City developer, SkyWorld Development Group ("SkyWorld") indeed live up to its promise of delivering on its three strengths value creation, innovation and Sky Living experience. SkyWorld announced the commencement of the first Quality Centre by SkyWorld in Malaysia on Tuesday afternoon (April 18).

The ground-breaking ceremony marked another important milestone for the emerging developer, as it grew from strength to strength and earned more vote of confidence as well as support from its purchasers and business associates.

Present to grace and officiate the momentous event, Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah, Minister of Works Malaysia said, "Indeed, SkyWorld is breaking new grounds by kick-starting the first Quality Centre by SkyWorld in Malaysia. I want to congratulate SkyWorld for embracing the professional quality practice and pledged their commitment by investing RM3.8 million into this 13,000 square feet Quality Centre. I encourage other developers to follow suit and help us in building a better nation and quality of life for our people."

"I also understand that SkyWorld is one of the biggest contributors of Rumah Mampu Milik Wilayah Persekutuan (RUMAWIP) in Kuala Lumpur. RUMAHWIP, a government housing CSR programme which was founded to provide affordable homes for city dwellers. I am also proud to know that SkyWorld's popular SkyAwani affordable home series will also be in compliance with the QLASSIC standards and that the Ministry of Works together with Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) will give the full support to SkyWorld in their quest to increase a higher quality standard."

Datuk Ng Thien Phing, Founder & Group MD of SkyWorld echoed the Minister of Works' statement, stating, "As a responsible property developer, we always strive to provide more value-added features to our products. Purchasers are becoming savvier and are getting more selective. So besides offering innovative, location-centric, various facilities & amenities, one important aspect is quality assurance providing quality homes for our buyers & investors. This SkyWorld Quality Centre is a big move as it is our endorsement of quality developments by SkyWorld. This Centre can also be used as a training and education ground for our staff as well as a sharing hub for our consultants and engineers, university students, prospective home buyers and also for the public who want to know more about the quality of construction in Malaysia."

Also present to officiate the groundbreaking ceremony was YB Dato' Ahmad Fauzi Bin Zahari, Ahli Parlimen Setiawangsa, Mr Lee Chee Seng, COO and Mr Siew Chee Seng, CFO of SkyWorld.

The SkyWorld Quality Centre is the first-of-its-kind in Malaysia and acts as a benchmark for quality construction for all SkyWorld developments. The centre signifies SkyWorld commitments to QLASSIC and CONQUAS quality assessment. SkyWorld will provide a showcase of quality workmanships such as the wall or floor evenness versus the uneven wall/floor surface. The SkyWorld Quality Centre will help you to identify quality shortcomings that you might not be able to identify visually. Short important notes will also be included, describing the quality requirements. This 13,000 square feet centre is earmarked for completion in September 2017 and boasts 10 functional areas such as the SkyWorld lounge, a mini auditorium that can seat 30 persons, a comprehensive show unit consisting of living room, bedroom, yard, balcony, corridor, staircase, kitchen and bathroom.

With good track record, SkyWorld is poised to perform well in its future projects. Many of its future developments are location-centric within Kuala Lumpur region. With over 130 acres of quality land banks totalling more than RM13 billion in gross development value, SkyWorld is set to transform the city, one development at a time.