Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Sunway Construction seals RM308mil Iskandar Malaysia Studios deal

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd (SunCon), a unit of Sunway Holdings Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM308.9 million contract from Iskandar Malaysia Studios Sdn Bhd to build an integrated media studios facility in Pulai, Johor, said Sunway.

The project, known as Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, comprises a TV block (two TV studios and two scene docks), a film block (five film studios), and an annex block consisting of a viewing theatre, a VIP cade and an audience holding area.

It will also have a production block (film studio annex which includes offices, post-production services, dressing room and wardrobe store), a technical block, a workshop block (11 workshops and associated office), a central energy plan block, and an ancillary building (guard house, pyrotechnic store, one block refuse chamber, staff carparks and 4.05ha backlot for filming).

The project is expected to be fully completed on or by May 10, 2013 and will contribute positively to the earnings of the group for the year ending Dec 31, 2012 onwards, said Sunway in a filing to Bursa Malaysia here. - Bernama

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