Vol. 3 2012 Thistle Magazine - Jardines

Prestigious Accolades for Marina Bay Financial Centre
Hongkong Land joint venture
development Marina Bay Financial
Centre (MBFC) has won two prizes in
the prestigious international FIABCI
Prix d’Excellence Awards 2012, which
recognize the world’s outstanding real
estate developments. MBFC, which
is Singapore’s largest mixed-use
development in the new downtown,
clinched the top award in the Office
category while Marina Bay Residences
(MBR), the residential component of
Phase 1 of MBFC, was runner-up in the
Residential (High Rise) category.
“The FIABCI awards reinforce
MBFC’s position as an outstanding
development and enhance
Singapore’s status as a key financial
hub with world-class infrastructure,”
said Warren Bishop, Chief Executive
Officer of Raffles Quay Asset
Management, which
manages MBFC.
Phase 1 of MBFC was
judged among 60 other
projects from 13 countries
in 14 categories by an
international panel of top
real estate experts and
industry professionals.
The development was
lauded for its innovative
and cutting-edge
architecture as well as its
innovative mix of office
space, waterfront homes
and retail mall. It also won praise
for the successful use of its prime
waterfront locale and efficient use of
land, as well as the efforts to minimize
the environmental and social impact
during the construction process.
Wellcome Scores High as Hong Kong’s ‘Most Liked’ Supermarket
For the second successive year,
Wellcome Hong Kong has been voted
‘Hong Kong People’s Most Liked
Supermarket’ scoring high points
for its quality service and extensive
272-store network. The annual survey
of local people’s shopping preferences
is conducted by leading market
research specialist IPSOS.
Over the last few years, Wellcome
Hong Kong has further strengthened
the popularity of its brand by
pioneering a new Superstore concept
aimed at enticing customers with
simpler furnishings, softer lighting and
a more spacious in-store environment.
Branches have opened more special
counters such as sushi, fresh local
pork and Southeast Asian food
stalls. Some Wellcome Superstores
have also introduced popular ‘Bread
Talk’ outlets.
To keep food even fresher and safer,
Wellcome Hong Kong has invested in
a 160,000 sq. ft fresh food-processing
centre, which is the largest facility of its
kind in Asia. Internationally approved
agricultural practices are applied
during all fresh food source monitoring
as well as stringent periodic sampling
and testing of foodstuffs to ensure
that health and safety are enforced
throughout the supply chain.
Left: Warren Bishop, Chief Executive Officer of Raffles Quay Asset
Management, together with Marina Bay Financial Centre joint venture
partners Tan Swee Yiow of Keppal Land, Justin Chiu of Cheung Kong
Holdings and James Robinson of Hongkong Land, accepting the
FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards 2012.
MBFC qualified for the international
Prix d’Excellence Awards 2012 following
its success in the inaugural FIABCI
Singapore Property Awards 2011, where
Phase 1 and MBR also clinched awards
in the Office and Residential (High Rise)
categories respectively.
Value for money is another top
priority of Wellcome which never
forgets that its hundreds of
thousands of regular shoppers
demand unbeatable value for
money. In delivering on this promise,
the brand has pioneered many
innovative discounts and reward
programmes to meet its customers’
unique needs.
Wellcome Hong
Kong staff
are delighted
to have been
voted ‘Hong
Kong People’s
Most Liked
Supermarket’
for the second
successive year.
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Thistle vol.3 2012