9 October 2017, Projects by the Malaysian government and its partners, such as AECOM, ensure the capital and its surrounding suburbs become even better places to live and work.
AECOM is one of the world's largest engineering firms with a reputation and global reach that is unrivalled in the industry. With a pool of 87,000 employees, this Fortune 500 firm designs, builds, finances and operates (known as the DBFO model) infrastructure assets for governments, businesses and organisations in more than 150 countries. With a client base of 25,000, AECOM made revenue of about US$17.4 billion last year.
The company has been in Malaysia for 40 years, but has grown rapidly in the past four years when its employee headcount surged from around 50 to 800. This was largely driven by its involvement in several projects in the government's Economic Transformation programme (ETP).
Premier global infrastructure firm AECOM expects Greater KL to reach the top tier of liveability as transformational projects by the government have started to materialise.
Having been involved in some of the world's most iconic projects – the One World Trade Centre in New York; Cross Rail, a high-frequency, high-capacity railway in London; Colombo South Container Terminal in Sri Lanka; Taizhou Yangtze Bridge in China and Singapore's stretch of the high-speed rail infrastructure that connects the island city with Kuala Lumpur – AECOM is well aware of the importance of large multifaceted projects and their specific challenges.
"Growing populations and rising urbanisation makes it increasingly important for cities to be sustainable and liveable. Cities are where people live, work and play. Making this urban space safer, healthier, and more accessible within its existing framework can be a very complex challenge without obvious or easily achievable solutions," says Feisal Noor, AECOM vice-president of Buildings + Places for Malaysia.
"Big, bold ideas and a paradigm shift from the conventional way of thinking are needed to overcome such complex challenges. This is what AECOM does best. We leverage the expertise of our large pool of employee around the world, many with years of innovation and hands-on experience in different industries to anticipate and solve the most complex challenges faced by our clients," says Feisal.