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finishing issues.
“As the market leader, Nippon Paint
has always delivered high quality coating
solutions. Now, backed with the technical
construction solutions from CMI, industry
pain points such as hairline cracks,
powdery finish, blistering, peeling paint,
moulding, hollowness, falling tiles, water
seepage and others, can be effectively
addressed,” says Mr Yaw Seng Heng,
group managing director of Nippon Paint
Malaysia Group.
“It is certainly a win-win solution that
is set to enhance the professionalism and
workmanship of the local building and
construction and also to give homeowners
and contractors the assurance and peace
of mind of a high quality and beautiful
finishing. More importantly, TCCS will
translate to time and cost-savings as
well as effective manpower utilisation as
construction is expedited with improved
efficiency,” assured Yaw.
With the local construction industry
showing signs of good recovery in the
National Recovery Phase, Nippon Paint
believes that its capability to offer TCCS
is timely to provide quality finishing
and assist contractors to speed up their
projects delivery to the satisfaction of
developers and houseowners.
ABOUT NIPPON PAINT MALAYSIA GROUP
Since 2008, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group
(NPM Group) has enjoyed a market
leadership position as Malaysia’s No. 1
Total Coating Solutions provider while
also having a significant presence in the
coatings industry in countries such as
Pakistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh,
Thailand, and Indonesia.
In 2022, aligned to its global strategy,
the NPM Group firmly etched its niche
position as the first in the region to offer
Total Coating and Construction Solutions
(TCCS), giving it the competitive edge to
offer total compatible systems for high
quality, perfect finishings and protection,
from the floor to the roof and everything in
between. This strategic development has
been made possible through the corporate
acquisitions of CMI Construction Material
Industry Sdn. Bhd. (CMI), CMI Marketing
Sdn. Bhd. (CMIM), Selleys and V-Tech.
First established in 1967 as Nippon
Paint (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, the NPM Group
is part of the Nippon Paint Group, which
has a leadership presence spanning 15
Mr. Yaw Seng Heng, Group Managing Director of Nippon Paint Malaysia Group (3rd from left), with
the key management teams from Nippon Paint Malaysia and CMI.
geographical locations and has been built
on a heritage of over 130 years dating back
to 1881 in Japan.
The NPM Group places strong
emphasis in Research and Development
(R&D), 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 end- to-end solutions including
painting tools and waterproofing solutions.
The Group has won consumer choice
awards such as the Reader’s Digest Trusted
Brand Awards (2006-2020), Putra Brand
Awards (2010-2019) and Parents’ Choice
Awards (2018- 2020), as well as received
industry accolades such as the APPIES 2018
Gold award for its Child Wellness Range
campaign, Best Company for Leadership
in Paint Technology Asia by IAIR in 2014
and Frost & Sullivan’s Paint & Coatings
Company of The Year in 2011, the Paint
Company of the Year 2016 and New
Product Innovation Leadership Award 2016
and the 2020 Malaysia Decorative Paints
and Coatings Market Leadership Award.
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.
For more information on Nippon Paint
Malaysia, visit www.nipponpaint.com.my
ABOUT CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
INDUSTRY SDN. BHD. (CMI)
Construction Material Industry Sdn.
Bhd. (CMI) was established in 1997.
The company is known as a reputable
manufacturer and distributor of
cementitious dry-mixed prepacked
plasters, renders, skim coats, screed, tile
adhesives, waterproofing and technical
mortars to offer the industry total
construction solutions. Its manufacturing
facility located in Gopeng, Perak handles
a capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes per
month.
CMI’s business philosophy is in its
commitment to customer satisfaction,
environmental protection and operational
safety. In line with this, the company
has adopted the ISO9001 (Quality
management System), ISO 14001
(Environmental management System)
and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and
Safety Management System). Many of its
products have also received the Green
Label Certification (by the Singapore
Environment Council).
CMI continues to embark on Research
& Development efforts to innovate
and upgrade its products and facilities
to ensure that it delivers on customer
expectations of quality and competitive
pricing.
For more information on CMI, visit
www.cmimalaysia.com.my
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