GEORGE TOWN: United Bintang Bhd (UBB), an importer and exporter of used and reconditioned heavy machinery, will pursue property development plans in Penang under the direction of its new majority shareholder, Datuk Alex Ooi.
Ooi, who now owns 32% of UBB, is the executive chairman of UBB and chief executive officer of Ideal Property Group.
He said UBB would work with Ideal Property Group, a Penang-based developer with 12 years of experience in the business, to pursue some of these projects, as the latter owns about 80ha of landbank on the island, located largely in the south-west district.
“We are looking at building more condominium properties priced between RM500,000 and RM700,000 per unit.
“The plan for this year is for UBB and Ideal Property Group to jointly launch some RM1.5bil worth of such projects on the island in the second half of 2014,” he said.
UBB is also looking to tap into the growing tourism market in Penang, which has attracted some six million visitors since it was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2008.
“We plan to take this opportunity to invest in the development of new tourist attractions in the coming years as part of our diversification strategies, which include building a theme park in Penang.
“To cater to the increasing number of tourists in Penang, we plan to build two new hotels in Bayan Baru,” he said.
Ooi said UBB saw more future benefits for its shareholders from the development of high-quality premium development projects.
“This initiative will consolidate, strengthen our current finances and transform UBB and Ideal Group into one of the top property developers in Penang.
“With new funds, we want to be more than just a property developer. Being a Penang home-grown developer, Ideal Property wants to create a legacy for Penang, not by encouraging the appreciation of asset values but build properties that promote great appreciation of life for the next generations to come with great emphasis on wellness,” Ooi added.
He added that UBB’s board of directors had already endorsed the change of UBB’s name to Ideal United Bintang Bhd (IUBB).
The name IUBB has been approved by the Companies Commission of Malaysiaand is now waiting for the shareholders’ approval at the forthcoming EGM.
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