KUALA LUMPUR (Sin Chew Daily) — The 2017 Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards panel of judges recently visited the offices of several participating companies for evaluation purposes.

City Coin Laundry is the operator of one-stop laundry centers that puts a lot of emphasis on after-sale services with the objective of helping its household customers save time and money.

The company has been established for almost four years now and has a network of more than 350 locations nationwide.

It successfully applied for halal certification and franchise permits earlier this year.

Percetakan Tenaga, an all-rounded packaging service provider, continues to expand since its inception three decades ago.

Today, the company boasts a spacious manufacturing facility measuring 275,000 square feet.

Plaza Premium Lounge, the flagship brand of Plaza Premium Group, runs the world’s first independent airport lounges for use of all travelers irrespective of airline companies or flight classes.

Founder and CEO Song Hoi-see launched the first Plaza Premium Lounges at KLIA and Hong Kong International Airport in 1998. Other lounges have since been opened at other major airports worldwide.

Plaza Premium Lounge now operates in 150 cities and 36 international airports, hiring over 4,500 employees globally and offering impeccable pre-flight services for more than 12 million passengers every year.

Green House Ingredient Sdn Bhd has been a highly reliable supplier of halal certified food ingredients and spices for food and pastry manufacturers over the past 14 years. It has since expanded its business to oversea markets.

Jointly organized by Sin Chew Daily and Sinchew.com.my under MCIL Multimedia Sdn Bhd, Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2017 is exclusively sponsored by CIMB Bank Berhad.

Among the supporting partners are Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong), Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA), Malaysia Entrepreneurs’ Development Association (PUMM), Branding Association of Malaysia (BAM), SME Association of Malaysia, National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM), Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC), China Entrepreneurs Association in Malaysia (PUCM), Asean Retail-Chains Franchise Federation (ARFF) and Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG). Other partners include Skynet, Fine Paper Takeo Sdn Bhd and Setia City Convention Centre.

Grant Thornton Malaysia is the auditor for the event.