4th MCBC Business Excellence Awards 2006

Industry Excellence for Professional Services

Gold award

Mr David Hashim CEO VERITAS Architects Sdn Bhd

The VERITAS Design Group was founded in 1987 upon the principles of constant innovation and a commitment to quality. During its early years VERITAS was the fastest growing design practice in Malaysia, emerging as one of the leading firms both in terms of size of practice and scale of projects. One of the keys to its success, has been their efforts to combine great design skills and great service delivery. Factors such as staying within budget, meeting deadlines and speed of delivery, ensure that the service given at the company is always excellent. VERITAS now offers a full range of design services through business units specializing in architecture, interior design as well as landscape and planning. It has also set up management and global business units for the managing and handling of international projects. They have recently designed the Western Transportation Terminal in Putrajaya and have branched into furniture design. Today, VERITAS continues to pursue the same dynamic approach to design practice upon which it was founded and its success can be attributed to the principals’ involvement at every stage of each project and the dedication of the VERITAS team.

Silver award

Mr S. Perry Managing Director Tex Cycle Sdn Bhd

Founded in 1984, Tex Cycle is a company that specializes in recycling and recovery of scheduled waste. As a professional recycler, the company collects and treats used materials such as plastic, rags, wipes and gloves and filters. All of these substances are contaminated with paint, grease, inks, solvents and other substances used by companies operating in the electrical and electronic automotive, printing and packaging, pharmaceutical and food industries. Such wastes are deemed to be hazardous materials and are now highly regulated. The rules, regulations and methods of disposal are extremely strict and are only allowed at sites permitted by the Department of Environment. TCSB was awarded a license to treat materials in Thailand and plans to expand its operations within the first quarter of 2007. It plans on building and operating a new waste management plant near Bangkok. Tex Cycle will continue to grow as the ever increasing hundreds of tons of soiled rags, wiper cloths and gloves etc., are transported to them for recycling purposes.

Bronze award

Dato' Cecil Abraham Managing Partner Shearn Delamore Sdn Bhd

Shearn Delamore & Co. is one of the oldest law firms in Malaysia, and has evolved over the last ten decades into one of the largest. It was the first law firm to embrace technology and continues to exploit technology to collaborate online and in real-time with their clients. They offer a comprehensive range of services to a broad scope of clients from individuals to large multinationals. Some of these areas of service are; Corporate & Commercial; Financial services; Property & Probate; Tax & Revenue; Dispute Resolution; Banking & Insolvency Litigation; and Technology amongst others. The firm has a dynamic, dedicated, knowledgeable and practical team of lawyers (all members of the High Court of Malaya) who are committed to meeting the swiftly changing challenges of the business world, without compromising, integrity and quality. The company aims to understand clients’ business and individual needs, and thereafter provide innovative, practical and effective solutions.