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Page 1 of 5 Monday, April 11, 2016 NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS UTUSAN BORNEO THESUNDAYPOST COLUMNS BPO SEEDS Sarawak Usage of Sarapegs saves 700 belian trees each year April 7, 2016, Thursday Karen Bong,

com Share this: Tweet 0 Email KUCHING: The commercialisation of Sarapeg to replace wooden pegs used to mark boundaries in perimeter survey works will save 700 belian trees from being felled each year.

the state government as the manufacturer.

1 Page 1 of 5 Monday, April 11, 2016 NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS UTUSAN BORNEO THESUNDAYPOST COLUMNS BPO SEEDS Sarawak Usage of Sarapegs saves 700 belian trees each year April 7, 2016, Thursday Karen Bong, reporters@theborneopost.com Share this: Tweet 0 KUCHING: The commercialisation of Sarapeg to replace wooden pegs used to mark boundaries in perimeter survey works will save 700 belian trees from being felled each year. Sarapeg is developed by Land and Survey Department s Millenium Sabe team during a Quality Control Circle (KIK) event in 2011 while Weida Integrated Industries Sdn Bhd (Weida) has been appointed by the state government as the manufacturer. Weida has rolled out the production of Sarapeg to be used by the department to mark boundaries when carrying out statewide perimeter survey works starting this June. State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Morshidi Abdul Ghani said Weida would produce 125,000 Sarapegs per year for the department s use for the next five years. The cost of producing Sarapeg is RM12.80 per unit, almost similar to pegs made from belian. However, the cost will be cheaper in the long run and most importantly it can reduce the impact on environment considering that the population of belian trees has dropped, he said. Fryer Sports &

2 Page 2 of 5 Morshidi said this at a function to announce the commercialisation of Sarapeg as well as the handing over of the device to the state government at Wisma Bapa Malaysia s Information and Resource Centre here yesterday. Weida group executive chairman Dato Lee Choon Chin, deputy state secretaries Datu Misnu Taha and Datuk Ose Murang as well as Land and Survey deputy director Ibrahim Lumpu were also present. Sarapeg, made out of an environment-friendly thermo plastic, is low-cost, lightweight and flexible compared to the normal pegs made from belian. Morshidi commended the Millenium Sabe team for its achievement, saying the state civil service had long embarked on a transformation programme to enhance its service delivery. The state civil service has 300 KIK teams with 407 projects already implemented and completed as of today, he said. Lee, in his brief address to announce the actual commercialisation of Sarapeg, meanwhile said it marked an important milestone in the local manufacturing industry in the production of a sustainable product. We are proud to collaborate with the state government to produce this new baby which adds a new dimension to what Weida offers and manufactures, he said. Popular Posts POPULAR TODAY WEEK MONTH ALL CM bowls em over with wit: Najib anak Razak cares for us Irene Chang to stand as DAP pick for Bukit Assek Sindiket pelacuran guna Wechat tarik pelanggan State Assembly dissolved India Street mall roofing ready in due time Weekly News Highlights He added that Weida was looking forward to many more collaborations with the government to spur growth and development of the state. The award-winning innovation has won several awards, including the Anugerah Ketua Setiausaha Negara in 2011, National Intellectual Property Award 2012, Excellence Award at the International Convention on QC Circles in Taiwan in 2013, and the Gold Award at the International Conference on Quality in Tokyo in In line with changing times and technology, Sarapeg is also regarded as an improvement on standards for the state s control point and boundary mark because other states are still using the conventional method made of wood or cement. It has obtained patent in Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia. What do you think of this story? Affiliates -- Affiliates -- Supplement Downloads BP Supplement Archive BPIEF 2016 Supplement 2015 The Year in Review BPIEF Supplement 2015 Member of Great (50%) Interesting (0%) Nothing (50%) Sad (0%) Angry (0%)

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