Homegrown Malaysian brand Ekowood that specialises in the supply chain of engineered hardwood flooring has been awarded yet another international accolade at the World Branding Awards 2015 on 24 September 2015.

The brand, chaired by none other than Datuk Kelvin Tan, brought home the prestigious ‘Brand of the Year’ award at Kensington Palace, London, under the ‘Malaysia’s Best Wood Flooring 2015/2016' category.

The award recognises and celebrates some of the best global and national brands for their work and achievements, which in Ekowood’s case, is its impressive portfolio that sees it exporting its products to 35 countries and has international offices and distribution centres in USA, Spain and Luxembourg.

“I’m truly honoured and would like to thank the World Branding Forum for this prestigious award. It is indeed an important milestone. Ekowood has always believed in value creation through branding since its inception.” said Datuk Kelvin.

Other national winners around the world include Maybank from Malaysia, Hugo Boss from Germany, Prada from Italy, Seiko from Japan, Samsung from Korea, KLM from the Netherlands, Chunghwa Telecom from Taiwan, Santander from Spain, and Royal Mail from the United Kingdom. 

Global winners include Apple, Cartier, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, Guinness, Lego, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Mercedes Benz, Nescafé, Nike and Rolex.

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