Firm Description
The VERITAS Design Group was founded in 1987 on the principles of constant innovation and a commitment to the highest standards of professionalism.Today, VERITAS is led by its Founder and Group President David Mizan Hashim and Vice President Lillian Tay, supported by a team of 18 Principals in Malaysia and across the world. These leaders are backed by a team of almost 350 qualified professionals and support staff establishing VERITAS as one of the top 100 multi-disciplinary design practices on earth. VERITAS, began as an architectural practice, but now offers a full range of supporting design services for the built environment through subsidiary companies. These include Interior Design, Landscape Design, Planning, Environmental Consulting, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management and Claim Consulting. VERITAS services also include the niche disciplines of traffic, social, and environmental impact assessments.
The VERITAS head office is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia while branch offices in Georgetown, Penang and Johor Bahru provide effective service delivery across the peninsular. And recently 2021 Kota Kinabalu branch office extends the presence of VERITAS to east Malaysia.
VERITAS established its first international office in Dubai in 2005, followed by Ho Chi Minh City in 2007, Melbourne in 2010, Mumbai in 2011, Portland (USA) in 2012, London in 2014, Singapore in 2019 and most recently Tokyo, Jakarta and Riyadh in 2021. The 8 international offices of VERITAS work closely and collaboratively to deliver integrated design services to its network of Clients on projects across the planet.
The success of VERITAS can be attributed to many factors which set the practice apart from its peers. Firstly, its total and unwavering commitment to the highest ideals and standards of design has won the group and its Clients countless awards, accolades and forms of recognition over the past 35 years.
VERITAS’ customized multi-disciplinary service structure, which is called VERITAS Integrated Professional Services or VIPs, provides its Clients with the option of a streamlined, trouble-free, efficient and cost-competitive “one-stop-shop” for the engagement of consultants. As a result, for many projects VERITAS provides multiple, if not totally integrated, professional services.
Technologically, the complete digitization of all design, drafting and documentation processes at VERITAS and the continuous investment and training in the latest Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Industrialized Building Systems (IBS) technology has ensured a greater level of coordination and attention to detail. Its investment in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) mediums has advanced the Group’s creative presentation capabilities. This technical edge serves to provide VERITAS’ Clients with a strategic advantage in a competitive market.
Quality Assurance is a key part of VERITAS’ corporate culture. ISO certifications; 9001:2008, 14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:2007 ensure that its work procedures and systems meet the rigorous international standards of quality demanded by the building and construction industry today. VERITAS’ commitment to high construction quality standards is manifest in the creation of its own customized quality control certification program named VERITAS QCheck.
VERITAS’ commitment to the principles of sustainability and resilience are evinced by the high number of its certified facilitators for various international green-building accreditations including GBI, GreenRe, LEED etc. VERITAS has also created a customized sustainability certification system called GreenCheck and an in-house carbon-tracking/reduction program called the CARE Scheme. The Group’s subsidiary VERITAS Environment Sdn. Bhd. which specializes in the technical field of energy cost reduction and waste management, reaffirms the Group’s leadership in this increasingly important aspect of design professions.
Lastly, VERITAS is a corporate member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), which is dedicated to the UN’s 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). VERITAS is also a member of Transparency International (TI), a global organization dedicated to ending corruption and graft. The Group’s corporate social responsibility program, called the VERITAS Fund for Excellence (VFE), is an active contributor to worthy causes in the fields of education, environment and design. In this respect, VERITAS is proud to represent a benchmark to its Clients on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) aspirations.
