Comin Asia

Comin Asia is an engineering and general contracting business associated with projects across mainland Southeast Asia and the wider Mekong region. Its activities cover mechanical and electrical engineering, building-services installation, industrial facilities, infrastructure, power generation, communications, automation, and construction work for commercial and institutional clients. The company has been involved in projects in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and Singapore, with country operations organized through a network of related Comin entities. The group's historical roots are connected to Comin Khmere, which was established in Cambodia in 1960 as a branch of the East Asiatic Company. By 1966, that business reportedly had 15 subsidiary companies and more than 3,000 employees. Operations were disrupted and the company was dissolved during the Cambodian war period in the 1970s. Comin Khmere was reformed in 1992, while Comin Khmere and Comin Vietnam resumed work on construction and infrastructure projects in the Mekong area during the same period. The wider Comin Asia organization subsequently developed a regional presence that included operations in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Singapore. Comin's technical scope is centered on the systems that make large buildings and industrial sites operational. Its work includes electrical installations, connections to electrical grids, heating and air-conditioning systems, elevator and building automation, communications systems, and related mechanical services. This positions the company as a specialist contractor and engineering integrator rather than a consumer-facing product brand. Its clients and project partners have included developers, hotel operators, manufacturers, financial institutions, utilities, government-related organizations, and international businesses. Hospitality has been an important area of activity. Listed commissions include hotels and resorts in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, including projects associated with Sheraton, Le Meridien, Conrad, and other hospitality developments. The company has also worked on office towers, banks, schools, shopping centers, embassies, airports, factories, and power plants. In Cambodia, cited projects include the American Embassy, Vattanac Capital Tower, AEON Mall Phnom Penh, the National Bank of Cambodia, ACLEDA Bank's headquarters, and airport-related works. In Vietnam, the project record includes the BIDV Tower, RMIT Academic Building 2, Golden Westlake, Sheraton Nha Trang, and Le Meridien Saigon. The company has also participated in industrial and energy projects. In Cambodia it worked with Wärtsilä Finland on power-plant construction, including a 23 MW plant in Kampot and a 30 MW facility for Khmer Electrical Power. Other listed assignments include the Camau Power Plant in Vietnam, Lao Coca-Cola bottling facilities, Honey Garments Factory in Myanmar, and Coca-Cola Pinya Beverages Myanmar. These projects demonstrate the breadth of Comin's work across building services, industrial engineering, and energy infrastructure. In 2010, Comin Asia began collaborating with RMA Group in engineering. The available reference material does not establish a current ownership structure, financial profile, executive roster, or corporate website. Comin Asia is therefore best understood as a regional engineering and contracting group with a multi-country project portfolio, rather than as a publicly listed company or a mass-market brand.

Comin Asia's recorded history is rooted in Comin Khmere, a Cambodian business established in 1960 as a branch of the East Asiatic Company. The enterprise expanded during the 1960s; by 1966 it reportedly consisted of 15 subsidiary companies and employed more than 3,000 people. Its development was interrupted by the war in Cambodia during the 1970s, when the company was dissolved. Comin Khmere was reformed in 1992. That same period saw Comin Khmere and Comin Vietnam begin operating on construction and infrastructure projects in the Mekong River area. The business later developed into a regional organization with related operations in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Singapore. The available reference describes the organization as consisting of six major subsidiaries or country operations: Comin Khmere in Phnom Penh; Comin Asia in Vietnam, with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Comin Asia in Vientiane, Laos; Comin Asia in Yangon, Myanmar; and Comin Asia in Singapore, with Thailand also identified as one of its operating markets. The company's work has centered on mechanical and electrical engineering and general contracting. Its technical responsibilities can include electrical distribution and grid connections, heating and air-conditioning systems, elevator automation, communications infrastructure, and other building systems. Comin has particularly served the hospitality sector, working on hotels and resorts, while also taking on offices, banks, schools, factories, airports, shopping centers, embassies, industrial plants, and energy facilities. Its cited Cambodian portfolio includes the American Embassy, Crown Can factories, Vattanac Capital Tower, ACLEDA Bank's headquarters, AEON Mall Phnom Penh, the International School of Phnom Penh, the National Bank of Cambodia, and projects connected with Siem Reap and Phnom Penh international airports. The company also worked with Wärtsilä Finland on the construction of a 23 MW Kampot power plant and a 30 MW plant for Khmer Electrical Power. In Vietnam, listed assignments include Golden Westlake, Sheraton Nha Trang, BIDV Tower, RMIT Academic Building 2, Le Meridien Saigon, the Camau Power Plant, and the Hanoi Petroleum Trading Center. Thai projects cited in the reference include Karma Samui, Conrad Resort & Spa Koh Samui, KC Hotel, CD&P Unique, The Lotus Terrace, and KC Beach. Projects in Laos and Myanmar include a Lao Coca-Cola bottling facility, Mascot, Honey Garments Factory, and Coca-Cola Pinya Beverages Myanmar. A further development occurred in 2010, when Comin Asia began collaborating with RMA Group in engineering. The available material does not provide sufficient information to determine the group's present ownership, legal structure, leadership, revenue, employee count, or current project pipeline. Its documented profile is that of a regional engineering and contracting organization serving institutional, commercial, industrial, hospitality, infrastructure, and energy clients.

• 2010

  Engineering collaboration with RMA Group

  [1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  Comin Asia began collaborating with RMA Group in engineering.

• 1992

  Comin Khmere reformed and Mekong-region operations resumed

  [1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  Comin Khmere was reformed, and Comin Khmere and Comin Vietnam began work on construction and infrastructure projects in the Mekong River area.

• 1970

  Operations disrupted during the Cambodian war period

  [1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  The company was dissolved during the war period in Cambodia.

• 1966

  Expansion to 15 subsidiary companies

  [1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  The historical Comin Khmere organization was reported to have 15 subsidiary companies and more than 3,000 employees.

• 1960

  Comin Khmere established in Cambodia

  [1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  Comin Khmere was established as a Cambodian branch of the East Asiatic Company, forming the historical foundation associated with Comin Asia.

A regional engineering integrator and general contractor focused on complex building systems, industrial facilities, infrastructure, hospitality developments, and power projects in Southeast Asia.

• Engineering services

  Mechanical and electrical engineering

  Comin Asia provides integrated mechanical and electrical work for buildings, factories, infrastructure sites, and other large developments. The scope includes equipment, installation, coordination, and commissioning of systems required for a facility's day-to-day operation.

• Building systems

  Building-services systems

  Its building-services work includes electrical distribution, connections to electrical grids, air-conditioning and heating systems, elevator automation, communications systems, and related controls. These services are particularly relevant to hotels, resorts, offices, malls, schools, and institutional buildings.

• Industrial engineering and infrastructure

  Industrial and power projects

  The company has undertaken engineering and contracting assignments for factories, bottling plants, utilities, and power stations. Cited examples include the Kampot and Khmer Electrical Power plants in Cambodia, the Camau Power Plant in Vietnam, and manufacturing or beverage facilities in Laos and Myanmar.

• Hospitality construction services

  Hospitality engineering

  Comin Asia has served hotels and resorts across the region, supplying or coordinating the mechanical, electrical, climate-control, automation, and communications systems required by hospitality developments. Referenced projects include Sheraton Nha Trang, Le Meridien Saigon, Conrad Resort & Spa Koh Samui, and other Thai, Cambodian, and Vietnamese properties.

• 2010

  Comin Asia began an engineering collaboration with RMA Group[1]Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Comin Asia and RMA Group began collaborating in the engineering field, according to the company's reference history.

1. 1Comin Asiaen.wikipedia.org