House of Hope – maiinspiration

The year 2017 had closed its chapter, and maimai anticipates that 2018 will be a better year for everyone. Well, mostly everyone, since we cannot discount the fact that the economy has not fully recovered yet and some parts of the world is still full of confusion due to uncertain political conditions. We hope that all will be well and healthy.

To start 2018, maimai shall recap some important and significant events throughout 2017.

a. maiCSR programmes – Year 2017 was pretty tough on many people, and we did our best to help as much as possible. maimai was happy to be able to give throughout the year with our programmes to the following recipients:

St. Nicholas Home for the Blind
House of Hope
Precious Family Home

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b. Launch of new products – We also launched new products as follows:

maiModesty – new anti-finger print product that is applied to any colour or designs, including woodgrain patterns. This product helps you to reduce your time on housework.
The Triplets – 3 new colours under the 6ft range, namely Kabuki White, Agouti Brown and Merlyn Green. These 3 new colours will bring new life to your interior designs as each have their own personality and vibes.
maiLaminate New Collection – The big maiLaminate catalogue was launched during the ARCHIDEX 2017, with new woodgrain designs for everyone to choose from.
An Encyclopedia of Maica Laminates – This encyclopedia consists of the A to Z of Maica Laminates products and specifications, meant for easy understanding and reference.

Overall, there had been great successes of the little things that made us happy throughout the year in the midst of the pain there is. The biggest nation-wide issue had been the flood that happened two times during the last quarter. This was out of our plans and cannot be helped, so maimai can only brave it through together with everyone else.

We sincerely hope that year 2018 with a peaceful start will continue to bring peace and happiness to us all. It will definitely be better than 2017.

20 Apr, 2017 – Maica Laminates Sdn Bhd had performed a 2nd CSR activity to House of Hope as the beneficiary of the programme. This time, it is the sponsorship of 14 table tops made from maiCompact to replace the original, existing ones.

The existing table tops were made of MDF boards and due to wear and tear, some of the edging and the boards itself were damaged. When maimai first saw these tables, maimai examined the steel legs and they were still in excellent condition. So, the next thing we did was to place in the instruction to cut 2 sheets of maiCompact (size 6ft x 12ft x 13mm) into the specific sizes of the table tops!

On 18 April, maimai received the good news that the panels were ready, along with CNC-made holes for the screws. Once the panels were there, the excited staff from House of Hope received the panels and one of them started to learn about what to do on YouTube DIY channels. By the next day, he started work.

When maimai visited House of Hope on 20 April 2017, maimai was pleased to see that the staff had successfully installed some of the table tops. So, we took some photos and made a video to celebrate this success: maiCSR Q2 2017 – House of Hope 2

For more photos, please visit Maica’s website at the maiActivities section or our Facebook profile. You may also watch maiVideos on our Maica’s YouTube channel.