Integrated industrial space solutions provider AME Elite Consortium Berhad is expediting the continued expansion of its repeat customer HQPack Sdn Bhd (HQ Pack) by constructing its sixth facility in i-Park@Indahpura.
The contract comes on the heels of HQ Pack taking delivery of its recently-completed 60,000 square feet (sq. ft.) manufacturing facility in i-Park@Indahpura in November 2021. The high-tech integrated facility, built by AME, includes specialized engineered spaces such as ISO Class 6 cleanrooms and ISO Class 5 darkrooms, a dust-controlled wood workshop and controlled environment foam assembly.
HQ Pack had the groundbreaking ceremony of its sixth facility in i-Park@Indahpura today, which will feature an agreed lettable area of approximately 100,000 sq. ft., comprising a warehouse and office block. The facility is slated for completion in the second half of 2023.
HQ Pack, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based high-tech packaging manufacturer HQ Pack B.V., has established a presence in Malaysia since 2010. Together with facilities in Singapore and USA, it develops, produces, and distributes packaging for high-quality and fragile industrial products for leading companies in the semiconductor, electronics, medical, optical, aerospace, machine construction, and mechanical components sectors.
Kelvin Lee Chai , Group Managing Director of AME Elite Consortium Berhad said: “In being entrusted with the responsibility of building HQ Pack’s sixth facility, AME is extending our business relationship with this growth-centric company for close to a decade. This is surely an example of a synergistic partnership where our integrated industrial parks have ably supported the growth of leading international companies.
HQ Pack’s fast-paced expansions would also have a positive multiplier effect on job creation in Johor, with HQ Pack’s workforce expected to exceed 400-strong by 2023 from 210 currently. Beyond quantity, the quality of workforce would also be enhanced, given HQ Pack’s high-technology expertise.
Continued large-scale investments such as this affirm Johor’s position as one of the top 5 states in Malaysia for total approved investments. Our industrial parks endeavour to continue attracting both foreign and domestic direct investments to become a formidable growth engine for the state and nation.”
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority reported that it had approved a total of RM3.3 billion investments in Johor in the first quarter of 2022, inclusive of foreign and domestic investments in the manufacturing and services sectors.
