Centurion looks to raise bed capacity amid dormitory supply crunch

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Tue, Apr 4, 2023 · 05:50 AM

MAINBOARD-LISTED dormitory operator Centurion Corporation has been given the go-ahead to increase the bed capacity at its quick-build dormitory (QBD) sites, as supply remains tight.

Centurion Corporation chief executive Kong Chee Min said the company has received approval from JTC to add 888 more beds at its Westlite Jalan Tukang and Westlite Tuas Avenue 2 dormitories, two QBDs that began operations in 2021.

QBDs are temporary structures built during the pandemic to create additional bed space for migrant workers.

Centurion has a lease term of three years at the two sites, with an option to extend the lease by a year after that.

The company operates five purpose-built dormitories (PBD) with 27,530 beds, and four QBDs with 6,368 beds. An average of 97 per cen…