The Spring Mall
Owned and built by PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd.
A Rm150 million project
Mr. James Ling - director of The Spring developer PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd
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The Spring Mall
Owned and built by PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd.
A Rm150 million project
Mr. James Ling - director of The Spring developer PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd
Best Shopping Mall 2012/2013 for Sabah & Sarawak by Tourism Malaysia
TOURISM MALAYSIA AWARDS 2012/2013
BEST SHOPPING MALLS IN MALAYSIA
1. North Zone : Gurney Plaza, Penang
2. South Zone : Johor Bahru City Square, Johor
3. East Coast Zone : KB Mall, Kelantan
4. Central Zone : Sunway Pyramid, Selangor
5. Sabah & Sarawak : The Spring Shopping Mall, Sarawak
The Spring Mall is located at Jalan Simpang Tiga between Kuching City centre and International Airport.
When it opened to the public in January 2008, The Spring was Kuching's largest shopping mall till 2013 when Bolevord Mall was completed.
However The Spring remain as the First Lifestyle Shopping Mall of Kuching City.
The Mall offers many international brands like Esprit, Charles & Keith, Starbucks, Quiksilver etc. spread over two stories and a basement. It also has a Parkson Department Store and a supermarket offering many imported goods.
The Spring is not yet eaten up by tiny stalls at every single corner and walkway like those malls in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere. A good shopping mall should be spacey, lots and lots of open spaces and Space is what The Spring is.
Kuching, with a population of 600,000 but a retail environment far behind that of similar-sized cities other part of Malaysia. Then this new Spring brings a bounce into the City of Cats.
The Spring give Sarawakians a rewarding shopping experience with a wide range of retail choice.
Situated 12-acre site along a main thoroughfare in a high profile neighborhood of South Kuching, the two-storey mall have 350,000sq ft of space and 1,500 car-parking bays, with entrances/exits from all four directions.
The RM150 million project was designed by a New Zealand-based architectural firm, Warren & Mahoney.
Perbena Emas, builder of The Spring, is a construction company incorporated in 1977 and the shopping mall is its maiden venture into property development, on a site it purchased 12 years earlier.
Both Perbena Emas and PSB Realty come under Pan-Sarawak Co Sdn Bhd, which started off in the timber trade and then moved on to building and construction materials and air-conditioning supplies.
The group has carried out major building and infrastructure work in Sarawak, including civil structure work for the Malaysia Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Bintulu, the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching as well as the Hock Lee Centre and Wisma STA in Kuching.
The Spring Shopping Mall in Kuching was the biggest shopping mall in Sarawak when it opened to public on the 10th January 2008. The first large-scale lifestyle shopping centre in this city.
With this gigantic shopping mall, tourists enjoy their time in Kuching, Sarawak in this 2-storey mall. With 150 retail outlets, a gourmet supermarket, an excellent food court here you find Parkson, Ta Khiong gourmet supermarket, MPH, HSL, Factory Outlet, Padini, Bonia, Bata, Hush Puppies, K2Factor, Mango, Esprit, Guess and other established brands.
Then Boulevard Shopping mall took the crown two years after The Spring as another much bigger gigantic hang out place with all in one roof theme park, shopping and movies.
The opening of The Spring and Boulevard also recently helped in attracting outstation tourists from Sibu, Miri, Sabah and even Brunei to come to Kuching City.
The Spring has a "tHe SPring Food Bazaar" at 1st Floor for 500 seats with 40 food stalls. This food court is a must visit! It is luxurious and classy in Kuching. Food Bazaar has many choice there, you can have Indian food, Indonesian food, Korean food, Japanese food, Muslim food, Chinese food, Western food and more.
There are many choice there : Indian food, Indonesian food, Korean food, Japanese food, Muslim food, Chinese food, Western food....When the mall first opened in 2008 the food prices are :
Food such as Roasted Duck Rice is Rm 6.80 per plate.
Chicken Mushroom Boodle is Rm 5.00 per bowl
Pearl Milk Tea is Rm 3.80 per cup
ABC Mango Ice Kachang Rm 4.50 plate
Rice with deep fried fish is Rm 7.50 plate
Contemporary art exhibition at The Spring 2011
Some unique contemporary art drawn, painted and made by local artists on some of the best paintings, sculptures, textiles and graphic designs. The Spring contemporary art exhibition is on the first floor of the shopping complex.
With more than 50 paintings up for show done by various students and lecturers from :
1) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
2) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
3) Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
4) Sarawak Artists Society
The exhibition is in conjunction with the 1Malaysia Mega Sales 2011 theme, Contemporary Art and Culture, is held from 18 July 2011 onwards.
The exhibition is in line with the 1Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival, to promote arts and give the public a chance to appreciate the talent of our local artists.
MBO Cinemas Kuching
MBO Cinemas opened its eight-screen Cineplex in June 2009. This Cineplex kuching is first in East Malaysia. This Cineplex Cinema is located on the top floor of The Spring shopping mall have a total seating capacity of 1,584 with the largest hall accommodating 426 patrons.
MBO Cinema Kuching cost RM 8 millions with a 3D projector and “couple seats” for pairs. One hall designated for couple seats which can accommodate about 50 couples. The 3D projector will be MBO’s first and placed in the largest hall.
2nd Floor
MPH Bookstores opened its new first in East Malaysia outlet in The Spring Mall and 28th February 2008.
This new outlet occupies over 7,000 square feet and offers a wide selection of books ranging from fiction to professional and children’s titles as well as complementary products including stationery, gifts and greeting cards. Facilities available include a self-search terminal, customer service counter and reading area with seats.
MPH deputy chief operating officer Donald Kee said the decision to open the outlet here was due to overwhelming requests from East Malaysian customers who travel to MPH stores in Peninsular Malaysia to buy books. The bookshop is not just a bookstore but also aimed to promote local writing books by Malaysian authors prominently displayed at the front of the store.
MPH The Spring is open daily from 10am to 10pm. Telephone : 082-244800
Ground Floor
Starbucks recently opened its second outlet in Kuching. Located at The Spring, Kuching’s latest shopping mall, the new outlet occupies 1,484 square feet indoors and 274 square feet outdoors.
Starbucks offers a variety of pastries, cakes and salads on top of its espresso, frappuccino and coffee beverages.
Starbucks The Spring open daily from 9am to 11pm and offers free Wi-Fi service to customers. When you feel painful using a dial-up at home, come here and connect to the broadband Wi-Fi for your email.
Starbucks’ first outlet here opened at Kuching International Airport in 2007.
Front view of the main entrance of the mall This two storey new shopping mall is designed by New Zealand’s Warren & Mahoney
Below: Back entrance of the mall is just across the road of Kenyalang Park
CAR PARKING SYSTEM
The new parking ticket system is using auto pay machine.
You must have you parking validate before going out the car park else “gate” wouldn't be opened and your car will be stucked at the exit After VALIDATING your ticket upon leaving, be sure to leave within 15 minutes else “gate” too will not open for you..
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