TCC to focus on value-addition, world-class management

Aegatip Rattana-Ari, managing director of TCC CPM, said the company this year saw revenue growth of around 5-6 per cent, and there was potential for further growth next year. 
“When our clients make a decision about which building their office should be in, what comes first is location, and the most sought-after locations are the central business district, the downtown area, or areas along the Skytrain or the subway that are conveniently accessible,” he said. 
“What comes next is the rent, which is several times lower in Thailand than in some other Asian countries like Singapore and India. This gives Thai entrepreneurs an advantage over their foreign counterparts.” 
He added that last but not least, clients looked at the design. 
“These days office buildings with fewer columns or no column in the middle of the building are trending, as utility has become a primary concern for clients who would like to make the best use of their working space,” he said.
TCC CPM manages office buildings such as Empire Tower, Interlink Tower, Athenee Tower, 208 Wireless Road Building, and Phlub Phla Chai Building.
For 2017, TCC CPM has set a goal to reiterate its positioning as a leader in the office-building business, especially with the ISO 9001 certification for its quality-management system that meets international standards. 
Meanwhile, the company says it is working to develop an information-technology system and staff that are capable of responding to customer needs in a fast and timely manner. 
In addition, TCC CPM says it is moving add more value to its office buildings to satisfy the various lifestyles of different clients. It says it has been successful with the modification of Empire Tower, turning some parts of it into a complex named EM Space At Empire, with a budget of around Bt1.1 billion. 
It aims to serve people working in the building as well as those in Sathon, Silom, and trees in the midst of Wireless Road’s greenish neighbourhood near Ploenchit BTS Station. neighbouring areas, providing restaurants, banks, fitness centres, and supermarkets.
The renovation of 208 Wireless Road Building on Witthayu Road, another property of TCC CPM, was completed in mid-2016 with a Bt70-million budget. 
The renovation was based on the idea of turning the property into a medium-sized boutique office building with distinguished style and elegance over an area of 26,000 square metres in the midst of Wireless Road’s greenish neighbourhood near Ploenchit BTS Station.
In 2017, the company also has a plan to renovate the Interlink Building on Bang Na-Trat Road with a Bt30-million budget in response to the Bang Na-Suvarnabhumi line of the BTS Skytrain that will come up in the future.
Overall, the company aims to expand its total area of service from 600,000 to 800,000 square metres in 2017, including the company’s own buildings and those of others.