WHA Hemaraj Nghe, a joint venture company and a subsidiary of WHA Corporation plc , recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘WHA Hemaraj Industrial Zone – Nghe An’ in Nghi Thuan Commune, Nghe An Province, Vietnam in the presence of guests led by Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue and Nguyen Xuan Duong, chairman of Nghe An Provincial People Committee.

David Nardone, WHA Corporation’s Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, was also present together with board members and company executives for the ceremony which was attended by 200 guests. The event coincided with the “2018 Investors Conference” organised by the Nghe An Provincial People Committee.

In 2017, WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Joint Stock Company was established to develop “WHA Hemaraj Industrial Zone – Nghe An” that will cover 3,200 hectares upon completion. The project has been granted an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) to develop its first phase (498 hectares), with construction starting this April 2018. This site will be available to early customers by the fourth quarter of 2018, providing full access to electricity, modern telecommunications and utilities. High quality and well-designed ready-built factories, ranging from 500 to 10,000 square metres, will also be offered to investors.

Nardone, on behalf of WHA Group, thanked the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vietnamese authorities, including Vietnam’s government, Nghe An Provincial People Committee, the Dong Nam Economic Zone and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for their collaboration and continuous support.

He also expressed his confidence in this first phase’s development.

“It is clearly a milestone moment for WHA Group to see our first industrial zone investment in Vietnam forging ahead, and we are looking forward to welcoming our initial customers by the end of this year,” he declared.

“Vietnam has been attracting foreign investors as it is now an important industrial and manufacturing base in Asia,” said Nardone.

“We look forward to opening our doors to companies from different sectors including automotive, textile, electronics, consumer, logistics and many others. We will continue to pioneer more solutions to accompany them as |they reach their full potential and achieve their goals” he added.

Turkish Airlines goes for A350 XWB

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market-dynamism and growth.

“With Turkish Airlines serving more destinations than any other airline around the world, we are delighted to build our future on Airbus’ all-new A350 XWB to support the development of our international route-network from our Istanbul and Ankara hubs.” said Turkish Airlines Chairman, M. Ilker Ayci.

“We are extremely proud at Airbus to count Turkish Airlines as a new A350 operator, the world’s most modern and efficient widebody aircraft.” said Eric Schulz, Chief Commercial Officer, Airbus. “This order strengthens and expands the long-lasting partnership between Airbus, Turkish Airlines and Turkey overall.”

Turkish Airlines currently operates an Airbus fleet of 167 aircraft with a further 92 A321neo on backlog.

Turkey is an integral part of the Airbus supply chain for almost 20 years, being a partner in all Airbus aircraft programmes, including the prestigious A350 XWB.

Starbucks launches Songkran drinkware

With just a month left before the Thai New Year festival kicks off, most people are already looking for the best spots to go wild with their friends and enjoy water fights and street parties or planning to visit their families during this long holiday of joy.

Starbucks (Thailand) will join in the new year celebration with the launch of a Songkran drinkware collection that allows partygoers to stay fresh and hydrated all day long. Hurry and grab your favourite item from any Starbucks store nationwide from today while stocks last!

Samson Controls boosts new distribution centre

Samson Controls Thailand has injected more than Bt200 million in boosting its new distribution centre in response to the growing demand for emerging businesses in the country, where the economic outlook is bright.

Samson Controls Thailand has built a large-sized warehouse worth more than Bt60 million to optimise inventory balances and maximise the capability and quality of manufactured products to be distributed to strategic partners from several key industries, such as petrochemical, oil refinery, power plant, food and beverage, and various other businesses requiring high-quality control valves and accessories manufactured with certified production standards, as part of the ambitious goal to maximise manufacturing potential and elevate the quality standards of Thailand’s industrial sector to be highly efficient and competitive in the Asean market.

Junlanop Chantabunyakul, managing director of Samson Controls Thailand Company Limited, said “Since 2001, we combine our major strengths in manufacturing excellent products, sound service management, cutting-edge technology, and efficient machinery together, leading to the existence of Samson Controls Thailand.

With several years of business operations in Thailand, the company successfully generated more than Bt26 million of sales in the first year, thanks to our well-developed strategies on inventory management to support our business partners’ greater production capacity.

“To cope efficiently with the existence of the Asean Economic Community, the company has determined to increase its registered capital to Bt27 million, with the expectation to achieve a sales volume of Bt400 million by 2020, increasing from Bt320 million in 2017.

Such achievement makes Samson Controls Thailand the biggest sales champion among others in the neighbouring nations in Southeast Asia. Additionally, the new distribution centre has been established to support the development of our maintenance services for control valves, aiming to provide all customers with the highest satisfaction of both products and services.

Situated on a large land plot of over seven rai and a vast usable area of more than 5,400 square meters reserved for maintenance activities, the new distribution centre has become more powerful with advanced energy-saving innovation and high-quality construction materials, aiming to support the continuing operations and expansion for the next 80 years,” said Junlanop.