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efficient and reliable work tools that meet the highest quality and environmental standards. To maintain our competiveness, it is important to invest in and renew our fleet.”
The company also provides tank rental service and it has both bulk tankers and ISO-tankers. These tankers are made of stainless steel. He explained that a stainless steel tanker was ex- tremely durable and could easily last 20 years or more. It did not really corrode, rust or stain, and it was easier to clean with little mainte- nance in comparison to the other available op- tions. Thus, it was ideal to store and transport water, food and chemicals.
“We have recently purchased 6 units of ISO tanks from CIMC,” he added.
Wong revealed that Chan Soon’s greatest strength was having its own technicians, work- shops and spare-parts department. “It is im- portant to maintain our fleet quality and stan- dard. With our own 10 well-trained technicians, we are able to minimise our downtime and get our tankers back on the road fast. Having our own spare-parts department also ensures the availability of genuine quality spare-parts at competitive prices; this helps to lower our maintenance costs.”
Currently, the company has two workshops - one in West Port, Klang and the other in Ser- emban - to support the logistics and mainte- nance of the trucks.
As safety was of utmost priority, Wong said the company’s employees were specially trained in the handling, transport and management of hazardous, regulated chemicals. He also pointed out that it had a stringent selection process for drivers. “We would conduct a pre- employment driver records check, including background and driving history such as traf- fic violation, suspension, accidents, type of li- cence granted and restriction to ensure safety. All newly recruited drivers have to undergo a series of training before they are allowed to go on the road. For existing drivers, we would engage third party trainers to provide in-house safety training on a quarterly basis every year.”
From right: Lim Choo Ai, Wong Kok Koan, Wong Ah Yee and K.C. Wong
New Premises Opened
The company achieved an im- portant milestone recently with the opening of its new premises on a 2-acre piece of land along Jelebu Pantai road, Seremban. The new building consists of the administration office, spare-parts department, workshop and park- ing space.
“We have invested RM7 million to build this premises to reflect our commitment to better serve the industry. Besides this new head- quarters, we have 3 branches that are located in Pasir Gudang, Jo- hor, West Port, Klang and Singa- pore, as well as a warehouse in Shah Alam, Selangor. However, we would move our West Port branch to Shah Alam very soon and open new branches in Kuan- tan and Thailand.”
Currently, Wong said there were only 3 big players in this industry including Chan Soon. The other two were public-listed companies in Malaysia. “With an average of about RM30 million in sales, we do have plans to obtain listing in Bursa Malaysia,” he concluded.
工都经过有关危险和监管化工 产品处理、运输及管理方面的 特殊培训。他也指出，公司对 司机的筛选非常严格。“在未 聘请任何司机前，我们都会检 查司机的记录，包括背景和驾 驶历史如是否曾经违规驾驶、 被停职、他们所持有的驾照种 类和限制，以确保安全。所有 新进的司机在正式上路前都必 须经过一系列的培训。至于现 有的司机，我们每年会聘请合 格的教练，在公司内为他们提 供3个月一次的安全培训。”
新办公大厦启用
最近，该公司为其新办公大楼 的落成，主办了开幕仪式，庆 祝另一个重要里程碑的达成。 该面积2英亩的新办公大楼位于 芙蓉Jelebu Pantai路，其中包 含办公室、零部件部门、修车 厂及泊车处。
“这个我们耗资了700万令吉兴 建的大楼，反映了我们为业者 提供更好服务的承诺。除了这 个新的总部，我们有3家分行， 分别座落在柔佛巴西古当(Pa- sir Gudang)、巴生西港及新加 坡，以及在雪州沙亚南拥有一 个仓库。然而，我们很快就要 将西港的分行搬迁至沙亚南， 并在关丹和泰国设立分行。”
黄国强说，目前在这个行业里 有3大巨头，其中包括振顺。其 他的两家公司都已经是马来西 亚上市公司。“振顺的年均营 销业绩高达3千万令吉，当然我 们也有在马来西亚股票交易所 挂牌的计划。”
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