KELANTAN will be the first state in Malaysia to develop an industrial building system (IBS) industrial park, which will serve as a one-stop reference centre to increase the capacity and capabilities of industrial building, especially in the east coast.

Works Minister Fadillah Yusof said the project is being developed under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) with an allocation of more than RM70 million and will be completed in 24 months.

“The IBS industrial park is an initiative under the IBS excellence programme in Kelantan and will be developed on a 200-acre site in Sg Bagan, Machang, that has been donated by the Kelantan government,” he said after witnessing the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Kelantan government with the Construction Industry Development Board in Kota Baru today.

The MOU was signed by Kelantan state secretary Nazran Muhammad and CIDB chief executive officer Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid, and witnessed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed and Kelantan Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob.

The MOU is expected to strengthen the IBS ecosystem network in Malaysia and boost the number of local industry players as well as small and medium enterprises, Fadillah said, adding that the industrial park will create about 3,500 job opportunities.

The use of IBS technology, he said, will benefit industry players and strengthen the local construction industry.

He added that the comprehensive use of IBS technology will help various construction projects, including housing projects, as it will reduce costs and produce quality buildings. – Bernama, October 17, 2021.