Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd, the fast-growing value-store retailer in Malaysia, has taken delivery of several new units of UD Trucks Euro 5 heavy-duty Quester and medium-duty Croner models to support its increasing transportation needs and contribute to sustainable logistics.
Handover Ceremony Takes Place at Jementah HQ
A vehicle handover ceremony to celebrate the completion of delivery for 30 units of the Euro 5 trucks was held this month at Eco-Shop’s headquarters in Jementah, Johor.
The event was attended by senior management staff of Eco-Shop, UD Trucks and sole distributor partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), whereby Eco-Shop’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Jessica Ng, received the truck mock key from UD Trucks’ Regional Director for Southeast Asia & East Asia, Keiichiro Ochiai, and TCIE’s Chief Operating Officer, Loh Thim Choy.
Eco-Shop purchased its first UD Trucks vehicle in 2018 and has since been steadily expanding its fleet. With the new Euro 5 trucks, Eco-Shop now owns a total of 61 UD Trucks vehicles. The new trucks will be utilised to transport goods to all the company’s retail outlets in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.
The UD Trucks Euro 5 Quester and Croner are built with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emission control technology to significantly improve environmental protection. With this technology, nitrogen oxides are 60% lower and particulate matter emissions 80% lower than Euro 3 levels. When compared with Euro 4 levels, nitrogen oxides are 43% lower. This technology provides a robust engine configuration with less sensitivity to sulphur content in fuel, thus contributing to cleaner emissions, longer engine life, fewer maintenance requirements and greater truck uptime.
Jessica Ng, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Eco-Shop, shared, “Eco-Shop has grown to become a leading brand in Malaysia’s retail landscape, offering over 10,000 quality products at affordable prices in more than 380 outlets across the country. Our transportation requirements have increased significantly as we continue to build our identity across Malaysia. We opted for the new UD Trucks Euro 5 vehicles for their proven reliability, better performance with cleaner emissions, and trusted aftermarket support from TCIE’s extensive network. We hope that these will benefit our company in terms of the smooth running of our expanded logistics operations, lowering our operational costs and enhancing our responsibility towards sustainability.”
Loh Thim Choy, Chief Operating Officer of TCIE, said, “We take great pride in the positive feedback from Eco-Shop about the quality of UD Trucks’ vehicles and aftermarket services from TCIE. Their decision to buy more trucks from us is a testament to our commitment to going the extra mile to deliver innovation and services for their business productivity. We look forward to strengthening our partnership with Eco-Shop for a long time to come.”
The UD Trucks Euro 5 range comes with a three-year warranty or 300,000 km, whichever comes first.
