KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Sunway Property, the property arm of Sunway Bhd, has won the Top 10 Developers award at the BCI Asia Awards for the eighth-year running, beating peers from seven countries. 

In a statement today, Sunway said winners are judged by the extent of their sustainability, both socially and environmentally, as established by BCI Asia’s comprehensive project leads research, and confirmed green building ratings awarded through World Green Building Council (WGBC) accredited certifications. 

“With this criteria, firms with a greater portfolio of sustainable projects will have higher odds to make it into the Top 10,” it said. 

The BCI Asia Awards is presented to the top 10 developers and architects in seven key Asian markets comprising the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam that have made the greatest contribution to the built environment in the prior year. 

The award was established in 2005 and is seen as one of the most coveted awards for the Asian building and design industry. 

Sunway property development division deputy managing director Lum Tuck Ming said the award solidifies the group’s status as a leading and sustainable Master Community Developer in Malaysia. 

“It is our commitment to continuously build sustainable communities, where societies can live and grow together for generations to come. We are pleased to see that our efforts have been recognised by the BCI Asia Awards and it will definitely continue to spur us to do better,” Lum added.

Sunway Property is a leading regional property developer in building, and managing integrated townships and transit-oriented developments, including in China, India, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. 

“(Along with) Sunway City, Sunway City Ipoh, Sunway Iskandar, Sunway Penang and Sunway Velocity, the group proves its commitment to the communities,” the statement said. 

As a master community developer, the property wing continues to build a strong brand with an unblemished track record, it added.

“The company will provide buyers [with] more assurance of its fine workmanship, excellent customer care service and on-time delivery. 

Driven by a strong management team with sharp business acumen and unwavering belief in sustainable business practices, Sunway Property looks forward to transforming its existing land bank into new award winning developments and building properties that buyers will aspire to stay, work and play in,” the company added. 

Sunway shares closed unchanged at RM1.55 today, for a market capitalisation of RM7.54 billion.