Leading regional NGO Enterprise Asia proudly honored Evergold Metal Roofing Sdn Bhd (Evergold) with the prestigious Fast Enterprise Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2023 Malaysia. The APEA serves as a significant platform to recognize and celebrate enterprises that have demonstrated exemplary achievements, driving economic growth and development in the region. The award ceremony, held on 2 June 2023, celebrated Evergold’s exceptional growth, outstanding business performance, and commitment to excellence in the competitive market.
Incorporated in 2011, Evergold mainly manufactures metal roofing products such as roofing sheets, lightweight truss purlin, and rainwater gutter systems in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. As one of the family-run businesses with no other outsider shareholder involved, it was founded by family members with additional staff that began with 7 persons. The company’s vision and mission are “To create, engineer & source sustainable and affordable steel products and building material solutions for residential and commercial buildings”. This has been practiced until today, keeping its businesses competitive by gradually investing in high-end machines, retaining talents in research developments, and designing cost-saving solutions for consumers. As a small and young manufacturing company, it gains its competitive edge by providing high-end technology solutions and customer-focused services with integrity, fast delivery, and honesty.
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused supply chain disruptions, cash flow problems, material shortages, and price fluctuations that affected businesses around the globe. As a leading steel manufacturing & building material company, Evergold’s management was dedicated and well-prepared. The company took proactive measures to ensure that all the staff’s health and welfare were taken care of, raw materials were secured, and production ran according to schedule. Despite the severe lockdown restrictions, Evergold’s manufacturing plant was able to operate smoothly. In fact, the orders increased tremendously due to disruptions that favored local manufacturers in terms of delivery time and affordable prices. This gave Evergold a chance to seize the opportunity for high increments of business growth in a very short period.
To date, Evergold has over 70 full-time staff and accomplishes an average of 5,000 metric tons of steel fabrication per annum recorded by current trades. The company is planning to set up a new branch factory with the latest technologies. The factory can produce high volumes with fewer human resources in the near vicinity and expand the market to the Sarawak state in the coming times. In the future, Evergold will focus more on product diversification, sustainable solutions, technical development in galvanized steel products and other related construction materials, and adding value and improvements to the quality of life of societies.
About Enterprise Asia
Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are an investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, in uplifting the economic status of people across Asia, and in ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for the future generation. Please visit www.enterpriseasia.org for more information.
About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards
Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region’s most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia.