TechStore bags RM7.7mil Malaysian customs contract
KUALA LUMPUR: TechStore Bhd has via its wholly-owned subsidiary Tech-Store Malaysia Sdn Bhd secured a contract from the Royal Malaysia Customs for the provision of leasing and training services for four units of baggage scanner machines and two units of body scanner machines with accessories for RM7.7mil.
The enterprise IT services provider said the works will be deployed at the Woodlands North Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) in Singapore, as part of the RTS Link between Malaysia and Singapore.
The letter of award further expands TechStore's involvement in the RTS Link project, which encompasses design consultation for depot equipment and service vehicles; uninterruptible power supply, and the RTS Enterprise Resource Planning work packages, as well as the project for fit-out works for Malaysian agencies at Woodlands North CIQ.
"With the government's increasing push toward public transport digitalisation, we see growing demand for integrated, secure, and localised enterprise IT solutions.
"Our group remains focused on deepening our subject matter expertise and is targeting larger and more complex transportation projects in Johor and Penang, in line with our strategy to support the digital transformation of Malaysia's transport ecosystem," said TechStore managing director Eugene Tan Hock Lim.
The group's unbilled order book stood at RM135.3mil as at May 31, 2025, and its tender book came to RM1.2bil.
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