IJM Corporation Berhad announces ground-breaking partnership with Facebook at Work

The launch of Facebook-at-Work by IJM today to its employees is an innovative milestone for the Malaysian-grown conglomerate as it became the first publicly-listed company in Malaysia to introduce Facebook At Work among its employees. 

This is the first time that an enterprise collaboration platform has been adopted by IJM. IJM’s CEO & Managing Director, Dato’ Soam Heng Choon in his launch message said that Facebook At Work is a similar platform to Facebook, which is simple, secure and easy-to-use, with features that are focused on improving team collaboration, productivity and efficiency which is in line with the company’s goal of enhancing the 3 Cs – Connect, Communicate, Collaborate amid its five business divisions. Employees not only will be using the social networking platform on their desktop computer, they will be able to use it in their mobile phones and tablets so that they can keep track of work and improve knowledge transfer while on the move.

“IJM has a big vision to enhance company operating culture to be even more effective and collaborative. In order to achieve this, there are many areas we need to improve; one of it is the IT platform. We have found Facebook at Work fits into our requirement very well as it has the potential to bring people around the world closer. We believe Facebook at Work will do this for our organisation.” said Dato’ Soam. “It is very easy to pick up because many people are already using it daily in their personal lives and is completely separate from the consumer Facebook service.” 

IJM began piloting Facebook At Work among a group of champions from its five business divisions of Construction, Property development, Manufacturing and Quarrying, Infrastructure Concessions and Plantations in January 2016 and had received very positive feedback. Staff shared that they were able to work much more efficiently, getting faster feedback and responses on decisions, update colleagues on work in a much more engaging way and a broader reach as well as getting a wider range of ideas for on-going projects. IJM launched Facebook at Work to all its 4,600 employees on 7 March 2016.

“I’ve been actively using Facebook At Work while we were piloting it and I find that it allows me to exchange information and ideas quickly and securely with my team on a broad range of subjects. As the Group has grown larger over the last few years, I’m excited to have Facebook At Work bringing all IJMers closer together and collaborate more effectively.” Dato’ Soam further added. 

About IJM Corporation Berhad

IJM Corporation Berhad (“IJM”), formed in 1983, today ranks as one of Malaysia’s leading conglomerates with an international footprint forged by its four core businesses: construction, property development, industry (quarrying and the manufacture of building materials) and infrastructure concessions. IJM holds leading positions across all its business divisions. Its growth is the direct result of strong leadership, dedicated employees, financial prudence and commitment to good governance and quality.

The Group presently has a market capitalisation of around RM9.56 billion and as of June 2025, the Group employed around 3,600 employees and had total assets of RM22.3 billion.

For more information, visit www.ijm.com