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Risk of Inability to Recruit Personnel to Support Operations and Business Expansion Plans
The heart of a service business is human resources, which serve as the primary asset for both current operations and the Group’s expansion. The business relies heavily on personnel who possess knowledge, experience, and a strong service mindset across various departments, including specialized roles such as engineers and architects. These professionals are key success factors for the Group’s business. If the Group were to lose current personnel or fail to recruit a sufficient number of qualified staff to meet operational demands and future expansion plans, it could adversely impact the Group’s performance and growth trajectory.
Historically, the highest turnover rates have been observed among employees with less than one year of service, particularly within the Property and Community Management line (Condominium and Housing Estate Juristic Person services) and the Service Business line (Cleaning services). Comparative analysis with other operators in the same industry reveals that the Group’s turnover rate in these segments is not significantly different from its peers. Nevertheless, the Company recognizes that employee turnover results in wasted recruitment and training costs for new staff. Therefore, to mitigate this impact and manage this risk, the Company has established the following measures:
1) Recruiting to fill vacancies through various channels, such as the “Friend Get Friend” referral program, mass recruitment events, and online job boards. Additionally, for cleaning staff in the Service Business line, the Company manages personnel by recruiting freelancers and outsourcing certain projects to external service providers.
2) Creating a corporate culture focused on sharing ideas and expertise, generating innovative concepts, and effectively overcoming challenges. This aims to foster teamwork, continuous development, creativity, and adaptability to change.
3) Establishing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and collaborative projects with various educational institutions to expand work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
4) Developing training programs to elevate the skills and knowledge of personnel in real estate-related fields, such as consultancy and building management. This involves Upskilling & Reskilling both current and new employees to understand modern living needs and behaviors. New staff are required to pass relevant training courses according to specified criteria before commencing their duties.
5) Implementing annual personnel development plans and competency assessments to ensure that all staff possess sufficient capabilities for efficient operations. This includes setting competitive compensation packages to retain high-potential employees.
Furthermore, the Group consistently provides essential skill training for both internal staff and external individuals. These sessions cover service excellence and specialized skills such as Digital Marketing, Juristic Person Management, Juristic Accounting, Construction Law, and Sales and Service Fundamentals. The Group emphasizes On-the-job Training to ensure new employees thoroughly understand operational systems and can perform their duties accurately and efficiently.
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Human Rights and Supply Chain Labor Management Risk
“People” are the critical factor for Primo’s business, as the service sector relies heavily on human labor, including both direct employees and outsourced personnel. In today’s society, human rights violations are highly sensitive issues. Any complaints or public exposure regarding such violations would directly and indirectly impact the Company’s reputation and corporate image. Consequently, the Company has established policies to support and respect the protection of human rights by treating all stakeholders—including employees, the community, and surrounding society—with equality and non-discrimination. This includes prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, age, skin color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or social status. Furthermore, the Company respects labor rights by strictly prohibiting forced labor, child labor, and the inappropriate use of pregnant labor, while adhering strictly to all relevant labor laws and regulations.
The Company also encourages its suppliers and business partners to uphold the same principles of respecting human rights. Additionally, the Company monitors compliance with human rights requirements by providing channels for feedback and whistleblowing for those affected by any rights violations arising from the Company’s business operations.
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Supply Chain Management and Project Development Risk in Consultancy and Construction Supervision Business
Construction projects frequently encounter risk factors that require special attention from construction consultants, categorized as follows:
Risks Affecting Project Timelines:
- Volatile Weather Conditions: Operating amidst unpredictable weather, such as storms, seasonal thunderstorms, or extreme heat, which may lead to operational disruptions.
- Labor Shortages: Resulting from wage-related factors, as well as delays caused by the breakdown of machinery, construction equipment, and tools.
- Design Changes by Project Owners: Requiring additional time for consultation and decision-making.
- Construction Errors: Deviations from blueprints or contractual agreements during the execution phase.
- On-site Accidents: Unforeseen incidents occurring during project implementation.
Risks Affecting Quality of Work:
- Unskilled Labor: Issues with workers lacking necessary skills or responsibility, leading to substandard output.
- Contractor Non-compliance: Contractors failing to perform duties with integrity, resulting in operational errors.
- Mid-construction Design Alterations: When project owners change plans after construction has commenced, increasing the risk of substandard rectification work.
Risk Management Measures:
- Flexible Scheduling: Planning for shifts in working hours and establishing backup plans for re-sequencing work stages to handle weather volatility and late material deliveries.
- Contractor Management: Opting to terminate engagements with problematic contractors or laborers in favor of more efficient service providers.
- Equipment Upgrades: Regularly inspecting machinery and tools with high failure rates and procuring new replacements.
- Safety Management: Ensuring all workers and relevant personnel are equipped with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the site.
- Proactive Communication: Consistently notifying project owners and stakeholders of work plans in advance to prevent retroactive changes to completed work.
- Weather Protection: Preparing for the rainy season by designing and installing temporary rain covers to ensure smooth operations.
- Maintenance Planning: Establishing maintenance schedules for machinery and equipment to prevent damage in cases where the project owner opts not to purchase new units.
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Water Management Risk in Condominium Juristic Person Management
The Company Group is a comprehensive integrated real estate service provider. One of its primary revenue streams is the Property Management Business, which provides services to condominium juristic persons. Core services include common property management (covering common assets, buildings and engineering systems, budget management, environmental management, and security management). Certain operational aspects must strictly comply with government laws, rules, and regulations. Failure to comply fully may result in significant fines for the juristic person, while the Group, as the service provider, may face reprimands or claims for damages arising from operational errors. Critical areas requiring specialized focus and diligence include consistent compliance with measures specified in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports approved by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP). The juristic person or project owner is legally obligated to submit an Environmental Monitoring Report (EMR), also known as “EIA Monitoring,” twice a year. This report must detail full compliance with all EIA conditions. A common challenge encountered is wastewater management where water quality fails to meet specified criteria due to uncontrollable factors, such as occupancy rates exceeding design capacity or residents disposing of grease and chemicals into the system. If the Group’s operations fail to address these issues promptly, it could adversely affect the client juristic person and damage the Group’s reputation and customer confidence.
However, the Company Group’s extensive experience in managing diverse juristic persons supports a systematic approach to these challenges. This includes clearly defined written operational standards, regular staff training and monthly Building Manager meetings to identify issues, determine solutions, and mitigate constraints, establishing a QA team responsible for conducting “Surprise Checks” on site personnel to ensure consistent adherence to standards.
Through systematic wastewater treatment and water quality control processes before public discharge, combined with sustainable water management practices—such as the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) principle and maintaining swimming pool water quality (regularly monitoring pH, Suspended Solids (SS), and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS))—the Group achieved a 100% success rate in 2025. All 66 projects under the Group’s management met the specified water quality standards.
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Service Quality Risk
As a comprehensive integrated real estate service provider, the Group’s primary operational asset is its human resources. The business relies heavily on the knowledge, experience, and service-mindedness of its personnel, including those with specialized skills. If the Group is unable to retain, recruit, or develop high-quality personnel in sufficient numbers, it may lead to service quality that fails to meet standards or expectations, or results in high service variability. This could negatively impact customer satisfaction, trust, and corporate image, and may lead to legal disputes.
Service quality risk is a critical priority that requires continuous and effective management. It is strictly overseen by Management through the following measures: establishing clear service standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and appropriate Service Level Agreements (SLAs), continuously enhancing staff capabilities and skills, creating dedicated complaint channels and systematic coordination (Call Center) to resolve issues efficiently, implementing systematic Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for tracking and evaluation, developing a QA team responsible for “Surprise Checks” to monitor on-site personnel and ensure consistent adherence to prescribed standards. Furthermore, Management is required to report the progress of risk management to the Risk Management Committee every quarter to ensure that risks are maintained at an acceptable level.
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Occupational Health and Safety Risk
The Company Group’s operational philosophy and goals focus on creating sustainability throughout the entire value chain. As an integrated real estate service provider (One-Stop Service), our business encompasses engineering consultancy and design, property management, and after-sales services. Our clientele includes real estate developers, project owners, and residents. Consequently, certain operations involve construction sites, machinery, and a high volume of contractors and laborers, making occupational health and safety (OHS) a potentially significant risk to business operations.
The Group prioritizes systematic risk management in this area through strict oversight, including evaluating risks unique to each project site, designing safe work procedures and comprehensive safety plans, providing safety training and clear communication to both employees and contractors, conducting regular on-site inspections and employee health screenings. Furthermore, the Group utilizes monitoring and reporting systems for proactive governance and continuous process improvement. These measures aim to prevent and minimize losses from accidents, injuries, or illnesses, while enhancing project control efficiency and mitigating legal and reputational risks—serving as a vital foundation for sustainable growth.