Total
Coating
Solutions
provider , enjoying its market
leadership
position
since
2008 .
The
NPM
Group
is
part
of
the
Nippon
Paint
Group ,
which
is
currently
Asia ’ s
No .
1
coating
manufacturer
spanning
15
geographical locations , built
on a heritage of over 130
years dating back to 1881 in
Japan .
Established in 1967 as Nippon Paint ( Malaysia ) Sdn . Bhd ., the company has since grown in leaps and bounds , and today , has emerged as a significant regional player within the coatings industry with presence in countries such as Pakistan , the Philippines , Bangladesh , Thailand , and Indonesia .
The
NPM
Group
places
strong emphasis in Research
and
Development
( R & D )
activities , which remains a
core priority to its success in
product
innovation .
As
a
global
leader
in
coating
technologies
with
a
database
of
more
than
10,000
paint
formulations ,
the NPM Group prides itself
in
being
a
Total
Coating
Solutions
provider
with
a
multi-segment
portfolio
of
offerings
ranging
from
Architectural ,
Automotive ,
Industrial ,
Protective
to
Marine coatings from endto-end
solutions
including
painting
tools
and
waterproofing solutions . In
July
2020 ,
Nippon
Paint
launched the industry ’ s first
e-store , housing a range of
coatings
solutions
and
painting
tools
under
one
roof .
In
2019 ,
Nippon
Paint
Holdings
Co
Ltd
(‘ Nippon
Paint
Holdings ’)
acquired
DuluxGroup Limited (‘ DGL ’)
as
part
of
Nippon
Paint
Holding ’ s
global
expansion
initiative .
Following
the
acquisition ,
Nippon
Paint
Holdings gained ownership
of Selleys globally . Effective
May
2020 ,
Nippon
Paint
Malaysia
(‘ Nippon
Paint ’)
houses
Selleys ’
range
of
products , further expanding
its
home
improvement
segment . Selleys ’ range of
products
includes
sealants
( Selleys
Blockade ),
household
adhesives
( Selleys
Supa
Glue ),
construction
adhesives
( Selleys Liquid Nails ®), fillers
( Selleys No More Gaps ®) and
lubricants ( Selleys RP7 ).
In its concerted effort to champion sustainability towards a greener footprint , the Group has received the Green Label Certification ( by the Singapore Environment Council ), EcoLabelling Certification License ( by SIRIM QAS International ) and several Green Excellence Awards by Frost & Sullivan .
To find out more about AYDA , the entries and other information , log on to https :// www . asiayoungdesi gnerawards . com . my /