3.1.1 What is the size of your industry?
Chart 1: Malaysia Malaysia
Chart 1: From chart 1, service sector is the biggest economy contributes to Malaysia 
Chart 2: Services Sector Performance Forecast for 2008 (Source: Dept. Statistic and Ministry of Finance , Malaysia
Analysis from chart 1, we choose service sector for our business. Chart 2 shown three (3) sector performance which is Intermediate (43.46 %), Final (43.46 %) and Government (13.08 %).
3.12 What sectors does this industry include?
Chart 3: Final Services Forecast for 2008(Source: Dept. of Statistic and Ministry of Finance, From chart above, shown the Final Services forecast for 2008. From that, the Wholesale and Retail Trade in first rank with 53.39 % .Followed with Others Services (24.15 %), Utilities (12.71 %) and Accommodation and Restaurants (9.75 %)
Chart 4: Others Services Forecast for 2008 (Source: Dept. of Statistic and Ministry of Finance,
In Other Services, there are 6 types which are Health, Education, Professional, Transportation & Communication, ICT and selected. From Chart 4, Health was the biggest percentage in the Other Services with 33.0 %. Meanwhile, Education in second with percentage 27.80 % and follow with Professional (14.50 %), Transportation & Communication ( 11.90 %), ICT (8.0 %) and Selected (4.50 %).
Chart 5: Professional Services Forecast for 2008(Source: Dept. of Statistic and Ministry of Finance,
As shown in Chart 5, Engineering Consultancy has the lowest percentage with 0.21%.This mean that, the sector we choose does not have a lot of competitor. Meanwhile, surveying has the largest percentage in Professional Services
Chart 6: Consultancy Services in Construction Project(Source: Pusat Khidmat Kontraktor & CIDB, 2007)
Chart 6 shown that the Consultancy Services in Construction Project. From the analysis, Structure is the biggest contribute to the construction project with percentage 40.80 %. Followed with Mechanical & Electrical (32.20 %), Soil & Geotechnical (19.0 %) and Hydrology (8 %).
3.1.3 Who are the major players in this industry?
Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd
Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd. was formed in 1991 as an independent Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials testing company providing services to both public and private sectors. Already for more than a decade, Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd. has been recognized as the provider of test solutions required to evaluate the mechanical properties, strength and durability of a wide variety of structures and roadways to their client. In response to their client’s needs, they have set up our first mobile laboratory unit in 2004. This additional flexibility allows them to offer a convenient, personalized, complete service package, from sampling to data delivery. All equipment in their mobile laboratory is always kept calibrated and ready to go
Foundtest (M) Sdn Bhd
Foundtest (M) Sdn. Bhd. was incorporated under companies’ act, 1965 on2nd April 2004 as an independent specialist contractor which principally provides testing services on soil, foundation and building. Formerly known as Tri Dimension Engineering, the company serves as a professional engineering firm specialized in providing on site and lab testing, analysis and consulting services for the construction industry. Their quality services provided includes High Strain Dynamic Load Test, Cross Hole Ultrasonic Monitoring on piles, Site Investigations, Soil Test, and Concrete Lab.
Soilpro (M) Sdn Bhd
Soilpro began operation in April 1994 as a partnership and was incorporated as a private limited operation in March 1996. Soilpro’s business is in providing geotechnical testing services for the construction industry inMalaysia
Gue & Partners
Gue & Partners Sdn. Bhd. is an independent consulting company specializing in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and is providing consultancy services inMalaysia South East Asia . The Company provides innovative problem solving, giving safe, cost effective and practical engineering solutions of the highest standards. They have a group of highly qualified and experienced Geotechnical Engineers and Engineering Geologists.
3.1.4 What are the market and customers for this industry?
In this business, the market is in the construction industry. This is because all construction projects will involve the geotechnical testing to identify the properties of the soil and underground condition. For examples, construction of building, bridge, road and highway, retaining wall and other construction projects.
The customers for this industry are mainly soil drilling and earthwork contractors
3.1.5 What are the industry’s estimated sales this year? Last year? The year before?
Chart 1 : Prestasi industri pembinaan dari segi output kasar ( Department of statistics, Malaysia
Chart 1 had shown the construction industry performance between year 1996 and 2005. Civil engineering industry had increase 0.2 % during 9 years. Construction industry for residential is also increase drastically for about 7.6 % and these data shown that construction industry either for residential or factory is increase year by year.
Virtually every successful civil engineering project begins with a high quality subsurface investigation program of the site. In support of the other Sectors, the Geotechnical Engineering is responsible for overseeing these subsurface investigation programs for a wide variety of projects
Civil engineering consist of Geotechnical is a part of construction project that contribute 5 to 10% from the whole construction. That’s means for the increase of construction sector; the geotechnical sector is also increase
3.1.6 What national/economic trends have affect this industry and how?
Based on Economic Report 2007/2008, the statistic shows the services sector increase from 7.2% in 2006 to 9.0% in 2007 then decrease to 8.6%. This means the services is decrease and open a lot opportunity to others involved in this sector.
In the other hand, construction had been from 2006 until 2008. This will effect this business which is it can increase the number of job in geotechnical field.
3.1.7 What national/economic trends might affect it in the future and how?
From RMK 9, there are many program and project in purpose in developing process. Besides that, it is also to rid the poverty and squatters area inMalaysia
The construction sector is expected will increase time by time. ECER expected that this sector will contribute about 3.3% by the year 2020. By that year, the property sector in ECER capital cities is expected to more than double it current size. These entire projects will involve geotechnical work in about 5% from the total worth the project. Therefore, this will open and enlarge the market of this business.
3.1.8 What is the long-term outlook for this industry?
Value added of all sectors in the economy is expected to record positive growth, which was led by the services sector as shown in Table 1.1. In 2007, the services sector is expected to register solid growth of 9.0% (2006: 7.2 %), exceeding the overall expansion of the economy. Growth on the services sector is also followed by construction sector which increase from 5.2 (2007) to 6.3 (2008). Table 1.1 had also shown the increasing of services factor of share of GDP from year 2006 to year 2008. It was slightly incrase from 51.8 to 54.3 respectively. This increment had illustrated how the services factor can be develop especially on construction services
3.1.3 Who are the major players in this industry?
Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd
Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd. was formed in 1991 as an independent Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials testing company providing services to both public and private sectors. Already for more than a decade, Geolab (M) Sdn. Bhd. has been recognized as the provider of test solutions required to evaluate the mechanical properties, strength and durability of a wide variety of structures and roadways to their client. In response to their client’s needs, they have set up our first mobile laboratory unit in 2004. This additional flexibility allows them to offer a convenient, personalized, complete service package, from sampling to data delivery. All equipment in their mobile laboratory is always kept calibrated and ready to go
Foundtest (M) Sdn Bhd
Foundtest (M) Sdn. Bhd. was incorporated under companies’ act, 1965 on
Soilpro (M) Sdn Bhd
Soilpro began operation in April 1994 as a partnership and was incorporated as a private limited operation in March 1996. Soilpro’s business is in providing geotechnical testing services for the construction industry in
Gue & Partners
Gue & Partners Sdn. Bhd. is an independent consulting company specializing in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and is providing consultancy services in
3.1.4 What are the market and customers for this industry?
In this business, the market is in the construction industry. This is because all construction projects will involve the geotechnical testing to identify the properties of the soil and underground condition. For examples, construction of building, bridge, road and highway, retaining wall and other construction projects.
The customers for this industry are mainly soil drilling and earthwork contractors
3.1.5 What are the industry’s estimated sales this year? Last year? The year before?
Chart 1 : Prestasi industri pembinaan dari segi output kasar ( Department of statistics, Chart 1 had shown the construction industry performance between year 1996 and 2005. Civil engineering industry had increase 0.2 % during 9 years. Construction industry for residential is also increase drastically for about 7.6 % and these data shown that construction industry either for residential or factory is increase year by year.
Virtually every successful civil engineering project begins with a high quality subsurface investigation program of the site. In support of the other Sectors, the Geotechnical Engineering is responsible for overseeing these subsurface investigation programs for a wide variety of projects
Civil engineering consist of Geotechnical is a part of construction project that contribute 5 to 10% from the whole construction. That’s means for the increase of construction sector; the geotechnical sector is also increase
3.1.6 What national/economic trends have affect this industry and how?
Based on Economic Report 2007/2008, the statistic shows the services sector increase from 7.2% in 2006 to 9.0% in 2007 then decrease to 8.6%. This means the services is decrease and open a lot opportunity to others involved in this sector.
In the other hand, construction had been from 2006 until 2008. This will effect this business which is it can increase the number of job in geotechnical field.
3.1.7 What national/economic trends might affect it in the future and how?
From RMK 9, there are many program and project in purpose in developing process. Besides that, it is also to rid the poverty and squatters area in
Residential - 9.1% of Malaysia
Commercial - 6.5% ofMalaysia
Industrial - 8.3% ofMalaysia
Commercial - 6.5% of
Industrial - 8.3% of
The construction sector is expected will increase time by time. ECER expected that this sector will contribute about 3.3% by the year 2020. By that year, the property sector in ECER capital cities is expected to more than double it current size. These entire projects will involve geotechnical work in about 5% from the total worth the project. Therefore, this will open and enlarge the market of this business.
3.1.8 What is the long-term outlook for this industry?
Value added of all sectors in the economy is expected to record positive growth, which was led by the services sector as shown in Table 1.1. In 2007, the services sector is expected to register solid growth of 9.0% (2006: 7.2 %), exceeding the overall expansion of the economy. Growth on the services sector is also followed by construction sector which increase from 5.2 (2007) to 6.3 (2008). Table 1.1 had also shown the increasing of services factor of share of GDP from year 2006 to year 2008. It was slightly incrase from 51.8 to 54.3 respectively. This increment had illustrated how the services factor can be develop especially on construction services
